couple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moredivide
US /dɪˈvaɪd/
UK /dɪ'vaɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- To separate something into equal pieces
- Noun
- A separation or distinction.
A2TOEICMorefool
US /ful/
UK /fu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- Person kept by royalty to entertain with jokes
- Transitive Verb
- To trick someone; to deceive
A2Moregive in
US /ɡɪv ɪn/
UK /ɡiv in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To submit work; hand in
- To stop resisting; to surrender
A1Morehopeless
US /ˈhoʊpləs/
UK /ˈhəʊpləs/
- Adjective
- With no chance of getting what you want
A2Morelonely
US /ˈloʊnli/
UK /ˈləʊnli/
- Adjective
- Sad because apart from other people
- Being far away and rarely visited by people
B2Morelook for
US /lʊk fɔr/
UK /luk fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- To expect or anticipate something.
A1Moreromantic
US /roʊˈmæntɪk/
UK /rəʊˈmæntɪk/
- Adjective
- Relating to courtship or love
- Being impractical, unrealistic, or idealistic
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who like love, candlelit dinners, etc.
- Person living in a fantasy-like world not reality
A2Morescrew
US /skru/
UK /skru:/
- Transitive Verb
- To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- To close something by turning it into place
- Countable Noun
- Long metal nail with a spiral thread
B1Moreseek
US /sik/
UK /si:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
A2TOEICMoreshare
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
A2TOEICMorewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- give in: To submit work; hand in
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- seek: To ask someone for help
- couple: To join something to something else
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- romantic: Relating to courtship or love
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- long: Person's name
- hopeless: With no chance of getting what you want
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- call: A order or request for action
- scare: To become frightened
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- love: Person's name
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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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91919陳昱慎 posted on 2026/11/06Ever feel like a total 'hopeless romantic' waiting for the right person to come along? Sing along to this catchy cover of 'Cupid' and pick up some great English expressions about love, dating, and dealing with loneliness.
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