rapid
gb/ɹˈæpɪd/ us/ɹˈæpɪd/
B1
אנגלית
~ 2500
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
B1
property
1
Happening or moving quickly
Happening or moving very fast.
תבנית שימוש:
a rapid [change/movement/growth]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rapid' with 'sudden'. 'Rapid' focuses on speed, while 'sudden' focuses on unexpectedness.
מילים נרדפות
quick (Slightly less formal and more common in everyday speech.)
|
fast (More informal and general; often used for speed of movement.)
הפכים
slow (Opposite in speed; occurring over a longer time.)
צירופים
rapid growth
|rapid change
|rapid progress
|rapid movement
|rapid response
נושאים
daily life
|time
|movement
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The patient made a rapid recovery after surgery.
- We saw rapid changes in technology over the past decade.
- The river’s rapid current made swimming dangerous.
- He made a rapid decision without much thought.
- The company experienced rapid growth in its first year.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The train is very rapid.
- He made a rapid move to the door.
- We saw rapid growth in the town.
- The river has a rapid flow.
- She made a rapid change in her plan.
שם עצם
B1
entity
2
Fast-flowing river section
A place in a river where water moves very fast and is rough.
תבנית שימוש:
to navigate the rapids
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'rapids' (plural noun) with 'rapid' (adjective). 'Rapids' almost always appears in plural form when talking about rivers.
מילים נרדפות
whitewater (Specifically refers to turbulent water in rapids, often used in sports contexts.)
הפכים
calm water (Still or slow-moving part of a river.)
צירופים
shoot the rapids
|white-water rapids
|dangerous rapids
נושאים
nature
|sports
|travel
דוגמאות
- The canoe tipped over while going through the rapids.
- They trained for months before attempting the dangerous rapids.
- We went white-water rafting through the rapids.
- The rapids made navigation extremely difficult.
- Tourists love the thrill of shooting the rapids.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- We saw big rapids in the river.
- The boat went through the rapids.
- The rapids are very strong.
- He fell in the rapids.
- They like to go to the rapids for fun.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
rapid
IPA
GB/ɹˈæpɪd/
US/ɹˈæpɪd/
הברות והטעמה
rap - id (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (rap)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: rapid
- Comparative: rapider
- Superlative: rapidest
Noun
- Base: rapid
- Plural: rapids
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
in rapid succession
1/ˈɪn ɹˈæpɪd səksˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
Quickly one after another
Happening quickly one after another without much time between them.
דוגמאות
- Three loud bangs came in rapid succession.
- The team scored twice in rapid succession.
rapid-fire
1/ɹˈæpɪd fˈaɪɚ/
fixed phrase
Very quick succession
Happening or said very fast, one after another without pause.
דוגמאות
- She asked him rapid-fire questions during the interview.
- The comedian delivered jokes in rapid-fire style.