action
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Moreannouncer
US /əˈnaʊnsɚ/
UK /əˈnaʊnsə(r)/
- Noun
- Person making statements in public or on TV
A2Moremax
US /mæks/
UK /mæks/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Short for 'maximum'
A2Morepotential
US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
UK /pəˈtenʃl/
- Adjective
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
- Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Uncountable Noun
- someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
A2TOEICMorepotter
US /'pɑ:tər/
UK /'pɒtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- Countable Noun
- Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
C2Morereportedly
US /rɪˈpɔ:rtɪdli/
UK /rɪˈpɔ:tɪdli/
- Adverb
- According to information heard from some sources
A2Morestream
US /strim/
UK /stri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- Noun
- Classes split into ability levels
- A small river
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US /θim/
UK /θi:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An main or dominant idea, motif
- Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
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Vocabulary
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- reportedly: According to information heard from some sources
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- live: To be alive
- come: To arrive at a place
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- late: At a time after the expected time
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- reporter: Someone whose job is to report news
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- announcer: Person making statements in public or on TV
- hollywood: A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
- sung: To make musical sounds with your voice
- max: Person's name
- colbert: Butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
- hbo: HBO is an acronym
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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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The Harry Potter Spinoff You Didn't Know You Needed
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林宜悉 posted on 2021/01/30Calling all Potterheads! Get the inside scoop on the rumored Harry Potter live-action series coming to HBO Max. You'll pick up some fun cultural vocabulary while diving into the latest entertainment news about the wizarding world!
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