around the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Moreceremony
US /ˈsɛrəˌmoni/
UK /'serəmənɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special social or religious event
- Rigidly formal way of behaving
B1Morecompete
US /kəmˈpit/
UK /kəmˈpi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- To try to gain something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
A2Morecompete in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take part in a contest or competition.
B1Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Moreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMoreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
A2TOEICMoreset to
US /sɛt tu/
UK /set tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
A1More
Vocabulary
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- history: Established pattern or record
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
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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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Opening ceremony of the 2015 Gwangju Universiade 2015 광주 유니버시아드 개막식
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Wayne Lin posted on 2015/07/11Get ready for the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2015 Gwangju Universiade! You'll witness the excitement of this massive university sports event and pick up vocabulary related to international competitions and complex sentence structures. It's a fantastic way to boost your English while learning about global student athletes!
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