Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3826
intensive
强化的；密集的；彻底的
Thorough and carried out with a high degree of effort or concentration; involving intense activity in a short period.
常指短时间投入大量精力的活动，如 intensive training（强化训练）
- 1.
Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.
以强度或高度完成的；彻底的。
- 2.
Being made more intense.
变得更强烈
- 3.
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
强度高的；常用作组合形式
- 4.
Making something more intense; intensifying.
使某物更强烈；增强
- 5.
tending to give force or emphasis
加强语气或强调的
- 6.
Involving much activity in a short period of time; highly concentrated.
在短时间内涉及大量活动；高度集中
- 7.
Of or pertaining to innate or internal intensity or strength rather than outward extent.
涉及内在或内部强度而非外部范围
- 8.
Chiefly suffixed to a noun: using something with intensity; requiring a great amount of something; demanding.
主要用于名词后缀:以强度使用某物；需要大量某物；要求高
需大量……的；……密集型的；加强的；使更强烈的；加强语气的；强调的；强度性质的；内禀的；以强度或高度完成的；彻底的。
In use
She took an intensive English course to prepare for the exam.
The patient was moved to the intensive care unit after surgery.
Intensive farming methods can increase crop yields but also harm the environment.
the questioning was intensive
intensive care
an intensive adverb
intensive + noun
She took an intensive course in Chinese.
她参加了一个密集的中文课程。
be intensive
Connections
Collocations
- intensive care
- 重症监护
- The patient was immediately transferred to the intensive care unit.病人立即被转到了重症监护室。
- intensive training
- 强化训练
- The athletes underwent a month of intensive training before the competition.运动员在比赛前进行了为期一个月的强化训练。
- intensive course
- 强化课程
- She enrolled in an intensive French course to prepare for her trip.她报名参加了一个法语强化课程，为旅行做准备。
- intensive farming
- 集约农业
- Intensive farming has increased crop yields but also raised environmental concerns.集约农业提高了作物产量，但也引发了环境问题。
- intensive reading
- 精读
- The teacher assigned an intensive reading of the first chapter.老师布置了第一章的精读任务。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（内部）+ ten（十次）→ 内部十次重复，密集高强度
Context & Register
通常用于强调程度或集中投入，如‘intensive training’（密集训练）、‘intensive care’（重症监护）、‘intensive agriculture’（集约农业）。语体中性偏正式，多用于学术、专业或正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-sive' ending and rhyme with 'intensive' (stressed vowel /ɛ/ followed by /nsɪv/). Words like 'passive' (/ˈpæsɪv/) and 'massive' (/ˈmæsɪv/) also end in '-sive' but have a different vowel, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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