semi
gb/sˈɛmaɪ/ us/sˈɛmaɪ/
A2
Anglų
~ 4300
kamion, nyerges szerelvény, fél-, félig, részben
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
1
kamion
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'semi' with 'semi-automatic' or other uses of 'semi-' as a prefix. In this meaning, it refers to a truck.
Reikšmė
Large truck with trailer
Kolokacijos
drive a semi
|park a semi
|semi truck driver
|load a semi
Sinonimai
tractor-trailer (More formal and technical term used in trucking industry.)
|
18-wheeler (Informal North American term emphasizing the number of wheels.)
Temos
transportation
|work
|commerce
|travel
Apibrėžimas
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may forget that 'semi-' is attached directly to another word without a space.
Reikšmė
Partly or half of something
Kolokacijos
semicircle
|semifinal
|semiconscious
Sinonimai
partly (Adverb rather than prefix; similar meaning but different grammatical use.)
Antonimai
fully (Indicates something is complete or whole, opposite of partial.)
Temos
language
|measurement
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
semi
IPA
GB/sˈɛmaɪ/
US/sˈɛmaɪ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
semi (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (semi)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: semi
- Plural: semis
Žodžių šeima
Forms
semis
noun
Core family
semi-detached
adjective
Posakiai
semi trailer
1/sˈɛmaɪ tɹˈeɪlɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Detachable trailer for tractor unit
A big trailer pulled by the front part of a truck.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- He drives a semi truck for a living.
- The semi truck delivered the furniture early this morning.