aim
US /em/
UK /eɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of pointing something at a target
- Purpose or goal
- Transitive Verb
- To point something at a target
- To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
A2TOEICMoreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMoreblindly
US /ˈblaɪndlɪ/
UK /ˈblaɪndli/
- Adverb
- Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
B1Moreblock
US /blɑk/
UK /blɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
- To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
A2Morebreak it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
A2Morecalendar
US /ˈkæləndɚ/
UK /ˈkælɪndə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A table showing the days, months and years
- A system for organizing days, weeks, months, and years.
B1Morecheckpoint
US /ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt/
UK /ˈtʃekpɔɪnt/
- Noun
- Place where a traveler's ID is checked
C2Morecombine
US /kəmˈbaɪn/
UK /kəmˈbaɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To mix several things together to form one thing
- To harvest by means of a combine.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
- A mixture of different things.
A2Morecorrect
US /kəˈrɛkt/
UK /kə'rekt/
- Adjective
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- Transitive Verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
A2Moredirection
US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
A2TOEICMoreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moregoal
US /ɡol/
UK /ɡəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
A2TOEICMorehave on
US /hæv ɑn/
UK /hæv ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be wearing something.
- To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
A1Morehike
US /haɪk/
UK /haɪk/
- Noun
- Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
- To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
B1Morehorizon
US /həˈraɪzn/
UK /həˈraɪzn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
- Limits of someone's experience or understanding
B1Morein order to
US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/
UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/
- Preposition
- For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- Phrase
- In a specific sequence or arrangement.
- With the aim of; for the purpose of.
C1Morein theory
US /ɪn ˈθiəri/
UK /in ˈθiəri/
- Adverb
- According to the stated ideas or principles
- Phrase
- According to the theoretical possibilities rather than actual practice.
B2Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorelocation
US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/
UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
B1TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremake up
US /mek ʌp/
UK /meik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To invent or create a story
- To add up to
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To invent a story, excuse, etc.
- To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
A1Moremedium
US /ˈmidiəm/
UK /'mi:dɪəm/
- Noun
- Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- Something available in a middle size or condition
A2TOEICMoremindless
US /ˈmaɪndlɪs/
UK /ˈmaɪndləs/
- Adjective
- Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
B1Moreon average
US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/
UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/
- Phrase
- Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
B1Moreon schedule
US
UK
- Phrase
- According to the timetable; not delayed.
- Adjective
- Planned or expected to happen at a particular time.
B2Morequarter
US /ˈkwɔrtɚ/
UK /'kwɔ:tə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- 25 cents
- 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To split something into four equal parts
- To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
A2TOEICMorereassess
US /ˌriːəˈses/
UK /ˌri:əˈses/
- Transitive Verb
- To revise or renew your assessment
B1Morerobot
US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/
UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
B1Moreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMoresell on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To resell something, often at a higher price.
- To promote or persuade someone to buy something.
A2Moresit down
US /sit daʊn/
UK /sit daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To take a seat
A1Moreslump
US /slʌmp/
UK /slʌmp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden reduction in prices, profits or amounts
- Time when an economy becomes less successful
B1TOEICMoreswamp
US /swɑmp, swɔmp/
UK /swɒmp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of land that is wet or covered with water
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or fill something with water
- To be so much or so many that people cannot cope
B1Moretake some time
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
A1Moretarget
US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/
UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- Group you are trying to sell to or influence
- Transitive Verb
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
- (Army) to aim an attack at something
A2TOEICMoretheory
US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/
UK /ˈθiəri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- An idea or belief about something
A2TOEICMoreturn into
US /tɚn ˈɪntu/
UK /tə:n ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change to become something else
- To change your direction to go into a place
A1Moreultimate
US /ˈʌltəmɪt/
UK /ˈʌltɪmət/
- Adjective
- Basic; original; most significant
- Being the greatest example of something
- Noun
- A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
- The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
A2Morewander
US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/
UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
A2TOEICMorework out
US /wɚk aʊt/
UK /wə:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find a way to do something, by thinking
A1More
Vocabulary
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- work out
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- sell on: To resell something, often at a higher price.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
- on schedule: According to the timetable; not delayed.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- make up: To invent or create a story
- sit down: To take a seat
- take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
- quarter: 25 cents
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- daily: Happening every day
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- reassess: To revise or renew your assessment
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- blindly: Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
- checkpoint: Place where a traveler's ID is checked
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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 2026/03/13Ever wonder how top sales reps crush their goals? This video uses a super cool hiking analogy to show you how to break down big targets into daily actions, perfect for boosting your sales planning! You'll pick up practical phrases for setting goals and reviewing your progress, making your work life way more organized.
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