cover up
US /ˈkʌvɚ ʌp/
UK /ˈkʌvə ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To hide something bad; conceal
- To put on warmer clothes; to protect oneself from the cold.
A1Moredesperately
US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/
UK /'despərətlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- In a way that shows despair.
A2Moreflip
US /flɪp/
UK /flɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- To move into a different position quickly
- Noun
- Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
- Movement of something from one position to another
B2Moreinsecure
US /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/
UK /ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- Not being safe or stable
B1Morelight up
US /laɪt ʌp/
UK /lait ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- To ignite a cigarette, cigar, or pipe for smoking.
A1Morelook into
US /lʊk ˈɪntu/
UK /luk ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
A1Moreoverwhelmed
US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/
UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- Adjective
- Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
- Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
B2Moreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMoreshy
US /ʃaɪ/
UK /ʃaɪ/
- Adjective
- Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- Being less than the full or expected amount
- Intransitive Verb
- To move away due to nervousness
A2Moreturn away
US /tɚn əˈwe/
UK /tə:n əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go in a different direction; not face something
- To stop people going into a place, club etc.
A1Morewalk through
US /wɔk θru/
UK /wɔ:k θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To show someone carefully how to do something
A1More
Vocabulary
- light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
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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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Bruce Chen posted on 2014/10/16Ever wondered how to compliment someone and make them feel amazing? This video uses the super catchy One Direction hit 'What Makes You Beautiful' to teach you simple, everyday phrases and sentence structures you can use right away! Get ready to boost your confidence and your English skills with this fun, upbeat track.
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