Vocabulary
- listen in: To secretly listen to a conversation.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- conference: Series of lectures held as an event
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- click: To work well with someone or something
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- portray: To play a character in theater or on film
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
- musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
- unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful
- governmental: Concerning government or government business
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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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周建丞 posted on 2020/04/14Ever wondered about the security behind your favorite apps? This video dives into Taiwan's decision to ban Zoom, exploring the data privacy concerns and how different news outlets covered this international story. You'll pick up useful vocabulary related to tech news and understand simple sentence structures used in reporting!
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