avoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMorecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Moreimpressed
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- To press into a soft material to make a pattern
- Adjective
- Feeling an emotional impact
A2Morepride
US /praɪd/
UK /praɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sense of your own importance and worth
- A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be proud of something you did
A2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMorewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1More
Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- love: Person's name
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- happen: To take place or occur
- talk: Style of speaking
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
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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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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 - Astrid & Hiccup clip
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Mary Lai posted on 2014/05/17Ever tried to avoid your dad? This hilarious clip from How to Train Your Dragon 2 features Hiccup and Astrid in a super relatable, awkward conversation that's perfect for practicing everyday dialogue. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and practical phrases you can use in your daily life!
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