суббота, 10 августа 2024 г.

gone, gun

gone - /ɡɑn/

gun - /ɡʌn/


  • By the time they found the gun, the suspect was already gone.
  • He realized the gun was gone from the drawer.
  • She had gone hunting but forgot to bring her gun.
  • The loud noise meant someone had fired a gun, and then quickly gone.
  • If the gun is gone, we have a serious problem.
  • The soldiers had gone into the forest with just one gun between them.
  • When the lights came back on, the gun was gone, and so was the thief.
  • He reached for the gun, but it was already gone.
  • The tension gone, he lowered his gun and took a deep breath.
  • Without his gun, he felt vulnerable and wished he hadn’t gone alone.


  • gone - /ɡɔn/ или /ɡɑn/ - past participle от “go”; ушедший, покинувший.

  • Gone рифмуется со словами: dawn, fawn, lawn, yawn, pawn.
    • gun - /ɡʌn/ - пистолет, пушка, оружие, пушечный, оружейный, стрелять, охотиться.
    Gun рифмуется со словами: sun, run, fun, done, one.


    dawn - /dɔːn/ - рассвет
    fawn - /fɔːn/ - олененок, молодой олень, лебезить, подлизываться, желтовато-коричневый.
    lawn - / lɑ:n/ - лужайка, газон.
    yawn - /jɔːn/ - зевать, позевывать, зиять, разверзаться, зевота, зевание, зазор, скучища.
    pawn - /pɔːn/ - пешка, залог, заклад, закладывать, отдавать в залог, ручаться.

    воскресенье, 4 августа 2024 г.

    suffice, surface

    suffice - /səˈfaɪs/

    surface - /ˈsɜːrfəs/


    • A quick wipe might suffice to clean the surface, but a deeper scrub is better.
    • The explanation may suffice for now, but we need to dig beneath the surface.
    • A surface apology won’t suffice if the damage is deep.
    • The snow barely covered the surface, but it would suffice for a sled ride.
    • If one coat of paint doesn’t suffice, sand the surface and try again.
    • The surface of the water was calm, but that didn’t suffice to ease their fears.
    • While the surface of the plan seemed solid, it wouldn’t suffice for long-term growth.
    • A polite smile may suffice, even if the surface feeling is irritation.
    • Your reasoning might suffice, but the surface data suggests something else.
    • Though the surface looked clean, only a deep disinfectant would suffice.


  • suffice - /səˈfaɪs/ - хватить, хватать, быть достаточным, удовлетворять

  • Suffice имеет долгий звук /aɪs/, как в слове rice.
    Рифмуется со словами nice, advice, slice, ice.
    • surface - /ˈsɜːrfəs/ - поверхность, поверхностный, внешний, всплывать.
    Surface оканчивается на мягкий звук /əs/ , очень похожий на звук в слове "fuss".
    Приблизительно рифмуется со словами purpose, circus, service.

    fuss - /fʌs/ или  /fəs/ - суета, суматоха , волноваться, суетиться.