"passive" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

passive adjetivo

passive + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 67
passive resistance • passive role • passive voice • passive investor • passive smoking • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 17
(2) role, character, nature
Kolokacji: 3
(4) investor, investment, income
Kolokacji: 3
(6) system, method, technique
Kolokacji: 3
(11) sonar, radar
Kolokacji: 2
1. passive sonar = bierny sonar passive sonar
  • Submarines nearly always preferred to use passive sonar only.
  • They did not need passive sonar to hear the big American ships passing.
  • Instead of hearing machinery, the ship sounds similar to rain on passive sonar.
  • Any threat this close is too serious for passive sonar as immediate targeting is needed.
  • Except watch and proceed cautiously in the same direction, using passive sonar for the moment.
  • "But we believe passive sonar provides the best method for determining whether ships are operating in the area."
  • The torpedo will start with passive sonar, simply trying to detect the submarine.
  • To simplify, passive sonar "sees" around the ship using it.
  • He's deep, and their passive sonars are not as good as ours.
  • Using passive sonar was the normal routine in such a case.
2. passive radar = bierny radar passive radar
(13) component, element, medium
Kolokacji: 3
(14) cooling, heating
Kolokacji: 2
(16) response, reaction
Kolokacji: 2
(17) obedience, listening
Kolokacji: 2
adverbio + passive
Kolokacji: 11
completely passive • relatively passive • largely passive • somewhat passive • purely passive • ...

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