curious
US /ˈkjʊriəs/
UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
A2Moredemocracy
US /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/
UK /dɪ'mɒkrəsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System of government in which everyone is equal
- Principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a society.
B1Moremessy
US /ˈmɛsi/
UK /'mesɪ/
- Adjective
- Being complex or difficult to fix
- Being untidy or dirty
A2Moreneutralize
US /ˈnu:trəlaɪz/
UK /ˈnju:trəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove or take away a threat
B2Morespy
US /spaɪ/
UK /spaɪ/
- Noun
- Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to get secrets about an enemy country
- To secretly watch someone or something
B1TOEICMorethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMorethreat to
US
UK
- Phrase
- A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
B2More
Vocabulary
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
- spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- hotel: Place where people can stay when traveling
- castro: Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in )
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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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