blur
US /blɚ/
UK /blɜ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or out of focus
- To dull the distinction between things
B2Morecapable
US /ˈkepəbəl/
UK /'keɪpəbl/
- Adjective
- Being able to do something very well; proficient
- Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
A2Morecapacity
US /kəˈpæsɪti/
UK /kə'pæsətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- Largest amount of something that can be produced
B1Morecompact
US /kəmˈpækt/
UK /'kɒmpækt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small case with face powder and a mirror
- A formal agreement or contract.
- Adjective
- Packed closely together
B1Moreconsole
US /kənˈsol/
UK /kən'səʊl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel better in times of distress
B2TOEICMorecontent
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/
UK /'kɒntent/
- Adjective
- Being happy or satisfied
- In a state of peaceful happiness.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
- The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
A2Morecurrent
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
- Adjective
- Happening or being in the present time
- In general use or accepted by most people.
A2Moredefinition
US /ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/
UK /ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- The sharpness of an image on a screen
A2TOEICMoreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Moreextraordinary
US /ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri/
UK /ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri/
- Adjective
- Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- Additional to or different from what is usual or regular.
B1TOEICMorefirepower
US /ˈfaɪərpaʊə(r)/
UK /ˈfaɪəpaʊə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target
C2Moregamer
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Person playing a game to a set of rules
C2Morehandle
US /ˈhændl/
UK /'hændl/
- Transitive Verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- Countable Noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
A2TOEICMoreimpress
US /ɪmˈprɛs/
UK /ɪm'pres/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an emotional impact upon
- To press into a soft material to make a pattern
- Noun
- A mark or design made by stamping.
A2TOEICMoreintend
US /ɪnˈtɛnd/
UK /ɪnˈtend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To plan or want to do something
A2TOEICMorelaunch
US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/
UK /lɔ:ntʃ/
- Noun
- Starting a new project; introducing new product
- Act of firing rockets into the air
- Transitive Verb
- To start a new project; start selling a product
- To put a rocket into the air
A2TOEICMoreload
US /lod/
UK /ləʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- A burden; heavy responsibility
- Transitive Verb
- To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
A2TOEICMoremayan
US /'mɑ:jən/
UK /'mɑ:jən/
- Adjective
- Of ancient Indian civilization, e.g. in Yucatan
B2Moreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMorepleasure
US /ˈplɛʒɚ/
UK /'pleʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
A2TOEICMoreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMoreprocessor
US /ˈprɑ:sesə/
UK /ˈprəʊsesə(r)/
- Noun
- A machine that to makes something ready for use
- A person or thing that processes something.
B1Morepump
US /pʌmp/
UK /pʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- To make water/other liquid move using a machine
- Noun
- A device more moving liquids
- Light woman's shoe
B1Morepyramid
US /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
UK /'pɪrəmɪd/
- Noun
- Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
- With a small management and huge workforce
B1Moreraw
US /rɔ/
UK /rɔ:/
- Adjective
- Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- Being inexperienced
B1Moreresolution
US /ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/
UK /ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- End part of a story resolving the conflict
- Ability of a screen or camera to display pixels
C2Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMorescorpio
US /ˈskɔrpiˌo/
UK /ˈskɔ:piəu/
- Noun
- Person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
C2Moreslim
US /slɪm/
UK /slɪm/
- Adjective
- Being thin in an appealing way
- Being narrow in width
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat less in order to become thinner
B1Morestart on
US /stɑrt ɑn/
UK /stɑ:t ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin or start doing something.
- To criticize or complain to someone repeatedly.
A1Moreterabyte
US /ˈtɛrəˌbaɪt/
UK /ˈterəbaɪt/
- Noun
- Unit of 1024 gigabytes of information
C2Morevision
US /ˈvɪʒən/
UK /'vɪʒn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to see; eyesight
- Something you see in your imagination or dreams
A2More
Vocabulary
- start on: To begin or start doing something.
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- performance: Act of doing something
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
- compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
- blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
- tonight: Night following this day
- slim: Being thin in an appealing way
- processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
- amazon: Mainly green tropical American parrots
- November: 11th month of the year
- September: 9th month of the year
- TV: Shortened form of 'television'
- scorpio: Person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
- terabyte: Unit of 1024 gigabytes of information
- mayan: Of ancient Indian civilization, e.g. in Yucatan
- gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
- firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target
- pc: Personal Computer
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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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Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro is a powerhouse with 4K graphics
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