abc
US
UK
- Noun
- First letters of the Roman alphabet
C1Moreaction
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Moreaffirm
US /əˈfɚm/
UK /ə'fɜ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
- To show you support or agree
B2Moreagency
US /ˈedʒənsi/
UK /'eɪdʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business that provides some service for others
B1TOEICMoreannually
US /ˈænjʊəlɪ/
UK /ˈænjuəli/
- Adverb
- Every year; once a year
B1Moreatoll
US /ˈætɔ:l/
UK /ˈætɒl/
- Countable Noun
- Island with a circular coral reef and a lagoon
C1Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebrutal
US /ˈbrutl/
UK /'bru:tl/
- Adjective
- Extremely violent or mean
B1Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Moreclimate
US /ˈklaɪmɪt/
UK /ˈklaɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
A2Morecontribute
US /kənˈtrɪbjut/
UK /kən'trɪbju:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be a factor in causing something to happen
- To donate, give (money) or help to something
A2Morecrisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
B1Moreculture
US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/
UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
- Transitive Verb
- To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
A2Moredaunt
US /dɔnt, dɑnt/
UK /dɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel less courageous or confident
B2TOEICMoreendanger
US /ɛnˈdendʒɚ/
UK /ɪn'deɪndʒə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
B1Moregreenhouse
US /ˈɡrinˌhaʊs/
UK /'ɡri:nhaʊs/
- Adjective
- Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
- Countable Noun
- Glass building used for growing plants
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheritage
US /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/
UK /'herɪtɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
B1Moreidentity
US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/
UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
- Who someone is; the name of a person
B1Moreimpact
US /ˈɪmˌpækt/
UK /'ɪmpækt/
- Noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
- To have a strong effect on someone or something.
A2TOEICMoreleave aside
US /liv əˈsaɪd/
UK /li:v əˈsaid/
- Phrasal Verb
- To ignore something for the moment
B2Morelevel
US /ˈlɛvəl/
UK /'levl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Specific height of something
- Amount of ability you have compared to others
- Transitive Verb
- To aim a gun at someone
- To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
A2TOEICMorelive on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to exist or be remembered.
- To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
membership
US /ˈmembərʃɪp/
UK /ˈmembəʃɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Being a member of a group; joining a group
B1TOEICMoremigrate
US /ˈmaɪgreɪt/
UK /maɪˈgreɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one country or place to live or work
B1Morenarrow
US /ˈnæro/
UK /'nærəʊ/
- Adjective
- Not wide; short from one side to the other
- Limited; not broad in scope
- Intransitive Verb
- To become thinner or less wide
A2TOEICMorepathway
US /ˈpæθˌwe, ˈpɑθ-/
UK /ˈpɑ:θweɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A path or way that you can walk
B1Morepermanent
US /ˈpɚmənənt/
UK /'pɜ:mənənt/
- Adjective
- Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
- Noun
- A person who is a permanent employee.
- A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
B1TOEICMoreprospect
US /ˈprɑsˌpɛkt/
UK /'prɒspekt/
- Noun
- Opportunity or chance for success
- Person who is considered for a particular position
- Transitive Verb
- To search for minerals such as gold or diamonds
- To consider or explore something; examine.
A2TOEICMoreregardless of
US /rɪˈɡɑrdlɪs ʌv/
UK /riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv/
- Phrase
- Preposition
- Without being affected or influenced by something; despite.
A2Moreremake
US /riˈmek/
UK /'ri:meɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange or prepare something again
- Make anew; to reform
B1Morerise above
US /raɪz əˈbʌv/
UK /raiz əˈbʌv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- To not allow oneself to be affected by negative emotions or behaviors.
A1Morespecialize
US /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
UK /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To focus on one area of a field or profession
- To change to fit your environment
A2TOEICMorestrip
US /strɪp/
UK /strɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
- Countable Noun
- Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
B1Morestrip of
US
UK
- Phrase
- A long, narrow piece of something.
- A long, narrow area of land.
A1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMorethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMorethreat to
US
UK
- Phrase
- A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
B2Moretide
US /taɪd/
UK /taɪd/
- Noun
- Way opinions or events are developing or changing
- Regular rise and fall of the level of the sea
- Transitive Verb
- To give you what is needed for a short time
C2TOEICMoretreaty
US /ˈtriti/
UK /ˈtri:ti/
- Noun
- An agreement between nations
B1TOEICMoreupset
US /ʌpˈsɛt/
UK /ʌpˈset/
- Adjective
- (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- Troubled, worried, or angry
- Transitive Verb
- To turn upside down or on its side
- To trouble, worry, or anger someone
A2Moreurge
US /ɚdʒ/
UK /ɜ:dʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
A2More
Vocabulary
- strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
- rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- regardless of
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- leave aside: To ignore something for the moment
- have to: Must do
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- urge: A strong desire for something
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
- brutal: Extremely violent or mean
- prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- leave: To go away from; depart
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- daily: Happening every day
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- land: Region or country
- tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- treaty: An agreement between nations
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- pathway: A path or way that you can walk
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- specialize: To focus on one area of a field or profession
- level: Specific height of something
- affirm: To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
- greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
- membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
- annually: Every year; once a year
- daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
- endanger: To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
- remake: To arrange or prepare something again
- atoll: Island with a circular coral reef and a lagoon
- abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet
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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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Tuvalu fights to keep maritime boundaries as sea levels rise | The World
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劉奕萱 posted on 2025/04/20Ever wondered what happens when an entire country faces the threat of disappearing due to rising sea levels? This fascinating report from ABC News dives into Tuvalu's fight to preserve its maritime boundaries and statehood, offering a powerful look at climate justice. You'll gain a deeper understanding of this critical issue and pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way!
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