Luyện ngữ pháp - English Collocations in Use - Intermediate ((Unit 9: Basic concepts))


Texture

Adjectives and their opposites for describing textures

adjective + noun opposite adjective + noun example
dry hair greasy hair You need to wash greasy hair more often than you need to wash dry hair.
dry skin oily skin This cream is good for dry skin – that one would be better for oily skin.
smooth skin/surface/ complexion rough skin/surface/ complexion Use this cream and the rough skin on your hands will soon become smooth.
smooth water/sea choppy or rough water/sea I hope the sea will be smooth today – I hate rough seas.
smooth road/flight bumpy road/flight The outward flight was very bumpy. I hope the return flight is smoother.
soft pillow/bed/ ground hard or firm pillow/ bed/ground I’d much rather sleep with a firm pillow than a very soft pillow.
tender meat tough meat It’s deliciously tender meat – how did you cook it? My steak is always tough.
sharp pencil/knife blunt pencil/knife This pencil’s blunt – I can’t work unless I have a good sharp pencil.
- Lesson 43: Exercise 43.4 - Lesson 44: B. Verbs relating to textures


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