boom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebroccoli
US /ˈbrɑkəli/
UK /'brɒkəlɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
- The plant that produces broccoli.
B2Moredrain
US /dren/
UK /dreɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- Something that depletes resources or energy.
- Transitive Verb
- To empty or remove liquid from
- To use up the energy/ money/power of something
B1Morego away
US /ɡo əˈwe/
UK /ɡəu əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go on vacation
- To leave; depart.
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moremade with
US
UK
- Phrase
- Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- Created or produced using a specific tool, method, or process.
- Phrasal Verb
- To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
A1Moremirror
US /ˈmɪrɚ/
UK /'mɪrə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- An accurate impression or picture of something
- Transitive Verb
- To reflect (an image)
- To have similar qualities to something else
A2Morescrape
US /skrep/
UK /skreɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- To move roughly across the surface of something
- Noun
- Bad or unpleasant incident
- Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
B1Moresink
US /sɪŋk/
UK /sɪŋk/
- Transitive Verb
- To push something down into the ground
- To dig (a well)
- Countable Noun
- Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
A2TOEICMorestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMorestrip naked
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To remove all clothes; to make someone remove all clothes.
sweat out
US /swɛt aʊt/
UK /swet aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To endure or wait anxiously for something to happen.
- To eliminate toxins or impurities from the body through perspiration.
B2More
Vocabulary
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- strip naked: To remove all clothes; to make someone remove all clothes.
- sweat out: To endure or wait anxiously for something to happen.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- go away: To go on vacation
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- club: Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
- chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
"Morning Dew" — A bad mario painting of a bad lip reading of Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga & Jay-Z.
0
sonia posted on 2015/03/13Get ready for some wonderfully nonsensical lyrics and surreal rap with this "bad lip reading" of Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga & Jay-Z! You'll have a blast picking up tons of new, playful vocabulary and simple sentence structures that are super catchy.
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!