collaborator
US /kəˈlæbəˌretɚ/
UK /kəˈlæbəreɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who cooperates with an enemy
- Someone you are working on a task together with
B1Morecritic
US /ˈkrɪtɪk/
UK /'krɪtɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
- A person who tends to find fault or express adverse criticism.
A2Moreevery kind of
US
UK
- Determiner
- Each and all types of something; all varieties of.
- A wide assortment or range of something.
A1Moreexpression
US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
UK /ɪk'spreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- Group of words that have a specific meaning
A2TOEICMoregrasp
US /ɡræsp/
UK /ɡrɑ:sp/
- Noun
- Person's control over something
- Act of holding something strongly in your hands
- Transitive Verb
- To hold something in your hand very tightly
- To understand or make sense of a complex idea
B1TOEICMoreimage
US /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
UK /'ɪmɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- General idea or opinion of something
- Transitive Verb
- To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine
- To create a visual representation of something.
A2TOEICMorein the face of
US //ɪn ðə feɪs ɑv//
UK
- Phrase
- When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- Despite; in defiance of; when confronted with.
A1Morein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Moreliterature
US /ˈlɪtərəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ/
UK /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
- The body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age.
A2Morepage in
US /peɪʤ ɪn/
UK /peɪʤ ɪn/
- other
- Contact someone by pager urgently.
C1Morepassion
US /ˈpæʃən/
UK /'pæʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- Something for which one has a great love
A2Morepoet
US /ˈpoʊət/
UK /ˈpəʊɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who writes poems
A2Morepoetry
US /ˈpoʊətri/
UK /ˈpəʊətri/
- Uncountable Noun
- Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- A collection of poems.
A2Moreshake up
US /ʃek ʌp/
UK /ʃeik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To completely rethink or reorganize something
A2More
Vocabulary
- every kind of: Each and all types of something; all varieties of.
- shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- page in: Contact someone by pager urgently.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- century: Period of 100 years
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- grasp: Person's control over something
- close: Almost; near
- literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
- critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
- collaborator: Someone who cooperates with an enemy
- poet: Person who writes poems
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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-Ed】The poet who painted with his words - Geneviève Emy
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YSI posted on 2016/03/30Ever wondered how poets could paint with words? Dive into the fascinating world of Guillaume Apollinaire, the avant-garde poet who invented 'calligrams' and influenced movements like Surrealism and Cubism! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper cultural understanding of early 20th-century Parisian art.
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