Vocabulary
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
- next to: Being located along side another
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- set up
- build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
- at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- material: Cloth; fabric
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- lapse: (Of license, etc.) to stop being valid; expire
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
- mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- organism: Living thing, often one that is small
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- preferably: In a way that would be better
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
- disposable: Being available to be used or spent
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- product: Item that can be bought
- part: Division of a book
- biologically: As regards life and living things
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
- comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
- finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
- condense: To remove water from to make it thicker
- petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- prolific: Producing something in large quantities
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- egregious: Conspicuously or outrageously bad or contemptible
- oat: Widely grown grain eaten as, or used in, food
- regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
- circulatory: Concerning the movement of blood through the body
- petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
- backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
- photon: Particle with energy but no mass, electric charge
- composite: Made of more than one different part
- cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
- biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
- husk: Dry, thin layer covering some fruit and vegetables
- analogous: Similar and comparable to
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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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【TED】Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic? (Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?)
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王婧 posted on 2016/12/08Ever wondered if mushrooms could replace plastic? This fascinating TED talk dives into how mycelium materials are being used for compostable packaging and sustainable innovation, offering a visionary look at local manufacturing! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to green tech and learn about practical, everyday applications.
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