Vocabulary
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
- in terms of
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- evolve: To develop certain features
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- grasp: Person's control over something
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
- complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
- exterior: Outside layer or surface
- subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- equate: To consider things to be equal or the same
- infancy: Time of a person's life when he or she is a baby
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
- psychedelic: Having very bright contrasting colors and shapes
- calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
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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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【我並不存在】Annaka Harris 哈里斯 - 神經科學作家證明佛學是對的 | 早晚會思考的問題
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Wenwen Chang posted on 2025/07/16Ever wondered if free will is just an illusion? This video dives deep into neuroscience and the philosophy of self with author Annaka Harris, exploring fascinating concepts like the default mode network and consciousness. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures while pondering some of life's biggest questions!
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