belt
US /bɛlt/
UK /belt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- Noun
- Band of material worn around a person's waist
- Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
A2Moreblame
US /blem/
UK /bleɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To say someone is responsible for something bad
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saying someone did something bad
A2TOEICMorecreep
US /krip/
UK /kri:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move quietly so as not to be seen
- Countable Noun
- Scary or disliked person
B1Moredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Morein trouble
US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /in ˈtrʌbl/
- Adjective
- Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- other
- In serious trouble or difficulty.
A1Morein your sights
US /ɪn jʊɚ ˈsaɪts/
UK /in jɔ: ˈsaɪts/
- other
- Within your aim or goal, something you hope to achieve.
B2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Morenotch
US /nɑtʃ/
UK /nɒtʃ/
- Noun
- Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
- Narrow pass between two mountains or hills
- Transitive Verb
- To cut a small V-shaped mark into something
B2Moreon the street
US /ɑn ði strit/
UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/
- Phrase
- Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
A1Moreonce upon a time
US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/
UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/
- Phrase
- A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
B1Moreshame
US /ʃem/
UK /ʃeɪm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel ashamed
A2Morestep back
US /stɛp bæk/
UK /step bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move backwards; to move away from something.
- To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
A1Moretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMoreupon a time
US
UK
- Phrase
- An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
A1Morewithout me
US
UK
- Phrase
- Not including me; excluding me.
A2More
Vocabulary
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- in your sights: Within your aim or goal, something you hope to achieve.
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- without me: Not including me; excluding me.
- next to: Being located along side another
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- long: Person's name
- love: Person's name
- met: To provide something that is necessary
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- notch: Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
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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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I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
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洪小雅 posted on 2015/08/22Ever felt betrayed by someone you trusted? Dive into Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" and explore those intense feelings with super simple sentence structures you can easily pick up! It's a fantastic way to practice everyday English while jamming to a catchy 2010s pop hit.
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