activist
US /ˈæktəvɪst/
UK /ˈæktɪvɪst/
- Noun
- A person who tries to change a government, society
B1Moreappliance
US /əˈplaɪəns/
UK /əˈplaɪəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device designed to perform common household tasks
B2TOEICMorebriefing
US /ˈbrifɪŋ/
UK /ˈbri:fɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To give information and instructions in a meeting
- Noun
- Giving information and instructions for a meeting
B2TOEICMorebroadcast
US /ˈbrɔdˌkæst/
UK /'brɔ:dkɑ:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To send out signals by radio or television
- To make widely known.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Program sent out from a radio or TV station
- The transmission of signals over the airwaves.
A2TOEICMorecollaboration
US /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/
UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of working with someone to complete a task
B1Moreconference
US /ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns/
UK /ˈkɒnfərəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of lectures held as an event
- An association of US sports teams
- Intransitive Verb
- To hold a discussion; consult.
A2Morecorporate
US /ˈkɔrpərɪt, ˈkɔrprɪt/
UK /ˈkɔ:pərət/
- Adjective
- Concerning (usually large) companies
- Relating to a large company or group.
- Noun
- The overall strategy and direction of a company.
- The visual and communicative aspects of a company that create its public image.
A2Morecorporation
US /ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɔ:pəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Big company or a combination of several companies
- A body corporate.
A2Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredell
US /dɛl/
UK /del/
- Countable Noun
- Small wooded hollow in some land; small valley
B2Moredisclose
US /dɪˈskloz/
UK /dɪs'kləʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make once private information public
B1Morefirm
US /fɚm/
UK /fɜ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Company that sells goods or services
- Adjective
- Fairly hard or solid, not soft
- Unchanging and strong
A2TOEICMorefund
US /fʌnd/
UK /fʌnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To supply money for something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money collected, saved, or provided for a purpose
- A specific account into which you put money
A2TOEICMorehedge
US /hɛdʒ/
UK /hedʒ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To select words to avoid saying something directly
- Countable Noun
- A fence made with small trees or bushes
B1Moreimpair
US /ɪmˈpɛr/
UK /ɪm'peə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or weaken something
B2TOEICMoreintelligence
US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/
UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Collection of secret information about something
- Ability to learn things or to consider situations
- Adjective
- Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
A2TOEICMoreissue
US /ˈɪʃu/
UK /'ɪʃu:/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
A2TOEICMoreitem
US /ˈaɪtəm/
UK /ˈaɪtəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Single, brief piece of news or reporting
- Distinct, individual thing, often part of a group
A2TOEICMorejournal
US /ˈdʒɚnəl/
UK /ˈdʒə:nl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A diary; record of what you do every day
- Magazine of academic papers
B1TOEICMorelay
US /le/
UK /leɪ/
- Adjective
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
A2Moremanagement
US /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
UK /'mænɪdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who are in control of a business or group
- Uncountable Noun
- The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
- The skill of organizing and controlling resources.
A2TOEICMoremerge
US /mɜ:rdʒ/
UK /mɜ:dʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause two or more things to combine into one
- Noun
- Causing two or more things to combine into one
B1TOEICMoremerger
US /ˈmədʒɚ/
UK /'mɜ:dʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Combination of two or more companies into one
B1TOEICMorepivotal
US /ˈpɪvətl/
UK /ˈpɪvətl/
- Adjective
- Having a lot of importance
B2TOEICMoreportable
US /ˈpɔ:rtəbl/
UK /ˈpɔ:təbl/
- Adjective
- Light enough to be moved around with ease
- Noun
- A computer etc. that can be moved around easily
B1TOEICMorerely
US /rɪˈlaɪ/
UK /rɪ'laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- Depend on with full trust or confidence
- To trust or have confidence in someone.
B2TOEICMorerely on
US /rɪˈlaɪ ɑn/
UK /riˈlai ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone or something
A2Moreresult in
US /rɪˈzʌlt ɪn/
UK /riˈzʌlt in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause or produce as a consequence.
reveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMoresnowball
US /ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/
UK /'snəʊbɔ:l/
- Countable Noun
- Ball of snow you throw at each other
- Intransitive Verb
- To increase dramatically in number or degree
C2Moresponsor
US /ˈspɑ:nsə(r)/
UK /ˈspɒnsə(r)/
- Noun
- Person that supports the passage of a new law
- Person giving money for someone's education
- Transitive Verb
- To support the passage of a new law
- To help someone succeed by giving them money
B1TOEICMoretech
US /tɛk/
UK /tek/
- Noun
- Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
A2Moreterabyte
US /ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt/
UK /ˈterəbaɪt/
- Noun
- Unit of 1024 gigabytes of information
C2Moreunified
US /'ju:nɪfaɪd/
UK /'ju:nɪfaɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring or join together into one
B2Moreurge
US /ɚdʒ/
UK /ɜ:dʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
A2More
Vocabulary
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- conference: Series of lectures held as an event
- urge: A strong desire for something
- call: A order or request for action
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- impair: To damage or weaken something
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
- management: People who are in control of a business or group
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- item: Single, brief piece of news or reporting
- corporation: Big company or a combination of several companies
- pivotal: Having a lot of importance
- broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
- tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
- cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
- fund: To supply money for something
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
- portable: Light enough to be moved around with ease
- news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
- appliance: Device designed to perform common household tasks
- merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
- amazon: Mainly green tropical American parrots
- web: Skin between ducks' toes that enables them to swim
- merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
- player: Machine that plays recorded material
- briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
- cooler: More cool than
- unified: To bring or join together into one
- disclose: To make once private information public
- October: 10th month of the year
- snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
- terabyte: Unit of 1024 gigabytes of information
- dell: Small wooded hollow in some land; small valley
- wifi: Electronic data transfer system
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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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raihenn posted on 2016/09/04Ever wondered what's happening in the tech world? This video dives into the potential Dell and EMC merger, plus other hot topics like Amazon Web Services and Wi-Fi calling, giving you practical workplace vocabulary. You'll pick up some advanced terms and learn about enterprise IT news that's actually happening right now!
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