adopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreadvancement
US /ədˈvænsmənt/
UK /ədˈvɑ:nsmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Progress made in a field of knowledge
- Improvement; going forward; progress
B1TOEICMoreadvent
US /ˈædˌvɛnt/
UK /'ædvent/
- Noun
- First appearance of something important
B2Moreanalyze
US /ˈænəˌlaɪz/
UK /'ænəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To study carefully to find out the meaning of
B1TOEICMorebacklash
US /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
UK /ˈbæklæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
- A sudden, adverse reaction or consequence, especially in computing or technology.
C2TOEICMorebase
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.)
A2TOEICMorebased 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.
A1Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morechick
US /tʃɪk/
UK /tʃɪk/
- Countable Noun
- A baby bird
A2Moreconservative
US /kənˈsɚvətɪv/
UK /kənˈsɜ:vətɪv/
- Adjective
- (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- Resistant to change
- Noun
- Person with traditional ideas; doesn't like change
B1Moreconsumer
US /kənˈsumɚ/
UK /kənˈsju:mə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who buys goods or services
- An economic agent who uses goods and services.
- Adjective
- Relating to people who buy goods and services.
A2Morecustomer
US /ˈkʌstəmɚ/
UK /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- A person or organization that buys products or services from a business.
A2Moredetermine
US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/
UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
A2TOEICMoredeviation
US /ˌdiviˈeʃən/
UK /ˌdi:viˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Difference from what is normal or standard
- Statistics difference between values
B1Moreextreme
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.
B1Morefranchisee
US /ˌfræntʃaɪˈzi/
UK /ˌfræntʃaɪˈzi:/
- Countable Noun
- Person or company who buys a franchise
B2Moregenerate
US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/
UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To create or be produced or bring into existence
- To create electricity, heat, energy and power
A2TOEICMorehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morein detail
US /ɪn dɪˈtel/
UK /in ˈdi:teil/
- Phrase
- Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
A2Moreincreasingly
US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/
UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/
- Adverb
- More and more; in greater degree or amount
A2Morelocation
US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/
UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
B1TOEICMoremassive
US /ˈmæsɪv/
UK /ˈmæsɪv/
- Adjective
- Very big; large; too big
- Large or imposing in scale or scope.
B1Moreoptimal
US /ˈɑptəməl/
UK /ˈɒptɪməl/
- Adjective
- Best or most desirable; best possible
- Most conducive to a favorable outcome.
B2Moreoutlier
US /'aʊtˌlaɪə/
UK /'aʊtˌlaɪə/
- Noun
- Something far away from the center of something
B2Morepressure
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
A2TOEICMorerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMorerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMorereview
US / rɪˈvju/
UK /rɪˈvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- Noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
A2TOEICMoresupercharge
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To add an oxygen compressor to an engine
C2Moretag
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
B1Moretechnology
US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
A2TOEICMoreviral
US /ˈvaɪrəl/
UK /ˈvaɪrəl/
- Adjective
- Of or caused by a virus
- Becoming very popular by circulating quickly from person to person, especially through the Internet.
B2More
Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- extreme: Very great in degree
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- viral: Of or caused by a virus
- conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- huge: Very very large
- backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- advent: First appearance of something important
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- public: Owned by the government
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- own: To have something as your property
- business: A company formed for making profit
- part: Division of a book
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- chick: A baby bird
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- advancement: Progress made in a field of knowledge
- franchisee: Person or company who buys a franchise
- deviation: Difference from what is normal or standard
- outlier: Something far away from the center of something
- supercharge: To add an oxygen compressor to an engine
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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 2026/09/29Ever wondered why your Big Mac costs more at one McDonald's than another? This video dives into how AI, specifically McDonald's "Pricing Engine," is used to set prices based on what customers are willing to pay, and you'll learn some key phrases related to pricing and business strategy along the way!
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