bounce
US /baʊns/
UK /baʊns/
- Uncountable Noun
- A person's energy or confidence
- Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
- Intransitive Verb
- To move around energetically, playfully
- (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
B1Morebreak away
US /brek əˈwe/
UK /breik əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To escape from a situation suddenly
A1Morebreak down
US /brek daʊn/
UK /breik daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Morebreak it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morein shape
US /ɪn ʃep/
UK /in ʃeip/
- Adjective
- In good physical condition; fit.
- Phrase
- In good physical condition.
- In good condition or order.
A1Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2Moreleft out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To forget; omit
- To exclude someone or something; to not include.
A1Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moremovement
US /ˈmuvmənt/
UK /ˈmu:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
A2Morepoint up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To emphasize or draw attention to something.
A1Moreshake
US /ʃek/
UK /ʃeɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
- Countable Noun
- Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
A2Moresnap
US /snæp/
UK /snæp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
- Countable Noun
- An informal word for a photograph
B1Morestep on it
US
UK
- Idiom
- Hurry up; go faster.
- To accelerate, especially in a vehicle.
B1Morestep out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To go outside for a short time
- To begin a romantic relationship with someone.
A1Moreto the left
US
UK
- Phrase
- In or toward the left direction.
- Situated on the left side of.
Vocabulary
- break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- to the left: In or toward the left direction.
- step on it: Hurry up; go faster.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- check out
- in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
- step out: To go outside for a short time
- left out: To forget; omit
- point up: To emphasize or draw attention to something.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- point: An item to be discussed
- leave: To go away from; depart
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- left: To go away from; depart
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
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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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Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars (Dance Tutorial)
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許 クゥよ posted on 2015/11/01Ready to get your groove on with "Uptown Funk"? This high-energy tutorial breaks down the iconic choreography step-by-step, making it super beginner-friendly! You'll not only learn some awesome dance moves but also get a feel for simple sentence structures used in energetic instructions.
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