damn
US /dæm/
UK /dæm/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- To threaten with everlasting punishment
- Interjection
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance
B2Moredisaster
US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/
UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- A complete failure.
- Uncountable Noun
- A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
A2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Moreignition
US /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/
UK /ɪɡ'nɪʃn/
- Noun
- Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
B2Morequadruple
US /kwɑˈdrupəl, -ˈdrʌpəl, ˈkwɑdrʊpəl/
UK /kwɒ'dru:pl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make or become four times bigger in number
C1Morerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMorewith all due respect
US /wɪð ɔl du rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /wið ɔ:l dju: risˈpekt/
- Phrase
- A polite phrase used to express disagreement or criticism.
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Vocabulary
- with all due respect: A polite phrase used to express disagreement or criticism.
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- due: When something is required or expected
- respect: To follow the established rules
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- skyrocket: (Prices or things) to increase suddenly
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- ignition: Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
- quadruple: To make or become four times bigger in number
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- read: Person's name
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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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