flash
US /flæʃ/
UK /flæʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear suddenly and briefly
- To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden and brief appearance of something
- Light used by a camera to brighten the area
B1Morein 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.
A1Morelie
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
A2Morelook around
US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/
UK /luk əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To explore a place; search for something.
A1Morelook up to
US /lʊk ʌp tu/
UK /luk ʌp tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To respect or admire someone
A1Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- look up to: To respect or admire someone
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- long: Person's name
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- feeling: Sensation or emotion you experience
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- stop: To block or close something
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- dark: Of a color that is not light
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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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【VT STAR 年度英文歌喉戰】陳俐安、王宣文─Flashlight
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Mikae Wu posted on 2015/12/04Feeling a bit down? You'll love this uplifting love song, "Flashlight," by Chen Li'an and Wang Xuanwen! It's a fantastic chance to practice simple sentence structures and sing along to a super catchy chorus.
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