Vocabulary
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- regulate: To control something with rules or laws
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- steer: A cow
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- surround: To be all the way around something
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- main: Most important; most often used
- jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
- rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
- stability: Quality or state of being even or consistent
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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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Volvo Trucks - Electronic Stability Program prevents rollovers
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Chia-Lin Hsin posted on 2014/09/16Ever wondered how Volvo Trucks keep those massive vehicles stable on the road? This video dives into their amazing Electronic Stability Program, explaining how it prevents dangerous rollovers and jackknifing. You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary related to road safety and truck technology!
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