Vocabulary
- speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
- against you: In opposition to you.
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- committee: Group of people who do or decide something
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- shut: To stop being open for business
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- happen: To take place or occur
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- bounty: Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
- pro: Reason given in support of something
- advocacy: Request for change
- activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
- online: Connected to the internet
- eve: The time just before something happens
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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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被通緝港人張晞晴：「我懷疑我在英國被跟蹤」－ BBC News 中文
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xjv22844 posted on 2025/03/31Ever wondered what it's like to be a political exile facing threats and a bounty? This powerful testimony from Chloe Cheng offers a personal look into the Hong Kong crackdown and the challenges faced by pro-democracy activists. You'll gain deep cultural insights and pick up advanced vocabulary related to political affairs and personal safety.
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