adulthood
US /'ædʌlthʊd/
UK /'ædʌlthʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Time of life when a person is fully grown
- The time when someone has the rights and responsibilities of an adult.
B1Moreassociate
US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To spend time with other people; mix with
- To form a connection in your mind between things
B1TOEICMoreaversion
US /əˈvɜ:rʒn/
UK /əˈvɜ:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong feeling of dislike
B2TOEICMorebravo
US /ˌbrɑ:ˈvoʊ/
UK /ˌbrɑ:ˈvəʊ/
- Interjection
- Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
C1Morebreast
US /brɛst/
UK /brest/
- Countable Noun
- Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- (Poetic) upper front part of the body; the heart
B1Morecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Morecharm
US /tʃɑrm/
UK /tʃɑ:m/
- Noun
- Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
- Transitive Verb
- To cause others to like you or do what you want
A2Moreclockwork
US /ˈklɑkˌwə:k/
UK /ˈklɔkˌwɜ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Any mechanism of geared wheels driven by a spring
C1Moreconquer
US /ˈkɑŋkɚ/
UK /'kɒŋkə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To take possession of (land, city) with an army
- To beat something difficult, e.g. a fear; overcome
B2Moreconsume
US /kənˈsum/
UK /kən'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
A2TOEICMorecreepy
US /'kri:pɪ/
UK /'kri:pɪ/
- Adjective
- Scary; annoying or unpleasant
B1Morecue
US /kju/
UK /kju:/
- Noun
- Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- Transitive Verb
- To give a signal telling someone when to act/speak
B2Moredelightful
US /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
UK /dɪˈlaɪtfl/
- Adjective
- Greatly pleasing or entertaining
B2Moreeerie
US /ˈɪri/
UK /ˈɪəri/
- Adjective
- Strange, mysterious and frightening
B1Moreenhance
US /ɛnˈhæns/
UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve; make bigger or better
B1TOEICMoreexception
US /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/
UK /ɪkˈsepʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something different or not included
- An objection or feeling of disapproval.
B1TOEICMoreexplanation
US /ˌɛkspləˈneʃən/
UK /ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Details or reasons given to make something clear
- A reason or justification given for an action or event.
A2TOEICMoreexploit
US /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
UK /ɪk'splɔɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
- To use something in a very effective manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Personal journey or series of events
- A bold or daring feat.
B1TOEICMorefilmmaker
US /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/
UK /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/
- Noun
- Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
C2Morefury
US /ˈfjʊri/
UK /'fjʊərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rage; violent anger
B2Moregroove
US /ɡruv/
UK /ɡru:v/
- Countable Noun
- Long line that is cut into a surface of something
- (Informal) state of doing something well, quickly
- Intransitive Verb
- To enjoy very much, especially music
- To become comfortable and efficient in a routine or activity.
B2Moreharvest
US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/
UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
- Transitive Verb
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- To obtain or collect something.
B1TOEICMorehyper
US /'haɪpər/
UK /ˈhaɪpə(r)/
- Adjective
- Very excited or active
C1Moreimmortal
US /ɪˈmɔ:rtl/
UK /ɪˈmɔ:tl/
- Adjective
- Not subject to death; that will never die
- Noun
- Famous or godlike person who will never die
B2Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein theaters
US
UK
- Phrase
- Currently showing at movie theaters.
A2Moreinnocence
US /ˈɪnəsəns/
UK /ˈɪnəsns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
- Lack of worldly experience; naivety.
B2Moreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMoreintuition
US /ˌɪntuˈɪʃən, -tju-/
UK /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Natural ability to guess or feel things
B2Morelight on
US /laɪt ɑn/
UK /lait ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To illuminate something.
- To discover something unexpectedly.
