boil
US /bɔɪl/
UK /bɔɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become extremely angry or excited
- Transitive Verb
- To cook in very hot water
- To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
A2Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMoregravity
US /ˈɡrævɪti/
UK /ˈgrævəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- Force making things fall towards the ground
B1TOEICMorehill
US /hɪl/
UK /hɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- High land not as high as a mountain
- Where the road or land goes upward; slope
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2Moreillusion
US /ɪˈluʒən/
UK /ɪ'lu:ʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- Something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
B2Morein reality
US /ɪn riˈælɪti/
UK /in riˈæliti/
- Phrase
- Actually; in fact; truly.
B2Moreneutral
US /ˈnu:trəl/
UK /ˈnju:trəl/
- Adjective
- Something with pH value of 7
- Having no positive or negative electrical charge
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Color that is dull and not bright, such as gray
- The rest position for gears in a car or vehicle
B1Moreon the ground
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of the earth.
- Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
optical
US /ˈɑptɪkəl/
UK /ˈɒptɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning vision or helping people see
B1Morereality
US /riˈælɪti/
UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
A2Moreup the hill
US
UK
- Phrase
- In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- A difficult or challenging task.
A1More
Vocabulary
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- hill: High land not as high as a mountain
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2022/08/05Ever seen a ball roll uphill? You've got to check out this mindbending optical illusion in the Armenian Mountains where gravity seems to take a break! It's a super fun way to learn simple sentence structures and pick up some cool travel vocabulary.
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