adversary
US /ˈædvərseri/
UK /ˈædvəsəri/
- Countable Noun
- Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
B2Moreargument
US /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/
UK /ˈɑ:gjumənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- A presentation of reasons for or against an idea
A2TOEICMoreat home
US /æt hom/
UK /æt həum/
- Phrase
- In one's own residence or country.
- Adjective
- Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
attitude
US /ˈætɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/
UK /ˈætitju:d/
- Noun
- Way you act, think and feel about something
A2TOEICMoreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMorecampus
US /ˈkæmpəs/
UK /'kæmpəs/
- Noun (plural)
- Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- Noun
- The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
- The grounds of a college or school.
B1Moreconfront
US /kənˈfrʌnt/
UK /kən'frʌnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
B1Moredetriment
US /ˈdɛtrəmənt/
UK /ˈdetrɪmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Harm; damage
B2Moreexamination
US /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/
UK /ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
B1TOEICMoreface to face
US /fes tu fes/
UK /feis tu: feis/
- Adverb
- (Meeting) while looking at someone
A1Morefor free
US /fɔr fri/
UK /fɔ: fri:/
- Phrase
- Without charge; at no cost.
- Adjective
- Available without payment.
A2Moreimplement
US /ˈɪmpləmənt/
UK /ˈɪmplɪment/
- Transitive Verb
- To start to do something you plan to do
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A tool
B1TOEICMoreopinion
US /əˈpɪnjən/
UK /əˈpɪnjən/
- Noun
- Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- A person's thoughts on a topic
A2TOEICMorephysical
US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- Adjective
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
A2Morepractical
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.
A2TOEICMoreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMorequality
US /ˈkwɑlɪti/
UK /'kwɒlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feature associated with someone or something
- High level of worth or excellence
- Adjective
- Of a high standard
A2TOEICMorequantity
US /ˈkwɑntɪti/
UK /ˈkwɒntəti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large amount of something
- Amount or number of something
A2TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMoreshift
US /ʃɪft/
UK /ʃɪft/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change in position or direction
- To move something from one place to another
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
- Period of work starting at a certain time
A2Moreshift in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- A change or alteration in something.
B2Morestandard
US /ˈstændəd/
UK /'stændəd/
- Noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
- Adjective
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
A2TOEICMoresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoretuition
US /tuˈɪʃən, tju-/
UK /tjuˈɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Money that is paid for lessons
- Teaching or instruction, especially of individual students or small groups.
B2Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMorevital
US /'vaɪtl/
UK /'vaɪtl/
- Adjective
- Needed to support life; essential
- Full of life; energetic
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- shift in: A change or alteration in something.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- shift: To change in position or direction
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- require: To demand that someone does something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- quantity: A large amount of something
- tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- detriment: Harm; damage
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- adversary: Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
- happen: To take place or occur
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
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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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Is university worth the money in lockdown? - BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2021/02/15Wondering if university is still worth it during lockdown, especially with online classes? This BBC News report dives into the real experiences of medical students facing disrupted face-to-face teaching and tuition fee debates. You'll pick up useful vocabulary related to student life, university policies, and current events!
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