accustom
US /əˈkʌstəm/
UK /əˈkʌstəm/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone or something become used to something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To become used to something.
C1Moreall the rage
US
UK
- Phrase
- Being the current popular thing
B1Moreassume
US /əˈsum/
UK /ə'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a false manner to mislead others
- To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
A2TOEICMoreattendance
US /əˈtɛndəns/
UK /əˈtendəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number of people present at a place or event
- State of being present at a place or event
B2TOEICMoreblack and white
US /blæk ənd hwaɪt/
UK /blæk ænd hwait/
- Phrase
- Adjective
- Showing images only in black, grey, and white, not in colour.
A1Moreblow into
US /blo ˈɪntu/
UK /bləu ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To force air into something by mouth.
- To arrive somewhere suddenly or unexpectedly.
A1Morebounce
US /baʊns/
UK /baʊns/
- Uncountable Noun
- A person's energy or confidence
- Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
- Intransitive Verb
- To move around energetically, playfully
- (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
B1Morebriefing
US /ˈbrifɪŋ/
UK /ˈbri:fɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To give information and instructions in a meeting
- Noun
- Giving information and instructions for a meeting
B2TOEICMorechaperone
US /ˈʃæpəˌron/
UK /ˈʃæpərəʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To accompany as a chaperone; keep watch on
- Noun
- An adult who is present for young people to encourage correct behavior
C1Morechutney
US /ˈtʃʌtni/
UK /ˈtʃʌtni/
- Uncountable Noun
- Spicy condiment of fruits with sugar and spices
C1Moreclutch
US /klʌtʃ/
UK /klʌtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To hold strongly in your hand
- To operate the clutch of a vehicle.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A tight grasp or grip.
- A mechanical device that engages and disengages power transmission, especially in a vehicle.
B1Morecollar
US /ˈkɑlɚ/
UK /'kɒlə(r)/
- Noun
- Band put around the neck of an animal
- Neck part of a shirt, coat etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To catch and hold someone so you can talk to them
- To seize or arrest (someone).
B1Morecompensate
US /ˈkɑ:mpenseɪt/
UK /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
- To reduce or counteract (something unwelcome or unpleasant); offset.
A2Moreconservative
US /kənˈsɚvətɪv/
UK /kənˈsɜ:vətɪv/
- Adjective
- (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- Resistant to change
- Noun
- Person with traditional ideas; doesn't like change
B1Morecrime
US /kraɪm/
UK /kraɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
A2Moredetective
US /dɪˈtɛktɪv/
UK /dɪˈtektɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who investigates and solves crimes
- A story or film about a detective solving a crime.
- Adjective
- Relating to the work of a detective.
- Relating to the detection of crime.
A2Moredivision
US /dɪˈvɪʒən/
UK /dɪ'vɪʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How many times a number is contained in another
- One part of an organization
B1TOEICMoredress up
US /drɛs ʌp/
UK /dres ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- To wear formal or fancy clothes.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wear formal or fancy clothes.
- To make something more attractive or elaborate.
A1Moredrunk driving
US
UK
- Noun
- The act of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
escalator
US /ˈɛskəˌletɚ/
UK /ˈeskəleɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
- Intransitive Verb
- To increase or rise; to intensify.
C1Moreexcursion
US /ɪkˈskɚʒən/
UK /iksˈkə:ʃən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short trip or outing to some place
B2Morefantastic
US /fænˈtæstɪk/
UK /fænˈtæstɪk/
- Adjective
- Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- Very large, fast or great
A2Morefetch
US /fɛtʃ/
UK /fetʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To go and get something and bring it back
A2TOEICMorefound out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- To become known; be revealed.
B2Moregay
US /ɡeɪ/
UK /geɪ/
- Adjective
- Happy and bright
- Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
- Noun
- Person attracted to someone of the same sex
B1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein the future
US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/
UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/
- Phrase
- At a later time; in times to come.
A1Morein the streets
US /ɪn ðə strits/
UK /ɪn ðə stri:ts/
- other
- Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
A2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morein touch
US /ɪn tʌtʃ/
UK /in tʌtʃ/
- Adjective
- Having contact or communication with someone.
- Aware of or informed about something.
