labelled
part of speech
verb, past and past participle of «label» (label, labels, labelled, labelling); adjective (labelled)
meaning for a pupil
1) With a label on it — a small piece of paper or sticker with a name or information. tree →
2) (of a diagram or drawing) With the names of the parts written on it and lines pointing to them. tree →
3) Described with a name or word, often unfairly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and maths, a «labelled diagram» names each part with a word and a line (for example a labelled plant or skeleton), and graphs need labelled axes. In everyday life, food is labelled with ingredients — important for allergies — and dangerous products are labelled with warning signs. Phrases: «a labelled diagram», «clearly labelled», «labelled as», «label the axes».
examples
- Draw a labelled diagram of a flower. tree →
- Make sure your graph has labelled axes. tree →
- All the jars were labelled with their contents. tree →
- Bottles labelled with a skull sign are poisonous. tree →
- Check food labelled «contains nuts» if you have an allergy. tree →
- His coat was labelled with his name. tree →
- She was unfairly labelled as naughty. tree →
- Each box was labelled «books», «toys» or «clothes». tree →
note
British: labelled, labelling (double l); American: labeled, labeling. On a labelled diagram, the label lines should be straight and should not cross. A label on a bottle helps you; never drink from an unlabelled bottle.
In the corpora
- A little bottle labelled "DRINK ME" appears on the table, "which certainly was not here before", Alice says.
- Chemicals should always stay in their own labelled bottles, never in drink bottles or cups.
- Cleaning products are kept in their own labelled bottles.
- A message is cut into many small packets, each labelled with the address it must reach.
Trees and pragmatics
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