access
US /ˈæksɛs/
UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
A2TOEICMorealong with
US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/
UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/
- Preposition
- In addition to; together with.
- Adverb
- In company or together with someone or something.
- Including; in addition to.
A2Morearound the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Moreassembly plants
US
UK
- Noun (plural)
- Factories where products are assembled from component parts.
A1Moreban
US /bæn/
UK /bæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
- To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official action preventing something happening
- A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
B1Moreblip
US /blɪp/
UK /blɪp/
- Noun
- Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a brief delay in something
C1Morecut in
US /kʌt ɪn/
UK /kʌt in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To interrupt someone's conversation
- To enter a queue at the wrong place
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.
A1Moredemand
US /dɪˈmænd/
UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
- To need something.
A2TOEICMoredisposal
US /dɪˈspozəl/
UK /dɪˈspəʊzl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving or throwing something away
B1TOEICMoredrawer
US /ˈdrɔɚ/
UK /drɔ:(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
- An undergarment covering the lower part of the body and having two holes for the legs.
B1Moredrift
US /drɪft/
UK /drɪft/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- (Of boats) to move without purpose on water
B1Moredump
US /dʌmp/
UK /dʌmp/
- Transitive Verb
- To end a romantic relationship
- To put something somewhere without care
- Noun
- A place where waste or garbage is left.
- A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
B1Moreelectronic
US /ɪlɛkˈtrɑnɪk, ˌilɛk-/
UK /ɪˌlek'trɒnɪk/
- Adjective
- Operating by use of electricity; digital
- Produced or performed using electronic instruments or devices.
A2Moreend up with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have something as a result.
A1Moreflame
US /flem/
UK /fleɪm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To glow
- To burn or glow in a fire
- Noun
- The red part you can see in fire
A2Moregadget
US /ˈɡædʒɪt/
UK /ˈgædʒɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
B2Moregarage
US /ɡəˈrɑʒ, -ˈrɑdʒ/
UK /'ɡærɑ:ʒ/
- Countable Noun
- Place for keeping a car
- A place where vehicles are repaired.
- Uncountable Noun
- A style of rock music characterized by a raw, energetic sound, often associated with amateur bands practicing in garages.
A2Moreglobal
US /ˈgloʊbl/
UK /ˈgləʊbl/
- Adjective
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
A2TOEICMorego along with
US /ɡo əˈlɔŋ wɪð/
UK /ɡəu əˈlɔŋ wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To agree to do something
A1Moregreener
US /'grɪnə/
UK /'gri:nə/
- Adjective
- Environmentally friendly
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehome in
US /ˈhoʊm ɪn/
UK /ˈhəum ɪn/
- other
- Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
B2Moreimpractical
US /ɪmˈpræktɪkəl/
UK /ɪmˈpræktɪkl/
- Adjective
- Not useful or realistically possible
C1Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein half
US /ɪn hæf/
UK /in hɑ:f/
- Adverb
- Divided into two equal parts.
- Partially; to some extent.
A1Morein the first place
US
UK
- Phrase
- To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- From the beginning; initially.
A1Moreinnovate
US /ˈɪnəˌvet/
UK /ˈɪnəveɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To introduce or create new things or make changes
B1TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morekidney
US /ˈkɪdni/
UK /'kɪdnɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- An animal kidney used as food.
- Adjective
- Relating to the kidneys.
- Having the shape of a kidney; bean-shaped.
B2Morelandfill
US /'lændfɪl/
UK /'lændfɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
- Transitive Verb
- To fill (land) with waste material.
C1Morelifeline
US /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/
UK /'laɪflaɪn/
- Noun
- Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
C1Morelonger lasting
US
UK
- Adjective
- Continuing or enduring for a greater amount of time.
A1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morementality
US /mɛnˈtælɪti/
UK /menˈtæləti/
- Noun
- Attitude toward, or a belief about something
A2Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moremodular
US /ˈmɑdʒəlɚ/
UK /'mɒdjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Constructed with standardized units or dimensions
A2Moremonitor
US /ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To observe and keep a record of something
- To observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
- Noun
- A senior student at school
- Electronic screen on which you can see images
A2TOEICMoreobsolete
US /ˌɑ:bsəˈli:t/
UK /ˈɒbsəli:t/
- Adjective
- Not used anymore because something newer exists
- No longer useful because it has been replaced by something newer and better.
B1TOEICMoreof old
US /ʌv oʊld/
UK /əv əuld/
- other
- From a long time ago; in the past.
B2Moreon the ground
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of the earth.
- Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
on the phone
US
UK
- Phrase
- Talking on the telephone.
