acid
US /ˈæsɪd/
UK /ˈæsɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
A2Moreadverse
US /ædˈvɚs, ˈædˌvɚs/
UK /ˈædvɜ:s/
- Adjective
- Negative or harmful
B1TOEICMoreassign
US /əˈsaɪn/
UK /ə'saɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a particular job to do
- To give someone credit or blame for something
B2TOEICMoreblind
US /blaɪnd/
UK /blaɪnd/
- Adjective
- Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- Lacking in judgment or awareness
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to lose the ability to see
- To be unable to see the truth about a situation
A2Morecholesterol
US /kəˈlestərɔ:l/
UK /kəˈlestərɒl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
- Noun
- A test to measure the amount of cholesterol in your blood.
B2Morecomposite
US /kəmˈpɑzɪt/
UK /'kɒmpəzɪt/
- Adjective
- Made of more than one different part
- Noun
- Something made up of more than one different part
B2Moreconclude
US /kənˈklud/
UK /kənˈklu:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To finish or cause to finish; end
- To arrive at a judgment or opinion
A2Morecoronary
US /ˈkɒrən(ə)ri/
UK /'kɒrənrɪ/
- Adjective
- Concerning the heart
B2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredensity
US /ˈdɛnsɪti/
UK /ˈdensəti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- The degree of compactness of a substance.
C1TOEICMoredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoreefficacy
US /ˈɛfɪkəsi/
UK /ˈefɪkəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to produce a desired outcome
B2TOEICMoreelevate
US /ˈɛləˌvet/
UK /ˈelɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something higher
- To raise something in status, importance, feeling
B2Moreexamine
US /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
UK /ɪgˈzæmɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- To test your knowledge or ability
A2Moregout
US /ɡaʊt/
UK /gaʊt/
- Noun
- Painful inflammation of the big toe and foot
C1Moreguideline
US /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/
UK /ˈgaɪdlaɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- General rule or instruction how to do a thing
- A recommendation or suggestion that is not mandatory.
B1TOEICMoreimpairment
US /ɪmˈpermənt/
UK /ɪmˈpeəmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Damage leading to lower strength or quality
- A loss of function or ability.
B2Moreincidence
US /ˈɪnsɪdəns/
UK /ˈɪnsɪdəns/
- Noun
- The rate that something happens
B1Moreintolerable
US /ɪnˈtɑlərəbəl/
UK /ɪnˈtɒlərəbl/
- Adjective
- Unbearable; so that you cannot suffer any more
B2Moreintolerance
US /ɪn'tɒlərəns/
UK /ɪn'tɒlərəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Refusing to accept the ways of others
- Inability to certain things without getting sick
B1Moreintolerant
US /ɪnˈtɑlərənt/
UK /ɪn'tɒlərənt/
- Adjective
- Narrow-minded and will not accept other opinions
- Unable to tolerate a drug or food.
B1Moremajor
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
A2TOEICMoremedian
US /ˈmidiən/
UK /ˈmi:diən/
- Adjective
- Being in the middle or average
- Noun
- Middle of an ordered set of numbers
B2Moremg
US
UK
- Noun
- One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram
B2Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMoreof age
US /əv eɪdʒ/
UK /əv eɪdʒ/
- other
- Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
A2Moreoral
US /ˈɔrəl/
UK /ˈɔ:rəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mouth
- Spoken text
B1Moreplacebo
US /pləˈsibo/
UK /plə'si:bəʊ/
- Noun
- Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
B2Moreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreprevention
US /prɪˈvɛnʃən/
UK /prɪˈvenʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of stopping something bad from happening
B1Moreprimary
US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/
UK /'praɪmərɪ/
- Adjective
- Most important, most basic or essential
- Happening first; earliest
B2Morerandomize
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange in a random order
B2Morerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMorereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMorerenal
US /ˈrinəl/
UK /ˈri:nl/
- Adjective
- Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
B2Morerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMoresignificantly
US /sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ/
UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is important or noticeable
- In a way that is meaningful
A2Morestroke
US /strok/
UK /strəʊk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
- Mark made by a pen, pencil or brush
- Transitive Verb
- To rub your hand in a caring way on something
B1Moretherapy
US /ˈθɛrəpi/
UK /'θerəpɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Treatment to help cure an illness
- Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
B2Moretreatment
US /ˈtritmənt/
UK /ˈtri:tmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- Way someone acts toward another
A2TOEICMoretrial
US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/
UK /ˈtraɪəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- Act or process of testing or experimenting
- Transitive Verb
- To be made or done as a test or experiment
A2TOEICMoreunable
US /ʌnˈebəl/
UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/
- Adjective
- Not being able to do something
B1TOEICMoreunwilling
US /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
UK /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Not wanting to do
B1More
Vocabulary
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- require: To demand that someone does something
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- impairment: Damage leading to lower strength or quality
- daily: Happening every day
- density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
- oral: Concerning the mouth
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- adverse: Negative or harmful
- intolerant: Narrow-minded and will not accept other opinions
- elevate: To make something higher
- efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- coronary: Concerning the heart
- prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- incidence: The rate that something happens
- guideline: General rule or instruction how to do a thing
- median: Being in the middle or average
- secondary: Being of less importance than something else
- composite: Made of more than one different part
- unable: Not being able to do something
- intolerance: Refusing to accept the ways of others
- unwilling: Not wanting to do
- intolerable: Unbearable; so that you cannot suffer any more
- renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
- gout: Painful inflammation of the big toe and foot
- randomize: To arrange in a random order
- mg: One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram
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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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Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes | NEJM
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許詩鑫 posted on 2025/01/17Ever wondered about new ways to manage cholesterol, especially if statins aren't an option? This video dives into the Bempedoic Acid trial, explaining its impact on cardiovascular events and offering a fantastic chance to boost your vocabulary with terms like 'statin intolerance' and 'LDL cholesterol'!
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