tract
gb/tɹˈækt/ us/tɹˈækt/
B2
Angličtina
~ 9100
földterület, traktus, röpirat, idegpálya, vitairat, traktátus, időszak
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B2
1
földterület
B2
Vzorec užití:
a tract of [land/forest/farmland]
The company bought a large tract of land outside the city for a new industrial park.
A vállalat nagy földterületet vásárolt a városon kívül egy új ipari park számára.
The refuge protects an important tract of wetland where many birds nest.
A rezervátum egy jelentős kiterjedésű vizes élőhelyet véd, ahol sok madár fészkel.
Developers are planning to turn this wooded tract into a housing subdivision.
Much of the coastal tract has been preserved as a national park.
The family owns a small tract of farmland near the river.
Učební příklady
They sold a big tract of land to the government.
Eladtak egy nagy földterületet az államnak.
We drove past a long tract of forest.
Egy nagy erdős terület mellett autóztunk el.
The park is in a quiet rural tract.
The farmer hopes to buy another tract of farmland.
A company wants to build houses on this empty tract.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse "tract" with "track" when talking about land. Use "tract" for an area of land and "track" for something like a path, a railway track, or a running track.
Význam
large area or stretch of land
Kolokace
a tract of land
|large tract of land
|forest tract
|rural tract
|tract of farmland
Synonyma
area (More general word for any space, not just land, and does not suggest legal ownership.)
|
parcel (of land) (Common in legal or real estate contexts; often implies official boundaries and documents.)
Antonyma
point (Refers to a very small or exact location, contrasting with a large continuous area.)
Témata
geography
|environment
|property
|nature
|space
|housing
Definice
A big area of land that is seen as one piece, often used or sold for a special purpose.
A large, continuous area of land, often considered as a single unit for ownership, development, or description.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B2
TECHNICAL
2
traktus
C2
Vzorec užití:
the [digestive/urinary/respiratory] tract
Smoking can damage the entire respiratory tract, from the nose to the lungs.
A dohányzás az egész légzőtraktust károsíthatja, az orrtól a tüdőig.
The doctor explained that the infection was in the upper urinary tract.
Az orvos elmagyarázta, hogy a fertőzés a felső húgyúti traktusban van.
Spicy foods sometimes irritate his digestive tract.
The virus mainly attacks the gastrointestinal tract.
Healthy bacteria in the intestinal tract help with digestion.
Učební příklady
Food moves through your digestive tract after you eat.
Evés után az étel végighalad az emésztőtraktusodon.
An infection in the urinary tract can make it hurt to pee.
A húgyúti fertőzés miatt fájhat a pisilés.
Cold viruses often start in the upper respiratory tract.
The doctor said my whole digestive tract was inflamed.
The medicine helps clean the urinary tract.
Častá chyba:
Learners may mix up "tract" and "track" in medical contexts. "Tract" is used for body systems, like the digestive tract, while "track" is not used this way in anatomy. Also, avoid saying *"stomach tract"*; instead say "digestive tract" or "gastrointestinal tract."
Význam
system of connected body organs
Kolokace
digestive tract
|urinary tract
|respiratory tract
|upper respiratory tract
|lower urinary tract
Synonyma
system (Very general word; does not specifically suggest tube-like passages the way "tract" often does in anatomy.)
|
alimentary canal (Technical term used specifically for the digestive tract.)
Témata
health
|medicine
|biology
|body
|science
Definice
A set of body parts and tubes that work together to do one job, like digest food or carry urine.
A group of connected organs and passages in the body that together perform a particular function, such as digestion, breathing, or passing urine.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C1
3
röpirat
C1
Vzorec užití:
a tract about [religion/politics/morality]
Volunteers stood on the corner handing out religious tracts.
Önkéntesek álltak a sarkon, és vallási röpiratokat osztogattak.
The group printed thousands of political tracts to support the campaign.
A csoport több ezer politikai röpiratot nyomtatott a kampány támogatására.
She slipped a gospel tract into each envelope.
The movement spread quickly through fiery pamphlets and tracts.
A tract was left on my door, urging me to change my lifestyle.
Učební příklady
He gave me a religious tract on the street.
Az utcán adott nekem egy vallási röpiratot.
The church prints many small tracts every year.
Az egyház minden évben sok kis röpiratot nyomtat.
They handed out political tracts before the vote.
Someone put a moral tract in my mailbox.
The tract asked people to join their group.
Častá chyba:
Learners may think "tract" here means any booklet or brochure. In modern English, this sense often suggests strong or preaching language, especially about religion or politics, not a neutral information brochure.
