teem
gb/tˈim/ us/tˈim/
C1
Engelsk
hemzseg, nyüzsög, szakad
VERB
C1
1
Bruksmønster:
[place] teems with [people/animals/things]
In summer, the lake teems with fish.
Nyáron a tó hemzseg a halaktól.
The market teemed with shoppers on Saturday morning.
Szombat reggel a piac nyüzsgött a vásárlóktól.
Her novels teem with vivid minor characters.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
The park teems with birds in spring.
Tavasszal a park hemzseg a madaraktól.
The city teems with people at night.
Éjszaka a város nyüzsög az emberektől.
Vanlig feil:
Use "teem with," not "teem of."
Betydning
be full of many things
Ordkombinasjoner
teem with life
|teem with people
|teem with tourists
|teem with fish
|teem with wildlife
|teem with activity
|teem with possibilities
|teem with ideas
|teem with rumors
|teem with bacteria
Synonymer
abound (Slightly more formal; focuses on large quantity.)
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swarm (Suggests moving crowds or masses, often of insects or people.)
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be rife with (Often used for something negative (e.g., crime, errors).)
Antonymer
lack (Means not to have enough of something.)
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be devoid of (Emphasizes total absence.)
Temaer
nature
|society
|description
Definisjon
If a place teems with something, it has a lot of it.
To be full of or contain a very large number of people, animals, or things.
VERB
C1
INFORMAL
2
szakad
A2
Bruksmønster:
It is/was teeming (down) (with rain).
We stayed inside because it was teeming outside.
Bent maradtunk, mert kint szakadt az eső.
It started teeming down just as we left the station.
Épp akkor kezdett szakadni az eső, amikor kijöttünk az állomásról.
By the time we arrived, the rain had been teeming for hours.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
It is teeming today.
Ma szakad az eső.
It was teeming when I went out.
Szakadt az eső, amikor kimentem.
Vanlig feil:
This meaning is mainly British; in other varieties, "pour (with rain)" is more common.
Betydning
rain very heavily
Ordkombinasjoner
it was teeming
|it’s teeming outside
|teeming down
|teeming with rain
|teeming rain
Synonymer
pour (More widely used across varieties of English.)
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bucket down (Very informal and vivid.)
Antonymer
clear up (The rain stops and the sky becomes clear.)
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let up (The rain becomes less heavy or stops.)
Temaer
weather
|daily_life
Definisjon
If it’s teeming, it’s raining a lot.
To rain very heavily (common in British English, often with "down").
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
teem
IPA
GB/tˈim/
US/tˈim/
Stavelser og trykk
teem (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (teem)
Bøyingsformer
Verb
- Base: teem
- 3rd Person Singular: teems
- Present Participle: teeming
- Past: teemed
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