at home
US /æt hom/
UK /æt həum/
- Phrase
- In one's own residence or country.
- Adjective
- Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
drive in
US /draɪv ɪn/
UK /draiv in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
- To emphasize or impress something forcefully.
A1Moredrive up
US /draɪv ʌp/
UK /draiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause something to increase.
- To arrive in a vehicle.
A1Moreduck
US /dʌk/
UK /dʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid doing something that is difficult
- To lower your head to avoid hitting something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Common type of water bird
B1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morepicnic
US /ˈpɪknɪk/
UK /ˈpɪknɪk/
- Noun
- Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a meal on the ground outdoors
B1Morepig
US /pɪɡ/
UK /pɪg/
- Countable Noun
- Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- Greedy person
B1Morepotato
US /pəˈteɪtoʊ/
UK /pəˈteɪtəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Vegetable used e.g. to make fries
A2Moreroad ahead
US
UK
- Noun
- The future; what is to come.
- The actual road in front of you.
B1Morevan
US /væn/
UK /væn/
- Noun
- Truck with an enclosed cargo space
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- road ahead: The future; what is to come.
- drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
- drive up: To cause something to increase.
- going on: To continue doing something
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- land: Region or country
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- potato: Vegetable used e.g. to make fries
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- holiday: Day when people don't go to work or school
- van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
- tree: Tall green plants in a forest
- picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
- george: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-)
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
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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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黃櫻桃 posted on 2016/01/29Get ready for a fun family adventure with Peppa Pig as they head off on a camping holiday in their camper van! You'll love following their journey to Duckland and picking up simple sentence structures and everyday dialogue perfect for practical English.
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