bear
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
A2Moreblock
US /blɑk/
UK /blɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
- To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
A2Morebotch
US /bɑ:tʃ/
UK /bɒtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something very badly or carelessly
C1Morebunny
US /ˈbʌni/
UK /ˈbʌni/
- Countable Noun
- Rabbits
B2Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morecheeseburger
US /ˈtʃi:zbɜ:rgə(r)/
UK /ˈtʃi:zbɜ:gə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Hamburger with melted cheese on it
C2Morecrisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
B1Moreelect
US /ɪˈlɛkt/
UK /ɪ'lekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To select someone for a position by voting
B1TOEICMoreelection
US /ɪˈlɛkʃən/
UK /ɪ'lekʃn/
- Noun
- Process of choosing someone by voting
B1TOEICMorefrank
US /fræŋk/
UK /fræŋk/
- Proper Noun
- Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To stamp envelopes for posting
B2TOEICMorefuzzy
US /ˈfʌzi/
UK /'fʌzɪ/
- Adjective
- Covered with fur or short hair
- Not clear; blurred
B2Moregaily
US /ˈɡeli/
UK /ˈgeɪli/
- Adverb
- In a happy bright manner
C2Moreglee
US /ɡli/
UK /gli:/
- Uncountable Noun
- Joy; merriment
B2Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morein bad taste
US /ɪn bæd teɪst/
UK /ɪn bæd teɪst/
- other
- Offensive or inappropriate according to social norms.
B2Morein the house
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- Within a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
A1Morein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Moreinfluence
US / ˈɪnfluəns/
UK /'ɪnflʊəns/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To affect or change something indirectly
- To persuade someone to do something.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
- A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
A2TOEICMoremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremayor
US /ˈmeɪər/
UK /meə(r)/
- Noun
- Head of a town or city government
B1TOEICMoremissile
US /ˈmɪsəl/
UK /ˈmisail/
- Noun
- A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
- A self-propelled guided weapon.
- Adjective
- Relating to or used in missiles.
B1Moremusical
US /ˈmju:zɪkl/
UK /ˈmju:zɪkl/
- Adjective
- Having a pleasant sound like music
- Having skill or being gifted in music
- Noun
- Play or movie set to music
A2Morenetwork
US /ˈnetwɜ:rk/
UK /ˈnetwɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of computers connected to each other
- System of connections
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join a group of computers together
- To exchange information with colleagues, contacts
A2Morenope
US /noʊp/
UK /nəʊp/
- Noun
- A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- A situation or idea that one strongly rejects or wants to avoid.
- Interjection
- An informal way of saying 'no'
B2Morepie
US /paɪ/
UK /paɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
B1TOEICMorerobot
US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/
UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
B1Moreshiny
US /ˈʃaɪni/
UK /ˈʃaɪni/
- Adjective
- Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
- Bright because of producing light
A2Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMoretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMoretweet
US /twit/
UK /twi:t/
- Noun
- Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- Message sent to Twitter
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
B1Moreunable
US /ʌnˈebəl/
UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/
- Adjective
- Not being able to do something
B1TOEICMoreuniverse
US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/
UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
B2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2Morewarm and fuzzy
US
UK
- Adjective
- Causing a feeling of happiness, comfort, and affection.
- Associated with pleasant and comforting memories.
A1Morewhoa
US /woʊ/
UK /wəʊ/
- Interjection
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
- An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
C1Morewonderful
US /'wʌndərfl/
UK /ˈwʌndəfl/
- Adjective
- Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
A2More
Vocabulary
- warm and fuzzy: Causing a feeling of happiness, comfort, and affection.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- in bad taste: Offensive or inappropriate according to social norms.
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- network: Group of computers connected to each other
- musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- unable: Not being able to do something
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- elect: To select someone for a position by voting
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- bunny: Rabbits
- shiny: Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
- glee: Joy; merriment
- botch: To do something very badly or carelessly
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it
- gaily: In a happy bright manner
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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 2024/03/24Ever wondered what happens when a beloved cartoon universe meets dark satire and pop culture chaos? Dive into this hilarious clip from 'Family Guy: Road To The Multiverse' where you'll catch some fun situational dialogue and cultural references. It's a fantastic chance to boost your understanding of conversational English with a good laugh!
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