avoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMorecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Moreconvoy
US /ˈkɑ:nvɔɪ/
UK /ˈkɒnvɔɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
B2Moredeploy
US /dɪˈplɔɪ/
UK /dɪˈplɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put into position (often a military operation)
- To put something into use or action.
B1TOEICMoredestroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMoreemployment
US /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/
UK /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- The state of being in work or having a job
- An activity that occupies someone's time.
- Adjective
- Concerning the number of people who are in work
A2TOEICMoreexhibit
US /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt, ɛɡ-/
UK /ɪɡ'zɪbɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
- An object or collection of objects on public display in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.
- Transitive Verb
- To show something, such as an emotion
- To put object on public display, e.g. in a gallery
A2TOEICMorejoy
US /dʒɔɪ/
UK /dʒɔɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience happiness or to be glad
A2Moreoil
US /ɔɪl/
UK /ɔɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- A liquid used for frying foods
- Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
- Transitive Verb
- To add a liquid for frying foods
- To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
A2Moresoil
US /sɔɪl/
UK /sɔɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Conditions in which something develops
- Mix of natural material in which plants grow
- Transitive Verb
- To get or become dirty
B1Moresoy
US /sɔɪ/
UK /sɔɪ/
- Noun
- Food substance made from soya beans
C2Morestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMoretherapist
US /ˈθɛrəpɪst/
UK /ˈθerəpɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
B2Moretoil
US /tɔɪl/
UK /tɔɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To do hard physical work for a long time
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- toil: To do hard physical work for a long time
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- long: Person's name
- employment: The state of being in work or having a job
- employ: To use something for a specific task
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- voice: Ability to sing well
- convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
- enjoy: To take pleasure in something
- noisy: Being loud; too much sound
- oil: A liquid used for frying foods
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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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Long OY /ɔɪ/ SENTENCES Daily Pronunciation Practice - American English Vowel Master Class
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