ad
US /æd/
UK /æd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Public notice or advertisement
C2TOEICMoreastronomy
US /əˈstrɑ:nəmi/
UK /əˈstrɒnəmi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of stars and other bodies in space
B2Moreatmosphere
US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/
UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Air around us
- Feeling or mood of a place
A2Moreburst
US /bɚst/
UK /bɜ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
- Noun
- Brief time period when something happens and ends
- A sudden outbreak or display of something.
A2Morecommercial
US /kəˈmɚʃəl/
UK /kəˈmə:ʃəl/
- Noun
- Radio or television advertisement
- Adjective
- A notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
- Designed for or primarily concerned with financial success.
B1Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMoreconfident
US /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/
UK /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
- Adjective
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Having a strong belief in the truth or certainty of something.
- Noun
- A person who is self-assured and believes in their abilities.
A2Moreconscious
US /ˈkɑnʃəs/
UK /ˈkɒnʃəs/
- Adjective
- Aware of what is going on around you
- Intentionally done; deliberate.
A2Morecourtyard
US /ˈkɔ:rtjɑ:rd/
UK /ˈkɔ:tjɑ:d/
- Noun
- Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
B2Morecrossroad
US /'krɔ:sˌroʊd/
UK /'krɔ:srəʊd/
- Noun
- Junction where one street or road crosses another
C2Morediploma
US /dɪˈplomə/
UK /dɪˈpləʊmə/
- Noun
- Document certifying graduation
B2Moredistinctive
US /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
UK /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
- Adjective
- Having a quality that is different from others
- Having a quality or characteristic that makes a person or thing different from others; easily distinguishable.
A2TOEICMoreembark
US /ɪmˈbɑ:rk/
UK /ɪmˈbɑ:k/
- Intransitive Verb
- To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
B2TOEICMoreglance
US /glæns/
UK /glɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Quick or temporary look at
- Intransitive Verb
- To look somewhere quickly and then look away
A2Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Morehemisphere
US /ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr/
UK /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One half of a rounded, ball-like object
- One of the two masses forming the brain
B2Morehistorian
US /hɪˈstɔriən/
UK /hɪˈstɔ:riən/
- Noun
- Someone who studies the course of history
B1Morehistorical
US /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl,-ˈstɑr-/
UK /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/
- Adjective
- Connected with the past
B1Morehometown
US /ˈhomˈtaʊn/
UK /'həʊmtaʊn/
- Noun
- Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
B2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morein use
US /ɪn juz/
UK /in ju:z/
- Adjective
- Being used at the present time.
A2Moreinheritance
US /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns/
UK /ɪnˈherɪtəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Past ideals, styles still important in the present
- Act of receiving property or money after a death
B1Moreinspire
US /ɪnˈspaɪr/
UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe in
- To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
B1TOEICMoreinvestment
US /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
UK /ɪnˈvestmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- Something you invest in, such as a company, property, etc.
A2TOEICMorelegacy
US /ˈlɛɡəsi/
UK /'leɡəsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- Something left or given by a person who has died
- Adjective
- Relating to old or outdated computer systems or software.
B2TOEICMoremerchant
US /ˈmɜ:rtʃənt/
UK /ˈmɜ:tʃənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who buys and sells goods
- A retail dealer; shopkeeper.
- Adjective
- Engaged in trade or commerce.
B1Moremosque
US /mɑ:sk/
UK /mɒsk/
- Noun
- Muslim temple or place of worship
B1Moremuslim
US /ˈmʌzləm, ˈmʊz-, ˈmʌs-, ˈmʊs-/
UK /ˈmʊzlɪm/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to Islam
C2Morephilosophy
US /fɪˈlɑsəfi/
UK /fə'lɒsəfɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
- Attitude to life that a person has
C1Morepope
US /pop/
UK /pu:p/
- Proper Noun
- Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
B2Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreprogressive
US /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/
UK /prəˈgresɪv/
- Adjective
- Believing in modern ideas about social change
- Increasing in extent or severity; occurring in gradual stages.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People believing in bringing about social change
- A person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
A2Morepurpose
US /ˈpɚpəs/
UK /'pɜ:pəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- A person's sense of resolve or determination.
- Adverb
- With clear intention or determination.
- Intentionally; deliberately.
A2TOEICMorereligious
US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
UK /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
- Adjective
- Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
B1Morerevival
US /rɪˈvaɪvəl/
UK /rɪˈvaɪvəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Process of becoming active, strong or alive again
- New revised version of a play or movie
B2Moreseek
US /sik/
UK /si:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
A2TOEICMorestructure
US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- A building or other man-made object.
- Transitive Verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
A2TOEICMoretake in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- To include or add
- Transitive Verb
- To absorb (liquid).
- To understand or comprehend something.
A1Morethirst
US /θɚst/
UK /θɜ:st/
- Uncountable Noun
- Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a powerful desire for e.g. knowledge
- To have a powerful desire to drink
B2Moretribe
US /traɪb/
UK /traɪb/
- Noun
- Racial group united by language, religion, customs
B1Morewealth
US /wɛlθ/
UK /welθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in use: Being used at the present time.
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- atmosphere: Air around us
- legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- seek: To ask someone for help
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- leave: To go away from; depart
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- century: Period of 100 years
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- land: Region or country
- tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
- merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- diploma: Document certifying graduation
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- historical: Connected with the past
- revival: Process of becoming active, strong or alive again
- astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
- pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
- mosque: Muslim temple or place of worship
- inheritance: Past ideals, styles still important in the present
- thirst: Powerful desire or need for e.g. knowledge
- historian: Someone who studies the course of history
- muslim: Of or relating to Islam
- courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
- hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
- crossroad: Junction where one street or road crosses another
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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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Fatima Al-Fihri - The Change Makers
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劉德偉 posted on 2025/04/28Ever wondered about the world's oldest university? Dive into the incredible story of Fatima Al-Fihri, the visionary woman who founded Al-Qarawiyyin, and explore the rich history of the Islamic Golden Age. You'll boost your vocabulary with advanced terms and gain fascinating cultural insights along the way!
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