alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreall the things
US
UK
- Pronoun
- Everything; all items or aspects
- Determiner
- Every item or object being considered or discussed.
A1Morechase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMorediving
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of swimming underwater
B1Moreglide
US /ɡlaɪd/
UK /ɡlaɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
- (Plane) to fly without using the engines
- Noun
- A smooth, continuous movement.
- A smooth transition between two musical notes.
B1Moreheal
US /hi:l/
UK /hi:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
B1Morehike
US /haɪk/
UK /haɪk/
- Noun
- Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
- To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
B1Morelock
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
A2TOEICMoresurf
US /sɜ:rf/
UK /sɜ:f/
- Intransitive Verb
- To view webpages on the internet
- To ride the waves of the sea on a surfboard
- Uncountable Noun
- The ocean waves crashing against a beach
B1More
Vocabulary
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- leave: To go away from; depart
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- alive: Living; not dead
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
- surf: To view webpages on the internet
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
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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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周興哲 Eric Chou《Take My Time》（電視劇《許我耀眼》片尾曲）Official Music Video
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張盈琳 posted on 2026/08/01Feeling a bit lost or hurt? This song, "Take My Time" by Eric Chou, is a beautiful anthem about taking a moment to heal and reignite your inner spark. You'll pick up some great phrases for self-reflection and chasing your dreams, even when you feel like you're the only one going for it!
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