at sea
US /æt si/
UK /æt si:/
- Phrase
- Adjective
- Confused; not knowing what to do.
A1Morebreak down
US /brek daʊn/
UK /breik daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Morediscard
US /dɪˈskɑrd/
UK /dɪs'kɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To take a card out of your hand in a card game
- To throw away something unwanted
B1TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
hang in
US /hæŋ ɪn/
UK /hæŋ in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To persevere; to not give up.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morein turn
US
UK
- Adverb
- One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
A1Morelandfill
US /'lændfɪl/
UK /'lændfɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
- Transitive Verb
- To fill (land) with waste material.
C1Moremelt
US /mɛlt/
UK /melt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disappear or to go away
- To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
- Uncountable Noun
- A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
B1Moremove into
US /muv ˈɪntu/
UK /mu:v ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start living in a new house or building
- To start being involved in a new area of business or activity.
ocean
US /ˈoʃən/
UK /'əʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
A2Moreplastic
US /ˈplæstɪk/
UK /'plæstɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- Adjective
- Being easily formed or shaped
A2Moresquid
US /skwɪd/
UK /skwɪd/
- Noun
- Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
B1Morestream
US /strim/
UK /stri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- Noun
- Classes split into ability levels
- A small river
A2Moreto death
US /tu dɛθ/
UK /tu: deθ/
- Phrase
- Extremely; to a great degree
- Until death
B1Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoretuna
US /ˈtu:nə/
UK /ˈtju:nə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large sea fish that is caught for food
B2More
Vocabulary
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- at sea
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- fill: To make something full
- small: Little in size; not big
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
- squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
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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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【TED-Ed】What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce
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稲葉白兎 posted on 2015/06/16Ever wonder where all that plastic actually goes? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives deep into the journey of your discarded plastic, revealing the surprising and often alarming realities of pollution and recycling. You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary related to environmental science and complex sentence structures, making it a super engaging way to boost your English!
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