intensive

UK/in'tensiv/US

IELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

adj.

Involving concentrated effort over a short period; thorough and demanding

密集的，加强的；深入的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

tensstretch, extend

-ivetending to, having the nature of

=intensive

in- (toward) + tens (stretched form) + -ive (tending to) = "stretched intensely." Where intense describes a feeling's strength, intensive describes effort packed densely into a short time: intensive course, intensive care.

Root tend still carries 40 more words

Common Collocations

1.intensive care重症监护
2.intensive course强化课程
3.labor-intensive劳动密集型
4.intensive training强化训练

Example Sentences

1.
He took an intensive English course over the summer.
2.
The patient was moved to intensive care.

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