check out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morechunky
US /ˈtʃʌŋki/
UK /'tʃʌŋkɪ/
- Adjective
- Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
B2Moregasp
US /ɡæsp/
UK /ɡɑ:sp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To take a short quick breath because of surprise
- Noun
- A short quick breath because of surprise, shock
B1Moregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Moreplate
US /plet/
UK /pleɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
- Transitive Verb
- To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
A2TOEICMoresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Moresubmarine
US /ˈsʌbməˌrin, ˌsʌbməˈrin/
UK /ˌsʌbməˈri:n/
- Noun
- Ship that travels above and below the sea
B2Moresucceed
US /səkˈsid/
UK /sək'si:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- To take over position of one who has died or left
A2TOEICMoretough
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.
A2Moreup the spout
US /ʌp ði spaʊt/
UK /ʌp ðə spaʊt/
- other
- In a bad situation or ruined; failed.
B2More
Vocabulary
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- up the spout: In a bad situation or ruined; failed.
- check out
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- big: Popular
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
- submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
- rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
- chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
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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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ITSY BITSY SPIDER ♫ | Nursery Rhyme | Pancake Manor
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力量 posted on 2014/10/25Get ready to sing along to the super catchy "Itsy Bitsy Spider" with a fun twist from Pancake Manor! You'll love the playful characters and learn a great lesson about perseverance, all while practicing simple sentence structures and picking up some fun vocabulary.
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