acquire
US /əˈkwaɪr/
UK /ə'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To get or earn something by thinking or working
- To develop or learn a skill, habit, or quality.
A2TOEICMoreactively
US /'æktɪvlɪ/
UK /'æktɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- Doing things to achieve a specific goal
A2Moreapp
US /æp/
UK /æp/
- Countable Noun
- Small applications for smartphones
A2Morebase
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorecash
US /kæʃ/
UK /kæʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- Transitive Verb
- To sell or give something to get money
A2Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Moredatum
US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/
UK /ˈdeɪtəm/
- Noun
- Item of factual information
B1Moredeal to
US /dil tə/
UK /di:l tə/
- other
- To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
C1Moreeventually
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
A2Moreexciting
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
UK /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a reaction; make active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
- Adjective
- Creating interest, happiness or pleasurable fear
- Full of action, thrills, or creating suspense.
A2Moreextremely
US /ɪk'strimlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- Remarkably; unusually.
B1Morefor free
US /fɔr fri/
UK /fɔ: fri:/
- Phrase
- Without charge; at no cost.
- Adjective
- Available without payment.
A2Moregather
US /ˈɡæðɚ/
UK /ˈgæðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- Noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
A2TOEICMorein with
US /ɪn wɪð/
UK /in wið/
- Phrase
- Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- Having influence or favor with someone.
- Phrasal Verb
- To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
A1Moreincreasingly
US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/
UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/
- Adverb
- More and more; in greater degree or amount
A2Moremobile
US /ˈmoʊbl/
UK /'məʊbaɪl/
- Adjective
- Able to be moved or able to move
- Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
- Countable Noun
- Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
- A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
B1Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Moreplatform
US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/
UK /'plætfɔ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- Area from which you board a train at a station
B1Moreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMorepurchase
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that you bought
- Strong hold on something; grip
A2TOEICMorequarter
US /ˈkwɔrtɚ/
UK /'kwɔ:tə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- 25 cents
- 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To split something into four equal parts
- To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
A2TOEICMorerapidly
US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/
UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- With great speed; quickly
B1TOEICMorerecognition
US /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/
UK /ˌrekəgˈnɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- Considering something as important or special
B1TOEICMorerestricted
US /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
UK /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a person from doing something
- To keep someone or something within certain physical boundaries.
- Adjective
- Subject to limits or restrictions.
A2Moreroughly
US /ˈrʌflɪ/
UK /ˈrʌfli/
- Adverb
- Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- In a manner that is violent or not careful
B1Moreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMoresmart
US /smɑ:rt/
UK /smɑ:t/
- Adjective
- Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- Looking clean, neat and stylish
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel hurt or upset
- To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain
A2TOEICMorestartup
US /'stɑ:t'ʌp/
UK /'stɑ:tʌp/
- Countable Noun
- A company just starting its operations
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of setting in operation
C2Morestock
US /stɑk/
UK /stɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
- Uncountable Noun
- Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
B2TOEICMoretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretalent
US /ˈtælənt/
UK /'tælənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Natural ability of a person to do something well
- Person with a strong natural ability in something
B1Morevaluable
US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/
UK /ˈvæljuəbl/
- Adjective
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
B1TOEICMoreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
A2More
Vocabulary
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- late: At a time after the expected time
- quarter: 25 cents
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- small: Little in size; not big
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- big: Popular
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- web: Skin between ducks' toes that enables them to swim
- price: Person's name
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- valuable: Being useful or important
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- user: Person that uses a service/thing, e.g. a website
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- datum: Item of factual information
- restricted: To prevent a person from doing something
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- facebook: A popular social networking website that allows users to connect with friends, family, and colleagues.
- startup: A company just starting its operations
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- app: Small applications for smartphones
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Facebook to buy messaging network WhatsApp for $19 billion 臉書砸天價190億美金買下WhatsApp (隱藏字幕)
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Solomon Wolf posted on 2014/02/22Ever wondered how tech giants make HUGE deals? This video dives into Facebook's massive $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, breaking down the business strategy and founder payouts in simple terms. You'll pick up practical vocabulary related to tech acquisitions and startup success!
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