academia
US /ˌækəˈdimiə/
UK /ˌækəˈdi:miə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Academic world; universities and their staff
- The environment or culture of universities and colleges, characterized by intellectual pursuits.
B2Moreacademic
US /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
UK /ˌækə'demɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Educator teaching at a college or university
- A subject taught at schools and universities.
B1Moreaccomplishment
US /əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/
UK /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you succeed in after hard work
- A skill or special ability.
B1TOEICMoreafter all
US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/
UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/
- Adverb
- In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
- Phrase
- Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
- Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
B1Moreanime
US /ˈænəˌme/
UK /ˈænɪmeɪ/
- Noun
- A form of Japanese animation
C2Morearound the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Moreautonomy
US /ɔˈtɑnəmi/
UK /ɔ:'tɒnəmɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The power to make independent decisions
B1Moreawareness
US /əˈwɛrnɪs/
UK /əˈweənəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Having knowledge of something
A2TOEICMoreburnout
US /ˈbɜ:rnaʊt/
UK /ˈbɜ:naʊt/
- Uncountable Noun
- When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
- Noun
- Action of making the wheels of your car make smoke
C2Morechemistry
US /ˈkɛmɪstri/
UK /'kemɪstrɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of the structure of substances
B1Morecivilization
US /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeʃən/
UK /ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A highly developed society
B2Morecontent
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/
UK /'kɒntent/
- Adjective
- Being happy or satisfied
- In a state of peaceful happiness.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
- The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
A2Morecreep in
US /krip ɪn/
UK /kri:p in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To enter or affect something gradually or stealthily.
- To begin to occur or affect something without being noticed.
A1Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMoredetachment
US /dɪ'tætʃmənt/
UK /dɪ'tætʃmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of not being personally involved
- Separating something from another larger thing
- Countable Noun
- (Of soldiers) a group separated from the main unit
B2Moredigital media
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Electronic devices and media platforms used to create, distribute, and consume content.
- Forms of electronic communication (such as websites, video, email, social media) that can be used to create and disseminate content.
B2Moredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Moreeffort
US /ˈɛfət/
UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEICMoreemotional
US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/
UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/
- Adjective
- Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- Relating to or characterized by emotion
A2Moreeventually
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
A2Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefeel stuck
US
UK
- Phrase
- To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
A1Morefinancial
US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/
UK /faɪˈnænʃl/
- Adjective
- Involving money
- Relating to investments.
- Countable Noun
- A person who provides advice on financial matters.
A2TOEICMorefor free
US /fɔr fri/
UK /fɔ: fri:/
- Phrase
- Without charge; at no cost.
- Adjective
- Available without payment.
A2Moreget into it
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To become interested in something and enjoy it.
- To start a career or profession.
- Intransitive Verb
- To become interested in something.
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morelead to
US /lid tu/
UK /li:d tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To result in some action
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have something as a consequence or result.
A1Moremental
US /ˈmɛntl/
UK /ˈmentl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind
A2TOEICMoremotivation
US /ˌmotəˈveʃən/
UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Reason behind why someone did something
- Enthusiasm for doing something.
B1TOEICMorenonstop
US /ˈnɑnˈstɑp/
UK /nɒn'stɒp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Occurring without stops; continuous
B1Morenope
US /noʊp/
UK /nəʊp/
- Noun
- A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- A situation or idea that one strongly rejects or wants to avoid.
- Interjection
- An informal way of saying 'no'
B2Moreoverwork
US /ˌoʊvərˈwɜ:rk/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈwɜ:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone work too long or too hard
- Uncountable Noun
- Working too long or too hard
B2Moreplatform
US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/
UK /'plætfɔ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- Area from which you board a train at a station
B1Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMorepurpose
US /ˈpɚpəs/
UK /'pɜ:pəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- A person's sense of resolve or determination.
- Adverb
- With clear intention or determination.
- Intentionally; deliberately.
A2TOEICMorerelentlessly
US /rɪˈlɛntlɪslɪ/
UK /rɪ'lentləslɪ/
- Adverb
- Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- In a harsh or inflexible manner; without ceasing.
C1Moreresearch
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.
A2TOEICMoreresilience
US /rɪˈzɪljəns/
UK /rɪˈzɪliəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- The capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
B2TOEICMoreschoolwork
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Work students do in class and for homework
B2Moresignificantly
US /sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ/
UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is important or noticeable
- In a way that is meaningful
A2Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Morestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMorestudy for
US /ˈstʌdi fɔr/
UK /ˈstʌdi fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
talking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moreteen
US /tin/
UK /ti:n/
- Noun
- Teenager
B1Morethink 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
A1Morethrive
US /θraɪv/
UK /θraɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be or become healthy or successful
- To grow or develop well; to flourish.
B2TOEICMoreused 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
- digital media: Electronic devices and media platforms used to create, distribute, and consume content.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
- feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
- study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- lead to: To result in some action
- creep in: To enter or affect something gradually or stealthily.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- mental: Concerning the mind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- financial: Involving money
- autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
- civilization: A highly developed society
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- important: Having power or authority
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
- anime: A form of Japanese animation
- relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- academia: Academic world; universities and their staff
- nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
- teen: Teenager
- overwork: To make someone work too long or too hard
- schoolwork: Work students do in class and for homework
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/09/23Feeling totally drained even after a full night's sleep? This video dives into the hidden burnout crisis affecting students today, exploring why it's happening despite all the tech designed to help. You'll learn to spot the signs and understand the "meaning gap" that can lead to exhaustion and loss of motivation.
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