rapid
gb/ɹˈæpɪd/ us/ɹˈæpɪd/
B1
Anglų
~ 2500
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adjective
B1
property
1
Happening or moving quickly
Happening or moving very fast.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a rapid [change/movement/growth]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rapid' with 'sudden'. 'Rapid' focuses on speed, while 'sudden' focuses on unexpectedness.
Sinonimai
quick (Slightly less formal and more common in everyday speech.)
|
fast (More informal and general; often used for speed of movement.)
Antonimai
slow (Opposite in speed; occurring over a longer time.)
Kolokacijos
rapid growth
|rapid change
|rapid progress
|rapid movement
|rapid response
Temos
daily life
|time
|movement
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Daiktavardis
B1
entity
2
Fast-flowing river section
A place in a river where water moves very fast and is rough.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to navigate the rapids
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse 'rapids' (plural noun) with 'rapid' (adjective). 'Rapids' almost always appears in plural form when talking about rivers.
Sinonimai
whitewater (Specifically refers to turbulent water in rapids, often used in sports contexts.)
Antonimai
calm water (Still or slow-moving part of a river.)
Kolokacijos
shoot the rapids
|white-water rapids
|dangerous rapids
Temos
nature
|sports
|travel
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
rapid
IPA
GB/ɹˈæpɪd/
US/ɹˈæpɪd/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
rap - id (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (rap)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: rapid
- Comparative: rapider
- Superlative: rapidest
Noun
- Base: rapid
- Plural: rapids
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
in rapid succession
1/ˈɪn ɹˈæpɪd səksˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
Quickly one after another
Happening quickly one after another without much time between them.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- She asked him rapid-fire questions during the interview.
- The comedian delivered jokes in rapid-fire style.