backup
US /ˈbækˌʌp/
UK /ˈbækʌp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Making additional copies of your computer data
A2TOEICMorecareer
US /kəˈrɪr/
UK /kə'rɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular occupation in professional life
- The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward very fast and without control
- To advance or make progress rapidly
A2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Moreconfused
US /kənˈfjuzd/
UK /kənˈfju:zd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- Adjective
- Being hard to understand
A2Moreconstruction
US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
UK /kən'strʌkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of building something; thing that is built
- Something that is made using different parts
A2Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Morecriminal
US /ˈkrɪmənəl/
UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/
- Adjective
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- Noun
- Person who commits a crime
A2Morediploma
US /dɪˈplomə/
UK /dɪˈpləʊmə/
- Noun
- Document certifying graduation
B2Morefirm
US /fɚm/
UK /fɜ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Company that sells goods or services
- Adjective
- Fairly hard or solid, not soft
- Unchanging and strong
A2TOEICMoreguide
US /ɡaɪd/
UK /ɡaɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To help or advise someone about something
- To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Book or a magazine containing information/advice
- Person leading others visiting an unknown place
A2TOEICMoreinterior
US /ɪnˈtɪriɚ/
UK /ɪn'tɪərɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- Remote central area of a continent
- Adjective
- Being the inside part of a building, car etc.
B1TOEICMoremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoreno doubts
US
UK
- Phrase
- Certainly; without question (plural form).
A1Moreofficer
US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/
UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of high position in an organization
- Person of high position in the military
B1Morepractical
US /ˈpræktɪkəl/
UK /ˈpræktɪkl/
- Adjective
- Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- Relating to experience, action, or practice; not theoretical or ideal.
- Noun
- A practical exam or lesson.
- A person concerned chiefly with the practice of something; a person with practical skills.
A2TOEICMorepsychology
US /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/
UK /saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves
C2Moreselect
US /sɪˈlɛkt/
UK /sɪ'lekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To choose a suitable thing from a group
- To retrieve data from a database using a query.
- Adjective
- Carefully chosen as being the best or most suitable.
A2TOEICMoreserve
US /sɚv/
UK /sɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
A2TOEICMorework at
US /wɚk æt/
UK /wə:k æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- To make an effort to improve something.
A1More
Vocabulary
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- no doubts: Certainly; without question (plural form).
- talk: Style of speaking
- great: Very good; better than before
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- son: Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- diploma: Document certifying graduation
- police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- training: To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- couple: To join something to something else
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- backup: Making additional copies of your computer data
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
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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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Talking About Career Choices - Speak English Fluently
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Dada Lu posted on 2014/04/19Ever wondered what to do after college? This video dives into real-life career choices, from joining the NYPD to becoming an interior designer, giving you practical English phrases for workplace discussions. You'll practice situational dialogues and pick up useful vocabulary in this quick, engaging lesson!
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