at bat
US /æt bæt/
UK /æt bæt/
- Noun
- A player's turn to bat.
A1Morebarrel
US /ˈbærəl/
UK /'bærəl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel at high speed
- Countable Noun
- A round container with curved sides and flat ends
- Straight tube from which a bullet exits a gun
B1Morebase
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebobby
US /ˈbɑ:bi/
UK /ˈbɒbi/
- Noun
- Police officer (UK slang)
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
C1Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMorechop
US /tʃɑp/
UK /tʃɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- To hit someone with your hand
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
- Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
B1Moredodger
US /ˈdɑdʒɚ/
UK /ˈdɒdʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
B1Moredugout
US /ˈdʌɡˌaʊt/
UK /ˈdʌgaʊt/
- Noun
- Low shelter for players near baseball diamond
C2Moreengage
US /ɪn'gedʒ/
UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To start to fight with an enemy
- To hire someone for a task or job
A2TOEICMoreexit
US /ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt/
UK /ˈeksɪt/
- Noun
- A door that you go through to leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a certain place
A2TOEICMorefade
US /fed/
UK /feɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To cause to lose brightness of color
- To lose strength or freshness
A2TOEICMoreflag
US /flæɡ/
UK /flæɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate something should get special attention
- Noun
- Piece of cloth representing a team, country etc.
A2TOEICMorefreeman
US /ˈfrimən/
UK /'fri:mən/
- Noun
- Someone who is not a slave
C2Morego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein trouble
US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /in ˈtrʌbl/
- Adjective
- Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- other
- In serious trouble or difficulty.
A1Moreinfield
US /ˈɪnˌfild/
UK /ˈɪnfi:ld/
- Noun
- Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases
C2Morejog
US /dʒɑɡ/
UK /dʒɒɡ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To run at a steady, slow pace
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A small, light knock or push
- A knock or push on something lightly
B1Moreload
US /lod/
UK /ləʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- A burden; heavy responsibility
- Transitive Verb
- To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
A2TOEICMoremiller
US /ˈmɪlɚ/
UK /'mɪlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who grinds grain into flour
B2Moreno man's land
US /no mænz lænd/
UK /nəʊ mænz lænd/
- other
- An unoccupied or disputed area, often dangerous.
B2Moreon base
US /ɑn bes/
UK /ɔn beis/
- Adjective
- Having reached a base safely in baseball.
- Phrase
- Located at a military installation.
A1Moreon the ground
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of the earth.
- Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
oscar
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- Annual award given in the movie industry
B2Moreoutfield
US /ˈaʊtˌfild/
UK /ˈaʊtfi:ld/
- Noun
- Area of a baseball playing field beyond the bases
C2Moreover to
US
UK
- Preposition
- Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- The responsibility is now yours
pagan
US /ˈpeɡən/
UK /ˈpeɪgən/
- Countable Noun
- People who do not have a formal religion
- Adjective
- Relating to pagans or paganism.
- (dated, offensive) Uncivilized or irreligious.
B2Morepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMorepitch into
US /pɪʧ ˈɪntu/
UK /pɪʧ ˈɪntu:/
- other
- To attack or criticize forcefully; to start working energetically.
B2Moreplate
US /plet/
UK /pleɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
- Transitive Verb
- To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
A2TOEICMorerelay
US /'ri:leɪ/
UK /'ri:leɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put in new carpet or flooring
- To pass information from one thing to another
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fresh group of horses/people, etc. relieving others
- Team race with runners taking a turn to run
B2Morerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Morerob
US /rɑb/
UK /rɒb/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To steal money or property from (bank or person)
- To prevent from getting something deserved
A2Morerun to
US /rʌn tu/
UK /rʌn tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- To go to some place
A1Morescorch
US /skɔ:rtʃ/
UK /skɔ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To dry up from the power of the sun
B2TOEICMorescore
US /skɔr, skor/
UK /skɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- Current number of points given in a game, contest
- Transitive Verb
- To mark or cut something with a sharp object
- To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
A2TOEICMorescout
US /skaʊt/
UK /skaʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To watch or search for something or someone
B2Moreshallow
US /ˈʃælo/
UK /'ʃæləʊ/
- Adjective
- Not deep; short from top to bottom
- Lacking interest in serious things; superficial
B1TOEICMoresinker
US /ˈsɪŋkɚ/
UK /ˈsɪŋkə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A weight that sinks fishing lines under water
- Small ring-shaped fried cake
B1Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoreswing
US /swɪŋ/
UK /swɪŋ/
- Noun
- Movement in a curved motion
- Flowing, curved movement, e.g. of the arm
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something in a back and forth motion
- To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
A2Moretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretap
US /tæp/
UK /tæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- To spy one someone electronically
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
- Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
A2Moretapper
US /'tæpə/
UK /'tæpə/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who removes liquid from a tree
B1Moretie
US /taɪ/
UK /taɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To require someone to be in a specific place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
A2TOEICMoreto the left
US
UK
- Phrase
- In or toward the left direction.
- Situated on the left side of.
transfer
US /trænsˈfɚ/
UK /træns'fɜ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To move to a different place, job or school
- To give someone an illness through contact
- Noun
- Moving to a different place, job, or school
- Act of giving the right to a property to another
A2TOEICMoreturf
US /tɜ:rf/
UK /tɜ:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Grass or a grass-like surface
B2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- at bat: A player's turn to bat.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- have to: Must do
- no man's land: An unoccupied or disputed area, often dangerous.
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
- pitch into: To attack or criticize forcefully; to start working energetically.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- to the left: In or toward the left direction.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- strike: To hit something
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- leave: To go away from; depart
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- swing: Movement in a curved motion
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pagan: People who do not have a formal religion
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- scout: To watch or search for something or someone
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
- relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- rob: Person's name
- flag: To indicate something should get special attention
- out: No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- scorch: To dry up from the power of the sun
- jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
- miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
- oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
- dodger: Someone who avoids (e.g. paying tax) dishonestly
- dugout: Low shelter for players near baseball diamond
- freeman: Someone who is not a slave
- tapper: Someone who removes liquid from a tree
- sinker: A weight that sinks fishing lines under water
- infield: Area of a baseball field enclosed by the bases
- outfield: Area of a baseball playing field beyond the bases
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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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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds - FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS 🔥 September 16, 2026 MLB Season
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/09/17Get ready for some baseball action as the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Cincinnati Reds in this full game highlights reel! You'll see some incredible plays, clutch hits, and maybe even a home run or two. Tune in to catch all the excitement and maybe pick up some baseball lingo along the way!
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