aye
US /aɪ/
UK /aɪ/
- Interjection
- Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
B2Morecaptain
US /ˈkæptən/
UK /'kæptɪn/
- Noun
- Title of a senior officer in the military
- Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
- Transitive Verb
- To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
B1Moredeck
US /dɛk/
UK /dek/
- Noun
- Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- Transitive Verb
- To hit someone hard enough to knock them down
B1Moreflop
US /flɑ:p/
UK /flɒp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
- To move loosely and without precision
- Noun
- Book, movie etc. that is a total sales failure
- Sound of something large hitting water
B2TOEICMorenautical
US /ˈnɔtɪkəl/
UK /ˈnɔ:tɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning ships, sailing or sailors
C1Morenonsense
US /ˈnɑ:nsens/
UK /ˈnɒnsns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- Foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
- Interjection
- Used to say that you do not agree with something or think it is not true.
A2Moreon the deck
US /ɑn ðə dɛk/
UK /ɒn ðə dek/
- Preposition
- Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
- other
- Ready and available to take action or begin something.
A2Morepineapple
US /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/
UK /ˈpaɪnæpl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- The tropical plant that produces the pineapple fruit.
- Adjective
- Having the flavor of pineapple.
C1Moreporous
US /ˈpɔrəs, ˈpor-/
UK /ˈpɔ:rəs/
- Adjective
- With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
- (Of borders) easy for people to pass through
C1More
Vocabulary
- on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
- nautical: Concerning ships, sailing or sailors
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- aye: Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
- sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
- yellow: Color of lemons or the sun
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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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"SpongeBob SquarePants" Theme Song (NEW HD) | Episode Opening Credits | Nick Animation
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李佳聲 posted on 2025/01/07Get ready to sing along to the iconic "SpongeBob SquarePants" theme song in this fun HD intro! You'll have a blast practicing simple sentence structures and picking up some playful, nautical vocabulary in this classic cartoon call-and-response.
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