at 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.
C2Morebite
US /baɪt/
UK /baɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- Intransitive Verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
A2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Morefellow
US /ˈfɛlo/
UK /'feləʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Man or a boy
- Student paid to study and teach after college
- Adjective
- Being of the same kind
- Sharing a particular activity, situation, or characteristic.
A2TOEICMorego bananas
US /ɡo bəˈnænəz/
UK /ɡəu bəˈnɑ:nəs/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become very excited or angry; to behave in a wild and uncontrolled way.
- To stop working correctly; to malfunction.
A1Morehang on
US /hæŋ ɑn/
UK /hæŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
A2Moreimpress
US /ɪmˈprɛs/
UK /ɪm'pres/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an emotional impact upon
- To press into a soft material to make a pattern
- Noun
- A mark or design made by stamping.
A2TOEICMoreintelligent
US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/
UK /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/
- Adjective
- Smart; able to think and reason
- Having a good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend.
A2Morejealous
US /ˈdʒɛləs/
UK /ˈdʒeləs/
- Adjective
- Wishing you were like someone or had their things
A2Morescore
US /skɔr, skor/
UK /skɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- Current number of points given in a game, contest
- Transitive Verb
- To mark or cut something with a sharp object
- To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
A2TOEICMoreshout
US /ʃaʊt/
UK /ʃaʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To speak very loudly to get attention
- Noun
- Speaking loudly so you get attention
A2Moresour
US /saʊr/
UK /ˈsaʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- Adjective
- Being mean and not friendly
- Spoiled or made more acidic
B2Moresour grapes
US
UK
- Noun
- Disparaging something because you cannot have it.
A2More
Vocabulary
- sour grapes: Disparaging something because you cannot have it.
- go bananas: To become very excited or angry; to behave in a wild and uncontrolled way.
- at least: As a minimum
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- fellow: Man or a boy
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- fruit: Result or product of something
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
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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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王妍心 posted on 2015/06/05Get ready to go bananas with this fun skit about fruit idioms! You'll learn practical phrases like 'sour grapes' and 'second bite of the cherry' in a super engaging way. It's a perfect, vocabulary-packed lesson for ESL learners!
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