teem
gb/tˈim/ us/tˈim/
C1
Inglese
hemzseg, nyüzsög, szakad
VERBO
C1
1
Schema d'uso:
[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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Use "teem with," not "teem of."
Significato
be full of many things
Collocazioni
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
Sinonimi
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).)
Contrari
lack (Means not to have enough of something.)
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be devoid of (Emphasizes total absence.)
Temi
nature
|society
|description
Definizione
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.
VERBO
C1
INFORMAL
2
szakad
A2
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
It is teeming today.
Ma szakad az eső.
It was teeming when I went out.
Szakadt az eső, amikor kimentem.
Errore comune:
This meaning is mainly British; in other varieties, "pour (with rain)" is more common.
Significato
rain very heavily
Collocazioni
it was teeming
|it’s teeming outside
|teeming down
|teeming with rain
|teeming rain
Sinonimi
pour (More widely used across varieties of English.)
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bucket down (Very informal and vivid.)
Contrari
clear up (The rain stops and the sky becomes clear.)
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let up (The rain becomes less heavy or stops.)
Temi
weather
|daily_life
Definizione
If it’s teeming, it’s raining a lot.
To rain very heavily (common in British English, often with "down").
Grammatica
Forma base
teem
IPA
GB/tˈim/
US/tˈim/
Sillabe e accento
teem (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (teem)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: teem
- 3rd Person Singular: teems
- Present Participle: teeming
- Past: teemed
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