add up to
US /æd ʌp tu/
UK /æd ʌp tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To amount to a particular sum or total.
- To have a particular result or effect; to be equal to.
A2Moreasteroid
US /ˈæstəˌrɔɪd/
UK /ˈæstərɔɪd/
- Noun
- Very small planets that move around the sun
B2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreaxis
US /ˈæksɪs/
UK /ˈæksɪs/
- Noun
- A line about which a rotating body turns
B1Moredue to
US /du tu/
UK /dju: tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; owing to
- Adjective
- Attributable to; caused by.
A1Moreget at
US /ɡɛt æt/
UK /ɡet æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To criticize someone, often personally
- To imply something; hint at
A1Moregravity
US /ˈɡrævɪti/
UK /ˈgrævəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- Force making things fall towards the ground
B1TOEICMorein sync
US /ɪn sɪŋk/
UK /in siŋk/
- Adjective
- Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
- Adverb
- In a state of coordination or harmony.
more than once
US
UK
- Phrase
- On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
orbit
US /ˈɔrbɪt/
UK /'ɔ:bɪt/
- Noun
- Path an object takes as it circles another object
- The sphere of influence or control; range.
- Intransitive Verb
- To go around another object (often in space)
B2Morerotation
US /roʊˈteɪʃn/
UK /rəʊˈteɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Regular change of the crops grown in a field
- Group who take turns performing a certain task
B2Moreslight
US /slaɪt/
UK /slaɪt/
- Adjective
- Small (amount, quality)
- Appearing thin, delicate and physically weak
- Transitive Verb
- To ignore or treat rudely and with no respect
B1Morespin
US /spɪn/
UK /spɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
B1Moresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Moresurface
US /ˈsɚfəs/
UK /'sɜ:fɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
A2TOEICMoresync
US /sɪŋk/
UK /sɪŋk/
- Noun
- Short for 'synchronization'
C1Morethanks to
US /θæŋks tu/
UK /θæŋks tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; as a result of.
A1Moreto the moon
US /tu ðə mun/
UK /tu ðə mu:n/
- other
- Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
B2More
Vocabulary
- more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- at least: As a minimum
- due to: Because of; owing to
- in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
- leave: To go away from; depart
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
- sync: Short for 'synchronization'
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
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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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