"intensifier" 怎么发音
word
ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɚ
in-TEN-si-fy-er
ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪə
in-TEN-si-fy-uh
释义
A word, especially an adverb, used to make another word stronger or more forceful in meaning, such as 'very' or 'extremely'.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɚ
英式英语
ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪə
简化发音
美式
in-TEN-si-fy-er
英式
in-TEN-si-fy-uh
语境中听
'Very' is a common intensifier in English.
An intensifier makes words like 'cold' become 'very cold'.
'Extremely' is used as an intensifier before adjectives.
In grammar class, we learned about intensifiers like 'so' and 'really'.