alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreat some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Morebear
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
A2Morecolored
US /'kʌləd/
UK /'kʌləd/
- Transitive Verb
- To change or affect someone's opinion
- To make something colorful using colored pencils
- Adjective
- Having a color or kind of color
- Having a certain color skin, usually dark
A2Morecolorless
US /'kʌləlɪs/
UK /'kʌləlɪs/
- Adjective
- Not having any color
- Not having any interesting features
B1Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Moredamage
US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical harm that is done to something
- Transitive Verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
- To harm the reputation of someone.
A2TOEICMoredarker
US
UK
- Adjective
- Having less light; less light in color
A2Moredescendant
US /dɪˈsɛndənt/
UK /dɪˈsendənt/
- Countable Noun
- Family member from generations following you
C1Moredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMoreequator
US /ɪˈkwetɚ/
UK /ɪ'kweɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
B1Moregene
US /dʒin/
UK /dʒi:n/
- Noun
- Part of cell controlling development of a thing
B1Moregenetic
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/
- Adjective
- Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- Relating to genes or heredity.
B1Morehorrify
US /ˈhɔ:rɪfaɪ/
UK /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel horror or shock
B2Moreiris
US
UK
- Noun
- Round colored part of an eye
- Tall flowering plant with long pointed leaves
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B2Moremelanin
US /ˈmɛlənɪn/
UK /ˈmelənɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Pigment giving color to skin, hair etc.
C2Moremeow
US /miˈaʊ/
UK /mɪ'aʊ/
- Noun
- Cry like a cat
- Intransitive Verb
- To cry like a cat
C1Moremutation
US /mjuˈteʃən/
UK /mju:'teɪʃn/
- Noun
- Change that changes genetic structure
B2Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMorepercentage
US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/
UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- An advantage or allowance.
B1Morepigment
US /ˈpɪɡmənt/
UK /'pɪɡmənt/
- Noun
- Substance that makes things have a certain color
B2Morepredominantly
US /prɪˈdɑ:mɪnəntli/
UK /prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/
- Adverb
- Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
- In a way that is most noticeable or has the most influence.
C2Moreproduction
US /prəˈdʌkʃən, pro-/
UK /prəˈdʌkʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of producing or growing food naturally
- Process of making something on a large scale
A2TOEICMorereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMoreresult
US /rɪˈzʌlt/
UK /rɪ'zʌlt/
- Noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- Intransitive Verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
- To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
A2Morescatter
US /ˈskætɚ/
UK /'skætə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To throw or move into various different directions
- Transitive Verb
- To place or leave things in various places
B2Moresolely
US /ˈsolli, ˈsoli/
UK /ˈsəʊlli:, ˈsəʊli:/
- Adverb
- With no one or nothing else
B1TOEICMoreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2More
Vocabulary
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- amount: Quantity of something
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- solely: With no one or nothing else
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- point: An item to be discussed
- equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- melanin: Pigment giving color to skin, hair etc.
- alive: Living; not dead
- descendant: Family member from generations following you
- scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- person: Man, woman or child
- part: Division of a book
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- live: To be alive
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- iris: Round colored part of an eye
- horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
- meow: Cry like a cat
- darker: Having less light; less light in color
- colored: To change or affect someone's opinion
- colorless: Not having any color
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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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EYE COLOR - Why do we have different color eyes?
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Ever wondered why your eyes are a certain color? This video dives into the fascinating science behind eye color, explaining the role of genetics and melanin in a way that's super easy to understand! You'll pick up some cool new vocabulary related to science and human evolution, making it a fun way to boost your English knowledge.
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