intensive
gb/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/ us/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
B2
Inglês
~ 6300
intenzív, erőforrás-igényes, nyomatékosító, nyomatékosító elem
B2
1
intenzív
B1
Padrão de uso:
an intensive [course/training/search/care]
She signed up for an intensive Spanish course that meets five hours a day.
Beiratkozott egy intenzív spanyol tanfolyamra, amely napi öt órában zajlik.
After an intensive search, the rescue team finally located the missing hikers.
Intenzív keresés után a mentőcsapat végül megtalálta az eltűnt túrázókat.
He spent two weeks in intensive care following the surgery.
The company launched an intensive marketing campaign before the product release.
Modern agriculture often relies on intensive farming methods to increase yields.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I am taking an intensive English course this summer.
Idén nyáron intenzív angol tanfolyamra járok.
The police began an intensive search for the child.
A rendőrség intenzív keresést indított a gyerek után.
My grandfather is in intensive care at the hospital.
They had intensive training before they started the new job.
The farmer uses intensive farming to grow more food on less land.
Erro comum:
Learners often confuse "intensive" with "intense" and "extensive." "Intensive" is usually used before nouns like "course," "training," or "care" to mean demanding or highly concentrated. "Intense" often describes strong feelings or experiences (e.g., "intense pain," "intense emotions"). "Extensive" means covering a large area or involving many things (e.g., "extensive research," not *"intensive research" when you mean "a lot and in many areas").
Significado
requiring concentrated effort or attention
Colocações
intensive care
|intensive course
|intensive training
|intensive search
|intensive farming
|intensive negotiations
Sinónimos
concentrated (Emphasizes being tightly focused, sometimes without the idea of being tiring or demanding.)
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rigorous (Highlights strictness and difficulty, especially in training or study programs.)
Antónimos
light (Suggests an activity that is not demanding or heavy in effort or content.)
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easy-going (Describes an activity or schedule that is relaxed and not strict or demanding.)
Temas
education
|work
|health
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Needing a lot of work, energy, or attention in a short time, or focused strongly on one small area or group.
Requiring or involving a very high level of effort, work, or attention, often in a short period of time or focused on a small area or group.
C1
2
Padrão de uso:
[resource]-intensive [process/industry/work]
Manufacturing cars is a capital-intensive business that requires huge investments in machinery.
Az autógyártás tőkeigényes üzletág, amely hatalmas gépberuházásokat igényel.
Textile production used to be very labor-intensive before much of it was automated.
A textilgyártás régebben nagyon munkaerő-igényes volt, mielőtt nagy részét automatizálták.
Data centers are extremely energy-intensive facilities.
We want to move away from resource-intensive models of growth.
Software development is more knowledge-intensive than material-intensive.
Exemplos para aprendentes
Making steel is a very energy-intensive process.
Az acélgyártás nagyon energiaigényes folyamat.
Growing this crop is labor-intensive because many workers are needed.
Ennek a növénynek a termesztése munkaerő-igényes, mert sok munkásra van szükség.
Building airplanes is a capital-intensive industry.
The company wants to reduce its resource-intensive activities.
Today many jobs are knowledge-intensive, not factory work.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes try to use "intensive" alone to mean "uses a lot of something," for example *"The factory is very intensive." In this sense, it should follow a specific noun: "labor-intensive," "energy-intensive," "capital-intensive," etc.
Significado
requiring a lot of resources
Colocações
labor-intensive industry
|capital-intensive production
|energy-intensive process
|resource-intensive operations
|knowledge-intensive work
|information-intensive sector
Sinónimos
resource-hungry (Informal; stresses that something uses resources quickly or in large amounts.)
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demanding (More general; can describe any situation that needs a lot of effort or resources, not just a specific resource.)
Antónimos
low-cost (Focuses on needing relatively little money, often contrasting with capital-intensive activities.)
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efficient (Implies using fewer resources to produce the same output, the opposite of being resource-heavy.)
Temas
economics
|business
|technology
|work
|science
Definição
Describes work or industry that needs a lot of one thing, such as workers, money, or energy, compared to other things.
Used after a noun such as "labor," "capital," or "energy" to describe activities or industries that require especially large amounts of that resource.
C1
TECHNICAL
3
Padrão de uso:
an intensive [pronoun/adverb/construction]
In the sentence "I did it myself," "myself" is an intensive pronoun.
Az „I did it myself” mondatban a „myself” nyomatékosító névmás.
Some grammars treat "do" in "I do like it" as an intensive auxiliary.
Egyes nyelvtanok az „I do like it” mondatban szereplő „do”-t nyomatékosító segédigének tekintik.
The word "indeed" can function as an intensive adverb in formal writing.
Teachers sometimes highlight intensive forms to show how writers add emphasis without changing meaning.
In this language, there is an intensive construction that doubles the verb to show emphasis.
Exemplos para aprendentes
"Myself" is an intensive pronoun in the sentence "I cleaned the house myself."
A „myself” az „I cleaned the house myself” mondatban nyomatékosító névmás.
The word "really" is often used as an intensive adverb in English.
Az angolban a „really” szót gyakran használják nyomatékosító határozószóként.
Some grammar books talk about intensive forms that only add emphasis.
We learned how intensive pronouns are different from reflexive pronouns.
The teacher gave examples of intensive constructions in English.
Erro comum:
Learners often confuse intensive pronouns with reflexive pronouns. The forms are the same ("myself," "yourself," etc.), but an intensive pronoun is used only to add emphasis ("I wrote it myself"), while a reflexive pronoun is needed for the meaning of the verb ("I hurt myself").
Significado
emphasizing another word (grammar)
Colocações
intensive pronoun
|intensive form
|intensive adverb
|intensive construction
|intensive use
Sinónimos
emphatic (The most direct synonym in grammar; often interchangeable in this context.)
Antónimos
non-emphatic (Technical opposite; describes a form that does not add extra stress or force.)
Temas
language
|education
|communication
Definição
In grammar, used for a word or form that makes another word stronger in meaning, but does not change the basic idea.
In grammar, describing a word or construction that adds emphasis to another word without changing its basic meaning.
NOME
C2
TECHNICAL
4
Padrão de uso:
an intensive [in a clause/after a noun]
In some Semitic languages, special verb patterns function as intensives.
Egyes sémi nyelvekben sajátos igeminták nyomatékosító szerepet töltenek be.
The grammar notes list "indeed" and "very" as common intensives in English.
A nyelvtani jegyzetek az „indeed” és a „very” szót az angol gyakori nyomatékosító elemei közé sorolják.
Scholars disagree on whether this prefix should be analyzed as an intensive or as part of the root.
The word "own" in "her own car" can be treated as an intensive.
Old English often used repetition of a word as an intensive.
Exemplos para aprendentes
Some languages use a special verb form as an intensive.
Egyes nyelvek egy különleges igealakot használnak nyomatékosító elemként.
Words like "very" and "indeed" can be intensives.
Az olyan szavak, mint a „very” és az „indeed”, lehetnek nyomatékosító elemek.
The teacher said that "self" is an intensive in this form of the verb.
In this sentence, the intensive only adds emphasis.
The book gives a list of common intensives in English.
Significado
word or affix used for emphasis
Colocações
use an intensive
|add an intensive
|Hebrew intensives
|verbal intensive
|pronominal intensive
Sinónimos
emphatic (Used as a noun in some descriptions (e.g., "an emphatic"), but less common than the adjective; still refers to a form adding emphasis.)
Antónimos
weak form (Refers to a reduced or unstressed form, which contrasts with an intensive that increases emphasis.)
Temas
language
|education
|communication
Definição
In grammar, a word or ending that makes another word stronger in meaning but does not change the basic idea.
