Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- on the back of: As a result of or following something.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- have to: Must do
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- fellow: Man or a boy
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- click: To work well with someone or something
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- previously: At an earlier time
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- nowadays: At the present time; now
- spur: To make your horse go faster
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- great: Very good; better than before
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- spiky: Having a long sharp point
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- headline: To be the main performer at a show
- paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
- maverick: Person who does not like to follow the rules
- messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
- cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
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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 2023/10/10Ever wondered about the brilliant minds behind the COVID vaccine? This BBC News Review dives into the groundbreaking work of Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, who just won the Nobel Prize! You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary like 'maverick' and 'spurred' while learning about this incredible scientific achievement.
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