a good portion
US
UK
- Phrase
- A significant or substantial amount of something.
- An adequate or fair share of something.
B2Moreallergy
US /ˈælərdʒi/
UK /ˈælədʒi/
- Noun
- Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
B2Moreat night
US /æt naɪt/
UK /æt nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; in the nighttime.
A1Moreat rest
US /æt rɛst/
UK /æt rest/
- Adjective
- Not moving or being used.
- In a state of peace, quiet, or relaxation.
A2Moreat work
US /æt wɚk/
UK /æt wə:k/
- Phrase
- Located at one's place of employment
A1Moreattack
US /əˈtæk/
UK /ə'tæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- Noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
A2Morebad idea
US
UK
- Phrase
- An unwise or imprudent course of action.
A2Morebreathe
US /brið/
UK /bri:ð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
A2Moreby design
US
UK
- Phrase
- Intentionally; deliberately.
A2Morecarbon
US /ˈkɑrbən/
UK /'kɑ:bən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
B1Morecell
US /sɛl/
UK /sel/
- Countable Noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
A2Morecoal
US /kol/
UK /kəʊl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- The industry involved in the mining and distribution of coal.
- Countable Noun
- A single piece of coal.
A2Moreconclusion
US /kənˈkluʒən/
UK /kənˈklu:ʒn/
- Noun
- End of something; finish
- Judgment or opinion after thinking for a while
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredioxide
US /daɪˈɑksaɪd/
UK /daɪˈɒksaɪd/
- Noun
- An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
B2Moredisplay
US /dɪˈsple/
UK /dɪˈspleɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
- To show, e.g. your feelings, thoughts; demonstrate
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Arrangement of objects so people can see or buy
- A device for showing information visually, such as a screen.
A2TOEICMoredraw upon
US /drɔ əˈpɑn/
UK /drɔ: əˈpɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
B1Moreemployer
US /ɪmˈplɔɪər/
UK /ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person or company that hires workers
A2TOEICMoreend up with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have something as a result.
A1Moreequation
US /ɪˈkweʒən, -ʃən/
UK /ɪˈkweɪʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
- Complex set of different facts, ideas or issues
B1Moreexpose
US /ɪkˈspoʊz/
UK /ɪk'spəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make visible, without covering or protection
- To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
A2TOEICMoreextensive
US /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈstensɪv/
- Adjective
- Large; full or complete
B1TOEICMorefill out
US /fɪl aʊt/
UK /fil aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become fatter
- To complete a form by adding information needed
A1Morefor a minute
US
UK
- Phrase
- For a short period of time; briefly.
- Used to indicate a sudden realization or thought.
A1Morefor life
US /fɔr laɪf/
UK /fɔ: laif/
- Phrase
- For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- To support someone for the duration of their life.
- Adjective
- Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
A1Moreformula
US /ˈfɔrmjələ/
UK /'fɔ:mjələ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A mathematical or scientific rule
- Plan, rule or method for doing or making something
A2TOEICMoregenetics
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪks/
UK /dʒəˈnetɪks/
- Noun (plural)
- Studies of how things develop between generations
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
B1Moregeographic
US /ˌdʒi:ə'ɡræfɪk/
UK /ˌdʒi:ə'ɡræfɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning the earth and its natural features
B1Moregeographical
US /ˌdʒi:ə'ɡræfɪkl/
UK /ˌdʒi:ə'ɡræfɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the earth and its natural features
A2Morehail
US /hel/
UK /heɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
- Intransitive Verb
- To fly, fall together through the air
- Used to say that hail is falling
B2Morehail from
US /hel frʌm/
UK /heil frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have been born or originate in a particular place.
C2Morehave a heart
US /hæv ə hɑrt/
UK /hæv ə hɑ:t/
- other
- Show mercy or compassion to someone.
B2Morehealthcare
US /'helθker/
UK /'helθkeə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
B1Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morein the dark
US /ɪn ði dɑrk/
UK /in ðə dɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Uninformed about something; unaware.
- Phrase
- In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
- In a place with little or no light.
A1Morein the red
US
UK
- Adjective
- Operating at a loss; in debt.
- Phrase
- Having overdrawn money from a bank account.
A1Morein the west
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located in or towards the west.
