agency
US /ˈedʒənsi/
UK /'eɪdʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business that provides some service for others
B1TOEICMoreanswer to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
A1Moreauction
US /ˈɔ:kʃn/
UK /ˈɔ:kʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To sell to a person offering the highest price
- Noun
- Public sale where people compete to buy things
B1TOEICMorecamp
US /kæmp/
UK /kæmp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (military) base
- Exaggerated behavior meant to be funny
- Intransitive Verb
- To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
A2Morecash
US /kæʃ/
UK /kæʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- Transitive Verb
- To sell or give something to get money
A2Morecollection
US /kəˈlɛkʃən/
UK /kəˈlekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
- Group of similar things gathered as a hobby
A2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Moredip
US /dɪp/
UK /dɪp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To decrease or lower temporarily
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food or sauce eaten with crackers/raw vegetables
- Place on surface (e.g. a road) lower than the rest
B1Moredistribution
US /ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən/
UK /ˌdɪstrɪˈbju:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dividing or spreading out to others
- Act of sending products to stores to sell
- Adjective
- Sending products to stores to sell
B1Moreentertainment
US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/
UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act or process of providing service for someone
- Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
A2TOEICMoreentity
US /ˈɛntɪti/
UK /'entətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that exists by itself and is real
- A thing with distinct and independent existence.
B1Morefor a song
US
UK
- Phrase
- Very cheaply; at a low price.
A2Moreget it on
US /ɡɛt ɪt ɑn/
UK /ɡet it ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start doing what you say you will do
- To start something.
A1Moregot 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
A1Morehairline
US /ˈherlaɪn/
UK /ˈheəlaɪn/
- Countable Noun
- A very thin line or crack
C2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Morelake
US /lek/
UK /leɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of water surrounded by land
A2Moremeat
US /mit/
UK /mi:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- Noun
- Something that is important or significant
A2Moremodeling
US /'mɒdəlɪŋ/
UK /'mɒdlɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wear and display clothes at a fashion show
- To make a small scale copy of a full original
- Uncountable Noun
- The process of creating a model.
- The profession of being a model.
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Morepassionate
US /ˈpæʃənɪt/
UK /ˈpæʃənət/
- Adjective
- Being easily excited to strong emotions
- Having strong sexual desires
A2Morepublisher
US /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/
UK /ˈpʌblɪʃə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Business that produces books or magazines
A2TOEICMoreradio
US /ˈreɪdioʊ/
UK /ˈreɪdiəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System of sending/receiving signals through air
- Device to listen to broadcast programs, messages
- Adjective
- Concerning the broadcasting of sound
A2Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMorescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMoreseed
US /sid/
UK /si:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person's children; offspring
- Part of a plant used to grow more on them
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of plants) to produce seeds for the future
B1Moresickening
US /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
UK /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Making you upset or annoyed; disgusting
A2Moresperm
US /spə:m/
UK /spɜ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
C2Morespill
US /spɪl/
UK /spɪl/
- Noun
- Accident when someone falls
- Act of allowing a fluid to escape
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come out of and spread beyond limits
- To tell secrets or let information escape
B1Moretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMoreused 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
A1More
Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- for a song: Very cheaply; at a low price.
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- get it on: To start doing what you say you will do
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- cup: Small round container used for drinking
- bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- stop: To block or close something
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- radio: System of sending/receiving signals through air
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- buy: To believe something; accept
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- modeling: To wear and display clothes at a fashion show
- sickening: Making you upset or annoyed; disgusting
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- camp: A (military) base
- lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
- point: An item to be discussed
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
- publisher: Business that produces books or magazines
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
- distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- hairline: A very thin line or crack
- sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
- cum: Used between two nouns to show they have two uses
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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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紅謹 posted on 2013/04/21Ever wondered about the wild world of modern dating and sperm banks? This hilarious sketch dives into the awkwardness with plenty of dark humor and cringe-worthy moments you won't forget! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and situational dialogue that's perfect for understanding everyday conversations.
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