engine
US /ˈɛndʒɪn/
UK /'endʒɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- The part of a train that pulls railway cars
A2TOEICMoreexplosion
US /ɪkˈsploʒən/
UK /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- Sudden increase of something
B1Morehold it down
US /hoʊld ɪt daʊn/
UK /hould ɪt daʊn/
- other
- To keep control or maintain the situation.
B2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morephone
US /foʊn/
UK /fəʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk to someone using a telephone
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
A2TOEICMorerev
US /rɛv/
UK /rev/
- Abbreviation
- Short form of reverend
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make an engine turn faster, making a loud noise
B2Morewatch out
US /wɑtʃ aʊt/
UK /wɔtʃ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be careful; to be alert to danger
A1Morewipe out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To destroy or be destroyed
- To fall off a surfboard or skis.
A2More
Vocabulary
- hold it down: To keep control or maintain the situation.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- bad: Not good; wrong
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- big: Popular
- explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- rev: Short form of reverend
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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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Fast & Furious 7 | official trailer #2 US (2015) Vin Diesel Paul Walker
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