accumulate
US /əˈkjumjəˌlet/
UK /əˈkju:mjəleɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
C2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreat the moment
US
UK
- Adverb
- At this time; now
A1Moreattention
US /əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /əˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taking notice of someone or something
- Noun
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
A2TOEICMoreavoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMoreblink
US /blɪŋk/
UK /blɪŋk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- To shine with a flickering light.
- Noun
- A quick shutting and opening of the eye.
- A brief flash of light.
B1Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morechit
US /tʃɪt/
UK /tʃɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Old use girl who is disrespectful to her elders
C2Morecompress
US /kəmˈprɛs/
UK /kəmˈpres/
- Transitive Verb
- To press tightly together
- To make smaller; reduce in time, size etc.
B1Moreconstant
US /ˈkɑnstənt/
UK /'kɒnstənt/
- Adjective
- Happening frequently or without pause
- Remaining the same over time or not changing.
- Noun
- Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
- A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
A2TOEICMorecore
US /kɔr, kor/
UK /kɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To take out the central section of a fruit
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important central part of something
- The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
A2Moredatum
US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/
UK /ˈdeɪtəm/
- Noun
- Item of factual information
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
B1Moredrag
US /dræɡ/
UK /dræɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
- Boring or annoying thing/activity
A2Moredrag on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To last longer than expected, in a boring way
A2Moreexpand
US /ɪkˈspænd/
UK /ɪk'spænd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something larger in size, number, amount
A2TOEICMoreexperiment
US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/
UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
A2TOEICMorefantasy
US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/
UK /'fæntəsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something imagined and very different from reality
- Work of literature set in an unreal world
B1Morefiction
US /ˈfɪkʃən/
UK /ˈfɪkʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Made-up stories; imagined events
- False statement or account about something
B1Morefly by
US /flai baɪ/
UK /flai bai/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass quickly
- To visit someone briefly
A1Morefootage
US /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/
UK /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A certain amount of film or video of something
- The length or amount of something measured in feet.
B2Moreharness
US /ˈhɑrnɪs/
UK /'hɑ:nɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To capture the power of something
- To put a harness on (an animal).
- Noun
- Equipment used by horses to pull things
- A means of controlling and utilizing something, especially natural energy.
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein the moment
US
UK
- Phrase
- At the present time; now.
- Spontaneously; without prior planning or consideration.
A1Moreindifferent
US /ɪnˈdɪfərənt, -ˈdɪfrənt/
UK /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/
- Adjective
- Neutral; not taking sides
- Not caring; without feeling
B1Moreinstant
US /ˈɪnstənt/
UK /ˈɪnstənt/
- Adjective
- (Food) requiring very little preparation
- Occurring immediately
- Noun
- A very short period of time
A2TOEICMorelook back
US /lʊk bæk/
UK /luk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think about past events
A1Morememorable
US /ˈmɛmərəbəl/
UK /ˈmemərəbl/
- Adjective
- Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
- Worth remembering; notable
B2Morenovelty
US /ˈnɑ:vlti/
UK /ˈnɒvlti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
B2TOEICMoreoutside of
US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
A1Morerepetitive
US /rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/
UK /rɪˈpetətɪv/
- Adjective
- Doing or saying the same things many times
B2Moreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMorereveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMoreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMoreroutine
US /ruˈtin/
UK /ru:ˈti:n/
- Adjective
- Happening or done regularly or habitually
- Always the same; boring through lack of variety
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
- Series of actions that make up a performance
A2TOEICMorespice
US /spaɪs/
UK /spaɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
- Transitive Verb
- To add chili, etc. to food to improve its taste
B1Morespike
US /spaɪk/
UK /spaɪk/
- Noun
- The top point in a graph
- Long, thin metal rod that ends in a point
- Intransitive Verb
- To go up to a point on a graph
B2Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoreupdate
US /ʌpˈdet/
UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Addition of a current version of something
- New information or data to make more current
- Transitive Verb
- To download the latest version of software
- To make more current or modern
B1TOEICMorevariety
US /vəˈraɪɪti/
UK /və'raɪətɪ/
- Noun
- Particular type of thing or person
- The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
A2TOEICMoreworth
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.
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- look back: To think about past events
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
- fly by: To pass quickly
- at the moment: At this time; now
- have to: Must do
- at least: As a minimum
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- spike: The top point in a graph
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- harness: To capture the power of something
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
- indifferent: Neutral; not taking sides
- datum: Item of factual information
- compress: To press tightly together
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- chit: Old use girl who is disrespectful to her elders
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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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佛斯特 posted on 2025/01/09Ever feel like time flies by too fast or drags on forever? This fascinating video explores how our brains actually perceive time, revealing how novelty and memory can literally change how long an experience feels! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and practical tips to make your days feel richer and more memorable.
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