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algorithm
US /ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm/
UK /'ælɡərɪðəm/
- Noun
- A step-by-step problem-solving feature
B2Morearchitecture
US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛktʃɚ/
UK /ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Design and construction of buildings
- The style or design of a building or buildings.
A2Moreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Moreaside from
US /əˈsaɪd frʌm/
UK /əˈsaid frɔm/
- Phrase
A1Moreat a time
US /æt e taɪm/
UK /æt ə taim/
- Phrase
- Separately; one by one
- Simultaneously; together
A1Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Morebandwidth
US /ˈbændˌwɪdθ, -ˌwɪθ/
UK /'bændwɪdθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Data transmission rate over the internet
B2Morebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Morebehind the scenes
US
UK
- Phrase
- Secretly or without being known to the public.
- In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
A1Morebinary
US /ˈbaɪnəri/
UK /ˈbaɪnəri/
- Adjective
- Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
- Noun
- Mathematical language using only one and zero
B2Morecache
US /kæʃ/
UK /kæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Weapons etc.) which are hidden away illegally
- Memory where webpages are kept until needed
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something, e.g. weapons or drugs
B2Morecalculation
US /ˌkælkjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Process or result of using mathematics
- An educated guess about something
B2Morecalculator
US /ˈkælkjəˌletɚ/
UK /'kælkjʊleɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- A small electronic device used for calculation
B2Morecargo
US /ˈkɑ:rgoʊ/
UK /ˈkɑ:gəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Goods carried in a ship or plane
B2Morechip
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
B1Morecircuit
US /ˈsɜ:rkɪt/
UK /ˈsɜ:kɪt/
- Noun
- An area where cars race in a circle
- Route for journey all the way around a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To complete a journey all the way round an area
B1Morecomplicate
US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/
UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
B1Morecoordinate
US /ko'ɔrdəˈnet/
UK /kəʊ'ɔ:dɪneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To match styles or colors that go well together
- To cause body parts to move smoothly together
- Noun
- Point on a map defining a location e.g. 135N, 34W
- A matching set of clothes.
B1Morecore
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.
A2Moredive
US /daɪv/
UK /daɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- Rapid fall through air
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
B1Moreencode
US /ɛnˈkod/
UK /ɪn'kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To change a message or information into code
B2Moreequivalent
US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
- Adjective
- Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- Having the same meaning or significance.
- Noun
- Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
B1TOEICMoreessentially
US /ɪˈsenʃəli/
UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/
- Adverb
- Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
A2Moreexecute
US /ˈɛksɪˌkjut/
UK /ˈeksɪkju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- To perform a plan or action
B1TOEICMoreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMoreflexible
US /ˈflɛksəbəl/
UK /ˈfleksəbl/
- Adjective
- Bending easily
- Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
B1TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
from the first
US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/
UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/
- other
- From the very beginning.
B2Moregeneration
US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
A2TOEICMorehas over
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To invite someone to your house.
- To have more than a certain number or amount.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein parallel
US /ɪn ˈpærəˌlɛl/
UK /in ˈpærəlel/
- Adverb
- Done at the same time; simultaneously.
- Adjective
- Relating to a system where multiple operations are carried out simultaneously, especially in computing.
C2Morein the scene
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
- Actively participating in a performance or dramatic situation.
A1Moreincoming
US /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/
UK /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Coming toward a place or position; arriving
- Newly elected or appointed; succeeding to a position.
- Uncountable Noun
- Money or revenue received.
C1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreinstruction
US /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
UK /ɪn'strʌkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A command for someone formally to do something
- Act of teaching or explaining to others
- Uncountable Noun
- Information about how to do or use something
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelottery
US /ˈlɑtəri/
UK /'lɒtərɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Betting game of buying tickets to win money
- Condition in which outcome is determined by luck
B2Moremining
US /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
UK /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of digging to get coal, gold, silver etc.
B2Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moremultiple
US /ˈmʌltəpəl/
UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/
- Adjective
- Having or involving more than one of something
- Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
- Countable Noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
B1Moremultiply
US /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/
UK /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
- To increase something by a large quantity
B1Moreneural
US /ˈnʊrəl, ˈnjʊr-/
UK /ˈnjuərəl/
- Adjective
- About the nerves or nervous system
B2Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Moreobject
US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/
UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
- To state one's reason for disagreement
A2TOEICMoreon a set
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located or working at a filming location.
- Defined or applicable to a specific set in mathematics.
A2Moreon the table
US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/
UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of a table.
- Available for consideration or discussion.
A1Moreparallel
US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/
UK /'pærəlel/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be equal to, or like, something else
- To compare
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A line on a map a set distance from the equator
- A similarity; a comparison.
B1Morephysical
US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- Adjective
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
A2Moreplug into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To connect an electrical device to a power source.
A1Moreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMorerandom
US /ˈrændəm/
UK /'rændəm/
- Adjective
- Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
B1Moreresult
US /rɪˈzʌlt/
UK /rɪ'zʌlt/
- Noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- Intransitive Verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
- To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
A2Morerun on
US /rʌn ɑn/
UK /rʌn ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
- To talk without stopping, often on the same topic
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue without a break or clear separation, especially in writing.
A1Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMorescheme
US /skim/
UK /ski:m/
- Noun
- Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- Way something is organized, e.g. colors of a room
- Intransitive Verb
- To make secret plans to do something (often bad)
A2TOEICMoreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMoreset to
US /sɛt tu/
UK /set tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
A1Morespecifically
US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/
- Adverb
- As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- In a definite and clear manner.
A2Morestart up
US /stɑrt ʌp/
UK /stɑ:t ʌp/
- Countable Noun
- A newly established business.
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin or initiate something.
- To begin a new business or enterprise.
A1Morestick around
US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/
UK /stik əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain in place; not leave or go
A2Morestream
US /strim/
UK /stri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- Noun
- Classes split into ability levels
- A small river
A2Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moretake off
US /tek ɔf/
UK /teik ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove, e.g. your clothes
- To make arrangements to be absent from work
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove (an item of clothing).
- To depart; to leave.
A1Moretensor
US /ˈtɛnsɚ, -ˌsɔr/
UK /ˈtensə(r)/
- Noun
- Generalization of the concept of a vector
B2Morethankful to
US
UK
- Adjective
- Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
C1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Morethread
US /θrɛd/
UK /θred/
- Noun
- Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
- Transitive Verb
- To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
- To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle
B1TOEICMoretrace
US /tres/
UK /treɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an outline to determine a shape
- To find someone or something that has disappeared
- Uncountable Noun
- Very small quantity of something
- A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
B1Moretrade off
US /treid ɔf/
UK /treid ɔf/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Exchange that occurs as a compromise
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To accept that you cannot have everything you want and give up something that is less important so that you can have what is more important.
- To balance two opposing situations or qualities; to compromise.
C2Moreunit
US /ˈjunɪt/
UK /ˈju:nɪt/
- Countable Noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
B2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1Morewarp
US /wɔ:rp/
UK /wɔ:p/
- Noun
- Twist or bend in something normally straight
- Transitive Verb
- To influence someone to become bad/do evil thing
B2Morework in
US /wɚk ɪn/
UK /wə:k in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make an opening for something in your schedule
- To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
A1Morezoom out
US /zum aʊt/
UK /zu:m aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
- To take a broader perspective; to consider the overall context.
