action
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Moredestroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMoredeter
US /dɪˈtə:/
UK /dɪˈtɜ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
B2TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
guard
US /ɡɑrd/
UK /ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
A2Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morenational
US /ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl/
UK /'næʃnəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- Countable Noun
- A person of a particular country
A2Moreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreresult
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.
A2Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMoretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2More
Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- tiny: Very, very small
- huge: Very very large
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- voice: Ability to sing well
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- small: Little in size; not big
- park: Person's name
- african: Concerning the culture and people of Africa
- news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
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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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