ad
US /æd/
UK /æd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Public notice or advertisement
C2TOEICMoredesperate
US /ˈdɛspərɪt/
UK /ˈdespərət/
- Adjective
- Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- State of urgently wanting to go to the toilet
A2Moremessage
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
UK /'mesɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To communicate using text
A2TOEICMoreneedy
US /ˈnidi/
UK /ˈni:di/
- Adjective
- Poor; without much money
B2Morepathetic
US /pəˈθɛtɪk/
UK /pəˈθetɪk/
- Adjective
- Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
B1Morepersonal
US /ˈpɚsənəl/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/
- Adjective
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
A2Morephone
US /foʊn/
UK /fəʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk to someone using a telephone
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
A2TOEICMorereference
US /ˈrɛfərəns, ˈrɛfrəns/
UK /'refrəns/
- Noun
- A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- Note in a book, etc. giving source of information
- Transitive Verb
- To cite a piece of research in speech or writing
- Mention or refer to.
A2TOEICMoresnub
US /snʌb/
UK /snʌb/
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone rudely by ignoring them
- Noun
- Ignoring someone in a rude way; put down
C1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- needy: Poor; without much money
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- call: A order or request for action
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- talk: Style of speaking
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- snub: To treat someone rudely by ignoring them
- ugh: Sound people make when hurt
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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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