2.Learners’ Dictionary

#2 Vocabulary

1. debut

  • the first public appearance of an entertainer, sports player etc or of something new and importan
  • Their debut album was recorded in 1991.

2.upgrade 

  • to make a computer, machine, or piece of software better and able to do more things
  • You’ll need to upgrade your hard drive to 120Mb before running this software.
3.manufacturers 
  • to use machines to make goods or materials, usually in large numbers or amounts
  • If he could see the bricks in their piles on the site, he would know that they had actually been manufactured.
4.attempt 
  •  an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult
  • All attempts to control inflation have failed.
5.convince 
  • to make someone feel certain that something is true
  • Her arguments didn’t convince everyone, but changes were made.


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