agent
US /ˈedʒənt/
UK /'eɪdʒənt/
- Noun
- Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- Person who represents or decides for others
A2TOEICMoreall along
US /ɔl əˈlɔŋ/
UK /ɔ:l əˈlɔŋ/
- Adverb
- From the beginning; all the time.
- Phrase
- In a line parallel to something long.
A2Moreattend
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
B1TOEICMoreautobiography
US /ˌɔ:təbaɪˈɑ:grəfi/
UK /ˌɔ:təbaɪˈɒgrəfi/
- Noun
- Book written by a person about his or her own life
B2Morebreathe
US /brið/
UK /bri:ð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
A2Morebury
US /ˈbɛri/
UK /'berɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
B1Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMoreconvention
US /kənˈvɛnʃən/
UK /kənˈvenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official agreement between two or more countries
- Large formal assembly, e.g. to make laws
- Adjective
- Concerning a large formal assembly or meeting
A2TOEICMorecumbersome
US /ˈkʌmbəsəm/
UK /ˈkʌmbəsəm/
- Adjective
- Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
C1TOEICMoredisguise
US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
UK /dɪs'ɡaɪz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
- The act of concealing the identity or true nature of something.
- Transitive Verb
- To change your appearance to not be noticed
- To hide something so it will not be noticed
B1Moredragon
US /ˈdræɡən/
UK /ˈdrægən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
B1Moreejection
US /ɪˈdʒɛkʃən/
UK /ɪ'dʒekʃn/
- Noun
- Making a disk, etc. come out of a machine
B2Moreexpo
US /ˈɛkspo/
UK /'ekspəʊ/
- Noun
- Large often worldwide exhibition
B2Moregee
US /dʒi/
UK /dʒi:/
- Interjection
- Give a command to a horse to turn to right
- Used to express concern or surprise
C2Moregiant
US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
UK /'dʒaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
- Adjective
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
A2Morego ahead
US /ɡo əˈhɛd/
UK /ɡəu əˈhed/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- To give permission to do something
- Intransitive Verb
- To start or proceed with something
- To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
A1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Moreincidentally
US /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntli/
UK /ˌɪnsɪˈdentli/
- Adverb
- As part of something else; as it happens
- (Used to introduce a different topic); by the way
B1Morelaser
US /ˈlezɚ/
UK /ˈleɪzə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- A device that emits a narrow beam of coherent light.
- Transitive Verb
- To treat with a laser.
- To cut or engrave with a laser.
B1Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Moreow
US /aʊ/
UK /aʊ/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are hurt
C2Moreparachute
US /ˈpærəˌʃut/
UK /'pærəʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- To jump from a plane while attached to a parachute
- Countable Noun
- Cloth with strings for jumping from planes safely
B1Moreparagraph
US /ˈpærəgræf/
UK /ˈpærəgrɑ:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Section of writing dealing with one point
- A section or clause in a legal document.
- Transitive Verb
- To organize a written work into paragraphs
B1TOEICMorepath
US /pæθ, pɑθ/
UK /pɑ:θ/
- Noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
A2TOEICMoreplatypus
US /ˈplætɪpəs/
UK /ˈplætɪpəs/
- Countable Noun
- Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
C2Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreransom
US /ˈrænsəm/
UK /ˈrænsəm/
- Noun
- Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
B2Morerecognize
US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept the truth or reality of something
- To consider something as important or special
A2TOEICMoreregret
US /rɪˈɡrɛt/
UK /rɪ'ɡret/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
- Used to express apology or sadness.
B1Morerobot
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.
B1Morescience
US /ˈsaɪəns/
UK /'saɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
A2TOEICMorescientist
US /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
UK /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Person who is trained in a science
A2Moresentimental
US /ˌsɛntəˈmɛntl/
UK /ˌsentɪ'mentl/
- Adjective
- Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
- Appealing to tender emotions and feelings, especially those of love or nostalgia.
B1Moresilly
US /ˈsɪli/
UK /'sɪlɪ/
- Adjective
- Careless
- Acting funny or playfully
A2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoresurrender
US /səˈrɛndɚ/
UK /sə'rendə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give up in a fight that you cannot win
- To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
B1Moresurround
US /səˈraʊnd/
UK /səˈraʊnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be all the way around something
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
A2Moreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoreterribly
US /ˈtɛrəbli/
UK /ˈterəbli/
- Adverb
- To an extreme degree; badly; very
- Very; extremely
B1Morethesis
US /ˈθisɪs/
UK /ˈθi:sɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long paper presenting original research and ideas
- A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
B1Moretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Moretray
US /tre/
UK /treɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A wide flat thing to carry food on
- Flat storage area of a truck
B1TOEICMoreundercover
US /ˌʌndərˈkʌvə(r)/
UK /ˌʌndəˈkʌvə(r)/
- Adverb
- Operating in disguise; incognito
- Adjective
- Involving secret work within an organization, especially for the police or government.
B2More
Vocabulary
- next to: Being located along side another
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- silly: Careless
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- sentimental: Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
- parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- autobiography: Book written by a person about his or her own life
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- surround: To be all the way around something
- great: Very good; better than before
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
- scientist: Person who is trained in a science
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- incidentally: As part of something else; as it happens
- ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
- undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- platypus: Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
- ejection: Making a disk, etc. come out of a machine
- expo: Large often worldwide exhibition
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
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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 2024/04/12Get ready for some slapstick fun as Perry the Platypus goes undercover in London for a mission involving a giant robot and an evil scientist! You'll love picking up simple sentence structures and situational dialogue from this hilarious episode of Phineas and Ferb.
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