beagle
US /ˈbiɡəl/
UK /ˈbi:gl/
- Countable Noun
- Small short-legged smooth-coated breed of dog
C2Moredefeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Moredespair
US /dɪˈspɛr/
UK /dɪ'speə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have lost all hope; lose heart
- Uncountable Noun
- Felling of having lost all hope
B1TOEICMoredoom
US /dum/
UK /du:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Certain of the failure or destruction of
- Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
- Transitive Verb
- To make failure, defeat or death certain for
B2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morereality
US /riˈælɪti/
UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- beagle: Small short-legged smooth-coated breed of dog
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- snoopy: A fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/09/09Ever wonder how to find joy even when things feel a bit uncertain? This charming clip featuring Snoopy dancing will lift your spirits and show you how to embrace the moment! You'll pick up some great situational dialogue and practice simple sentence structures perfect for everyday conversations.
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