burden
US /ˈbɚdn/
UK /'bɜ:dn/
- Transitive Verb
- To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
- Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
B1Moreconcrete
US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/
UK /'kɒŋkri:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or make with a hard grey building material
- To lay or cover with concrete.
B1Morefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Morefragile
US /ˈfrædʒəl, -ˌaɪl/
UK /'frædʒaɪl/
- Adjective
- Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- Weak or delicate; easily damaged in health
B2TOEICMorein the hands of
US /ɪn ðə ˈhændz ʌv/
UK /in ðə ˈhændz ɔv/
- Preposition
- Under the control or responsibility of someone.
B1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morerise above
US /raɪz əˈbʌv/
UK /raiz əˈbʌv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- To not allow oneself to be affected by negative emotions or behaviors.
A1Moreturn out
US /tɚn aʊt/
UK /tə:n aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- To happen to be in the end
A1More
Vocabulary
- rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- love: Person's name
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
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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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