Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3826
intensive
密集课程；强化课程
核心释义
a course that is taught intensively, covering much material in a short period of time
- 1.
使某物更强烈的事物；特别是(语言学)比其词根更有力或更强的词形
A thing which makes something more intense; specifically (linguistics), a form of a word with a more forceful or stronger sense than the root on which it is built.
- 2.
强意修饰语
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
- 3.
密集授课的课程,在短时间内涉及大量活动
A course taught intensively, involving much activity in a short period of time.
强意修饰语；强化词；使某物更强烈的事物；特别是(语言学)比其词根更有力或更强的词形；强意修饰语；密集授课的课程,在短时间内涉及大量活动
用法In use
In English grammar, 'very' is an intensive that often modifies adjectives.
用法提示：此处intensive作名词，指语法中的强化词。
The word 'really' can function as an intensive in spoken English.
用法提示：intensive为名词，表示语法功能中的强调成分。
Some intensives, like 'absolutely', are used to emphasize the speaker's certainty.
用法提示：intensives是intensive的复数形式，作为名词表示一类强化词。
do an intensive in sth
intensive 作名词指短期内集中授课的课程，in 后面接所学的内容或领域。
She did a three-week intensive in Spanish before moving to Madrid.
她在搬去马德里之前上了三周西班牙语强化课。
a/an [duration] intensive
可在 intensive 前加时长或季节等修饰语，说明课程的时间长度或时段。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a summer intensive
- 暑期强化课程
- She took a summer intensive in acting.她参加了表演暑期强化课程。
- a writing intensive
- 写作强化课
- This writing intensive focuses on argumentative essays.这门写作强化课着重论述文写作。
- a weekend intensive
- 周末强化班
- They ran a weekend intensive on public speaking.他们办了一个演讲方面的周末强化班。
- a two-week intensive
- 两周强化课程
- He attended a two-week intensive in Berlin.他在柏林参加了两周强化课程。
- an intensive in Spanish
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：intensive 里藏着 tense（紧张），紧张到极致就是“强化”的；intensive course 强化班，intensive word 强意词。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：university、language school、linguistics lecture 作为名词，intensive 多用于教育场景，通常指‘密集课程/强化课程’，如大学暑期密集课程或语言培训的强化班；在语言学专业语境中，也可指‘强意修饰语’（intensifier），此时更正式。日常使用中，前者的用法比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
指语法中的强调成分。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ensive 结尾，读音中的 -ensive 均为 /-ɛnsɪv/，与 intensive /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/ 押韵。注意 intense /ɪnˈtɛns/ 拼写相近，但读作 /ɪnˈtɛns/，与 intensive 不同。
用法优先级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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