- Located in the western part of a country or region.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreingest
US /ɪn'dʒest/
UK /ɪnˈdʒest/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat, drink, or swallow something
C1TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreinterest of
US
UK
- Phrase
- For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- A feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
- Noun
- A legal share or right in something.
A1Morelifestyle
US /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
UK /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/
- Noun
- The type of life that you have; the way you live
B1TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremajority
US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/
UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount that is more than half of a group
- The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
B1TOEICMoremanufacture
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.
A2TOEICMoremedical
US /ˈmɛdɪkəl/
UK /ˈmedɪkl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- Noun
- A health check or test
A2Moremedication
US /ˌmɛdɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
B2Moremethane
US /ˈmeθeɪn/
UK /ˈmi:θeɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
B2Moremonitor
US /ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To observe and keep a record of something
- To observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
- Noun
- A senior student at school
- Electronic screen on which you can see images
A2TOEICMoremore than once
US
UK
- Phrase
- On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
move to
US /muv tu/
UK /mu:v tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change the place where you live or work.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To proceed to the next stage or action.
A2Morenegotiate
US /nɪˈgoʊʃieɪt/
UK /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- To manage a difficult task or path successfully
B1TOEICMorenegotiate with
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
C1Moreozone
US /ˈoʊzoʊn/
UK /ˈəʊzəʊn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Gas protecting the earth from the sun
- Fresh and pure air, usually near the sea
B2Morepersonalize
US /ˈpɜ:rsənəlaɪz/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make personal or more personal
C1Morephysician
US /fɪˈzɪʃən/
UK /fɪˈzɪʃn/
- Countable Noun
- A medical doctor
B2Moreseize
US /siz/
UK /si:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To take a place with force, as by military action
- To arrest or catch someone
B1Moreslip
US /slɪp/
UK /slɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- A field position in cricket
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
B1TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMoresulfur
US /ˈsʌlfɚ/
UK /'sʌlfə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
C2Moresurgical
US /ˈsɜ:rdʒɪkl/
UK /ˈsɜ:dʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to surgery or operations
B2Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoreunequal
US /ʌnˈikwəl/
UK /ʌnˈi:kwəl/
- Adjective
- Unfair; biased in someone's favor
- Varying in number, amount, quality, etc.
A2Morewander
US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/
UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
A2TOEICMoreward
US /wɔ:rd/
UK /wɔ:d/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Child legally protected and cared for by a court
- Section or part of a town or city
B1Morewarn
US /wɔrn/
UK /wɔ:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
A2Morewellness
US /ˈwelnəs/
UK /ˈwelnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
C2Morewreck
US /rɛk/
UK /rek/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- (Informal) one in poor emotional/physical condition
- Transitive Verb
- To ruin something completely
- To destroy a vehicle, building completely
B2Morezoom
US /zum/
UK /zu:m/
- Noun
- Camera lens used to magnify images
- Intransitive Verb
- To move along or go somewhere very quickly
B1More
Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- fill out: To become fatter
- more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- at rest: Not moving or being used.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- a good portion: A significant or substantial amount of something.
- hail from: To have been born or originate in a particular place.
- in the west: Located in or towards the west.
- by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
- have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
- in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- draw upon: To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- part: Division of a book
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- leave: To go away from; depart
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- talk: Style of speaking
- live: To be alive
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- picture: General situation or state of being
- white: Person's name
- history: Established pattern or record
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- geographic: Concerning the earth and its natural features
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- lucky: Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- office: Room or building used for business
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- circle: A perfectly round shape
- geographical: Concerning the earth and its natural features
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- conclusion: End of something; finish
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- unequal: Unfair; biased in someone's favor
- huge: Very very large
- employer: Person or company that hires workers
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
- warn: To tell someone about possible danger
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- data: Facts or information used to calculate or analyze
- genetics: Studies of how things develop between generations
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- ward: Person's name
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
- equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
- coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- physician: A medical doctor
- healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
- benzene: Highly flammable colorless liquid hydrocarbon
- sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
- wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
- allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
- particulate: Microscopic particle
- surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
- ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
- personalize: To make personal or more personal
- methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
- zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
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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】Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live (Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live)
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Sandie posted on 2015/11/09Ever wondered how the place you live impacts your health? This fascinating talk explores 'geomedicine' and why your environment is crucial, introducing advanced vocabulary like 'Dartmouth Atlas' and 'ozone exposure'. You'll gain practical insights and learn new terms that connect your daily life to your well-being!
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