WOTW: intensive

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triplo word of the week - intensive

 

今週の #WOTW は 'intensive’ です。’Intensive’ is an adjective used by the general public, but when used by linguists or language teachers it can also be a noun. Interested? Keep on reading, then.

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- The intensive course is 5 hours a day. (Concentrated on a single subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous.)

- Intensive farming is not sustainable. (Aiming to achieve maximum production within a limited area, especially by using chemical and technological aids.))

- Labour intensive markets are not as dynamic. (In business and economics, concentrating on or making much use of a specified thing.)

- “Really” is an intensive adverb. (Of an adjective, adverb, or particle when it is giving force or emphasis.)

- Some people believe people in Fukushima are exposed to intensive radioactivity. (Denoting a property which is measured in terms of intensity rather than of extent, and so is not simply increased by addition of one thing to another.)

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Time for the noun.

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- “Up”, “out”, and “off” are intensives when added to verbs. “Clean up” sounds more intense than “clean”, doesn’t it?

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発音は/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/です。音節は3個です。「V」の後に「U」の音しないようにしましょう。また来週!

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