chief
US /tʃif/
UK /tʃi:f/
- Noun
- Leader of a race or group of people
- The one highest in authority or importance
- Adjective
- The one highest in authority or importance
A2Morecut through
US /kʌt θru/
UK /kʌt θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
- To overcome resistance or opposition effectively.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a path or opening by cutting.
- To deeply affect someone's emotions or defenses.
destroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreholy
US /ˈholi/
UK /'həʊlɪ/
- Adjective
- Being good according to religious standards
- Dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
- Interjection
- An exclamation of surprise, shock, or awe.
B1Morelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremaster
US /ˈmæstɚ/
UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To gain control over something
- To learn to do something very well
- Adjective
- Being very skilled at doing something
- Being the main or most important thing or part
A2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoreswitch on
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To put something electrical on or off
- Phrasal Verb
A2Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Moreviolence
US /ˈvaɪələns/
UK /ˈvaɪələns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong physical force of nature
- Use of physical force to harm someone
B1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- master: To gain control over something
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- saw: To cut with a metal tool with sharp teeth
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
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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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林萊豐 posted on 2015/02/23Get ready for some chaotic family fun with this wild chainsaw prank! You'll pick up on some hilarious situational dialogue and simple sentence structures as the situation hilariously escalates. It's a perfect, quick watch to boost your English comprehension with some dark humor!
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