in·ten·sive

adjective

OPAL W

/ɪnˈtensɪv/

involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time短时间内集中紧张进行的；密集的
- an intensive language course速成语言课程
- two weeks of intensive training两周的强化训练
- intensive diplomatic negotiations紧张的外交谈判
- highly intensive courses for business and professional people为商务和职业人士开设的高度强化课程
Which Word? intense / intensive
intense / intensiveBoth these words can describe something that involves a lot of action in a short period of time.
- intense can often suggest somebody's feelings about the thing being described:
  The course was really intense—I found it difficult to wind down at the end of each day.这门课程真的很紧张——我发现每天结束时都很难放松下来。
- intensive is a more objective description:
  The five-day intensive course runs from 24 to 28 July.为期五天的强化课程于 7 月 24 日至 28 日举行。
Topics Working lifec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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complete and extremely detailed; done with a lot of care彻底的；十分细致的
- His disappearance has been the subject of intensive investigation.他失踪一事一直是大力调查的重点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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(of methods of farming) aimed at producing as much food as possible using as little land or as little money as possible集约的
- Traditionally reared animals grow more slowly than those reared under intensive farming conditions.按传统方式饲养的家畜比集约饲养的长得慢。
- intensive agriculture集约农业
Topics Farmingc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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see also capital-intensive, labour-intensive

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘vehement, intense’): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’.

单词	intensive
释义	in·ten·sive adjective OPAL W /ɪnˈtensɪv/ /ɪnˈtensɪv/ involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time短时间内集中紧张进行的；密集的 an intensive language course速成语言课程 two weeks of intensive training两周的强化训练 intensive diplomatic negotiations紧张的外交谈判 highly intensive courses for business and professional people为商务和职业人士开设的高度强化课程 Which Word? intense / intensiveintense / intensiveBoth these words can describe something that involves a lot of action in a short period of time. intense can often suggest somebody's feelings about the thing being described: The course was really intense—I found it difficult to wind down at the end of each day.这门课程真的很紧张——我发现每天结束时都很难放松下来。 intensive is a more objective description: The five-day intensive course runs from 24 to 28 July.为期五天的强化课程于 7 月 24 日至 28 日举行。 Topics Working lifec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly very increasingly … complete and extremely detailed; done with a lot of care彻底的；十分细致的 His disappearance has been the subject of intensive investigation.他失踪一事一直是大力调查的重点。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly very increasingly … (of methods of farming) aimed at producing as much food as possible using as little land or as little money as possible集约的 Traditionally reared animals grow more slowly than those reared under intensive farming conditions.按传统方式饲养的家畜比集约饲养的长得慢。 intensive agriculture集约农业 Topics Farmingc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly very increasingly … see also capital-intensive, labour-intensive Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘vehement, intense’): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’.
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