intensive
gb/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/ us/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/
B2
Inglês
~ 6300
Aceções
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adjective
B2
property
1
requiring concentrated effort or attention
Needing a lot of work, energy, or attention in a short time, or focused strongly on one small area or group.
Padrão de uso:
an intensive [course/training/search/care]
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").
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.)
Colocações
intensive care
|intensive course
|intensive training
|intensive search
|intensive farming
|intensive negotiations
Temas
education
|work
|health
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- She signed up for an intensive Spanish course that meets five hours a day.
- After an intensive search, the rescue team finally located the missing hikers.
- 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.
- The police began an intensive search for the child.
- 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.
adjective
C1
property
2
requiring a lot of resources
Describes work or industry that needs a lot of one thing, such as workers, money, or energy, compared to other things.
Padrão de uso:
[resource]-intensive [process/industry/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.
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.)
Colocações
labor-intensive industry
|capital-intensive production
|energy-intensive process
|resource-intensive operations
|knowledge-intensive work
|information-intensive sector
Temas
economics
|business
|technology
|work
|science
Exemplos
- Manufacturing cars is a capital-intensive business that requires huge investments in machinery.
- Textile production used to be very labor-intensive before much of it was automated.
- 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.
- Growing this crop is labor-intensive because many workers are needed.
- 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.
adjective
technical
C1
property
3
emphasizing another word (grammar)
In grammar, used for a word or form that makes another word stronger in meaning, but does not change the basic idea.
Padrão de uso:
an intensive [pronoun/adverb/construction]
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").
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.)
Colocações
intensive pronoun
|intensive form
|intensive adverb
|intensive construction
|intensive use
Temas
language
|education
|communication
Exemplos
- In the sentence "I did it myself," "myself" is an intensive pronoun.
- Some grammars treat "do" in "I do like it" as an intensive auxiliary.
- 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."
- The word "really" is often used as an intensive adverb in English.
- 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.
Nome
technical
C2
entity
4
word or affix used for emphasis
In grammar, a word or ending that makes another word stronger in meaning but does not change the basic idea.
Padrão de uso:
an intensive [in a clause/after a noun]
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.)
Colocações
use an intensive
|add an intensive
|Hebrew intensives
|verbal intensive
|pronominal intensive
Temas
language
|education
|communication
Exemplos
- In some Semitic languages, special verb patterns function as intensives.
- The grammar notes list "indeed" and "very" as common intensives in English.
- 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.
- Words like "very" and "indeed" can be intensives.
- 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.
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.