affect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMoreartist
US /ˈɑrtɪst/
UK /ˈɑ:tɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
A2Moreashamed
US /əˈʃemd/
UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/
- Adjective
- Feeling of shame or guilt
- Causing someone to feel shame.
A2Moreat night
US /æt naɪt/
UK /æt nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; in the nighttime.
A1Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Morebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebeautify
US /ˈbjutəˌfaɪ/
UK /ˈbju:tɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone or something to become beautiful
A2Moreblindly
US /ˈblaɪndlɪ/
UK /ˈblaɪndli/
- Adverb
- Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
B1Moreblock
US /blɑk/
UK /blɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
- To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
A2Morecitation
US /saɪˈteʃən/
UK /saɪ'teɪʃn/
- Noun
- Order by law for someone to appear in court
- Reference to the works and ideas of other people
B1Morecloth
US /klɔθ, klɑθ/
UK /klɔθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
- Material made by weaving fibers to make clothes
B1Morecomplain
US /kəmˈplen/
UK /kəmˈpleɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something is wrong and should be changed
- To make a formal accusation or charge.
B1Morecompose
US /kəmˈpoʊz/
UK /kəmˈpəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To calm yourself after being angry or upset
- To write an essay, article, poem, music etc.
B1Morecomposition
US /ˌkɑ:mpəˈzɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of writing, music etc.
- A piece of music
A2Morecouncilman
US /ˈkaʊnsəlmən/
UK /ˈkaʊnslmən/
- Countable Noun
- Man who is a council member
C2Moredialysis
US
UK
- Noun
- (Medical) taking waste from blood if kidneys are damaged
C1Moredowntown
US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/
UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/
- Adjective
- Located in the business part of a town
- (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
- Noun
- The main business or commercial area of a city.
B2TOEICMoreendorse
US /ɪnˈdɔ:rs/
UK /ɪnˈdɔ:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To show or express approval of
- To sign your name on the back of a check
B2TOEICMorefor instance
US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/
UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/
- Adverb
- As an example.
- Phrase
- As an example.
- As an illustration or case in point
B1Moregarden
US /ˈgɑ:rdn/
UK /ˈgɑ:dn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- Public park in which visitors can see flowers
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
A2Moregardener
US /ˈɡɑrdnɚ, ˈɡɑrdnɚ/
UK /'ɡɑ:dnə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who takes care of a garden
B1Moreget together
US /ɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /ɡet təˈɡeðə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To gather, or come together for some purpose
- To start a romantic relationship.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To meet for social or recreational purposes.
- To start a romantic relationship.
A1Moregospel
US /ˈgɑ:spl/
UK /ˈgɒspl/
- Noun
- Book of the New Testament in Christian teaching
B1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregraffiti
US /ɡrəˈfiti/
UK /grəˈfi:ti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
- The activity of writing or drawing graffiti.
- Transitive Verb
- To create graffiti on something.
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morehomeless
US /ˈhomlɪs/
UK /ˈhəʊmləs/
- Adjective
- Having no home; living on the streets
- Noun (plural)
- People who do not have a home.
A2Morekale
US /keɪl/
UK /keɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
C2Morelike hell
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
- With great speed, force, or intensity.
B2Moreliquor
US /ˈlɪkɚ/
UK /ˈlɪkə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong alcoholic beverage
B2Moremaintain
US /menˈten/
UK /meɪn'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep saying something a certain way
- To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
A2TOEICMoremanufacture
US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/
UK /ˌmænjʊ'fæktʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- To create a story or explanation that is not true
- Uncountable Noun
- The process of producing goods on a large scale.
A2TOEICMoremeet with
US /mit wɪð/
UK /mi:t wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- To encounter or experience something, often something negative.
neighborhood
US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/
UK /'neɪbəhʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of a town or city that people live in
- People who live in a particular area
- Adjective
- Relating to a neighborhood.
B1Moreobesity
US /oˈbisɪti/
UK /əʊ'bi:sətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being so fat it can harm your health
- The state of being far too heavy; corpulence.
B2Moreof choice
US /əv tʃɔɪs/
UK /əv tʃɔɪs/
- other
- Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
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.
A1Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Morepetition
US /pəˈtɪʃən/
UK /pə'tɪʃn/
- Noun
- Request to an authority to change something
- Transitive Verb
- To request an authority to make a change
B1Moreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMorepopping
US /'pɒpɪŋ/
UK /'pɒpɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
B2Morepride
US /praɪd/
UK /praɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sense of your own importance and worth
- A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be proud of something you did
A2Morereality
US /riˈælɪti/
UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
A2Morereinforce
US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/
UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To send more troops/resources to support an army
- To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
B2TOEICMoresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Moreshare in
US /ʃɛr ɪn/
UK /ʃɛə in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
- To receive a portion of something, such as profits or losses.
