semi
gb/sˈɛmaɪ/ us/sˈɛmaɪ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 4300
kamion, nyerges szerelvény, fél-, félig, részben
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
kamion
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
drive [a semi]
The semi was parked at the loading dock.
A kamion a rakodórámpánál állt.
He drives a semi across the country.
Kamiont vezet az országon keresztül.
A semi blocked traffic after an accident on the highway.
They loaded the semi with fresh produce.
The police stopped the semi for inspection.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The semi is very big.
A kamion nagyon nagy.
My uncle drives a semi.
A nagybátyám kamiont vezet.
A semi carries food to the city.
I saw a red semi on the road.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'semi' with 'semi-automatic' or other uses of 'semi-' as a prefix. In this meaning, it refers to a truck.
Σημασία
Large truck with trailer
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
drive a semi
|park a semi
|semi truck driver
|load a semi
Συνώνυμα
tractor-trailer (More formal and technical term used in trucking industry.)
|
18-wheeler (Informal North American term emphasizing the number of wheels.)
Θέματα
transportation
|work
|commerce
|travel
Ορισμός
A big truck that pulls a trailer to carry things far away.
A large truck consisting of a tractor unit and a detachable trailer, used for carrying goods over long distances.
A2
2
The match was in the semifinals stage.
A mérkőzés az elődöntő szakaszában zajlott.
She was only semiconscious after the fall.
Az esés után csak félig volt eszméleténél.
The building has a semicircular entrance.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
We are in the semifinal now.
Most az elődöntőben vagyunk.
He is semiconscious after the hit.
Az ütés után csak félig van eszméleténél.
The room is a semicircle.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may forget that 'semi-' is attached directly to another word without a space.
Σημασία
Partly or half of something
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
semicircle
|semifinal
|semiconscious
Συνώνυμα
partly (Adverb rather than prefix; similar meaning but different grammatical use.)
Αντώνυμα
fully (Indicates something is complete or whole, opposite of partial.)
Θέματα
language
|measurement
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Added to words to mean partly or half.
Used as a prefix to indicate that something is partially, incompletely, or half of what is stated.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
semi
IPA
GB/sˈɛmaɪ/
US/sˈɛmaɪ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
semi (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (semi)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: semi
- Plural: semis
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
semis
noun
Core family
semi-detached
adjective
Εκφράσεις
semi trailer
1/sˈɛmaɪ tɹˈeɪlɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Detachable trailer for tractor unit
A big trailer pulled by the front part of a truck.
Παραδείγματα
- The mechanic inspected the semi trailer before departure.
- They loaded the semi trailer with fresh produce.
semi truck
1/sˈɛmaɪ tɹˈʌk/
fixed phrase
Large truck for goods transport
A big truck that pulls a trailer to carry things.
Παραδείγματα
- He drives a semi truck for a living.
- The semi truck delivered the furniture early this morning.