avocado
US /ˌævəˈkɑ:doʊ/
UK /ˌævəˈkɑ:dəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
B2Morebelt
US /bɛlt/
UK /belt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- Noun
- Band of material worn around a person's waist
- Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
A2Morecart
US /kɑrt/
UK /kɑ:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
- A vehicle with two or four wheels, typically pulled by a horse or other animal, used for carrying goods or people.
- Transitive Verb
- To move things on a wheeled trolley
- To move something with effort
B1Morecashier
US /kæˈʃɪr/
UK /kæ'ʃɪə(r)/
- Noun
- Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.
B2Morecereal
US /ˈsɪriəl/
UK /'sɪərɪəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Breakfast food eaten with milk
- Grain that can be eaten
B1Morecode
US /kod/
UK /kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- Noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
A2Morecollect
US /kəˈlɛkt/
UK /kəˈlekt/
- Adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
A2Morecount
US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A2Morecredit
US /ˈkrɛdɪt/
UK /'kredɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System to buy something and pay for it later
- Points earned instead of money
- Transitive Verb
- To add a certain amount of money to a total
- To recognize someone's achievements or help
A2Morelabel
US /ˈlebəl/
UK /'leɪbl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- A word or term used to describe a person, thing
- Transitive Verb
- To use a term to describe, often negatively
- To attach material to identify something
A2Morelift
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
A2Moreload
US /lod/
UK /ləʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- A burden; heavy responsibility
- Transitive Verb
- To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
A2TOEICMorenutrition
US /nuˈtrɪʃən, nju-/
UK /njuˈtrɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
- Food and other things you eat or drink
B1Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorereceipt
US /rɪˈsit/
UK /rɪˈsi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of receiving something
- Piece of paper showing you have paid
B1TOEICMoresale
US /sel/
UK /seɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
- Giving something for money; the amount sold
A2TOEICMorescan
US /skæn/
UK /skæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To look inside of the body with a special machine
- To look at something very quickly for information
- Noun
- A look inside the body with a special machine
B1TOEICMoresection
US / ˈsɛkʃən/
UK /'sekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
B1TOEICMoresmell
US /smɛl/
UK /smel/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a particular odor
- Transitive Verb
- To sense that something is not right
- To notice a particular odor
A2Moresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoresupermarket
US /ˈsupɚˌmɑrkɪt/
UK /ˈsju:pəˌmɑ:kit/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Self-service store selling groceries etc.
C2Moreswipe
US /swaɪp/
UK /swaɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- To hit someone with a big wild swing
C1Morewatermelon
US /ˈwɔtɚˌmɛlən, ˈwɑtə-/
UK /ˈwɔ:təmelən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
B1Morewave
US /wev/
UK /weɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Movement of sound, air or energy
- Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause to move side to side or back and forth
A2Moreweigh
US /weɪ/
UK /weɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- section: A part of a whole
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
- receipt: Act of receiving something
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- leave: To go away from; depart
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- smell: To have a particular odor
- cashier: Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.
- sale: Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
- watermelon: Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
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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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🗣️Speak English Every Day: Supermarket Sentences | Shadowing Practice for English Beginners | A1-A2
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老周 posted on 2026/06/21Ready to master your next grocery run in English? This video walks you through essential supermarket vocabulary and phrases, from picking the ripest mangoes to scanning your QR code at checkout. It's a fantastic way to practice real-world conversations and boost your confidence!
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