Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- take down: To capture physically
- in a word: Briefly; in short.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- 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
- infamous: Famous because of something bad
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- frequently: Often; regularly
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- operation: Business or company, or its activities
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- prolific: Producing something in large quantities
- wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
- cyber: Concerning the internet
- site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- juggle: To entertain by throwing and catching balls, etc.
- album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
- headline: To be the main performer at a show
- prefix: Part of a word added to the front, e.g. UNhappy
- flammable: Burning quickly and easily
- songwriter: Composer of words or music for popular songs
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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 2024/03/02Ever wondered how cybercriminals operate and how they get caught? This BBC News Review dives into the takedown of Lockbit, one of the world's biggest ransomware gangs, and you'll pick up some seriously useful advanced vocabulary along the way! It's a fantastic chance to boost your English while learning about the fascinating world of cybercrime.
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