adapt
US /əˈdæpt/
UK /ə'dæpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To change something for a different function
- To change something to fit or suit a new purpose
- Intransitive Verb
- To change your behaviour so that it is easier to live in a new place or situation
B1TOEICMoreadaptation
US /ˌædæpˈteʃən/
UK /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
- Changing to a new form; thing that is changed
B1Moreadjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMorearound the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Moreassumption
US /əˈsʌmpʃən/
UK /ə'sʌmpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
A2Moreat this rate
US
UK
- Phrase
- If things continue as they are now.
A1Moreback down
US /bæk daʊn/
UK /bæk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
A1Morebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Moreclimate
US /ˈklaɪmɪt/
UK /ˈklaɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
A2Morecoal
US /kol/
UK /kəʊl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- The industry involved in the mining and distribution of coal.
- Countable Noun
- A single piece of coal.
A2Morecommunity
US /kəˈmjunɪti/
UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
- A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
- Adjective
- Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
- Shared or participated in by all members of a group
A2Morecross
US /krɔs, krɑs/
UK /krɒs/
- Adjective
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
A2Moreemitter
US /ɪ'mɪtə/
UK /ɪ'mɪtə/
- Noun
- Electrode in transistor where electrons originate
B1Moreexceed
US /ɪkˈsid/
UK /ɪk'si:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To be greater in number, degree than something
- To go above or beyond a limit or rule
B1TOEICMoreexcessive
US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈsesɪv/
- Adjective
- Beyond what is usual or proper
B2Moreextreme
US /ɪkˈstrim/
UK /ɪk'stri:m/
- Adjective
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
- The furthest point or limit of something.
B1Morego hand in hand
US /goʊ hænd ɪn hænd/
UK /gəu ˈhænd ɪn ˈhænd/
- other
- Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
B1Moregreenhouse
US /ˈɡrinˌhaʊs/
UK /'ɡri:nhaʊs/
- Adjective
- Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
- Countable Noun
- Glass building used for growing plants
B1TOEICMoreheat
US /hit/
UK /hi:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- Particular temperature at which to cook something
- Transitive Verb
- To make hot or hotter
A2Morein hand
US /ɪn hænd/
UK /in hænd/
- Phrase
- In one's possession or control.
industrial
US /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
UK /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning making things in factories
- Noun
- A worker in industry.
- A company involved in industrial production.
A2Moreinvolve
US /ɪnˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪn'vɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
- To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremitigate
US /ˈmɪtˌɪɡet/
UK /'mɪtɪɡeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make less severe or serious
B2TOEICMoremitigation
US /ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/
UK /ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of making less severe or serious
B2Morepre
US
UK
- Prefix
- A prefix meaning 'before'
B2Morepreparedness
US /prɪˈperdnəs/
UK /prɪˈpeərɪdnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being ready or prepared for use or action
B1Moreprofessor
US /prəˈfɛsɚ/
UK /prəˈfesə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- A title given to a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
A2Moreprogress
US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/
UK /'prəʊɡres/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward or toward a place or goal
- To make progress; develop or improve.
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving forward
- The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
A2TOEICMorereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMorerejoin
US /ˌri:ˈdʒɔɪn/
UK /ˌri:ˈdʒɔɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join again; be reunited with
B1Moreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMorereverse
US /rɪˈvɚs/
UK /rɪ'vɜ:s/
- Noun
- Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- Instance of a significant change, for the worse
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To drive a vehicle backward
- To change to an opposite state, way or condition
B1TOEICMorestep back
US /stɛp bæk/
UK /step bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move backwards; to move away from something.
- To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
A1Moresurface
US /ˈsɚfəs/
UK /'sɜ:fɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
A2TOEICMoretemperature
US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/
UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
A2Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Morethreshold
US /ˈθrɛʃˌold, -ˌhold/
UK /'θreʃhəʊld/
- Noun
- Degree or level at which something begins
- A strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
B2Morewithdraw
US /wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-/
UK /wɪð'drɔ:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take money out of a bank account
- To pull back; move away or backward from something
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Vocabulary
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- extreme: Very great in degree
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
- assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- mitigate: To make less severe or serious
- adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
- withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
- industrial: Concerning making things in factories
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- public: Owned by the government
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- cross: Angry and upset
- professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- mitigation: Act of making less severe or serious
- greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- preparedness: State of being ready or prepared for use or action
- emitter: Electrode in transistor where electrons originate
- rejoin: To join again; be reunited with
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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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Global warming set to cross threshold sooner than expected, U.N. report finds
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/09/05Wow, the UN is warning that we're closer than ever to a dangerous global warming threshold! This video breaks down what crossing the 1.5°C mark means and why communities need to adapt to extreme weather events. You'll also pick up key phrases about climate change mitigation and preparedness.
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