B1Morejail
US /dʒel/
UK /dʒeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To hold people who are being punished for a crime
B1Morelaunch
US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/
UK /lɔ:ntʃ/
- Noun
- Starting a new project; introducing new product
- Act of firing rockets into the air
- Transitive Verb
- To start a new project; start selling a product
- To put a rocket into the air
A2TOEICMorelean
US /lin/
UK /li:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance against or on something for support
- To have a tendency to do something; favor
- Adjective
- Having a low fat content
- Efficient; well-designed with no waste
A2Morelicense
US /ˈlaɪsəns/
UK /ˈlaɪsns/
- Transitive Verb
- To give official permission to do something
- Uncountable Noun
- Freedom to do what you want or act as you want
B1TOEICMoremall
US /mɔl, mæl/
UK /mɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large public area often covered with grass
- Large shopping center with many individual stores
B2TOEICMoremechanic
US /mɪˈkænɪk/
UK /məˈkænɪk/
- Countable Noun
- A person who looks after/works with machinery
- A skilled worker who repairs and maintains machinery, especially vehicles.
B1Moremechanical
US /mɪˈkænɪkəl/
UK /məˈkænɪkl/
- Adjective
- Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- Using or concerning machines
B1Moremonitor
US /ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To observe and keep a record of something
- To observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
- Noun
- A senior student at school
- Electronic screen on which you can see images
A2TOEICMorenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Moreoperation
US /ˌɑpəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business or company, or its activities
- Functioning; use
A2TOEICMorepaid off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- To give money to settle a debt
- Transitive Verb
- To have bribed someone.
- To have paid a debt in full.
A1Morepanic
US /ˈpænɪk/
UK /'pænɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
B1Moreprison
US /ˈprɪzən/
UK /'prɪzn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- A state of confinement or captivity.
A2Moreprofanity
US /proˈfænɪti, prə-/
UK /prə'fænətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Language considered to be foul and offensive
C1Morescarf
US /skɑ:rf/
UK /skɑ:f/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat or drink something quickly
- Countable Noun
- Long piece of cloth worn around the neck
B1Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Morescrewdriver
US /ˈskruˌdraɪvɚ/
UK /ˈskru:draɪvə(r)/
- Noun
- Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- Tool used to put in and take out screws
C1Moresee in
US /si ɪn/
UK /si: in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
A1Moresergeant
US /ˈsɑrdʒənt/
UK /'sɑ:dʒənt/
- Countable Noun
- Officer of low rank in the military
C1Moresiren
US /ˈsaɪrən/
UK /'saɪrən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
- Noun
- Woman who attracts men toward danger
B2Moresniff
US /snɪf/
UK /snɪf/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- To breathe in noisily through nose, as when crying
- Noun
- A noisy breath through your nose
B1Morestay away
US /ste əˈwe/
UK /stei əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- To remain absent from a place or event.
C2Morestranger
US /ˈstrendʒɚ/
UK /'streɪndʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone you do not know
A2Moreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
B1Moresweetest
US
UK
- Adjective
- Having the nicest nature, character
- Being the most sugary in taste
B1Moretempt
US /tɛmpt/
UK /tempt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone want something, even if it's bad
A2Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Moretrip
US /trɪp/
UK /trɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To release an electrical switch
- To fall by catching your foot on something
- Noun
- Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
- Journey or visit to a place
A2Moreturn around
US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/
UK /tə:n əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change your body to the opposite direction
- To make something running badly into a success
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
- To improve or cause to improve.
A1Moreunit
US /ˈjunɪt/
UK /ˈju:nɪt/
- Countable Noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
B2TOEICMoreup there
US /ʌp ðɛr/
UK /ʌp ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- In heaven.
A1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewhite collar
US
UK
- Adjective
- Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
- Noun
- A job that is done in an office or other professional environment.
A1Morezombie
US /ˈzɑmbi/
UK /ˈzɔmbi/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dead person who exists among the living
- A fictional undead being, typically depicted as a reanimated corpse.
- Adjective
- Resembling or characteristic of a zombie.
C1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- next to: Being located along side another
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- drunk driving: The act of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- blow into: To force air into something by mouth.
- all the rage: Being the current popular thing
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- black and white
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
- tempt: To make someone want something, even if it's bad
- operation: Business or company, or its activities
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
- collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- license: To give official permission to do something
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- excursion: Short trip or outing to some place
- siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
- escalator: Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
- zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- unit: One apartment in a building
- briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
- mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
- profanity: Language considered to be foul and offensive
- mechanic: A person who looks after/works with machinery
- sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- screwdriver: Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- chaperone: To accompany as a chaperone; keep watch on
- chutney: Spicy condiment of fruits with sugar and spices
- accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
- gay: Happy and bright
- sweetest: Having the nicest nature, character
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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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"Zambia loves escalators, just don't be gay" - TREVOR NOAH (It's My Culture)
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胡捲子 posted on 2023/12/11Ever wondered about Zambia's surprising love for escalators and some of the unique cultural observations Trevor Noah shares? You'll pick up practical insights into mall culture and travel stories, all while enjoying some hilarious observational comedy that touches on everything from literal names to societal norms. This is a fantastic chance to boost your cultural understanding and everyday English in a super fun way!
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