afford
US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/
UK /ə'fɔ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To make available, to provide
- To have enough money to pay for something
A2TOEICMoreappointment
US /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
UK /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- Noun
- Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- Time you arranged to meet someone or do something
A2TOEICMorearrogance
US /ˈærəɡəns/
UK /ˈærəgəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rude manner from belief you are better than others
B2TOEICMorebeggar
US /ˈbɛɡɚ/
UK /ˈbegə(r)/
- Noun
- Poor person who asks others for money and food
B1Morebloated
US /ˈbloʊtɪd/
UK /ˈbləʊtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid
- Adjective
- Swelled up or inflated with gas or liquid
C2Morebullshit
US /ˈbʊlˌʃɪt/
UK /ˈbʊlʃɪt/
- Interjection
- Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- Uncountable Noun
- Nonsense; something that is not true.
C2Moreceo
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- CEO for Chief Operating Officer
C2Morecombine
US /kəmˈbaɪn/
UK /kəmˈbaɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To mix several things together to form one thing
- To harvest by means of a combine.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
- A mixture of different things.
A2Morecorrect
US /kəˈrɛkt/
UK /kə'rekt/
- Adjective
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- Transitive Verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
A2Moredamn
US /dæm/
UK /dæm/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- To threaten with everlasting punishment
- Interjection
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance
B2Moredebt
US /dɛt/
UK /det/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- A moral or social obligation.
A2TOEICMoredeficit
US /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/
UK /ˈdefɪsɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount less than what is needed or required
- The amount by which expenditure or liabilities exceed income or assets.
B1Morediscretion
US /dɪˈskrɛʃən/
UK /dɪˈskreʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- The right to exercise your own judgment
B2TOEICMoredismiss
US /dɪsˈmɪs/
UK /dɪsˈmɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To consider that something is at an end
- To end someone's employment; fire someone
A2TOEICMoredoge
US /doʊdʒ/
UK /dəʊdʒ/
- Noun
- Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa
C2Moredonate
US /ˈdoˌnet, doˈnet/
UK /dəʊ'neɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
B1TOEICMoreemperor
US /ˈɛmpəɚ/
UK /'empərə(r)/
- Noun
- Man who rules an empire
B1Moreexcess
US /ˈɛkˌsɛs/
UK /ɪkˈses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- An extra amount.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be more than or go beyond.
B1Moreextremely
US /ɪk'strimlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- Remarkably; unusually.
B1Morefederal
US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/
UK /'fedərəl/
- Adjective
- Consisting of several united states
- Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
- Proper Noun
- The central banking system of the United States.
B1Morefleece
US /flis/
UK /fli:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To cheat someone out of money, possessions
- Adjective
- (Of fabric) with a soft warm pile
C1Morefollow suit
US /ˈfɑlo sut/
UK /ˈfɔləu sju:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do the same thing that someone else has done
A2Morefor show
US /fɚ ʃo/
UK /fə ʃəu/
- other
- Done only to impress others, not for real use.
B2Morefortune
US /ˈfɔrtʃən/
UK /'fɔ:tʃu:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What might happen to you in the future
- Chance or luck, particularly good luck
- Transitive Verb
- To bring good fortune to.
B1TOEICMorefuneral
US /ˈfjunərəl/
UK /ˈfju:nərəl/
- Noun
- Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- Adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a funeral; mournful or somber.
B1Morego straight
US /ɡo stret/
UK /ɡəu streit/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue in the same direction without turning.
- To start living an honest and law-abiding life.
A1Moregovernor
US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/
UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who leads a state or province
B2Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMorehail
US /hel/
UK /heɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
- Intransitive Verb
- To fly, fall together through the air
- Used to say that hail is falling
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morehonor
US /ˈɑnɚ/
UK /'ɒnə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
B2TOEICMoreinto space
US
UK
- Phrase
- Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- Figuratively, entering a realm of imagination or abstraction.
A1Morelaunch
US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/
UK /lɔ:ntʃ/
- Noun
- Starting a new project; introducing new product
- Act of firing rockets into the air
- Transitive Verb
- To start a new project; start selling a product
- To put a rocket into the air
A2TOEICMorelay off
US /le ɔf/
UK /lei ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop troubling or hitting someone
- To stop employing a worker, e.g. temporarily
A2Moremake up
US /mek ʌp/
UK /meik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To invent or create a story
- To add up to
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To invent a story, excuse, etc.
- To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
A1Moremaster
US /ˈmæstɚ/
UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To gain control over something
- To learn to do something very well
- Adjective
- Being very skilled at doing something
- Being the main or most important thing or part
A2Moremilitary
US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/
UK /'mɪlətrɪ/
- Noun
- Army or armed forces
- Adjective
- Concerning the army or navy
B1Moremusk
US /mʌsk/
UK /mʌsk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
C1Moreno shame
US
UK
- Adjective
- Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
- Showing a lack of hesitation or embarrassment in a way that is admirable or amusing; bold.
- Phrase
- Without apology or regret.
A1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Morereduction
US /rɪˈdʌkʃən/
UK /rɪ'dʌkʃn/
- Noun
- Act of making something smaller
B1Moreregime
US /reˈʒim, rɪ-/
UK /reɪˈʒi:m/
- Noun
- A system of management; a form of government
B1Morerestructure
US /riˈstrʌktʃɚ/
UK /ˌri:'strʌktʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To change or organize something in a different way
B1Moreshame
US /ʃem/
UK /ʃeɪm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel ashamed
A2Moresilly
US /ˈsɪli/
UK /'sɪlɪ/
- Adjective
- Careless
- Acting funny or playfully
A2Moreslash
US /slæʃ/
UK /slæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line ( / ) used in writing
- Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut violently with a sharp object
- To decrease something by a large amount
B2TOEICMoresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMorestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoretownsfolk
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People living in a town
C2Moretricky
US /ˈtrɪki/
UK /'trɪkɪ/
- Adjective
- Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
A2Morewarrant
US /ˈwɔ:rənt/
UK /ˈwɒrənt/
- Noun
- Official authorization for some action or decision
- Transitive Verb
- To guarantee or legally swear something
B1TOEICMorewhim
US /hwɪm, wɪm/
UK /wɪm/
- Noun
- A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
- for show: Done only to impress others, not for real use.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- follow suit: To do the same thing that someone else has done
- make up: To invent or create a story
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- strike: To hit something
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- silly: Careless
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- military: Army or armed forces
- afford: To make available, to provide
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- regime: A system of management; a form of government
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- master: To gain control over something
- funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- act: To behave in a certain way
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- business: A company formed for making profit
- discretion: The right to exercise your own judgment
- emperor: Man who rules an empire
- warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
- whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
- bloated: To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid
- governor: Person who leads a state or province
- bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
- beggar: Poor person who asks others for money and food
- fleece: To cheat someone out of money, possessions
- restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
- doge: Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa
- townsfolk: People living in a town
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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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【Let the DOGE fly 】Crazy layoff, China's Take on Elon Musk's DOGE! 效率部|马斯克|裁员|让子弹飞
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Robin posted on 2025/02/18Ever wondered how China might react to Elon Musk's wild ideas, like the 'DOGE Presidency'? This video dives into that satirical take, packed with advanced vocabulary about federal debt and restructuring that you'll pick up through lively dialogues. It's a fantastic chance to boost your understanding of workplace practical language and cultural depth!
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