activate
US /ˈæktəˌvet/
UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- To make something start working
B1Moreattack
US /əˈtæk/
UK /ə'tæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- Noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
A2Moreattempt
US /əˈtɛmpt/
UK /ə'tempt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
- Noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
A2TOEICMorebase
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMoreblast
US /blæst/
UK /blɑ:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone with words
- To destroy something with explosives
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Destructive wave of air from an explosion
- Strong current of wind
B1Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebumblebee
US /ˈbʌmbəlˌbi/
UK /ˈbʌmblbi:/
- Countable Noun
- Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
C2Moreceremony
US /ˈsɛrəˌmoni/
UK /'serəmənɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special social or religious event
- Rigidly formal way of behaving
B1Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Morecomedy
US /ˈkɑmɪdi/
UK /'kɒmədɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
A2Morecoronation
US /ˌkɔ:rəˈneɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- Crowning of a king or queen
B2Morefaint
US /fent/
UK /feɪnt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
- Adjective
- Lacking strength; weak; lacking clarity
- Very small, as in a chance or hope
A2Morefellow
US /ˈfɛlo/
UK /'feləʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Man or a boy
- Student paid to study and teach after college
- Adjective
- Being of the same kind
- Sharing a particular activity, situation, or characteristic.
A2TOEICMoreget here
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To arrive at a specific location.
A1Moreget on with
US /ɡɛt ɑn wɪð/
UK /ɡet ɔn wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a good relationship with someone
get out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moreglory
US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/
UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of having respect, honor or pride
- Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
B1Morehint
US /hɪnt/
UK /hɪnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To suggest without being direct about it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Helpful piece of information
- Tiny quantity or sign of something
A2Morehooray
US /hʊˈre/
UK /hʊ'reɪ/
- Interjection
- Said to show delight at something happening
B2Morehurry
US /ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr-/
UK /'hʌrɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- Noun
- Act of moving quickly because you are late
A2TOEICMoreignition
US /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/
UK /ɪɡ'nɪʃn/
- Noun
- Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
B2Morejazz
US /dʒæz/
UK /dʒæz/
- Uncountable Noun
- Music known for its energetic beat and spontaneity
- Empty or meaningless talk, conversation
A2Moremonster
US /ˈmɑnstɚ/
UK /'mɒnstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large frightening imaginary creature
- Very evil person
- Adjective
- Very large
B1Moremoon
US /mun/
UK /mu:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
- Noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
A2Moreobey
US /oˈbe/
UK /əˈbeɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do what someone or something commands you to do
A2Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Morerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Moresignal
US /ˈsɪɡnəl/
UK /'sɪɡnəl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Evidence or an indication something will happen
- Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
A2Morespike
US /spaɪk/
UK /spaɪk/
- Noun
- The top point in a graph
- Long, thin metal rod that ends in a point
- Intransitive Verb
- To go up to a point on a graph
B2Moresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
Vocabulary
- get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- spike: The top point in a graph
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- blast: To attack someone with words
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- blow: To move something using air
- fellow: Man or a boy
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
- hint: To suggest without being direct about it
- fill: To make something full
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- obey: To do what someone or something commands you to do
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- coronation: Crowning of a king or queen
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- dead: Not alive
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- ignition: Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- talk: Style of speaking
- hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
- hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- bad: Not good; wrong
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- bumblebee: Robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
- jazz: Music known for its energetic beat and spontaneity
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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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Galvatron kills Starscream | The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/18Get ready for some epic animated action as Galvatron takes over in The Transformers: The Movie! You'll love picking up simple sentence structures and situational dialogue from this intense scene where a coronation is dramatically disrupted.
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