[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
Role Play Traditional Preventing I Teacher Refused Marriages
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BrE / rəʊl / NAmE / roʊl / |
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- the role of the teacher in the classroom
- she refused to take on the traditional woman's role.
- in many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
- it is one of the greatest roles she has played.
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role(noun)BrE / rəʊl / NAmE / roʊl / - the function or position that somebody has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship
- the role of the teacher in the classroom
- She refused to take on the traditional woman's role.
- In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
- an actor’s part in a play, film/movie, etc.
- It is one of the greatest roles she has played.
- Who is in the leading role (= the most important one)?
- the degree to which somebody/something is involved in a situation or an activity and the effect that they have on it
- the role of diet in preventing disease
- The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions.
- a key/vital role
Extra Examples- A cup of tea often serves an important social role.
- Dean Ely sings the title role.
- Economic factors played a decisive role in the outcome of the war.
- Ethan Hawke does a solid job in a thankless role.
- Every member of staff must have a clear role.
- He addressed the role of tradition in design.
- He assumed a conspicuous role at the new arts agency.
- He filled several governmental roles.
- He has been cast in the role of chief apologist for the government.
- He has the starring role in the movie.
- He is looking for ways to strengthen his role in the business.
- He is trying to carve out a new role for himself.
- He may have to settle for a backup role.
- He really wants to fulfil his role as godfather properly.
- He was very good in the role.
- I accepted the executive editor role at the magazine.
- I feel I can fit any role this team needs me to.
- I’ve had to take on the role of mother in her absence.
- In the series, Smith assumes the role of the go-between.
- It took her three years to land her first film role.
- John’s playing the leading role in this year’s play.
- Lee began to get big roles in movies.
- Many staff perform multiple roles.
- Migrant workers played a central role in the state’s prosperity.
- Most of the original cast are reprising their roles.
- Politicians acknowledge the key roles that young people play in the country.
- Pressure groups played a major role in bringing about the reforms.
- Regional managers occupy a crucial role in developing a strategic framework.
- Sbaraglia handles this difficult role well.
- She embraced her role as ruler of the country.
- She has a dual role as principal and French teacher.
- She has joined the team in a consultative role.
- She interprets the role as more tragic than I expected.
- She sings the title role in Tosca.
- Small businesses have a substantial role to play in keeping the economy buoyant.
- Supervising elections is a possible role for the UN.
- The authors emphasized the role of the slave trade in the economic development of the New World.
- The caregiving role is still overwhelmingly a female one.
- The fighting has prevented the UN troops from fulfilling their role as peacekeepers.
- The new prime minister promised a greater role for women in government.
- The paper examines the role of various institutions.
- The supporting roles are filled by British actors.
- Their brother plays a protective role.
- They decided to expand the role that new technologies play at the hospital.
- They have to be willing to accept their roles as caregivers and not managers.
- This is the plum role in the play.
- This role conflict can quickly escalate.
- Thomas downplays the role of these letters as historical evidence.
- Traditional gender roles are reversed in their household.
- Walken carefully underplays the role.
- We are waiting to see if he can handle an expanded role.
- We need to better understand the role of cold regions in the global climate system.
- We need to find a useful role for the volunteers in the campaign.
- We will meet with them to determine individual roles.
- a clearly defined role within the group
- a starring female role
- an area where national rivalries play a powerful role
- essays that question gender roles in a patriarchal culture
- her conflicting roles as mother and manager of a large company
- methods for exploring gender role expectations
- one of his stereotypical action hero roles
- the chance to sink her teeth into the meaty role of femme fatale Margaret
- the economic role of small towns
- the expanded role of the federal government
- the limited role of women in the church
- the opportunity to assume a leadership role within your organization
- the specific role of calcium in preventing disease
- the teacher’s role as instructor
- the views prevalent in society about female roles
- He stressed the role of diet in preventing disease.
- In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
- Parents have a vital role to play in preventing accidents in the home.
- Playing the role of Hamlet is an immense challenge for the actor.
- She refused to take on the traditional woman’s role.
- The media play a major role in influencing people’s opinions.
- This report examines the role of the teacher in the classroom.
- Who is in the leading role?
Word Origin- early 17th cent.: from obsolete French roule ‘roll’, referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written.
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