cell
US /sɛl/
UK /sel/
- Countable Noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
A2Morecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Morecrucial
US /ˈkruʃəl/
UK /'kru:ʃl/
- Adjective
- Extremely important or necessary
- Of great importance to the success of something.
B1Morefigure out
US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/
UK /ˈfiɡə aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand the behavior of someone
- To think through logically to find a solution
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand or find an answer to something.
- To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
A1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
frequently
US /ˈfrikwəntlɪ/
UK /ˈfri:kwəntli/
- Adverb
- Often; regularly
- Repeatedly or many times.
A2TOEICMorefrom beginning to end
US /frʌm bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tə ɛnd/
UK /frɒm bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tə end/
- other
- Throughout the entire time or process; completely.
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein the end
US /ɪn ði ɛnd/
UK /in ðə end/
- Phrase
- Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
A1Moremotion
US /ˈmoʃən/
UK /'məʊʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Suggestion at a meeting
- A movement; the process of moving
- Intransitive Verb
- To communicate by moving your head or hand
A2Morepull back
US /pʊl bæk/
UK /pul bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move to a safer area; retreat
A1Morescript
US /skrɪpt/
UK /skrɪpt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- Set of letters or characters of a written language
- Transitive Verb
- To write a text for a movie, play or speech
B1Moreturn out
US /tɚn aʊt/
UK /tə:n aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- To happen to be in the end
A1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- from beginning to end: Throughout the entire time or process; completely.
- pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- end: The point where a process or activity stops
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- frequently: Often; regularly
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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】Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Creative process
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稲葉白兎 posted on 2015/02/01Ever wondered how TED-Ed lessons come to life? This video gives you a peek behind the curtain, showing the creative process from storyboard to animation, perfect for understanding how complex ideas like cell division and chemotherapy are visualized! You'll pick up some great advanced vocabulary and see how simple sentence structures can explain fascinating science.
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