due to
US /du tu/
UK /dju: tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; owing to
- Adjective
- Attributable to; caused by.
A1Moreexpectancy
US /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/
UK /ɪkˈspektənsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
B1TOEICMoreinvisible
US /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
UK /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/
- Adjective
- Being unable to be seen
- Of money earned from services, instead of products
B1TOEICMorejet
US /dʒɛt/
UK /dʒet/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- A pipe that water or gas goes through
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
- To travel on a jet plane
B1TOEICMorelift
US /lɪft/
UK /lɪft/
- Noun
- Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
- To move something to higher position
A2Morenext door
US /nɛkst dɔr/
UK /nekst dɔ:/
- Adverb
- Living in the house next to the one mentioned
A1Morepropel
US /prəˈpɛl/
UK /prəˈpel/
- Transitive Verb
- To push, or make move in a certain direction
B1Morerace
US /res/
UK /reɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- Intransitive Verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
A2Moreroutinely
US /ruˈtinlɪ/
UK /ru:'ti:nlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a regular, habitual or expected way
A2Morescience
US /ˈsaɪəns/
UK /'saɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
A2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- due to: Because of; owing to
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
- routinely: In a regular, habitual or expected way
- clock: A device that shows the time
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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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【TED-Ed】If superpowers were real, which would you choose? - Joy Lin
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稲葉白兎 posted on 2015/01/24Ever wondered which superpower you'd pick if they were real? This fun TED-Ed video dives into how comic book heroes' abilities like flight and invisibility are actually being explored by science and technology today! You'll get a fantastic look at concepts from stealth technology to superhuman strength, all while picking up some great vocabulary.
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