annoying
US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone angry
- Adjective
- A little angry; upset
B1TOEICMoreawful
US /ˈɔfəl/
UK /ˈɔ:fl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
A2Morebummer
US /ˈbʌmɚ/
UK /ˈbʌmə(r)/
- Noun
- Irritating or disappointing experience
C2Morecancel
US /ˈkænsəl/
UK /'kænsl/
- Transitive Verb
- To end a legal, business, or other agreement
- To stop a planned event from happening
A2Morechannel
US /ˈtʃænəl/
UK /'tʃænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
B1Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredelay
US /dɪˈle/
UK /dɪˈleɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To wait some amount of time before doing something
- To do something later than is planned or expected
- Noun
- Action of being late or happening later
A2TOEICMoredivorce
US /dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvors/
UK /dɪ'vɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Legal breakup of a marriage
- Transitive Verb
- To legally end a marriage to (someone)
A2Moreextremely
US /ɪk'strimlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- Remarkably; unusually.
B1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
formal
US / ˈfɔrməl/
UK /'fɔ:ml/
- Adjective
- Observing rules and procedures strictly
- Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
A2TOEICMorefuneral
US /ˈfjunərəl/
UK /ˈfju:nərəl/
- Noun
- Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- Adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a funeral; mournful or somber.
B1Morehamster
US /ˈhæmstɚ/
UK /ˈhæmstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
B2Moreinconvenient
US /ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt/
UK /ˌɪnkənˈvi:niənt/
- Adjective
- Causing difficulty, discomfort, or problems
B1Moreinformal
US /ɪnˈfɔrməl/
UK /inˈfɔ:məl/
- Adjective
- Casual; relaxed
- Not official; not done by the rules
B1TOEICMoreinvite
US /ɪnˈvaɪt/
UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- Noun
- An invitation
A2TOEICMorelemonade
US /ˌlɛməˈned/
UK /ˌleməˈneɪd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Drink that has a lemon flavor
B2Moremoustache
US /ˈmʌsˌtæʃ, məˈstæʃ/
UK /məˈstɑ:ʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Hair that grows above the upper lip
- The style or shape of a moustache.
B1Morereact
US /riˈækt/
UK /rɪ'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
A2Morerude
US /rud/
UK /ru:d/
- Adjective
- Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- Offensive; ill-mannered
A2Moreshame
US /ʃem/
UK /ʃeɪm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel ashamed
A2Moresickness
US /ˈsɪknɪs/
UK /ˈsɪknəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of illness or poor health
A2Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMorevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2More
Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- annoying: To make someone angry
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
- hamster: Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- bummer: Irritating or disappointing experience
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- sickness: State of illness or poor health
- cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- delay: To wait some amount of time before doing something
- bad: Not good; wrong
- inconvenient: Causing difficulty, discomfort, or problems
- enjoy: To take pleasure in something
- moustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
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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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Reacting to bad news in English | Learn English with Cambridge
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Elise Chuang posted on 2021/08/13Ever stumbled over the right words when hearing bad news? This video from Cambridge is your go-to guide for reacting appropriately, whether it's a casual "Oh no!" or a more formal expression of sympathy. You'll pick up essential ESL phrases for both workplace etiquette and daily life, making sure you always know what to say!
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