A1Moreshipping
US /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
UK /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- To want two fictional characters to be in a romantic relationship.
- Uncountable Noun
- Business of transporting goods or orders to places
- The transport of goods, especially by sea or air.
B1TOEICMoreshovel
US /ˈʃʌvəl/
UK /'ʃʌvl/
- Noun
- Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move snow, earth etc., with a spade or shovel
- To quickly and roughly put food in your mouth
B2Moresit around
US /sit əˈraʊnd/
UK /sit əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
A1Moresoil
US /sɔɪl/
UK /sɔɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Conditions in which something develops
- Mix of natural material in which plants grow
- Transitive Verb
- To get or become dirty
B1Moresolution
US /səˈluʃən/
UK /səˈlu:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- Way to solve or deal with a problem
A2Morestrip
US /strɪp/
UK /strɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
- Countable Noun
- Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
B1Morestrip of
US
UK
- Phrase
- A long, narrow piece of something.
- A long, narrow area of land.
A1Moresunflower
US /ˈsʌnˌflaʊɚ/
UK /'sʌnflaʊə(r)/
- Noun
- Very tall plant with large, bright yellow flowers
C1Moresustain
US /səˈsten/
UK /sə'steɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To lengthen or continue to do something
- To support or maintain someone or something
B2TOEICMoresustainability
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Property of being able to be continued/repeated
- The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level; avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
B2Moresustainable
US /səˈsteɪnəbl/
UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/
- Adjective
- Capable of continuing for a long time
- Able to be maintained without running out of
B2Moretake back
US /tek bæk/
UK /teik bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- To return something you bought to the store
- Transitive Verb
- To retract or withdraw a statement or claim.
- To regain possession of something.
A1Moretake over
US /tek ˈovɚ/
UK /teik ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- To assume control or possession of something.
A1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretherapeutic
US /ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk/
UK /ˌθerəˈpju:tɪk/
- Adjective
- Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
B2Moretired
US /ˈtaɪərd/
UK /ˈtaɪəd/
- Adjective
- Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- Transitive Verb
- To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
B1Moretool
US /tul/
UK /tu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- Something used to achieve an aim or carry out a particular function.
- Transitive Verb
- To provide a workshop with the right equipment
A2TOEICMoreturn into
US /tɚn ˈɪntu/
UK /tə:n ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change to become something else
- To change your direction to go into a place
A1Moreunload
US /ʌnˈlod/
UK /ˌʌn'ləʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To express strong or troubling feelings
- To take out items for use (e.g. bullets from guns)
B1Moreup there
US /ʌp ðɛr/
UK /ʌp ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- In heaven.
A1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morevacant
US /ˈvekənt/
UK /ˈveɪkənt/
- Adjective
- Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
- Available; not filled.
B1TOEICMorevolunteer
US /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/
UK /ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Working willingly without pay to help others
- Countable Noun
- Person who helps others without being paid
- A person who enters military service voluntarily.
B2TOEICMorewarrant
US /ˈwɔ:rənt/
UK /ˈwɒrənt/
- Noun
- Official authorization for some action or decision
- Transitive Verb
- To guarantee or legally swear something
B1TOEICMorewitness
US /ˈwɪtnɪs/
UK /'wɪtnəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
B1TOEICMoreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
A2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- for instance: As an example.
- strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on to: Toward something; forward
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
- of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
- sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- green: Color of young leaves
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- forest: Large area with many trees
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- piece: A counter in a board game
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- popping: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- own: To have something as your property
- shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
- composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
- figured: To appear in a game, play or event
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- land: Region or country
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- blindly: Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
- yard: Unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 cm
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- vacant: Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- gardener: Someone who takes care of a garden
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
- sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
- unload: To express strong or troubling feelings
- therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
- obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
- homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- endorse: To show or express approval of
- sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
- sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- councilman: Man who is a council member
- citation: Order by law for someone to appear in court
- beautify: To cause someone or something to become beautiful
- shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- kale: Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
- liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
- graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
- warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
- dialysis: (Medical) taking waste from blood if kidneys are damaged
- parkway
- sunflower: Very tall plant with large, bright yellow flowers
- gospel: Book of the New Testament in Christian teaching
- petition: Request to an authority to change something
- downtown: Located in the business part of a town
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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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【TED】Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA (A guerilla gardener in South Central LA | Ron Finley)
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Cecilia Zhan posted on 2015/10/11Ever wondered how communities transform neglected urban spaces into vibrant food sources? Ron Finley, a 'guerrilla gardener' in South Central LA, shares his inspiring story of tackling food deserts and bringing fresh produce to his neighborhood. You'll pick up practical ideas about urban agriculture and community action, all while enjoying a story with cultural depth and simple sentence structures!
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