assignment
US /əˈsaɪnmənt/
UK /ə'saɪnmənt/
- Noun
- Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- A homework task or report
A2TOEICMorebeat down
US /bit daʊn/
UK /bi:t daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
- To persuade someone to reduce the price of something
A1Moredeal with
US /dil wɪð/
UK /di:l wið/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To buy or sell goods or services.
- Phrasal Verb
- To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
- To be about; concern.
A1Moredetention
US /dɪˈtɛnʃən/
UK /dɪ'tenʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
B2Moregame on
US /ɡem ɑn/
UK /ɡeim ɔn/
- Interjection
- An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
- An exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelie
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
A2Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moresubstitute
US /ˈsʌbstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/
UK /'sʌbstɪtju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- To replace one person or thing for another
- Noun
- A person or thing acting in place of another
B2TOEICMoretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2More
Vocabulary
- game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
- deal with
- have to: Must do
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- beat down: (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- kid: Child or young person
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- student: Person studying at school
- detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
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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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