teem
gb/tˈim/ us/tˈim/
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Englanti
hemzseg, nyüzsög, szakad
VERBI
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Käyttömalli:
[place] teems with [people/animals/things]
In summer, the lake teems with fish.
Nyáron a tó hemzseg a halaktól.
The market teemed with shoppers on Saturday morning.
Szombat reggel a piac nyüzsgött a vásárlóktól.
Her novels teem with vivid minor characters.
Oppijaesimerkit
The park teems with birds in spring.
Tavasszal a park hemzseg a madaraktól.
The city teems with people at night.
Éjszaka a város nyüzsög az emberektől.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Use "teem with," not "teem of."
Merkitys
be full of many things
Kollokaatiot
teem with life
|teem with people
|teem with tourists
|teem with fish
|teem with wildlife
|teem with activity
|teem with possibilities
|teem with ideas
|teem with rumors
|teem with bacteria
Synonyymit
abound (Slightly more formal; focuses on large quantity.)
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swarm (Suggests moving crowds or masses, often of insects or people.)
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be rife with (Often used for something negative (e.g., crime, errors).)
Antonyymit
lack (Means not to have enough of something.)
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be devoid of (Emphasizes total absence.)
Teemat
nature
|society
|description
Määritelmä
If a place teems with something, it has a lot of it.
To be full of or contain a very large number of people, animals, or things.
VERBI
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szakad
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Käyttömalli:
It is/was teeming (down) (with rain).
We stayed inside because it was teeming outside.
Bent maradtunk, mert kint szakadt az eső.
It started teeming down just as we left the station.
Épp akkor kezdett szakadni az eső, amikor kijöttünk az állomásról.
By the time we arrived, the rain had been teeming for hours.
Oppijaesimerkit
It is teeming today.
Ma szakad az eső.
It was teeming when I went out.
Szakadt az eső, amikor kimentem.
Tyypillinen virhe:
This meaning is mainly British; in other varieties, "pour (with rain)" is more common.
Merkitys
rain very heavily
Kollokaatiot
it was teeming
|it’s teeming outside
|teeming down
|teeming with rain
|teeming rain
Synonyymit
pour (More widely used across varieties of English.)
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bucket down (Very informal and vivid.)
Antonyymit
clear up (The rain stops and the sky becomes clear.)
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let up (The rain becomes less heavy or stops.)
Teemat
weather
|daily_life
Määritelmä
If it’s teeming, it’s raining a lot.
To rain very heavily (common in British English, often with "down").
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
teem
IPA
GB/tˈim/
US/tˈim/
Tavut ja painotus
teem (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (teem)
Taivutusmuodot
Verb
- Base: teem
- 3rd Person Singular: teems
- Present Participle: teeming
- Past: teemed
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