abbreviation
US /əˌbriviˈeʃən/
UK /əˌbri:viˈeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Shortened form of a word or phrase
C1TOEICMoreacronym
US /'ækrənɪm/
UK /'ækrənɪm/
- Acronym
- A word made from the first letters of other words
C1TOEICMoreactual
US /ˈæktʃuəl/
UK /ˈæktʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- Current; existing at the present time.
A2TOEICMoreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreas soon as
US /æz sun æz/
UK /æz su:n æz/
- Phrase
- In a short time after (something happens)
- Without any delay; immediately
- Conjunction
- At the moment that, or immediately after.
A1Moreasap
US
UK
- Adverb
- Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
C2Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorehelp out
US /hɛlp aʊt/
UK /help aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To assist someone
A1Morepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Moreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMorespeech
US /spitʃ/
UK /spi:tʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
A2TOEICMorestress
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
A2TOEICMoresyllable
US /ˈsɪləbəl/
UK /'sɪləbl/
- Countable Noun
- Part of a word containing a vowel
B2More
Vocabulary
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- help out: To assist someone
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
- abbreviation: Shortened form of a word or phrase
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- leave: To go away from; depart
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- great: Very good; better than before
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- love: Person's name
- asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
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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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Learn How to Pronounce ASAP | American English Stress Rule for Acronyms & Initialisms #learnenglish
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/10/09Ever wonder if you should say the letters individually or pronounce 'ASAP' as a single word? This quick guide breaks down the stress rules for acronyms so you can sound more natural when you're in a hurry. Give it a watch to master the rhythm of this common business abbreviation!
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