beat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebody
US /ˈbɑdi/
UK /ˈbɒdi/
- Noun
- The physical structure of a person or animal.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The main or central part of something.
- The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
A2Morebring on
US /brɪŋ ɑn/
UK /briŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
A1Moredisaster
US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/
UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- A complete failure.
- Uncountable Noun
- A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
A2Moreearthquake
US /ˈɜ:rθkweɪk/
UK /ˈɜ:θkweɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
- A series of vibrations in the earth caused by the abrupt movement of rock far below the surface
B1Moreemotional
US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/
UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/
- Adjective
- Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- Relating to or characterized by emotion
A2Morestarve
US /stɑ:rv/
UK /stɑ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- To need or desire very strongly
B1Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMorewalk away
US /wɔk əˈwe/
UK /wɔ:k əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- To choose not to be involved in something.
A1Morezoo
US /zu/
UK /zu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place in a town where wild animals are shown
B1More
Vocabulary
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- weak: Not having a strong character
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
- yesterday: Day before today
- zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
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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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