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After All This Time? (Snape's Story) | Learn English With Harry Potter

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    林宜悉 posted on 2021/02/06
Video vocabulary

Keywords

subscribe

US /səbˈskraɪb/

UK /səb'skraɪb/

  • verb
  • To regularly pay to receive a service
absolutely

US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very
  • Used to express complete agreement or certainty.
  • Without any doubt; completely.
  • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
  • Completely; totally.
  • Used for emphasis; very.
  • Used to express strong agreement or affirmation.
  • Completely and without any doubt
  • Used to emphasize the agreement with a statement.
  • Used to emphasize a statement or opinion.
  • Used to add force to a statement or command.
  • Yes; certainly; definitely.
  • Used to express complete agreement or affirmation.
opportunity

US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

  • noun
  • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
  • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
  • A situation or condition that provides a job prospect.
  • A chance to do or achieve something in business.
  • A situation or occasion affording some advantage.
  • A possibility of employment or promotion.
  • A time or situation in which something can be done.
  • A favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances.
  • Scope for exercising a talent or skill.
  • A favorable juncture of circumstances.
progress

US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

UK /'prəʊɡres/

  • verb
  • To move forward or toward a place or goal
  • noun
  • Act of moving forward
  • other
  • Advancement or development towards an improved or more advanced condition.
  • Advancement or improvement in development, skills, or knowledge.
  • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
  • Forward or onward movement towards a destination.
  • other
  • To advance or develop towards a better state.
  • To move forward or onward; advance.
  • To make progress; develop or improve.
  • other
  • To cause to advance or develop.
description

US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

  • noun
  • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • A spoken or written account of a person, object, or event.
  • The type or nature of someone or something.
  • A summary of a computer program or file.
  • The act or method of describing
  • A summary of the qualities and features of a product or service
fascinating

US /ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ/

UK /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/

  • verb
  • To attract or interest greatly
  • To attract strong interest and attention.
  • adjective
  • Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
  • Extremely interesting or attractive
  • Extremely interesting or attractive.
  • Extremely interesting or attractive.
  • Extremely interesting or attractive.
  • other
  • To attract; to strongly interest
  • To attract and hold someone's attention by being extremely interesting or attractive.
  • To hold someone captive with a gaze or other means.
  • noun
  • The quality of being extremely interesting or attractive.
vocabulary

US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

  • noun
  • Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • The words that a person knows
  • The body of words used in a particular language.
  • other
  • The range of words known to or used by a particular person or group of people.
plenty

US /ˈplɛnti/

UK /'plentɪ/

  • pronoun
  • When there is not too little of something; a lot
  • A lot of something.
  • other
  • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
  • adverb
  • Used to indicate that there is enough or more than enough.
  • Used to emphasize that there is a large or sufficient amount.
  • adjective
  • Used before a noun to mean 'a lot of'.
  • noun
  • A lot of something
  • A large or sufficient amount or quantity; more than enough.
scene

US /sin/

UK /si:n/

  • noun
  • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • View that looks like a picture
  • Place where something particular happened
  • Part of an act in a play
nostalgia

US /nəˈstældʒə/

UK /nɒˈstældʒə/

  • noun
  • Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
  • other
  • A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.