traction
gb/tɹˈækʃən/ us/tɹˈækʃən/
B2
Anglų
Reikšmės
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Daiktavardis
B2
property
1
grip on a surface
Traction is the grip that tires or shoes have on a surface.
Vartosenos šablonas:
traction on [surface]; [tires/shoes] have/lose/provide traction
Dažna klaida:
Traction is usually uncountable: say “good traction,” not “a good traction.”
Sinonimai
grip (common everyday word for holding firmly to a surface)
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adhesion (more technical term for surfaces sticking together)
Antonimai
slipping (the action or state of losing grip and sliding)
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skidding (uncontrolled sliding, especially by a vehicle)
Kolokacijos
good traction
|poor traction
|lose traction
|get traction
|traction on ice
|traction on wet roads
|tire traction
|shoe traction
|extra traction
|traction control
Temos
transportation
|sports
|daily_life
|science
Pavyzdžiai
- The tires lost traction on the wet road.
- These hiking boots provide good traction on loose gravel.
- Ice reduces traction, so drive slowly.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The car needs more traction.
- My shoes have good traction.
- The tires lost traction on ice.
Daiktavardis
B2
abstract
2
support or momentum
Traction is growing attention or support for an idea, product, or plan.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[idea/product/proposal] gains/gets/loses traction; traction with/among [people]
Dažna klaida:
Do not usually say “make traction” for an idea or product; use “gain traction” or “get traction.”
Sinonimai
momentum (emphasizes forward movement or progress)
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uptake (emphasizes people accepting or using something)
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support (emphasizes approval or backing from people)
Antonimai
resistance (opposition that prevents acceptance or progress)
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lack of interest (absence of attention or support)
Kolokacijos
gain traction
|get traction
|lose traction
|have traction
|real traction
|early traction
|market traction
|customer traction
|traction with users
|traction among voters
Temos
business
|communication
|technology
|politics
|society
Pavyzdžiai
- The campaign has real traction with younger voters.
- Investors wanted proof that the start-up had customer traction.
- The idea failed to gain traction outside a small group of researchers.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The new app has traction with students.
- The plan did not gain much traction.
- Their video got traction online.
Daiktavardis
technical
C1
process
3
medical pulling treatment
Traction is a medical treatment that gently pulls part of the body to help it heal or reduce pressure.
Vartosenos šablonas:
traction for [injury/condition]; put [someone/body part] in traction
Dažna klaida:
In everyday English, patients are usually “in traction,” not “on traction.”
Sinonimai
pulling treatment (general description rather than a standard medical synonym)
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decompression (used especially when traction reduces pressure on the spine or nerves)
Antonimai
compression (opposite physical force, pressing rather than pulling)
Kolokacijos
medical traction
|be in traction
|put someone in traction
|leg in traction
|spinal traction
|cervical traction
|skeletal traction
|traction therapy
Temos
health
|body
Pavyzdžiai
- After the accident, his broken leg was put in traction.
- Cervical traction can reduce pressure on the nerves in the neck.
- She spent two weeks in traction while the bone healed.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- His leg was in traction.
- The doctor used traction for her neck.
- She stayed in traction for a week.
Daiktavardis
technical
C2
ability
4
pulling or driving power
In engineering, traction can mean the power that pulls or drives a vehicle.
Vartosenos šablonas:
traction motor/power/system; electric traction
Dažna klaida:
This technical sense appears mainly in transport and engineering compounds such as “traction motor” and “electric traction.”
Sinonimai
pulling power (plain-language equivalent)
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tractive force (more technical term for force used to pull)
Antonimai
drag (a resisting force that works against forward movement)
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braking force (force used to slow or stop motion rather than pull forward)
Kolokacijos
electric traction
|traction motor
|traction power
|traction system
|rail traction
|traction unit
|traction engine
|tractive force
Temos
transportation
|technology
|science
Pavyzdžiai
- Electric traction is now common in modern rail systems.
- The locomotive's traction motors deliver power to the wheels.
- The railway upgraded its traction power system.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The train uses electric traction.
- A traction motor drives the wheels.
- The system supplies traction power.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
traction
IPA
GB/tɹˈækʃən/
US/tɹˈækʃən/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
trac - tion (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (trac)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: traction
- Plural: traction, tractions
Posakiai
gain traction
1/ɡˈeɪn tɹˈækʃən/
idiom
start getting support
If an idea, product, or story gains traction, more people begin to notice or support it.
Pavyzdžiai
- The proposal gained traction after several major companies backed it.
- Her video gained traction on social media overnight.
- The policy has struggled to gain traction with younger voters.
in traction
1/ˈɪn tɹˈækʃən/
fixed phrase
receiving pulling treatment
If someone is in traction, a doctor is using a pulling treatment on part of their body.
Pavyzdžiai
- She was in traction for three weeks after the crash.
- The doctors put his leg in traction to help the bone heal.
- He had to lie in traction and could not get out of bed.
traction control
1/tɹˈækʃən kəntɹˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
anti-slip vehicle system
Traction control is a car system that helps the wheels keep their grip on the road.
Pavyzdžiai
- Traction control helped the car climb the icy hill.
- A warning light appears when traction control is working.
- Most new cars come with traction control.