spear
gb/spˈɪɹ/ us/spˈɪɹ/
A2
Англійська
~ 4400
lándzsa, dárda, átszúr, felszúr, spárgaszál, hajtás, spárgasíp
ІМЕННИК
A2
1
Модель уживання:
[someone] holds/throws a spear
The warrior raised his spear before charging.
A harcos felemelte a lándzsáját, mielőtt rohamra indult.
She learned how to throw a spear accurately.
Megtanulta, hogyan kell pontosan lándzsát hajítani.
Ancient hunters often used spears to catch large animals.
The museum displayed a bronze-tipped spear from the Iron Age.
Навчальні приклади
The man throws a spear.
A férfi lándzsát hajít.
He holds a long spear in his hand.
Egy hosszú lándzsát tart a kezében.
They hunt fish with a spear.
The soldier uses a spear in battle.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spear' with 'arrow'. A spear is larger, held in the hand, and can be thrown or used for stabbing; an arrow is shot from a bow.
Значення
Long pointed weapon
Словосполучення
throw a spear
|hunt with a spear
|spear fishing
|bronze-tipped spear
Синоніми
lance (Usually refers to a weapon used by soldiers on horseback rather than for throwing.)
Антоніми
shield (A defensive tool, opposite in function to an offensive weapon like a spear.)
Теми
weapons
|hunting
|history
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
A long stick with a sharp point used to hurt animals or enemies.
A weapon with a long shaft and a sharp, pointed head, designed for thrusting or throwing.
ДІЄСЛОВО
B1
2
Модель уживання:
[someone] spears [something/someone]
He speared the fish with one quick motion.
Egyetlen gyors mozdulattal átszúrta a halat.
The chef speared the olives with a toothpick.
A séf fogpiszkálóval felszúrta az olajbogyókat.
A guard speared the intruder before he could escape.
Навчальні приклади
He spears the fish in the water.
Lándzsával átszúrja a halat a vízben.
She spears the meat with a fork.
Villával felszúrja a húst.
The man spears the apple from the tree.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may confuse 'spear' (to pierce) with 'throw'—a spear can be thrown, but 'to spear' means to pierce directly, not just to launch it.
Значення
Pierce with pointed object
Словосполучення
spear a fish
|spear meat
|spear an intruder
Синоніми
stab (General term for piercing with any pointed object, not necessarily a spear.)
Антоніми
shield (To protect or block instead of attacking or piercing.)
Теми
weapons
|fishing
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
To push or hit something with a long sharp object.
To pierce or strike something with or as if with a spear or similar pointed object.
ІМЕННИК
B2
3
The chef arranged the asparagus spears neatly on the plate.
A séf szépen elrendezte a spárgaszálakat a tányéron.
Tender spears of broccoli were served as a side dish.
Köretként zsenge brokkoliszárakat tálaltak fel.
We harvested fresh spears from the garden this morning.
Навчальні приклади
I eat three asparagus spears.
Három szál spárgát eszem.
The green spears are on the plate.
A zöld spárgaszálak a tányéron vannak.
She cuts the spears from the garden.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may not realize that 'spear' can refer to plants as well as weapons.
Значення
Young rod-shaped plant shoot
Словосполучення
asparagus spears
|tender spears
Синоніми
shoot (General term for new plant growth; not all shoots are called spears.)
Теми
food
|plants
|food_drink
|nature
Визначення
A young part of a plant that is long and thin, like asparagus before it grows fully.
A young shoot of certain edible plants, especially asparagus, that is long and slender like a small spear.
Граматика
Словникова форма
spear
IPA
GB/spˈɪɹ/
US/spˈɪɹ/
Склади й наголос
spear (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (spear)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: spear
- Plural: spears
Verb
- Base: spear
- 3rd Person Singular: spears
- Present Participle: spearing
- Past: speared
Споріднені слова
Forms
spears
noun
spearing
verb
speared
verb
Related words
spearhead
noun
spearfishing
noun
Advanced or less common
spearman
noun
Вирази
spear fishing
1/spˈɪɹ fˈɪʃɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Catch fish with pointed weapon underwater
Catching fish by swimming and using a sharp stick or gun to hit them.
Приклади
- They went spear fishing off the coast of Hawaii.
- Spear fishing requires skill and patience.
spearhead
1/spˈɪɹhˌɛd/
fixed phrase
Lead or start something
To lead or be the main person starting an activity or project.
Приклади
- She will spearhead the new marketing campaign.
- The movement was spearheaded by local activists.