- Adjective
- Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
A1Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Moreoutside of
US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
A1Moreoverseas
US /ˌoʊvərˈsi:z/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈsi:z/
- Adverb
- In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
A2TOEICMorepile
US /paɪl/
UK /paɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large amount of something
- Group of things one on top of another
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
- To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
B1TOEICMorepioneer
US /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
UK /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
- A person who is among the first to research or develop a new area of knowledge or activity.
- Transitive Verb
- To begin or discover something new
- To take part in the development of something new
B1TOEICMorepoison
US /ˈpɔɪzən/
UK /ˈpɔɪzn/
- Transitive Verb
- To affect something in a very negative way
- To hurt or kill with a dangerous substance
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance that can kill when eaten/drunk
- Something that has a harmful or destructive influence.
A2Morepoisoning
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To affect something in a very negative way
- To hurt or kill with a dangerous substance
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The act of administering poison; the condition of having been poisoned.
A2Morepolicymaker
US /'pɒləsɪˌmeɪkə/
UK /'pɒləsɪmeɪkə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
C2Morepopping
US /'pɒpɪŋ/
UK /'pɒpɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
B2Moreprocessor
US /ˈprɑ:sesə/
UK /ˈprəʊsesə(r)/
- Noun
- A machine that to makes something ready for use
- A person or thing that processes something.
B1Moreproduction
US /prəˈdʌkʃən, pro-/
UK /prəˈdʌkʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of producing or growing food naturally
- Process of making something on a large scale
A2TOEICMoreprotective
US /prəˈtɛktɪv/
UK /prəˈtektɪv/
- Adjective
- Serving to defend against harm or danger
A2Morerecyclable
US
UK
- Adjective
- Able to be used again
B1Morerecycling
US /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/
UK /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To use old ideas or concepts again
- To send used things to be turned into new things
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of using old things to make new things
A2Moreredesign
US /ˌridɪˈzaɪn/
UK /ˌri:dɪ'zaɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To change the design or style of something
- To revise the design of something, often to improve its function or appearance.
- Noun
- Action to change the design or style of
B2Morerepair
US /rɪˈper/
UK /rɪˈpeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- Action to fix or restore something that is broken
- Transitive Verb
- To fix or restore something that is broken
- To remedy or set right.
A2TOEICMoresemiconductor
US /sɛmikənˈdʌktɚ/
UK /ˌsemikənˈdʌktə(r)/
- Noun
- Silicon chip used in computers
B1Moresmash
US /smæʃ/
UK /smæʃ/
- Noun
- Accident involving vehicles
- Sound when something breaks into pieces loudly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break into pieces
- To defeat someone completely
B1Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMorestrengthen
US /ˈstrɛŋkθən,ˈstrɛŋ-,ˈstrɛn-/
UK /ˈstreŋθn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something stronger
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moretangle
US /ˈtæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈtæŋgl/
- Transitive Verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
B2Morethanks to
US /θæŋks tu/
UK /θæŋks tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; as a result of.
A1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Morethrow out
US /θro aʊt/
UK /θrəu aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- To put in the garbage; discard
A1Moretoss
US /tɔ:s/
UK /tɒs/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- To mix ingredients lightly.
- Intransitive Verb
- To move about restlessly; to writhe or fidget.
- To be thrown about violently.
B1Moretoxic
US /ˈtɑksɪk/
UK /ˈtɒksɪk/
- Adjective
- Poisonous; harmful
- (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict
B2Moreunsustainable
US
UK
- Adjective
- That cannot be kept up or continued
B2Moreused 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
A1Morewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1Moreworkshop
US /ˈwɜ:rkʃɑ:p/
UK /ˈwɜ:kʃɒp/
- Noun
- A brief intensive course for a small group
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- deal with
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- have to: Must do
- assembly plants: Factories where products are assembled from component parts.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- go along with: To agree to do something
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- longer lasting: Continuing or enduring for a greater amount of time.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
- greener: Environmentally friendly
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- shop: Place to learn how to fix or make things; class
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- clean: Completely; entirely
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- green: Color of young leaves
- buy: To believe something; accept
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- ship: Large boat
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- call: A order or request for action
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- happen: To take place or occur
- drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- popping: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- recycling: To use old ideas or concepts again
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- designing: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- pile: Large amount of something
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- poison: To affect something in a very negative way
- flame: To glow
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
- processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- mentality: Attitude toward, or a belief about something
- protective: Serving to defend against harm or danger
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- strengthen: To make something stronger
- overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
- disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
- obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
- workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
- pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- poisoning: To affect something in a very negative way
- policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
- modular: Constructed with standardized units or dimensions
- semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
- lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- recyclable: Able to be used again
- redesign: To change the design or style of something
- innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
- blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/05/03Ever wonder what happens to your old gadgets? This video dives into the fascinating, and sometimes shocking, world of the electronics industry, exploring issues like 'e-waste' and why things seem to be 'built to break.' You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper understanding of the tech we use every day!
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