spear
gb/spˈɪɹ/ us/spˈɪɹ/
A2
Anglų
~ 4400
lándzsa, dárda, átszúr, felszúr, spárgaszál, hajtás, spárgasíp
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] holds/throws a spear
The warrior raised his spear before charging.
A harcos felemelte a lándzsáját, mielőtt rohamra indult.
She learned how to throw a spear accurately.
Megtanulta, hogyan kell pontosan lándzsát hajítani.
Ancient hunters often used spears to catch large animals.
The museum displayed a bronze-tipped spear from the Iron Age.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The man throws a spear.
A férfi lándzsát hajít.
He holds a long spear in his hand.
Egy hosszú lándzsát tart a kezében.
They hunt fish with a spear.
The soldier uses a spear in battle.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spear' with 'arrow'. A spear is larger, held in the hand, and can be thrown or used for stabbing; an arrow is shot from a bow.
Reikšmė
Long pointed weapon
Kolokacijos
throw a spear
|hunt with a spear
|spear fishing
|bronze-tipped spear
Sinonimai
lance (Usually refers to a weapon used by soldiers on horseback rather than for throwing.)
Antonimai
shield (A defensive tool, opposite in function to an offensive weapon like a spear.)
Temos
weapons
|hunting
|history
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A long stick with a sharp point used to hurt animals or enemies.
A weapon with a long shaft and a sharp, pointed head, designed for thrusting or throwing.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] spears [something/someone]
He speared the fish with one quick motion.
Egyetlen gyors mozdulattal átszúrta a halat.
The chef speared the olives with a toothpick.
A séf fogpiszkálóval felszúrta az olajbogyókat.
A guard speared the intruder before he could escape.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He spears the fish in the water.
Lándzsával átszúrja a halat a vízben.
She spears the meat with a fork.
Villával felszúrja a húst.
The man spears the apple from the tree.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'spear' (to pierce) with 'throw'—a spear can be thrown, but 'to spear' means to pierce directly, not just to launch it.
Reikšmė
Pierce with pointed object
Kolokacijos
spear a fish
|spear meat
|spear an intruder
Sinonimai
stab (General term for piercing with any pointed object, not necessarily a spear.)
Antonimai
shield (To protect or block instead of attacking or piercing.)
Temos
weapons
|fishing
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To push or hit something with a long sharp object.
To pierce or strike something with or as if with a spear or similar pointed object.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B2
3
The chef arranged the asparagus spears neatly on the plate.
A séf szépen elrendezte a spárgaszálakat a tányéron.
Tender spears of broccoli were served as a side dish.
Köretként zsenge brokkoliszárakat tálaltak fel.
We harvested fresh spears from the garden this morning.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I eat three asparagus spears.
Három szál spárgát eszem.
The green spears are on the plate.
A zöld spárgaszálak a tányéron vannak.
She cuts the spears from the garden.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not realize that 'spear' can refer to plants as well as weapons.
Reikšmė
Young rod-shaped plant shoot
Kolokacijos
asparagus spears
|tender spears
Sinonimai
shoot (General term for new plant growth; not all shoots are called spears.)
Temos
food
|plants
|food_drink
|nature
Apibrėžimas
A young part of a plant that is long and thin, like asparagus before it grows fully.
A young shoot of certain edible plants, especially asparagus, that is long and slender like a small spear.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
spear
IPA
GB/spˈɪɹ/
US/spˈɪɹ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
spear (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (spear)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: spear
- Plural: spears
Verb
- Base: spear
- 3rd Person Singular: spears
- Present Participle: spearing
- Past: speared
Žodžių šeima
Forms
spears
noun
spearing
verb
speared
verb
Related words
spearhead
noun
spearfishing
noun
Advanced or less common
spearman
noun
Posakiai
spear fishing
1/spˈɪɹ fˈɪʃɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Catch fish with pointed weapon underwater
Catching fish by swimming and using a sharp stick or gun to hit them.
Pavyzdžiai
- They went spear fishing off the coast of Hawaii.
- Spear fishing requires skill and patience.
spearhead
1/spˈɪɹhˌɛd/
fixed phrase
Lead or start something
To lead or be the main person starting an activity or project.
Pavyzdžiai
- She will spearhead the new marketing campaign.
- The movement was spearheaded by local activists.