chewed up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To damage or destroy something by chewing it repeatedly.
- To defeat someone easily and completely.
B1Moremarshmallow
US /ˈmɑrʃˌmɛlo, -ˌmælo/
UK /ˌmɑ:ʃ'mæləʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
- Adjective
- Having a pale, soft, white color similar to that of a marshmallow.
B2Moresalt
US /sɔlt/
UK /sɔ:lt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- Transitive Verb
- To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
- To add salt to ice in order to melt it
A2Morescout
US /skaʊt/
UK /skaʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To watch or search for something or someone
B2Moresour
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
B2Morespicy
US /ˈspaɪsi/
UK /ˈspaɪsi/
- Adjective
- Hot and strongly flavored in taste
B1Morespit out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To eject something from the mouth.
- To utter words in an angry or aggressive way.
A1Moresynthesize
US /ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz/
UK /'sɪnθəsaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine different things into a new form
- To combine different things into a new form
B2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
Vocabulary
- chewed up: To damage or destroy something by chewing it repeatedly.
- spit out: To eject something from the mouth.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- love: Person's name
- bad: Not good; wrong
- marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- scout: To watch or search for something or someone
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- swedish: Concerning the culture and people of Sweden
- synthesize: To combine different things into a new form
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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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提子 posted on 2015/07/18Get ready for some hilarious reactions as Americans try Swedish candies for the first time! You'll love their surprised faces and funny comments as they tackle everything from black licorice to Turkish Pepper, picking up simple sentence structures and situational dialogue along the way.
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