核心畫面
Think of a lot squeezed into a small space of time or ground. Not spread out thin over months and wide fields, but pressed together: all the work, attention, or resources concentrated in one tight place. A two-week intensive course covers what a normal class takes a year to do — same amount, much smaller container.
可以想成「把很多東西擠進一個很小的容器裡」——時間上的小，或土地上的小。同樣的份量，不是攤開在一年裡慢慢做，而是壓縮…更多收起
可以想成「把很多東西擠進一個很小的容器裡」——時間上的小，或土地上的小。同樣的份量，不是攤開在一年裡慢慢做，而是壓縮起來集中在一小段時間、一小塊地方；密度變高，強度自然就上來了。兩週的 intensive course 教完別人一年的內容，就是這個畫面：份量沒少，容器縮小了，所以每一天都很滿。原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
intensiveadj/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
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Done with intensity or to a great degree; thorough.
- Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
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Being made more intense.
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agriculturebusinesseconomicsMaking something more intense; intensifying.
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human-scienceslinguisticssciencesMaking something more intense; intensifying.
- an intensive verb or preposition
- Ariſtophanes deriueth it [the word asp] from Alpha, an intenſiue Particle, and Spizo vvhich ſignifieth to extend; either by reaſon of his ſharpe-ſhrill hiſſing, or for the length of his body.
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Involving much activity in a short period of time; highly concentrated.
- I took a three-day intensive course in finance.
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Of or pertaining to innate or internal intensity or strength rather than outward extent.
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Chiefly suffixed to a noun: using something with intensity; requiring a great amount of something; demanding.
- This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
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medicinesciencesChiefly suffixed to a noun: using something with intensity; requiring a great amount of something; demanding.
- She was moved to the intensive-care unit of the hospital.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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obsoleteThat can be intensified; allowing an increase of degree.
- As his [God's] Perfection is infinitely greater than the perfection of a Man, ſo it is infinitely greater than the perfection of an Angel; and vvere it not infinitely greater than the perfection of an Angel, it could not be infinitely greater than the perfection of a Man, becauſe the intenſive diſtance betvveen the perfection of an Angel and of a Man is but finite: […]
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obsoleteSynonym of intense (“extreme or very high or strong in degree; of feelings, thoughts, etc.: strongly focused”).
- Faſcination is the povver and act of Imagination, intenſiue vpon other bodies, than the bodie of the Imaginant; […]
- The queſtion is in vvhat part of this Serpent the poyſon doth lye; Some ſay in the head alone, and that therefore the Bazeliske is deafe, bycauſe the Ayre vvhich ſerueth the Organe of hearing, is reſolued by the intenſiue calidity: but this ſeemeth not to bee true, […]
intensivenoun/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
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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.
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educationA course taught intensively, involving much activity in a short period of time.
- Beginning in 2014, ETSI [the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative] embarked on a six-year implementation phase at three monastic universities (Sera, Ganden, and Drepung). This program is composed of summer intensives taught by faculty from Emory and other institutions, year-round study led by on-site instructors, translation and production of bilingual textbooks and instructional videos, and further curriculum refinement.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。