In grammar, a word, phrase, or affix whose function is to add emphasis to another word without changing its basic meaning.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
intensive
IPA
GB/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
US/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
Sílabas e acento
in - tens - ive (3 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tens)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: intensive
Família de palavras
Expressões
capital-intensive
1/kˈæpɪtəl ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
needing a lot of money investment
Describes business or industry that needs a lot of money for machines, buildings, or technology.
Exemplos
- Building power plants is a capital-intensive activity.
- The airline industry is highly capital-intensive.
- Car manufacturing is more capital-intensive than clothing production.
energy-intensive
1/ˈɛnɚd͡ʒi ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
using a lot of energy
Describes processes or industries that use a lot of power, gas, or electricity for each product they make.
Exemplos
- Steel production is very energy-intensive.
- Governments want to reduce energy-intensive activities to cut emissions.
- The factory is trying to replace its most energy-intensive machines.
information-intensive
1/ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
processing a lot of information
Describes activities or industries that work with a lot of information or data.
Exemplos
- Banking is an information-intensive sector.
- Modern logistics has become highly information-intensive.
- Running an online platform is very information-intensive.
intensive care
1/ɪntˈɛnsɪv kˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
special care for critical patients
Very close, continuous medical care for very sick or badly injured people in a hospital.
Exemplos
- He was moved to intensive care after his heart attack.
- Her newborn son spent three days in intensive care.
- Because the accident was serious, she went straight into intensive care.
intensive course
1/ɪntˈɛnsɪv kˈɔɹs/
fixed phrase
course with very heavy schedule
A class or study program with many hours in a short time, usually to learn something quickly.
Exemplos
- She took an intensive course in English over the summer.
- The university offers an intensive course for new employees.
- I finished an intensive course that lasted only two weeks but met every day.
intensive farming
1/ɪntˈɛnsɪv fˈɑɹmɪŋ/
fixed phrase
high-input modern agriculture
A way of farming that uses a lot of workers, chemicals, or machines on a small area of land to produce more food.
Exemplos
- Intensive farming has greatly increased food production.
- Critics say intensive farming can damage the environment.
- The region is known for intensive farming of vegetables in greenhouses.
intensive training
1/ɪntˈɛnsɪv tɹˈeɪnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
very demanding training period
Training that is very hard or has many hours in a short time.
Exemplos
- New staff go through two weeks of intensive training.
- The athletes are in intensive training before the competition.
- She completed an intensive training program for software developers.
knowledge-intensive
1/nˈɑlɪd͡ʒ ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
needing a lot of expert knowledge
Describes work or industry that depends a lot on people with high skills and education, not on machines or simple physical work.
Exemplos
- Software development is a knowledge-intensive business.
- Many rich countries now focus on knowledge-intensive services.
- Universities often support knowledge-intensive start-ups.
labor-intensive
1/lˈeɪbɚ ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
needing a lot of workers
Describes work or industry that needs many workers compared to machines or money; in British English usually spelled "labour-intensive."
Exemplos
- Harvesting these crops is very labor-intensive.
- The company moved its most labor-intensive production overseas.
- Tourism is a labor-intensive sector that creates many jobs.
resource-intensive
1/ɹˈisɔɹs ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
fixed phrase
using many different resources heavily
Describes activities that use a lot of money, energy, materials, or other resources.
Exemplos
- Traditional mining is extremely resource-intensive.
- We need to move away from resource-intensive business models.
- The project is too resource-intensive for a small company.
intensive care unit
1/ɪntˈɛnsɪv kˈɛɹ jˈunɪt/
fixed phrase
hospital ward for critical patients
A special part of a hospital where very sick or badly hurt people get intensive care; often called the ICU.
Exemplos
- The hospital's intensive care unit is full after the bus crash.
- She works as a nurse in the intensive care unit.
- Visitors are only allowed into the intensive care unit for a short time each day.
intensive care unit
2/ɪntˈɛnsɪv kˈɛɹ jˈunɪt/
fixed phrase
technical
Hospital critical care department
A special part of a hospital for very sick patients who need constant care.
Exemplos
- He was transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery.
- The hospital's intensive care unit is fully equipped.