- Adjective
- Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
A1Moremad
US /mæd/
UK /mæd/
- Adjective
- Very angry
- Enthusiastic about something
A2Moremartini
US /mɑ:r'ti:nɪ/
UK /mɑ:'ti:nɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
C1Moremasculine
US /ˈmæskjəlɪn/
UK /ˈmæskjəlɪn/
- Adjective
- Having the characteristics associated with males
B2Moremayhem
US /ˈmeˌhɛm/
UK /ˈmeɪhem/
- Uncountable Noun
- Scene or situation that involves much violence
C1Moremimic
US /ˈmɪmɪk/
UK /'mɪmɪk/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who tries to act like another person
- Transitive Verb
- To copy a person's words/actions to amuse people
B2Morenorm
US /nɔ:rm/
UK /nɔ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- An established standard of performance or behavior
- Transitive Verb
- To make something average (statistics)
B1Morenourishment
US /ˈnɜ:rɪʃmənt/
UK /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Food; what you need (to eat) to survive
B1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Morepilot
US /ˈpaɪlət/
UK /'paɪlət/
- Transitive Verb
- To conduct a small practice experiment
- To fly a plane; to direct a ship
- Noun
- Person flying a plane; expert guide for a ship
A2Moreplot
US /plɑt/
UK /plɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- Series of events that form the main story
- Transitive Verb
- To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
- To devise or develop a dramatic storyline
B1Morepopulace
US /ˈpɑ:pjələs/
UK /ˈpɒpjələs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The people of a country or local area
C1Morereinforce
US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/
UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To send more troops/resources to support an army
- To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
B2TOEICMoreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMoresequence
US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/
UK /'si:kwəns/
- Noun
- Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange things in an order they should happen
A2TOEICMorespill
US /spɪl/
UK /spɪl/
- Noun
- Accident when someone falls
- Act of allowing a fluid to escape
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come out of and spread beyond limits
- To tell secrets or let information escape
B1Morestir
US /stɚ/
UK /stɜ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To arouse (attention or interest)
- To mix e.g. food by making circular movements
- Uncountable Noun
- Attention or interest aroused by an event
B1Morestrength
US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/
UK /streŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Condition of being strong
- The quality or state of being physically strong.
A2TOEICMoresurvival
US /sɚˈvaɪvəl/
UK /səˈvaɪvl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
A2Moresuspect
US /səˈspɛkt/
UK /sə'spekt/
- Noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
A2TOEICMoresuspicion
US /səˈspɪʃən/
UK /sə'spɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- Feeling that someone could be guilty of something
B1Moresymbol of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
- A visible sign of something intangible.
B2Moretaboo
US /təˈbu, tæ-/
UK /təˈbu:/
- Adjective
- Not being accepted by customs or society
- Transitive Verb
- To not allow something
B2Moretake on
US /tek ɑn/
UK /teik ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To acquire a new characteristic
- To accept a new responsibility, role
A1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Morethreaten
US /ˈθrɛtn/
UK /ˈθretn/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- To say you may harm or hurt someone
A2Moretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Moretransformation
US /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn/
UK /ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A complete change in shape or form of something
C2Moreturn to
US /tɚn tu/
UK /tə:n tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
A1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Moreverbally
US /ˈvɜ:rbəli/
UK /ˈvɜ:bəli/
- Adverb
- Through speech; using words
B2Morevillain
US /ˈvɪlən/
UK /'vɪlən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Character in a story who is mean or evil
- Something or someone regarded as responsible for trouble or harm.
B2Morevisual
US /ˈvɪʒuəl/
UK /'vɪʒʊəl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to vision
- Noun
- Pictures/images used to help audience understand
- A picture, map, piece of film, or other visual representation.
A2More
Vocabulary
- symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- light on: To illuminate something.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
- strength: Condition of being strong
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
- mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
- breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- groove: Long line that is cut into a surface of something
- exception: Something different or not included
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- mad: Very angry
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- masculine: Having the characteristics associated with males
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
- charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
- suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
- aversion: Strong feeling of dislike
- hyper: Very excited or active
- adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
- innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
- fury: Rage; violent anger
- verbally: Through speech; using words
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- mayhem: Scene or situation that involves much violence
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
- farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- nourishment: Food; what you need (to eat) to survive
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- movie: Motion picture; film
- populace: The people of a country or local area
- filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
- martini: Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
- clockwork: Any mechanism of geared wheels driven by a spring
- milk: White liquid produced by females to feed babies
- bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
- drinking: To put water in your body through your mouth
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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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曾瑜棠 posted on 2017/01/09Ever wonder why characters in movies chug milk? This video dives into the fascinating symbolism of milk in films like 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' revealing how it adds layers of meaning you might have missed! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper understanding of visual storytelling.
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