applause
US /əˈplɔz/
UK /ə'plɔ:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To spend time with other people; mix with
- To form a connection in your mind between things
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US /əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /əˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taking notice of someone or something
- Noun
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
- Adjective
- Happening or being in the present time
- In general use or accepted by most people.
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US /ˈroʊlɪŋ/
UK /'rəʊlɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
- Transitive Verb
- To make something shaped like a ball or a tube
- To make something smooth/flat using rounded tool
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Vocabulary
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- love: Person's name
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- deep: Complex and important
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- rolling: To continue along as time normally progresses
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
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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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太牛啦 posted on 2015/01/14Get ready to be amazed by Jake Shimabukuro's incredible ukulele cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep"! You'll not only enjoy a soulful pop performance but also get a fantastic chance to pick up on complex sentence structures and cultural depth through this Grammy-winning song's arrangement.
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