Význam
persuasive religious or political leaflet
Kolokace
religious tract
|political tract
|evangelical tract
|hand out tracts
|distribute tracts
Synonyma
pamphlet (General word for a small booklet; not always strongly persuasive in tone.)
|
leaflet (Neutral for any small printed sheet; does not imply moral or religious content the way "tract" often does.)
Témata
religion
|politics
|communication
Definice
A small piece of printed paper that gives a strong religious, political, or moral message to change what people think.
A small, usually free, printed leaflet that tries to persuade people about a religious, political, or moral belief.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C2
TECHNICAL
4
idegpálya
C2
Vzorec užití:
the [corticospinal/spinothalamic] tract
Damage to the corticospinal tract can cause weakness on one side of the body.
A corticospinalis pálya károsodása a test egyik oldalán gyengeséget okozhat.
The disease affects several major nerve tracts in the spinal cord.
A betegség a gerincvelő több fontos idegpályáját érinti.
MRI scans showed changes in the white matter tracts of the brain.
This tract carries sensory information from the body to the brain.
Researchers mapped the visual tract to understand how we process images.
Učební příklady
A nerve tract is like a bundle of wires in the brain.
Az idegpálya olyan, mint egy vezetéknyaláb az agyban.
This illness hurts the nerve tracts in the spine.
Ez a betegség károsítja a gerinc idegpályáit.
The doctor said a tract in my spinal cord was damaged.
Each tract carries a special type of signal.
The brain has many different nerve tracts.
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse "nerve tract" with "nerve" or "nerve cell." A tract is a group of many nerve fibers running together, not a single nerve cell.
Význam
bundle of nerve fibers in CNS
Kolokace
nerve tract
|spinal tract
|corticospinal tract
|visual tract
|ascending tract
Synonyma
pathway (Used in neuroscience to talk about routes of nerve signals; broader and less strictly anatomical than "tract".)
Témata
medicine
|biology
|science
|health
|body
Definice
In the brain or spinal cord, a group of nerve wires that run together and carry the same kind of messages.
In the brain or spinal cord, a bundle of nerve fibers that travel together and carry similar types of signals.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C1
FORMAL
5
Vzorec užití:
a tract on [topic]
The essay reads more like a political tract than balanced journalism.
Az esszé inkább politikai vitairatnak hat, mint kiegyensúlyozott újságírásnak.
In his famous tract on religious tolerance, he argued for freedom of conscience.
A vallási türelemről szóló híres traktátusában a lelkiismereti szabadság mellett érvelt.
The book is essentially a moral tract disguised as a novel.
He wrote a brief tract defending the rights of workers.
The pamphlet functioned as a tract against censorship.
Učební příklady
The writer published a tract on free speech.
Az író vitairatot tett közzé a szólásszabadságról.
Some people saw the article as a political tract.
Néhányan az írást politikai vitairatnak tekintették.
She wrote a short tract about human rights.
The book is really a moral tract in story form.
They passed around a tract defending their ideas.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes treat this sense as neutral for any book or article. In modern English, calling something a "tract" often suggests it is one-sided or preachy, not balanced or purely informative.
Význam
short argumentative written work
Kolokace
philosophical tract
|theological tract
|political tract
|polemical tract
|tract on liberty
Synonyma
treatise (Usually suggests a longer and more detailed academic work than a tract.)
|
polemic (Emphasizes strong attack or criticism, often more aggressive in tone than "tract.")
Témata
literature
|politics
|religion
|education
|communication
Definice
A short formal text that argues for one strong idea, often about religion, politics, or philosophy.
A short written work, often serious and strongly argued, that discusses and supports a particular idea, especially about religion, politics, or philosophy.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C2
LITERARY
6
időszak
B1
Vzorec užití:
a long tract of [time/years]
Human history covers a vast tract of time compared to recorded memory.
Az emberi történelem a feljegyzett emlékezethez képest hatalmas időszakot fog át.
For a long tract of years, the village remained almost unchanged.
Hosszú éveken át a falu szinte változatlan maradt.
Over great tracts of time, mountains rise and wear away.
The novel moves across a wide tract of time and several generations.
In that bleak tract of months, nothing seemed to improve.
Učební příklady
The story takes place over a long tract of time.
A történet hosszú időszakon át játszódik.
A great tract of years passed between the two wars.
A két háború között hosszú évek sora telt el.
The scientist studied a huge tract of time in Earth's history.
In that dark tract of months, she felt very alone.
The book covers a wide tract of human history.
Častá chyba:
This sense is rare and literary. Learners may incorrectly use it in everyday speech instead of common words like "period," "stretch," or "span."
Význam
long continuous period of time
Kolokace
long tract of time
|vast tract of time
|great tract of years
Synonyma
span (Common, neutral word for a period; lacks the slightly formal or old-fashioned tone of "tract.")
|
stretch (Informal and common; does not have the literary flavor of "tract.")
