alphabet
US /ˈælfəˌbɛt, -bɪt/
UK /ˈælfəbet/
- Noun
- Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
B1Moreanalyst
US /ˈænəlɪst/
UK /ˈænəlɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
B1Moreartificial
US /ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl/
UK /ˌɑ:tɪ'fɪʃl/
- Adjective
- Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- (Something) made by people; not created by nature
B1TOEICMoreascent
US /əˈsɛnt/
UK /ə'sent/
- Noun
- Act of rising or going upwards
B2Moreat some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Moreboggle
US /ˈbɔ:gl/
UK /ˈbɒgl/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise
- To hesitate because of doubt, fear, or scruples
C1TOEICMorebubble
US /ˈbʌbəl/
UK /ˈbʌbl/
- Countable Noun
- A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
- To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
B1TOEICMoreburst
US /bɚst/
UK /bɜ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
- Noun
- Brief time period when something happens and ends
- A sudden outbreak or display of something.
A2Morecap
US /kæp/
UK /kæp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Covering for the end or top of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cover the top or end of an object
- To limit the amount of usage of something
B1Moreceo
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- CEO for Chief Operating Officer
C2Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Morechip
US /tʃɪp/
UK /tʃɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- To break into small pieces, often with a tool
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
- Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
B1Moreconcern
US /kənˈsɚn/
UK /kənˈsɜ:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
A2TOEICMorecorrespondent
US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/
UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/
- Countable Noun
- Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
B1Moredeliver
US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/
UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- To save someone from a problem or crisis
A2TOEICMoredominance
US /ˈdɑmənəns/
UK /'dɒmɪnəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Having more power, success than others
- Power and influence over others.
B1Moreequity
US /ˈɛkwɪti/
UK /ˈekwəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Condition of people being treated the same
- Value of a house, etc., minus the mortgage
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Stocks and shares which pay no fixed interest
- The value of the shares issued by a company
B1TOEICMoreequity markets
US
UK
- Noun
- A place where stocks and shares are bought and sold.
exceed
US /ɪkˈsid/
UK /ɪk'si:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To be greater in number, degree than something
- To go above or beyond a limit or rule
B1TOEICMoregauge
US /ɡedʒ/
UK /ɡeɪdʒ/
- Countable Noun
- A tool used to measure things
- The distance between the rails of a railway track.
- Transitive Verb
- To measure or make a judgment about something
- To assess or estimate (a situation or person's feelings).
B2TOEICMoregiant
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
A2Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Moreindustrial
US /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
UK /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning making things in factories
- Noun
- A worker in industry.
- A company involved in industrial production.
A2Moreintelligence
US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/
UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Collection of secret information about something
- Ability to learn things or to consider situations
- Adjective
- Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
A2TOEICMorelead to
US /lid tu/
UK /li:d tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To result in some action
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have something as a consequence or result.
A1Moremajor
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
A2TOEICMoremassive
US /ˈmæsɪv/
UK /ˈmæsɪv/
- Adjective
- Very big; large; too big
- Large or imposing in scale or scope.
B1Morenuts and bolts
US
UK
- Noun
- The basic practical details.
- Small metal fasteners.
B2Moreon the rise
US /ɑn ði raɪz/
UK /ɔn ðə raiz/
- Adjective
- Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
- Becoming more successful in a career or field.
- Phrase
- Increasing in popularity.
A1Moreout of nowhere
US
UK
- Phrase
- Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
profit
US /'prɑ:fɪt/
UK /'prɒfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Benefit from doing something
- Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be a benefit to someone
- To earn money from something
A2TOEICMoreprofitable
US /ˈprɑ:fɪtəbl/
UK /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/
- Adjective
- Being useful; benefiting someone or something
- Making more money than it cost to make
A2TOEICMorerace
US /res/
UK /reɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- Intransitive Verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
A2Morerevenue
US /ˈrevənju/
UK /'revənju:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money that is made by or paid to a business
- Money a government collects from its people
A2TOEICMorerevolution
US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/
UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃn/
- Noun
- When a group overthrows an existing government
- Sudden or significant change in something
B1Moresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMorevaluable
US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/
UK /ˈvæljuəbl/
- Adjective
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
B1TOEICMorevaluation
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Price of something, determined by expert
B1Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
A2Moreyuan
US /juˈɑn, juɑn/
UK /jʊ'ɑ:n/
- Noun
- Unit of money in China
B2More
Vocabulary
- nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
- on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
- such as: For example; like
- equity markets: A place where stocks and shares are bought and sold.
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- lead to: To result in some action
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- valuable: Being useful or important
- huge: Very very large
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- dominance: Having more power, success than others
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- gauge: A tool used to measure things
- industrial: Concerning making things in factories
- profit: Benefit from doing something
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
- public: Owned by the government
- point: An item to be discussed
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- equity: Condition of people being treated the same
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
- ascent: Act of rising or going upwards
- valuation: Price of something, determined by expert
- boggle: (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
- yuan: Unit of money in China
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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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Tech giant Nvidia's value overtakes Apple | BBC News
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/06/08Wow, did you hear that Nvidia is now worth more than Apple?! This video dives into the incredible market rally that put Nvidia in the "3 Trillion Club," and you'll pick up some super useful vocabulary for talking about tech and finance along the way!
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