advance
US /ædˈvæns/
UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
A2TOEICMoreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moredefeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Moredismiss
US /dɪsˈmɪs/
UK /dɪsˈmɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To consider that something is at an end
- To end someone's employment; fire someone
A2TOEICMoreeliminate
US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/
UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To completely remove; to get rid of
- To remove from a contest by beating them
B1TOEICMorein the trenches
US /ɪn ðə ˈtrɛntʃɪz/
UK /ɪn ðə ˈtrentʃɪz/
- other
- Engaged directly and actively in difficult work or conflict.
B2Morein ways
US
UK
- Phrase
- In a manner or by methods that.
- In certain respects or aspects.
A1Moreinnovation
US /ˌɪnəˈveʃən/
UK /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- A new thing or method that is introduced.
B1TOEICMorelabel
US /ˈlebəl/
UK /'leɪbl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- A word or term used to describe a person, thing
- Transitive Verb
- To use a term to describe, often negatively
- To attach material to identify something
A2Moreoptimism
US /ˈɑptəˌmɪzəm/
UK /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
B2Moreplan on
US /plæn ɑn/
UK /plæn ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
A1Morepoverty
US /ˈpɑvəti/
UK /ˈpɔvəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being poor
- Lack of something necessary
B1Moresuffering
US /ˈsʌfərɪŋ, ˈsʌfrɪŋ/
UK /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
- Uncountable Noun
- Experience of pain, illness or injury
A2Moreturn away
US /tɚn əˈwe/
UK /tə:n əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go in a different direction; not face something
- To stop people going into a place, club etc.
A1More
Vocabulary
- in the trenches: Engaged directly and actively in difficult work or conflict.
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
- turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- call: A order or request for action
- poverty: State of being poor
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- suffering: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
- dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
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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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Stanford 2014 Commencement Highlights
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VoiceTube posted on 2014/06/23Want to feel inspired and learn about making a real difference? This video features the Stanford 2014 Commencement Address, packed with optimism and ideas for innovation and social impact. You'll pick up great vocabulary and get a feel for inspiring speeches!
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