ambassador
US /æmˈbæsədɚ, -ˌdɔr/
UK /æm'bæsədə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Official representing a country in another country
- A person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity.
B1Moreanswer to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
A1Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Moreblow up
US /blo ʌp/
UK /bləu ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suddenly become angry
- To put air in something, e.g. a tire or balloon
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To explode; to be destroyed by an explosion.
A2Morebody
US /ˈbɑdi/
UK /ˈbɒdi/
- Noun
- The physical structure of a person or animal.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The main or central part of something.
- The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
A2Moredetection
US /dɪˈtɛkʃən/
UK /dɪˈtekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of discovering something or solving a crime
A2Moreembassy
US /ˈɛmbəsi/
UK /'embəsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Building where an ambassador works
- The building where an embassy is located.
B1Morekeep your eyes peeled
US /kip jʊɚ aɪz pild/
UK /ki:p jɔ: ai:z pi:ld/
- other
- Be watchful and alert for something specific.
B2Moreliterally
US /ˈlɪtərəli/
UK
- Adverb
- In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
B1Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Moreofficial
US /əˈfɪʃəl/
UK /əˈfɪʃl/
- Adjective
- Real, exact, truely felt
- Of or done by someone in authority; formal
- Noun
- A person authorized to perform a specific duty
- A referee or umpire
A2TOEICMorepeel
US /pil/
UK /pi:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the outer skin of something, e.g. fruit
- To remove the cover or outer layer from something
B1Moretick
US /tɪk/
UK /tɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To function properly or normally
- (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
- Countable Noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
- Written mark to show something is correct or done
B1More
Vocabulary
- keep your eyes peeled: Be watchful and alert for something specific.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
- blow: To move something using air
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- leave: To go away from; depart
- peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- tick: To function properly or normally
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- embassy: Building where an ambassador works
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- plane: An airplane
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- lockdown: Confining prisoners to their cells after a riot
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- detection: Act of discovering something or solving a crime
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
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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 2026/01/02Get ready for some serious suspense with this clip from 'Red Eye'! You'll dive into a tense embassy lockdown with a ticking clock and a murder mystery, perfect for practicing situational dialogue and simple sentence structures.
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