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US /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt, ædˈvɚtɪs-, -tɪz-/
UK /ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
- A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting employment opportunities.
A2TOEICMoreapplication
US /ˌæplɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Software program, e.g. for smart phone
- Process of spreading a substance over a surface
A2TOEICMoreby the job
US /baɪ ðə dʒɑb/
UK /baɪ ðə dʒɒb/
- other
- Payment made for each individual task or job done.
B2Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredemonstrate
US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/
UK /'demənstreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To display a feeling or ability openly
- To protest about something often as a group
A2TOEICMoredescription
US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/
- Noun
- Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- The type or nature of someone or something.
A2TOEICMoreedit
US /ˈɛdɪt/
UK /ˈedɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To check and make changes before publication
- To prepare scenes of a film into the final version
A2TOEICMoreemphasise
US /'emfəsaɪz/
UK /'emfəsaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To stress the items that are important
B1Moreenthusiastic
US /ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk/
UK /ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk/
- Adjective
- Excited and interested in something
- Showing active interest and support.
B1TOEICMorefit
US /fɪt/
UK /fɪt/
- Adjective
- Good looking; physically attractive
- Having good physical health and strength
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To install a machine, equipment etc.
- To adjust or change to the right size or shape
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehunt
US /hʌnt/
UK /hʌnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- To look for very carefully; search for
- Noun
- A search for animals to kill for food
A2Morein the field
US
UK
- Phrase
- Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- Located on the playing area of a sports ground.
A1Moreinterview
US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/
UK /'ɪntəvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
- Noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
A2TOEICMoreintimidate
US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/
UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel afraid
B2Morejargon
US /ˈdʒɑ:rgən/
UK /ˈdʒɑ:gən/
- Noun
- Terms and expressions used in a specialist field
B2Morekeen
US /kin/
UK /ki:n/
- Adjective
- Being eager or excited for something to happen
- Liking something; wanting to do or have; desiring
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a loud sad cry, as because someone died
B1TOEICMoreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
ramble
US /ˈræmbəl/
UK /'ræmbl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
- To take long walks in the countryside
B2Morerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMoreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMoresample
US /ˈsæmpl/
UK /ˈsɑ:mpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
- Noun
- A small quantity of something used as a taster
A2TOEICMoreshort and sweet
US /ʃɔrt ənd swit/
UK /ʃɔ:t ænd swi:t/
- Adjective
- Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
- Phrase
- Direct and without unnecessary detail.
A1Morestand out
US /stænd aʊt/
UK /stænd aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be noticeably better than other similar ones
A1Morestandard
US /ˈstændəd/
UK /'stændəd/
- Noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
- Adjective
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- stand out
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- by the job: Payment made for each individual task or job done.
- have to: Must do
- short and sweet: Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- require: To demand that someone does something
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- important: Having power or authority
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- person: Man, woman or child
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- jargon: Terms and expressions used in a specialist field
- ramble: To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
- sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
- edit: To check and make changes before publication
- advertisement: Poster, TV, film showing advantages of new product
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- hunt: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- emphasise: To stress the items that are important
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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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