at bat
US /æt bæt/
UK /æt bæt/
- Noun
- A player's turn to bat.
A1Morebackhand
US /ˈbækˌhænd/
UK /'bækhænd/
- Noun
- Handwriting that slopes to the left
C1Morebase
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebat
US /bæt/
UK /bæt/
- Countable Noun
- Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- Object used for hitting a ball in various games
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use a wooden stick in baseball or cricket
A2Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebench
US /bɛntʃ/
UK /bentʃ/
- Noun
- Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a player from playing in a game
B1Morebobby
US /ˈbɑ:bi/
UK /ˈbɒbi/
- Noun
- Police officer (UK slang)
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
C1Morecame off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To succeed in doing; complete something
- To detach or come away from something in pieces
A1Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Morecommand
US /kəˈmænd/
UK /kə'mɑ:nd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to see far from a certain location
- To give an order; have control over others
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Electronic order to a computer to do something
- An order to control things or others
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
A2Morecount on
US /kaʊnt ɑn/
UK /kaunt ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone
- To be confident of and expect something
A2Moreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMorefoul
US /faʊl/
UK /faʊl/
- Adjective
- Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- Dirty or filthy.
- Noun
- An unfair or illegal act, especially in sports.
B2Moreglove
US /ɡlʌv/
UK /glʌv/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
B1TOEICMorehit home
US /hɪt hom/
UK /hit həum/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a strong emotional impact; to affect deeply.
- To become fully understood or clear; to be fully realized.
- Intransitive Verb
- To be effective or successful in achieving a desired result.
A1Morehop
US /hɑp/
UK /hɒp/
- Noun
- Dance party
- Small jump, often on one foot
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one place to another
- To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
B2Morein all likelihood
US /ɪn ɔl ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd/
UK /in ɔ:l ˈlaiklihud/
- Phrase
- Very probably; almost certainly.
A1Morein the zone
US /ɪn ði zon/
UK /in ðə zəun/
- Adjective
- Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
- Performing at one's best, especially in sports, with effortless skill.
in time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Morelock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMorelocking up
US
UK
- Gerund
- The act of imprisoning someone.
- The act of securing something by locking it.
B1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremask
US /mæsk/
UK /mɑ:sk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Covering to hide or disguise the face
- Way of pretending to behave that is not real
B1Moreoff the bat
US /ɔf ði bæt/
UK /ɔf ðə bæt/
- Phrase
- Immediately; without delay.
- Referring to the moment a baseball leaves the bat after being hit.
A1Moreoff the wall
US
UK
- Adjective
- Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
- Adverb
- Away from a wall.
A1Moreon the bench
US
UK
- Phrase
- Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
- Serving as a judge; presiding over a court.
A1Moreon the run
US /ɑn ði rʌn/
UK /ɔn ðə rʌn/
- Phrase
- Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- Adjective
- Very busy and active; constantly moving from place to place.
A1Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Morepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMorepopped
US /pɒpt/
UK /pɒpt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
B2Moreput it away
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
- To save something, especially money, for future use.
A1Moreroller
US /ˈroʊlə(r)/
UK /ˈrəʊlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- Plastic or metal tube for shaping hair
A2Morescoop
US /skup/
UK /sku:p/
- Transitive Verb
- To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An amount of e.g. ice cream taken from a whole
- An important news story broken for the first time
B2Morescore
US /skɔr, skor/
UK /skɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- Current number of points given in a game, contest
- Transitive Verb
- To mark or cut something with a sharp object
- To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
A2TOEICMoreshallow
US /ˈʃælo/
UK /'ʃæləʊ/
- Adjective
- Not deep; short from top to bottom
- Lacking interest in serious things; superficial
B1TOEICMoresloppy
US /ˈslɑ:pi/
UK /ˈslɒpi/
- Adjective
- (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
- Careless
B2Moresoft
US /sɔft, sɑft/
UK /sɒft/
- Adjective
- Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
A2Moresolid
US /ˈsɑlɪd/
UK /'sɒlɪd/
- Adjective
- Being able to be trusted; reliable
- Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
- Noun
- Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
A2Morespot on
US
UK
- Adjective
- Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- Adverb
- Exactly at the expected or scheduled time.
- Perfect; excellent.
B1Morestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
steer
US /stɪr/
UK /stɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A cow
- Transitive Verb
- To control the direction in which something moves
B1Morestrain
US /stren/
UK /streɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
- Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
B2Moretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moreterritory
US /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori/
UK /'terətrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of land defended by an animal
- Area of particular knowledge or experience
B1TOEICMoretie
US /taɪ/
UK /taɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To require someone to be in a specific place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
A2TOEICMoretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMorewall in
US /wɔl ɪn/
UK /wɔ:l ɪn/
- other
- To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
C1Morewhatsoever
US /ˌhwɑtsoˈɛvɚ,ˌhwʌt-,ˌwɑt,ˌwʌt-/
UK /ˌwɒtsəʊ'evə/
- Determiner
- Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
B2Morework out
US /wɚk aʊt/
UK /wə:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find a way to do something, by thinking
A1Moreyankee
US /ˈjæŋki/
UK /ˈjæŋki/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sometimes used insultingly an American
C1More
Vocabulary
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- put it away: To return something to its proper location; to tidy up.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
- at bat: A player's turn to bat.
- locking up: The act of imprisoning someone.
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- hit home: To have a strong emotional impact; to affect deeply.
- in all likelihood: Very probably; almost certainly.
- work out
- came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
- off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
- off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
- wall in: To surround something tightly with walls or barriers.
- on the bench: Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- count on: To depend on someone
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- territory: Area of land defended by an animal
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
- steer: A cow
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- hop: Dance party
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
- backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
- yankee: Sometimes used insultingly an American
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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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Cincinnati Reds vs New York Yankees - FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS 🔥 June 21, 2026 MLB Season
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/22Get ready for some exciting baseball action as the Cincinnati Reds take on the New York Yankees in this full game highlights reel! You'll catch key plays, impressive hits like home runs, and strategic moves like stolen bases, all while picking up some great sports commentary phrases.
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