Témata
time
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A long, unbroken period of time seen as one piece.
A continuous stretch of time, especially a long one, considered as a single whole.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
tract
IPA
GB/tɹˈækt/
US/tɹˈækt/
Slabiky a přízvuk
tract (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (tract)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: tract
- Plural: tracts
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
gastrointestinal tract
1/ɡˌæstɹoʊɪntˈɛstənəl tɹˈækt/
fixed phrase
technical
stomach and intestine system
The parts of the body including the stomach and intestines that handle food after you eat it.
Příklady
- The medication can irritate the gastrointestinal tract.
- Symptoms include pain anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract.
- Alcohol can damage the lining of the gastrointestinal tract.
genital tract
1/d͡ʒˈɛnətəl tɹˈækt/
fixed phrase
technical
body passages for reproduction
The body parts and tubes used for sexual reproduction and related functions.
Příklady
- The infection spread through the female genital tract.
- Certain viruses can affect both the urinary and genital tracts.
- The study focused on cancers of the genital tract.
nerve tract
1/nˈɚv tɹˈækt/
fixed phrase
technical
bundle of nerves in CNS
A group of many nerve fibers in the brain or spinal cord that run together and carry the same kind of messages.
Příklady
- The disease destroys specific nerve tracts in the brain.
- Damage to this nerve tract can affect movement.
- Scientists mapped the main nerve tracts using advanced imaging.
reproductive tract
1/ɹˌipɹədˈʌktɪv tɹˈækt/
fixed phrase
technical
body system for reproduction
The parts of the body, including organs and tubes, that are used to make babies.
Příklady
- The disease can harm the reproductive tract and cause infertility.
- Doctors studied how the infection moves through the reproductive tract.
- Certain chemicals may affect the developing reproductive tract of a fetus.
respiratory tract
1/ɹˈɛspɚətˌɔɹi tɹˈækt/
fixed phrase
technical
the body's breathing system
The parts of the body used for breathing, like the nose, throat, and lungs.
Příklady
- The virus mainly affects the upper respiratory tract.
- Smoking damages the respiratory tract over time.
- Masks can help protect the respiratory tract from infection.
respiratory tract infection
1/ɹˈɛspɚətˌɔɹi tɹˈækt ɪnfˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
infection of the breathing system
An infection in parts of the body used for breathing, like the nose, throat, or lungs.
Příklady
- Children often get upper respiratory tract infections in winter.
- The new virus causes a severe respiratory tract infection.
- Antibiotics are not always needed for respiratory tract infections.
tract home
1/tɹˈækt hˈoʊm/
fixed phrase
one house in tract housing
A house that is one of many similar houses built together as part of tract housing.
Příklady
- They bought a small tract home in a new subdivision.
- Most of the tract homes in this area were built in the 1980s.
- A custom-built house usually costs more than a basic tract home.
tract housing
1/tɹˈækt hˈaʊzɪŋ/
fixed phrase
large development of similar houses
A large group of houses that look very similar and are built together on one big piece of land.
Příklady
- After the war, many suburbs were filled with tract housing.
- He grew up in a neighborhood of tract housing outside the city.
- Critics say tract housing can feel boring and uniform.
tract of land
1/tɹˈækt əv lˈænd/
fixed phrase
large piece of land
A big area of land that is seen as one piece, often owned or sold together.
Příklady
- They bought a small tract of land near the lake.
- The government set aside a large tract of land for conservation.
- She inherited a tract of land from her grandparents.
urinary tract
1/jˈɚənˌɛɹi tɹˈækt/
fixed phrase
technical
the body's urine system
The body parts that make urine in the kidneys and move it out of the body, like the bladder and urethra.
Příklady
- Bacteria can enter the urinary tract and cause infection.
- Stones anywhere in the urinary tract can be very painful.
- He has a blockage in his lower urinary tract.
urinary tract infection
1/jˈɚənˌɛɹi tɹˈækt ɪnfˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
infection of the urinary system
An infection in the body parts that make and carry urine, such as the bladder.
Příklady
- She went to the doctor with a urinary tract infection.
- Drinking more water can help prevent urinary tract infections.
- The child has had several urinary tract infections this year.
digestive tract
1/daɪd͡ʒˈɛstɪv tɹˈækt/
fixed phrase
technical
tube food passes through
The long tube inside the body, from the mouth to the anus, that food passes through while it is being digested.
Příklady
- Ulcers can occur in different parts of the digestive tract.
- The infection spread throughout his digestive tract.
- The infection affected his entire digestive tract.
- Spicy foods can irritate a sensitive digestive tract.
- Fiber helps move food smoothly through the digestive tract.
- Fiber helps keep your digestive tract healthy.