Inggeris

concrete

gb/kˈɑŋkɹit/ us/kˈɑŋkɹit/
A2 Inggeris
~ 3900
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Kata nama A2 entity
1

Hard building material

A hard material made from cement, water, sand, and stones, used to build things.

Corak penggunaan: [something] made of concrete
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cement' with 'concrete'. Cement is only one part of concrete.
Sinonim
cement (Cement is the powder ingredient used to make concrete; not the final material.)
Antonim
timber (Timber is a building material made from wood, not stone-like concrete.)
Kolokasi
pour concrete |set concrete |reinforced concrete |concrete block |concrete slab
Tema
construction |materials |engineering |housing |work |science
Contoh
  • The workers poured concrete to form the building's foundation.
  • The path was made of smooth concrete.
  • Reinforced concrete is stronger than plain concrete.
  • They laid a concrete floor in the garage.
Contoh untuk pelajar
  • The wall is made of concrete.
  • They use concrete to make the road.
  • Concrete is very strong.
  • He poured concrete into the hole.
adjective B1 property
2

Real and physical

Something you can see or touch, not just an idea.

Corak penggunaan: concrete [thing/example/result]
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may think 'concrete' only means the building material and miss its use for 'real' things.
Sinonim
tangible (Tangible often means something that can be touched or clearly felt; slightly broader than 'concrete'.)
Antonim
abstract (Abstract means existing as an idea or concept only, without physical form.)
Kolokasi
concrete example |concrete evidence |concrete result
Tema
descriptions |philosophy |core_vocabulary |science
Contoh
  • She gave a concrete example to support her point.
  • We need concrete evidence before making an arrest.
  • The plan lacks any concrete details.
Contoh untuk pelajar
  • He gave a concrete example.
  • We need concrete facts.
  • This is a concrete plan.
Kata kerja technical B2 action
3

Cover with concrete

To put concrete on something to make it hard and solid.

Corak penggunaan: to concrete [an area/surface]
Sinonim
pave (Pave can refer to covering with other materials like asphalt, not just concrete.)
Antonim
excavate (Excavate means to remove earth or material, opposite of covering with concrete.)
Kolokasi
concrete over |concrete surface
Tema
construction |materials |housing |work
Contoh
  • They decided to concrete over the old garden.
  • The driveway will be concreted next week.
  • The workers concreted the area to make a new parking lot.
Contoh untuk pelajar
  • They will concrete the road.
  • We concreted the floor yesterday.
  • The workers will concrete the path.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
concrete
IPA
GB/kˈɑŋkɹit/
US/kˈɑŋkɹit/
Suku kata dan tekanan
con - crete (2 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Bentuk kata
Adjective
  • Base: concrete
Noun
  • Base: concrete
  • Plural: concrete
Verb
  • Base: concrete
  • 3rd Person Singular: concretes
  • Present Participle: concreting
  • Past: concreted
Keluarga kata
Forms
concretes verb concreting verb concreted verb
Related words
concretely adverb
Negative and opposite forms
abstract adjective B2
Ungkapan

reinforced concrete

1
/ɹˌiɪnfˈɔɹst kˈɑŋkɹit/
fixed phrase technical

Concrete with steel reinforcement

Concrete that has steel inside to make it stronger.

Contoh
  • The bridge was built using reinforced concrete.
  • Reinforced concrete is common in tall buildings.

set in concrete

4
/sˈɛt ˈɪn kˈɑŋkɹit/
idiom

Fixed and unchangeable

Not possible to change; permanent.

Contoh
  • The schedule is not set in concrete yet.
  • Our plans are set in concrete now, so we can't make changes.

concrete jungle

2
/kˈɑŋkɹit d͡ʒˈʌŋɡəl/
idiom

city of concrete buildings

A city area with many big buildings and almost no trees or green places, often seen as ugly or hard to live in.

Contoh
  • He grew up in a concrete jungle with hardly any parks.
  • Tourists are often surprised by how much green space there is in what looks like a concrete jungle from above.
  • She misses the trees and hates living in a concrete jungle.

concrete jungle

3
/kˈɑŋkɹit d͡ʒˈʌŋɡəl/
idiom informal

Crowded urban area

A city area with many buildings and very few trees or plants.

Contoh
  • He moved from a small town to the concrete jungle of New York City.
  • Some people love living in a concrete jungle; others find it stressful.

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