break it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
A2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecome after
US /kʌm ˈæftɚ/
UK /kʌm ˈɑ:ftə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To follow someone in order to threaten them
A1Moreera
US /'ɪrə/
UK /'ɪərə/
- Noun
- Period characterized by particular events, people
- A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
B1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morejunk
US /dʒʌŋk/
UK /dʒʌŋk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- Transitive Verb
- To get rid of something because it has no value
B1Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moreprime
US /praɪm/
UK /praɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
- Adjective
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestrip
US /strɪp/
UK /strɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
- Countable Noun
- Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
B1More
Vocabulary
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- happen: To take place or occur
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
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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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Transformers：Age of Extinction Teaser Trailer《變形金剛4：絕跡重生》最新前導預告(中英字幕)
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James Cheung posted on 2014/07/30Get ready for some action-packed drama with the Transformers: Age of Extinction trailer! You'll hear suspenseful dialogue and see a family conflict unfold, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and situational conversations.
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