antenna
gb/æntˈɛnə/ us/æntˈɛnə/
B1
Англійська
antenna, csáp, érzék
ІМЕННИК
B1
1
antenna
A2
Модель уживання:
an antenna for [a device or signal]; an antenna on [something]
The radio station installed a new antenna on the roof.
A rádióállomás új antennát szerelt fel a tetőre.
My phone lost service because the antenna was damaged.
A telefonom azért veszítette el a térerőt, mert megsérült az antennája.
We adjusted the TV antenna to get a clearer picture.
Навчальні приклади
The car antenna is broken.
Eltört az autó antennája.
We need a new TV antenna.
Új tévéantennára van szükségünk.
The antenna sends the signal.
Поширена помилка:
For electronic devices, the usual plural is antennas. Antennae is mostly used for animals or in figurative language.
Значення
signal-sending device
Словосполучення
radio antenna
|TV antenna
|car antenna
|rooftop antenna
|wireless antenna
|satellite antenna
|antenna signal
|antenna cable
|install an antenna
|adjust an antenna
Синоніми
aerial (mainly British, especially for TV or radio receiving equipment)
|
dish (a type of antenna, often round, used for satellite signals)
Теми
technology
|communication
|science
|daily_life
Визначення
a device that sends or receives signals for a radio, TV, phone, or similar equipment
A piece of equipment that sends or receives radio, television, mobile, or other electromagnetic signals.
ІМЕННИК
B2
2
csáp
B1
Модель уживання:
an antenna on [an animal]; antennae of [an insect]
An ant uses its antennae to follow scent trails.
A hangya a csápjaival követi a szagnyomokat.
The moth's feathery antennae help it detect smells in the air.
A molylepke tollas csápjai segítenek neki érzékelni a levegőben lévő szagokat.
One antenna was shorter than the other on the beetle's head.
Навчальні приклади
The insect has long antennae.
A rovarnak hosszú csápjai vannak.
An ant touches food with its antennae.
A hangya a csápjaival érinti meg az ételt.
One antenna is bent.
Поширена помилка:
For insects and similar animals, the normal plural is antennae, not antennas.
Значення
animal sensory feeler
Словосполучення
insect antennae
|a pair of antennae
|long antennae
|sensitive antennae
|butterfly antennae
|ant antennae
|touch with its antennae
|use its antennae
Синоніми
feeler (less technical and more everyday for an animal's sensory part)
Теми
animals
|nature
|science
|body
Визначення
one of the two thin parts on an insect's head that it uses to sense things
One of the long, thin feelers on the head of an insect, crab, or similar animal, used for sensing touch, smell, or movement.
ІМЕННИК
C1
3
érzék
B1
Модель уживання:
antenna for [something]; [someone]'s antennae
Successful politicians need good antennae for changes in public opinion.
A sikeres politikusoknak jó érzékük kell legyen a közvélemény változásaihoz.
Her antenna for office politics was unusually sharp.
Szokatlanul éles érzéke volt a munkahelyi politikához.
After years in sales, he developed strong antennae for what customers really wanted.
Навчальні приклади
She has good antennae for trouble.
Jó érzéke van a baj előre megérzéséhez.
His social antennae are strong.
Erős a társas érzéke.
My antennae told me to wait.
Поширена помилка:
This figurative sense is usually plural: political antennae, social antennae, my antennae went up.
Значення
instinctive awareness
Словосполучення
political antennae
|social antennae
|sharp antennae
|sensitive antennae
|antenna for trouble
|antennae for danger
|antennae went up
|develop antennae
Синоніми
instinct (a general natural feeling about something, less image-based)
|
intuition (a mental ability to understand situations quickly)
|
sensitivity (the quality of noticing small changes or feelings)
Теми
communication
|business
|society
|emotions
Визначення
a natural ability to notice what is happening or what may happen
An instinctive sensitivity or ability to notice signs, moods, risks, or opportunities, especially before they are obvious.
Граматика
Словникова форма
antenna
IPA
GB/æntˈɛnə/
US/æntˈɛnə/
Склади й наголос
an - tenna (2 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tenna)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: antenna
- Plural: antennae, antennas
Вирази
keep one's antennae up
1/kˈip wˈʌnz æntˈɛni ˈʌp/
idiom
stay alert for signs
to keep watching or listening carefully for useful signs
Приклади
- Keep your antennae up for any change in the market.
- Good teachers keep their antennae up for signs that students are confused.
- We're entering a difficult negotiation, so keep your antennae up.
Навчальні приклади
- Keep your antennae up for trouble.
- She keeps her antennae up at work.
- We kept our antennae up during the meeting.
someone's antennae go up
1/sˈʌmwˌʌnz æntˈɛni ɡˈoʊ ˈʌp/
idiom
suddenly become alert
to suddenly notice something and feel that you should pay attention
Приклади
- My antennae went up when he refused to answer a simple question.
- The sudden change in her tone made his antennae go up.
- As a reporter, her antennae go up whenever officials avoid details.
Навчальні приклади
- My antennae went up at the warning.
- The strange email made my antennae go up.
- His antennae went up when she said that.