disconnect
US /ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt/
UK /ˌdɪskəˈnekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To separate something from something else
- Noun
- State of being separated from something else
B2Moreghost
US /goʊst/
UK /gəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a book on behalf of another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
- Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
B1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morelock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMorelock up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To imprison someone.
- To secure a building or container by locking it.
rust
US /rʌst/
UK /rʌst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Reddish brown color
- Disease causing red and brown spots on leaves
- Intransitive Verb
- To form a red crust on old iron and steel objects
B1Moresatire
US /'sætaɪər/
UK /'sætaɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written criticism made in a funny way
- Exposing the negative qualities through humor
B2TOEICMoresearch
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMorespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMoretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- lock up: To imprison someone.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- call: A order or request for action
- left: To go away from; depart
- love: Person's name
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- trust: To expect confidently
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- dead: Not alive
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- rust: Reddish brown color
- satire: Written criticism made in a funny way
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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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