acupuncture
US /ˈækjʊˌpʌŋktʃɚ/
UK /ˈækjupʌŋktʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
B2Moreawkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
B1Morebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebe with
US /bi wɪð/
UK /bi: wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- To support someone's opinion or cause.
A1Morecandidate
US /ˈkændɪˌdet, -dɪt/
UK /ˈkændɪdət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Politician who is running for public office
B1Morecascade
US /kæˈsked/
UK /kæˈskeɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Body of water falling from something tall
- A series of things that happen quickly one after the other.
- Intransitive Verb
- To fall, flow, or hang down in a large amount
B1Morecertification
US /ˌsə:təfɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌsɜ:təfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Noun
- Official or legal permission to do something
B2Morechronic
US /ˈkrɑnɪk/
UK /'krɒnɪk/
- Adjective
- Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- (Of disease) over a long time; serious
B1Morecondition
US /kənˈdɪʃən/
UK /kənˈdɪʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something to make it better
- To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Disease or other medical problem
- The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
A2Morecrisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
B1Moredepend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1TOEICMoredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMoreeducation
US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- Process of giving or receiving teaching
A2TOEICMoreessentially
US /ɪˈsenʃəli/
UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/
- Adverb
- Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
A2Morefilament
US /ˈfɪləmənt/
UK /ˈfɪləmənt/
- Noun
- Thin thread, hair or wire
C1Moreheal
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
B1Moreimprovement
US /ɪmˈpruvmənt/
UK /ɪmˈpru:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Addition or change that makes something better
- A thing that constitutes an improvement; an addition or alteration that enhances value.
A2TOEICMoreinjury
US /ˈɪndʒəri/
UK /'ɪndʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or emotional harm or damage
- An unjust or unfair action or event.
A2TOEICMoreinsert
US /ɪnˈsɜ:rt/
UK /ɪnˈsɜ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into a certain place or spot
- To add (writing) to something.
- Noun
- Act of putting into a certain place or spot
- A leaflet or section inserted in a magazine or newspaper.
B1TOEICMoreinstantaneous
US /ˌɪnstənˈteniəs/
UK /ˌɪnstənˈteɪniəs/
- Adjective
- Occurring with no delay at all
B1Morenaturally
US /ˈnætʃərəli, ˈnætʃrə-/
UK /ˈnætʃrəli/
- Adverb
- In the expected or usual way
- Without the aid of someone or something
A2Moreneedle
US /ˈnidl/
UK /'ni:dl/
- Countable Noun
- Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- Very thin pointed object used in sewing
- Transitive Verb
- To upset someone by making rude or hurtful remarks
- To prick or pierce with a needle.
B1Morenerve
US /nɚv/
UK /nə:v/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- Courage to do something that is difficult or risky
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To summon one's courage; brace oneself.
A2Moreneural
US /ˈnʊrəl, ˈnjʊr-/
UK /ˈnjuərəl/
- Adjective
- About the nerves or nervous system
B2Moreon the muscle
US /ɑn ðə ˈmʌsl/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈmʌsl/
- other
- Obtained or done by force or intimidation.
C1Morepatient
US /ˈpeʃənt/
UK /'peɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
- Countable Noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
A2Morephysical
US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- Adjective
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
A2Moreplateau
US /plæˈto/
UK /'plætəʊ/
- Noun
- Flat land that is higher than the land around it
- Intransitive Verb
- To not increase or decrease; stay stable or stuck
B2Morepractical
US /ˈpræktɪkəl/
UK /ˈpræktɪkl/
- Adjective
- Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- Relating to experience, action, or practice; not theoretical or ideal.
- Noun
- A practical exam or lesson.
- A person concerned chiefly with the practice of something; a person with practical skills.
A2TOEICMoreprescription
US /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
UK /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/
- Noun
- Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- Set of appropriate guidelines for something
B2TOEICMorerelief
US /rɪˈlif/
UK /rɪˈli:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
B1TOEICMoreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut down
US /ʃʌt daʊn/
UK /ʃʌt daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- To stop a factory/machine from operating
- Transitive Verb
- To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
- To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
A2Morespeed up
US /spid ʌp/
UK /spi:d ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move more quickly
A2Morestroke
US /strok/
UK /strəʊk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
- Mark made by a pen, pencil or brush
- Transitive Verb
- To rub your hand in a caring way on something
B1Moretherapy
US /ˈθɛrəpi/
UK /'θerəpɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Treatment to help cure an illness
- Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
B2Moretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoretreatment
US /ˈtritmənt/
UK /ˈtri:tmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- Way someone acts toward another
A2TOEICMoretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Moretwitch
US /twɪtʃ/
UK /twɪtʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
- Noun (plural)
- A sudden and sharp movement often involuntary
B2Moreuncomfortable
US /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbəl, -ˈkʌmftə-/
UK /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/
- Adjective
- Not being relaxed; worried about something
- Causing or feeling slight pain or physical unease.
B1Moreutilize
US /ˈjutlˌaɪz/
UK /ˈju:təlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To use something for a particular purpose
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- on the muscle: Obtained or done by force or intimidation.
- speed up: To move more quickly
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
- neural: About the nerves or nervous system
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- candidate: Politician who is running for public office
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- point: An item to be discussed
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
- shut: To stop being open for business
- certification: Official or legal permission to do something
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
- cascade: Body of water falling from something tall
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
- instantaneous: Occurring with no delay at all
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- acupuncture: Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
- filament: Thin thread, hair or wire
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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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汪小潁 posted on 2026/09/02Ever wondered about dry needling for pain relief? This video breaks down exactly what it is, how it works by targeting trigger points in muscles, and even explains the difference between dry needling and acupuncture. You'll learn key terms like 'trigger point' and 'musculoskeletal model' and discover who can perform this treatment and what patients can expect, including the sensation and potential for quick relief!
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