ambush
US /ˈæmbʊʃ/
UK /ˈæmbʊʃ/
- Noun
- Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
- Transitive Verb
- To lie in wait to attack by surprise
B2Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebomb
US /bɑm/
UK /bɒm/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack with explosives
- Noun
- An explosive device
B1Morebush
US /bʊʃ/
UK /bʊʃ/
- Noun
- A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
A2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Moreexperiment
US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/
UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
A2TOEICMoregenetic
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/
- Adjective
- Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- Relating to genes or heredity.
B1Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelab
US /læb/
UK /læb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short for 'laboratory'
B1Moremeat
US /mit/
UK /mi:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- Noun
- Something that is important or significant
A2Morepenthouse
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
C1Morespotlight
US /ˈspɑ:tlaɪt/
UK /ˈspɒtlaɪt/
- Noun
- Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- Transitive Verb
- To highlight or put attention on something
C1More
Vocabulary
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- kid: Child or young person
- call: A order or request for action
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- penthouse: (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- fuck: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- fucking: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- cup: Small round container used for drinking
- father: A male parent
- son: Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
- boy: A young male person
- lucky: Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
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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 2025/11/29Get ready for a shocking paternity reveal in this intense scene from The Boys! You'll hear some dramatic dialogue and practice understanding situational conversations, perfect for picking up on simple sentence structures used in real-life drama.
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