approach
US /əˈprəʊtʃ/
UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- To request someone to do something specific
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
- Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
A2TOEICMorebladder
US /ˈblædɚ/
UK /ˈblædə(r)/
- Noun
- Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- Part of the body that holds urine
B1Morecalculate
US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/
UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To find an answer using mathematics
- To make an educated guess about something
B2Morecancer
US /ˈkænsɚ/
UK /'kænsə(r)/
- Noun
- Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
B1Morecarbon
US /ˈkɑrbən/
UK /'kɑ:bən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
B1Moreconsists of
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- Is made up or composed of.
A1Moreconventional
US /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/
UK /kən'venʃənl/
- Adjective
- Following the common attitudes and practices
- Non-nuclear
B2Morecurrent
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.
A2Moredevice
US /dɪˈvaɪs/
UK /dɪˈvaɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- Method of doing something; a way
A2TOEICMorediagnostic
US /ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑstɪk/
UK /ˌdaɪəgˈnɒstɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning finding out the cause of a problem
B1Moredilute
US /daɪˈlut, dɪ-/
UK /daɪˈlu:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something weaker or less efficient
B2Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoreeffectively
US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/
UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/
- Adverb
- In a way that produces the desired result
B1Moreemit
US /ɪˈmɪt/
UK /ɪ'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
B1Moreencounter
US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- To meet someone or something unexpectedly
- Noun
- A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
B1TOEICMorefluorescent
US /flʊˈrɛsənt, flɔ-, flo-/
UK /ˌflɔ:ˈresnt/
- Adjective
- Having the property of fluorescence; brightly lit
- Noun
- A fluorescent substance or material.
B2Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein the future
US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/
UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/
- Phrase
- At a later time; in times to come.
A1Moreinvasive
US /ɪnˈvesɪv/
UK /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
- Adjective
- Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
- Tending to spread aggressively; intrusive.
C1Morelaser
US /ˈlezɚ/
UK /ˈleɪzə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- A device that emits a narrow beam of coherent light.
- Transitive Verb
- To treat with a laser.
- To cut or engrave with a laser.
B1Morelight up
US /laɪt ʌp/
UK /lait ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- To ignite a cigarette, cigar, or pipe for smoking.
A1Moremethod
US /ˈmɛθəd/
UK /'meθəd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
A2TOEICMoremolecular
US /məˈlɛkjəlɚ/
UK /mə'lekjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- About or caused by molecules
B2Moreprotein
US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/
UK /ˈprəʊti:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of molecules made from amino acids
B1Morerecognize
US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept the truth or reality of something
- To consider something as important or special
A2TOEICMorerecurrence
US /rɪˈkɜːrəns/
UK /rɪˈkʌrəns/
- Noun
- Happening again (often at regular intervals)
B2Moreredesign
US /ˌridɪˈzaɪn/
UK /ˌri:dɪ'zaɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To change the design or style of something
- To revise the design of something, often to improve its function or appearance.
- Noun
- Action to change the design or style of
B2Morerelate
US /rɪˈlet/
UK /rɪ'leɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
A2TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorereveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMoreroutine
US /ruˈtin/
UK /ru:ˈti:n/
- Adjective
- Happening or done regularly or habitually
- Always the same; boring through lack of variety
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
- Series of actions that make up a performance
A2TOEICMoresensitive
US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
UK /'sensətɪv/
- Adjective
- Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- (Private information) needing careful treatment
A2TOEICMoresensor
US /ˈsɛnsɚ, -ˌsɔr/
UK /ˈsensə(r)/
- Noun
- Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
B2Morespecific
US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
A2Morestandard
US /ˈstændəd/
UK /'stændəd/
- Noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
- Adjective
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
A2TOEICMoretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2Moretissue
US /ˈtɪʃu/
UK /ˈtɪʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
A2Moreuncomfortable
US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/
UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/
- Adjective
- Not being relaxed; worried about something
- Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
B1Moreurinary
US /ˈjʊrəneri/
UK /ˈjʊərɪnəri/
- Adjective
- Relating to the waste water system of the body
C1Moreurine
US /ˈjʊrən/
UK /ˈjʊərɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Yellow liquid waste from the body
C1Moreworldwide
US /ˈwɚldˈwaɪd/
UK /ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd/
- Adjective
- Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- Adverb
- Extending or reaching throughout the whole world.
B1More
Vocabulary
- consists of: Is made up or composed of.
- light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- tiny: Very, very small
- require: To demand that someone does something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- fluorescent: Having the property of fluorescence; brightly lit
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- diagnostic: Concerning finding out the cause of a problem
- molecular: About or caused by molecules
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
- urinary: Relating to the waste water system of the body
- sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- recurrence: Happening again (often at regular intervals)
- redesign: To change the design or style of something
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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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