all hands on deck
US /ɔl hændz ɑn dɛk/
UK /ɔ:l hændz ɒn dek/
- other
- A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
B2Morebright
US /braɪt/
UK /braɪt/
- Adjective
- Cheerful and happy (manner)
- (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
A2Moredeck
US /dɛk/
UK /dek/
- Noun
- Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- Transitive Verb
- To hit someone hard enough to knock them down
B1Moreeerie
US /ˈɪri/
UK /ˈɪəri/
- Adjective
- Strange, mysterious and frightening
B1Moreneighbor
US /ˈnebɚ/
UK /'neɪbə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who lives, or is near, you
- A country or area next to another.
- Adjective
- Situated near or next to something.
B1Moreof a sudden
US
UK
- Phrase
- Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
B2Moreon deck
US /ɑn dɛk/
UK /ɔn dek/
- Adjective
- In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- Next in line; ready or available.
- Adverb
- Located or situated on the deck of a ship.
B2Morephone
US /foʊn/
UK /fəʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk to someone using a telephone
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
A2TOEICMoreridiculous
US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
A2Moreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMoresudden
US /ˈsʌdn/
UK /ˈsʌdn/
- Adjective
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
B1Moresunshine
US /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/
UK /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
- Rays of light coming from the sun
A2Moresurreal
US /səˈriəl/
UK /səˈri:əl/
- Adjective
- Concerning surrealism
- Being strange, dreamlike or difficult to follow
B2Morevillage
US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Small town in the country
- A close-knit community or group of people.
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Vocabulary
- all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
- on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- surreal: Concerning surrealism
- eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- village: Small town in the country
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- holiday: Day when people don't go to work or school
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- stop: To block or close something
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- sunshine: Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
- wife: Married woman
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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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Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12
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