access
US /ˈæksɛs/
UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
A2TOEICMoreacquire
US /əˈkwaɪr/
UK /ə'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To get or earn something by thinking or working
- To develop or learn a skill, habit, or quality.
A2TOEICMoreact upon
US /ækt əˈpɑn/
UK /ækt əˈpɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To take action as a result of something; to have an effect on something.
B1Moreat the moment
US
UK
- Adverb
- At this time; now
A1Morebased 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.
A1Morebet
US /bet/
UK /bet/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- Used to express certainty or confidence
- Countable Noun
- Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
A2Morebiotechnology
US /ˌbaɪotɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
UK /ˌbaɪəʊtek'nɒlədʒɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Use of living matter to make useful products
B2Moreby itself
US /baɪ ɪtˈsɛlf/
UK /bai itˈself/
- Adverb
- Alone; without help or assistance.
- Without any external influence or aid.
A2Moreceo
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- CEO for Chief Operating Officer
C2Moreclinical
US /ˈklɪnɪkəl/
UK /ˈklɪnɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- Using scientific techniques and precision
B1Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Morecommercial
US /kəˈmɚʃəl/
UK /kəˈmə:ʃəl/
- Noun
- Radio or television advertisement
- Adjective
- A notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
- Designed for or primarily concerned with financial success.
B1Moreconsent
US /kənˈsɛnt/
UK /kən'sent/
- Intransitive Verb
- To agree or give approval to do something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Approval, agreement (for something to happen)
- Official permission to do something
B1Moredatum
US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/
UK /ˈdeɪtəm/
- Noun
- Item of factual information
B1Morediagnose
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/
UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To determine the cause of an illness or problem
B1Moredirection
US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
A2TOEICMoredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
fragment
US /ˈfræɡmənt/
UK /'fræɡmənt/
- Countable Noun
- Part that is broken off of something
- Intransitive Verb
- To be broken into pieces
- (Of computer file) to be broken into pieces
B1Morefreezer
US /ˈfrizɚ/
UK /ˈfri:zə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
B1Moregenetic
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/
- Adjective
- Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- Relating to genes or heredity.
B1Moregenome
US /ˈdʒi:noʊm/
UK /ˈdʒi:nəʊm/
- Noun
- Complete set of genetic material in an organism
B2Moregenomic
US /dʒi:'ŋoʊmɪk/
UK /dʒi:'ŋəʊmɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning the set of genetic material in a cell
B2Moreheal
US /hi:l/
UK /hi:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
B1Moreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMoreimpact
US /ˈɪmˌpækt/
UK /'ɪmpækt/
- Noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
- To have a strong effect on someone or something.
A2TOEICMorein the future
US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/
UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/
- Phrase
- At a later time; in times to come.
A1Moreinherit
US /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
UK /ɪn'herɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
- To receive property or money after someone dies
B1Moreintelligence
US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/
UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Collection of secret information about something
- Ability to learn things or to consider situations
- Adjective
- Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
A2TOEICMoremassive
US /ˈmæsɪv/
UK /ˈmæsɪv/
- Adjective
- Very big; large; too big
- Large or imposing in scale or scope.
B1Moremission
US /ˈmɪʃən/
UK /'mɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A task or role someone is given to do
- Special assignment given to a person or group
B1TOEICMorenative
US /ˈnetɪv/
UK /ˈneɪtɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone from or born in a specific country
- Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
- Adjective
- Caused by natural ability; innate
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon top of that
US
UK
- Phrase
- In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
A1Moreper year
US
UK
- Phrase
- For each year; annually.
A2Morepharmaceutical
US /ˌfɑ:rməˈsu:tɪkl/
UK /ˌfɑ:məˈsu:tɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
B2Morepopulation
US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
A2TOEICMoreprevention
US /prɪˈvɛnʃən/
UK /prɪˈvenʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of stopping something bad from happening
B1Moreprogress
US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/
UK /'prəʊɡres/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward or toward a place or goal
- To make progress; develop or improve.
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving forward
- The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
A2TOEICMorerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Moreregion
US /ˈridʒən/
UK /'ri:dʒən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- A part of the body
A2TOEICMorerenal
US /ˈrinəl/
UK /ˈri:nl/
- Adjective
- Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
B2Moreresearch
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.
A2TOEICMoresequence
US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/
UK /'si:kwəns/
- Noun
- Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange things in an order they should happen
A2TOEICMoreset out
US /sɛt aʊt/
UK /set aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- To give in detail in writing
A1Moreshift
US /ʃɪft/
UK /ʃɪft/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change in position or direction
- To move something from one place to another
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
- Period of work starting at a certain time
A2Morespecialty
US /ˈspɛʃəlti/
UK /ˈspeʃəlti/
- Noun
- Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
- The specific area of your field
- Adjective
- Having a particular role or function
B1TOEICMoresustainable
US /səˈsteɪnəbl/
UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/
- Adjective
- Capable of continuing for a long time
- Able to be maintained without running out of
B2Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretogether with
US /təˈɡɛðɚ wɪð/
UK /təˈɡeðə wið/
- Preposition
- In addition to; along with.
- Including; as well as.
A1Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- per year: For each year; annually.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- act upon: To take action as a result of something; to have an effect on something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- at the moment: At this time; now
- set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- shift: To change in position or direction
- consent: To agree or give approval to do something
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- act: To behave in a certain way
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- fragment: Part that is broken off of something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- own: To have something as your property
- great: Very good; better than before
- inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
- pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
- genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- datum: Item of factual information
- prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
- freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
- renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
- biotechnology: Use of living matter to make useful products
- genomic: Concerning the set of genetic material in a cell
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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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From Treating Disease to Predicting It: Inside Abu Dhabi's M42
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/10/17Ever wondered how technology is shifting healthcare from simply treating the sick to predicting illness before it happens? This fascinating look at Abu Dhabi's M42 explores how artificial intelligence and genomics are transforming medicine, giving you a chance to pick up specialized vocabulary related to health tech and global innovation.
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