compassion
US /kəmˈpæʃən/
UK /kəmˈpæʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- Actions that demonstrate care and concern for others.
B2Morehorizon
US /həˈraɪzn/
UK /həˈraɪzn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
- Limits of someone's experience or understanding
B1Moreimpossible
US /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/
UK /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/
- Adjective
- (Child, etc.) very annoying
- Not possible or very unlikely to happen or exist
A2TOEICMoreissue
US /ˈɪʃu/
UK /'ɪʃu:/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
A2TOEICMoremoral
US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/
UK /ˈmɒrəl/
- Adjective
- In a way considered proper and good by most people
- Uncountable Noun
- In a way considered proper and good by most people
A2TOEICMorepour
US /pɔr, por/
UK /pɔ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- To make something flow in a steady stream
A2Moresombre
US /ˈsɑmbɚ/
UK /'sɒmbə(r)/
- Adjective
- Dim, gloomy or melancholy
C1More
Vocabulary
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- e: Fifth letter of the English alphabet
- pas: (Ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
- sombre: Dim, gloomy or melancholy
- en: Half the width of an em
- la: The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- entre: Indicates the space that separates things or people
- faire: A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- au: AU is an acronym
- mort: The note sounded on a hunting horn to announce the death of a deer.
- ce: Of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
- ne
- vous: To represent a group of people
- mais: Serves to introduce an opposite idea
- comme: Being appropriate or correct behavior, as in a social situation
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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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Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine known for miraculous cures
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/09/27Pope Francis speaks out against assisted dying, calling it 'false compassion' in this powerful address. You'll hear his strong stance on human dignity and why he believes the temptation to end life should be firmly rejected, even when facing difficult circumstances.
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