prolific
gb/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/ us/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/
C1
Ingles
termékeny, produktív, szapora
C1
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Padron ng paggamit:
[a] prolific [writer/artist/researcher/producer/scorer] | prolific in [field/activity]
She was a prolific novelist who published more than thirty books.
Termékeny regényíró volt, több mint harminc könyvet adott ki.
The company’s design team is prolific, releasing new features almost every week.
A cég tervezőcsapata rendkívül produktív, szinte minden héten új funkciókat ad ki.
He’s a prolific scorer, consistently among the league’s top goal-scorers.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
He is a prolific writer.
Ő termékeny író.
She is prolific in her work.
Nagyon produktív a munkájában.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Often confused with similar-looking words like profitable or with the verb proliferate (to spread/increase quickly).
Kahulugan
producing a lot of work
Mga kolokasyon
prolific writer
|prolific author
|prolific artist
|prolific researcher
|prolific output
|prolific career
|prolific producer
|prolific scorer
|prolific inventor
|prolific contributor
Mga kasingkahulugan
productive (More general; can describe people, processes, or time as well as creative work.)
|
fruitful (Often suggests useful or successful results.)
Mga kasalungat
unproductive (Not producing many results or not producing useful results.)
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inactive (Suggests doing little or no work rather than producing little.)
Mga tema
work
|education
|arts_and_media
|business
Depinisyon
making or doing a lot, especially a lot of good work
Producing many works, products, or results, often over a period of time.
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szapora
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
[a] prolific [breeder/species/plant/weed]
Rabbits are prolific breeders, so their numbers can rise quickly.
A nyulak szapora állatok, ezért számuk gyorsan megnőhet.
This weed is prolific and can take over a garden in a single season.
Ez a gyom nagyon szapora, és egyetlen évszak alatt elboríthatja a kertet.
The fish are prolific, laying thousands of eggs each year.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
Rabbits are prolific.
A nyulak szaporák.
That plant is prolific in the summer.
Az a növény nyáron gyorsan szaporodik.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Used mainly for species and reproduction; for individual people it can sound impersonal or awkward.
Kahulugan
producing many young or seeds
Mga kolokasyon
prolific breeder
|prolific species
|prolific reproduction
|prolific plant
|prolific weed
|highly prolific
|prolific spawning
|prolific pest
|prolific invasive species
|prolific seed producer
Mga kasingkahulugan
fertile (Often about the ability to reproduce (animals/people) rather than the rate or number of offspring.)
|
fast-breeding (Highlights speed of reproduction more than quantity of output.)
Mga kasalungat
sterile (Unable to reproduce.)
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infertile (Not able to produce offspring or produce them easily.)
Mga tema
nature
|biology
|animals
|plants
Depinisyon
having many babies or producing many seeds
Producing many offspring, seeds, or new growth; reproducing quickly and in large numbers.
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FORMAL
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termékeny
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
prolific [soil/land/valley/region]
The river floodplain is prolific farmland, producing crops year after year.
A folyó ártere termékeny föld, amely évről évre termést hoz.
They settled in a prolific valley where the soil stayed rich and moist.
Egy termékeny völgyben telepedtek le, ahol a talaj gazdag és nedves maradt.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The soil here is prolific.
Itt termékeny a talaj.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This use is less common than prolific meaning 'producing many works'; learners often prefer fertile or productive for land.
Kahulugan
very fertile and productive land
Mga kolokasyon
prolific soil
|prolific land
|prolific farmland
|prolific valley
|prolific region
|prolific fields
|prolific growing conditions
|prolific harvest
|prolific agricultural area
|prolific river basin
Mga kasingkahulugan
fertile (The most common modern word for land that grows crops well.)
|
productive (Often used in farming/economics contexts; may imply efficiency as well as fertility.)
Mga kasalungat
barren (Not able to produce crops or support much growth.)
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infertile (Not fertile; poor for growing crops.)
Mga tema
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Depinisyon
able to grow a lot of plants or crops
Producing abundant crops or natural growth; very fertile and productive (especially of land or soil).
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
prolific
IPA
GB/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/
US/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk/
Mga pantig at diin
pro - lif - ic (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lif)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: prolific
Mga kaugnay na salita
Core family
prolifically
adverb C1
Related words
proliferate
verb C1
proliferation
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
unprolific
adjective
Advanced or less common
proliferative
adjective
Mga ekspresyon
a prolific source of [something]
1/ə pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk sˈɔɹs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
producing a lot of something
something that produces a lot of something
Mga Halimbawa
- The account became a prolific source of misinformation online.
- Old wiring can be a prolific source of electrical faults.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- This website is a prolific source of news.
prolific in [field/activity]
1/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk ˈɪn fˈildˈæktˈɪvɪti/
fixed phrase
producing a lot in a field
making a lot of work in a particular area
Mga Halimbawa
- She is prolific in children's literature and has published dozens of titles.
- The group was prolific in the 1990s, releasing an album almost every year.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He is prolific in science.
prolific writer
1/pɹoʊlˈɪfɪk ɹˈaɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
writer who produces many works
a writer who writes a lot
Mga Halimbawa
- She was a prolific writer, publishing three novels in five years.
- He’s a prolific writer of science fiction short stories.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- My uncle is a prolific writer.