Tipar de utilizare:
a [adjective] jet
The fighter jet soared through the clouds.
A sugárhajtású vadászgép a felhők között szárnyalt.
They boarded a private jet to attend the meeting.
Felszálltak egy magánrepülőgépre, hogy részt vegyenek a megbeszélésen.
A commercial jet can cross the Atlantic in under eight hours.
The noise from the passing jet was deafening.
The jet landed smoothly on the runway.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The jet is very fast.
A sugárhajtású repülőgép nagyon gyors.
We saw a jet in the sky.
Láttunk egy sugárhajtású repülőgépet az égen.
My uncle flew a jet in the army.
The jet landed at the airport.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'jet' with 'rocket', but rockets are space vehicles or missiles, not airplanes.
Sens
A fast airplane with jet engines
Colocații
fighter jet
|private jet
|commercial jet
|jet engine
|jet pilot
Sinonime
airplane (General term for any powered flying vehicle; not specific to jet engines.)
Antonime
propeller plane (An aircraft powered by propellers instead of jet engines.)
Teme
transportation
|travel
|technology
Definiție
A very fast airplane that uses jet engines to fly.
An aircraft propelled by one or more jet engines, typically capable of high speeds.
Tipar de utilizare:
a jet of [liquid/gas/steam]
A jet of water shot from the broken pipe.
Vízsugár lövellt ki a törött csőből.
Steam escaped in a hot jet from the valve.
Forró gőzsugár szökött ki a szelepből.
He adjusted the nozzle to produce a fine jet of spray.
The whale released a powerful jet of water from its blowhole.
Exemple pentru cursanți
A jet of water came out.
Vízsugár tört elő.
The whale made a jet of water.
A bálna vízsugarat lövellt ki.
I saw a jet of steam from the pot.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'jet' with 'stream', but 'jet' usually implies higher pressure and speed.
Sens
A forceful stream of liquid or gas
Colocații
jet of water
|jet of steam
|jet spray
|water jet
Sinonime
spurt (A short burst of liquid or gas; often less continuous than a jet.)
Antonime
drip (A slow fall of liquid in drops, opposite of a strong stream.)
Teme
science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A strong, thin flow of liquid or gas coming out quickly from something.
A narrow and forceful stream of liquid, gas, or steam that comes out of an opening.
Tipar de utilizare:
to jet [somewhere]
She jetted across the room to answer the phone.
Átrohant a szobán, hogy felvegye a telefont.
They jetted off to Paris for the weekend.
Elrepültek Párizsba a hétvégére.
The small boat jetted forward when the engine started.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The car jetted down the road.
Az autó elszáguldott az úton.
They will jet to London tomorrow.
Holnap elrepülnek Londonba.
Water jetted from the hose.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'jet' as a verb with 'fly' generally; 'jet' suggests fast, direct movement often over long distances or with force.
Sens
To move quickly like a jet
Colocații
jet off
|jet across
|jet through
Sinonime
zoom (Informal; emphasizes speed and smoothness, often for vehicles.)
Antonime
crawl (To move very slowly; opposite in speed.)
Teme
movement
|daily life
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To go somewhere very fast, like a jet plane or stream of water.
To travel or move swiftly in a specific direction, often with force or speed similar to that of a jet.
The brooch was adorned with polished jet.
A melltűt csiszolt gagát díszítette.
Victorian mourning jewelry often featured jet.
A viktoriánus kori gyászékszerekben gyakran használtak gagátot.
She wore a string of jet beads around her neck.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The ring has a piece of jet.
A gyűrűben van egy darab gagát.
She has a necklace made of jet.
Gagátból készült nyaklánca van.
Sens
A shiny black gemstone
Colocații
jet beads
|jet necklace
Sinonime
lignite (A type of coal; related geologically but not used as gemstone.)
Teme
fashion
|materials
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A shiny black stone used to make jewelry.
A hard, black, lustrous mineral derived from fossilized wood, used in jewelry and ornaments.