beard
gb/bˈɪɹd/ us/bˈɪɹd/
A2
Anglų
~ 3100
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Daiktavardis
A2
entity
1
Hair on the chin and jaw
Hair that grows on a man's chin, cheeks, and jaw.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] has a [adjective] beard
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'beard' with 'mustache', which is only the hair above the upper lip.
Sinonimai
facial hair (General term for hair on the face, including mustaches and beards.)
Antonimai
clean-shaven (Describes a man without any facial hair.)
Kolokacijos
grow a beard
|trim a beard
|shave a beard
|thick beard
|long beard
Temos
appearance
|grooming
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- He decided to grow a beard during the winter.
- Her grandfather's beard was long and white.
- The actor shaved off his beard for the new role.
- A neatly trimmed beard can look very professional.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- He has a long beard.
- My father grows a beard every winter.
- The man has a black beard.
- I like your beard.
Veiksmažodis
C1
action
2
To face someone boldly
To go to someone and speak or act against them in a brave way.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to beard [someone] [in a place or situation]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not realize this verb is rare and somewhat literary in modern English; 'confront' is more common.
Sinonimai
confront (More general; 'beard' is less common and can suggest more boldness or defiance.)
Antonimai
avoid (To stay away from confronting someone.)
Kolokacijos
beard the leader
|beard the boss
|beard an opponent
Temos
conflict
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- He bearded the manager in her office to demand an explanation.
- The protesters bearded the mayor during the meeting.
- She bearded her critics with calm confidence.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The man bearded his boss about the problem.
- They bearded the teacher after class.
- She bearded him in the hallway.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
beard
IPA
GB/bˈɪɹd/
US/bˈɪɹd/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
beard (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (beard)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: beard
- Plural: beards
Verb
- Base: beard
- 3rd Person Singular: beards
- Present Participle: bearding
- Past: bearded
Žodžių šeima
Forms
Negative and opposite forms
beardless
adjective
Posakiai
beard the lion in his den
1/bˈɪɹd ðə lˈaɪən ˈɪn hˈɪz dˈɛn/
idiom
literary
Confront someone on their own ground
To go to someone's place or area of control and challenge them there.
Pavyzdžiai
- The journalist bearded the lion in his den by questioning the president at his own press conference.
- She decided to beard the lion in his den and tell her boss exactly what she thought.