intensive

US: /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
UK: /ɪntˈɛnsɪv/


English Vietnamese dictionary


intensive /in'tensiv/
  • tính từ
    • mạnh, có cường độ lớn
    • làm mạnh mẽ, làm sâu sắc
    • tập trung sâu
      • intensive bombing: sự ném bom tập trung
      • intensive study: sự nghiên cứu sâu
    • (y học) tăng liều, ngày càng tăng liều
    • (ngôn ngữ học) nhấn mạnh
    • intensive farming
      • thâm canh

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time: an intensive language course + two weeks of intensive training + intensive diplomatic negotiations
2 extremely thorough; done with a lot of care: His disappearance has been the subject of intensive investigation.
3 (of methods of farming) aimed at producing as much food as possible using as little land or as little money as possible: Traditionally reared animals grow more slowly than those reared under intensive farming conditions. + intensive agriculture
See also - CAPITAL-INTENSIVE, LABOUR-INTENSIVE
intensively adverb: This case has been intensively studied. + intensively farmed land

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
concentrated, focused, intensified, comprehensive, exhaustive, thorough(-going), all-out:
The police have launched an intensive manhunt.

Collocation dictionary


VERBS

be

ADV.

highly, very
highly intensive courses for business and professional people
| increasingly

PHRASES

labour intensive
Rice production is very labour intensive (= requires a lot of labour).


Concise English dictionary


intensivesɪn'tensɪv
noun
+a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
adj.
+characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
+tending to give force or emphasis
+of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor