fire up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To motivate or encourage someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel enthusiastic or excited.
- To make someone angry or agitated.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehold it in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
- To restrain or delay a bodily function, such as urination or defecation.
A1Moreliquid
US /ˈlɪkwɪd/
UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/
- Adjective
- (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- In a state of being uncertain
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is similar to the state of water
- A drink; beverage.
A2Morepee
US /pi/
UK /pi:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To urinate
B2Moreplastic
US /ˈplæstɪk/
UK /'plæstɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- Adjective
- Being easily formed or shaped
A2Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Morewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
- fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- go: To attend or be at a place
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- pee: To urinate
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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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何紹愷 posted on 2015/02/19Ever wondered if you could start a fire with just a water bottle and some sunshine? This video shows you exactly how to do it using the 'liquid lens' trick, perfect for survival situations! You'll pick up practical survival hacks and simple sentence structures along the way.
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