also known as
US
UK
- Phrase
- Also called; alternatively named.
- Identified by another term; synonymous with.
A1Moreamounted to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
- To have been the same as, or have had the same effect as.
A1Moreancestry
US /ˈænˌsɛstri/
UK /ˈænsestri/
- Noun
- Family or race from which a person is descended
B2Moreannual
US /ˈænjuəl/
UK /ˈænjuəl/
- Adjective
- Happening once a year, or every year
- Noun
- Book (in a series) released each year
A2TOEICMoreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMoreban
US /bæn/
UK /bæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
- To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official action preventing something happening
- A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
B1Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecatholic
US /ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk/
UK /ˈkæθlɪk/
- Adjective
- One of many Christian belief systems
- Noun
- Person believing in the Catholic church
B2Morecelebrate
US /ˈsɛləˌbret/
UK /'selɪbreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
A2Morecentered around
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have (something) as the main subject or focus.
A2Moreclaim
US /klem/
UK /kleɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- To say that something is true, often without proof.
- A statement that something is true.
- Transitive Verb
- To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
- To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
A2Moreconvert
US /kənˈvɚt/
UK /kən'vɜ:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- To change form, character, or function to another
- Countable Noun
- Person switching from one belief system to another
A2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredevolve
US /dɪˈvɑlv/
UK /dɪ'vɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To transfer power, responsibility or rights
B2TOEICMoredye
US /daɪ/
UK /daɪ/
- Noun
- A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To make (hair, leather) colored by using chemicals
B1Moreenslave
US /ɛnˈslev/
UK /ɪn'sleɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone live like a slave
C2Moreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Moreestimate
US /ˈɛstəˌmet/
UK /'estɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- A judgment or opinion.
- Transitive Verb
- To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
- To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
A2TOEICMorefeast
US /fist/
UK /fi:st/
- Noun
- Religious celebration
- Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a large special meal often in celebration
B1Moregather
US /ˈɡæðɚ/
UK /ˈgæðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- Noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
A2TOEICMoregreener
US /'grɪnə/
UK /'gri:nə/
- Adjective
- Environmentally friendly
B1Moreheritage
US /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/
UK /'herɪtɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
B1Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
A1Morelegend
US /ˈlɛdʒənd/
UK /'ledʒənd/
- Noun
- List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- Person famous for doing something very well
B1Moremissionary
US /ˈmɪʃəneri/
UK /ˈmɪʃənri/
- Adjective
- Concerning or connected to a religious mission
- Countable Noun
- A person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, such as educational or hospital work.
- A person who zealously advocates or promotes a cause or belief.
B2Morenational
US /ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl/
UK /'næʃnəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- Countable Noun
- A person of a particular country
A2Moreparade
US /pəˈred/
UK /pə'reɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group walking in a public celebration
- A formal gathering of troops for inspection or display.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To display something publicly
- To display (someone or something) ostentatiously.
B1Morepatron
US /ˈpetrən/
UK /'peɪtrən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person buying products or services of a business
- Someone who donates to an organization or activity
B2TOEICMorepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoresaint
US /sent/
UK /seɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who is very good, kind or patient
- Person of exceptional holiness
B2Moresecular
US /ˈsɛkjəlɚ/
UK /ˈsekjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
B2TOEICMoretradition
US /trəˈdɪʃən/
UK /trəˈdɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- Way of thinking or behaving used for a long time
B1TOEICMoretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2More
Vocabulary
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- centered around: To have (something) as the main subject or focus.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- amount: Quantity of something
- heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- patron: Person buying products or services of a business
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- feast: Religious celebration
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- century: Period of 100 years
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- secular: Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- truth: Real facts about something
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- history: Established pattern or record
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- missionary: Concerning or connected to a religious mission
- ancestry: Family or race from which a person is descended
- enslave: To make someone live like a slave
- devolve: To transfer power, responsibility or rights
- greener: Environmentally friendly
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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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A Brief History of St. Patrick's Day
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林宜悉 posted on 2023/03/13Ever wondered why everyone wears green and drinks on March 17th? This video dives into the fascinating history of St. Patrick's Day, from ancient myths to modern parade traditions like dyeing the Chicago River! You'll boost your cultural knowledge and pick up some great vocabulary along the way.
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