align
US /əˈlaɪn/
UK /əˈlaɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a line or in the correct position in relation to something else.
B2Moreauthentic
US /ɔˈθɛntɪk/
UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/
- Adjective
- From a reliable source; accurate; true
B1Morebanking
US /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
UK /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To put or keep your money in a bank
- To turn a plane when flying; (of a plane) to turn
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of keeping your money in a bank
A2Moreblend
US /blɛnd/
UK /blend/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine different elements or substances
- To mix ingredients when cooking
- Noun
- Product known for mixing ingredients
B1Moreblend of
US
UK
- Noun
- A mixture of different things combined together.
- A combination of different qualities or elements.
A1Morecorporate
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.
A2Morecount on
US /kaʊnt ɑn/
UK /kaunt ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone
- To be confident of and expect something
A2Morecraft
US /kræft/
UK /krɑ:ft/
- Transitive Verb
- To make by hand and with much skill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
- Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
B1Morecritical
US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
A2Moredepressed
US /dɪˈprɛst/
UK /dɪˈprest/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel sad or miserable
- To push something down
- Adjective
- Feeling sad or miserable
- Suffering from clinical depression.
B2Moredesigner
US /dɪˈzaɪnə/
UK /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who creates plans to make something
- Adjective
- Describing something that has been designed
A2Moredo the right thing
US /du ðə ˈraɪt θɪŋ/
UK /duː ðə ˈraɪt θɪŋ/
- other
- To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
A2Moredraft
US /dræft/
UK /drɑ:ft/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Withdrawal of money from the bank
- System for selecting people to join the military
- Transitive Verb
- To order people to join the army in time of war
- To select people for a task or team
B1TOEICMoreeducation
US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- Process of giving or receiving teaching
A2TOEICMoreelevator
US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/
UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine that carries people between floors
- A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
B2TOEICMoreenlightenment
US /ɛnˈlaɪtn:mənt/
UK /ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of having a lot of knowledge and wisdom
- The state of having knowledge or understanding; the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding.
B2TOEICMoreessay
US /ˈɛsˌe, ɛˈse/
UK /'eseɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- A test of the quality of a metal or ore.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt or try.
- To test or evaluate the quality of something.
B1Moreethic
US /ˈɛθɪk/
UK /ˈeθɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
B1Moreever since
US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/
UK /ˈevə sins/
- Adverb
- Continuously from a past time until now.
- Conjunction
- From the time that; because.
B2Morefluency
US /ˈfluːənsi/
UK /ˈflu:ənsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to do something well and with ease
- Ability to speak or write a language easily
B1TOEICMorefrequency
US /ˈfrikwənsi/
UK /'fri:kwənsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- How often something happens
B1TOEICMoregather
US /ˈɡæðɚ/
UK /ˈgæðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- Noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
A2TOEICMorehone
US /hoʊn/
UK /həʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- To sharpen (a blade).
C1TOEICMorein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Moreinjure
US /ˈɪndʒɚ/
UK /ˈɪndʒə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
A2TOEICMoreinstruct
US /ɪnˈstrʌkt/
UK /ɪn'strʌkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To command someone formally to do something
- To explain, tell or teach others about something
A2TOEICMoreinterview
US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/
UK /'ɪntəvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
- Noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
A2TOEICMoreintroduction
US /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
UK /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A first experience with something
- Opening part of a text or piece of music
A2TOEICMoreleft out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To forget; omit
- To exclude someone or something; to not include.
A1Morelifelong
US /ˈlaɪflɔ:ŋ/
UK /ˈlaɪflɒŋ/
- Adjective
- Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- Uncountable Noun
- The process of continuing to learn throughout one's life.
B2Morelinguistic
US /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/
UK /lɪŋˈgwɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to language
- Relating to the scientific study of language.
B1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelook back
US /lʊk bæk/
UK /luk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think about past events
A1Moremeticulous
US /mɪˈtɪkjələs/
UK /məˈtɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Extremely careful to do things correctly
B2TOEICMoremultiple
US /ˈmʌltəpəl/
UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/
- Adjective
- Having or involving more than one of something
- Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
- Countable Noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
B1Moreperception
US /pɚˈsɛpʃən/
UK /pəˈsepʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way in which one sees or understands something
- The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
B1Morepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMorepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMoreprovider
US /prəˈvaɪdɚ/
UK /prəˈvaɪdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who supports a family
- Company or group that offers a particular service
A2Morereview
US / rɪˈvju/
UK /rɪˈvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- Noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
A2TOEICMorerevolutionize
US /revəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz/
UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃənaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To completely change so that it is much better
B1Morerough
US /rʌf/
UK /rʌf/
- Adjective
- Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
- Adverb
- In a manner that is difficult, or violent
A2Morerural
US /ˈrʊrəl/
UK /ˈruərəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the country as opposed to the city
B1Moreskilled
US /skɪld/
UK /skɪld/
- Adjective
- Having or showing or requiring special skill
A2Morestart out
US /stɑrt aʊt/
UK /stɑ:t aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- To begin a journey.
A1Morestrive
US /straɪv/
UK /straɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To work hard/make effort to achieve something
B2TOEICMoresuperior
US /sʊˈpɪriɚ/
UK /su:'pɪərɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Better; higher quality
- Higher in rank, status, or quality.
- Noun
- The senior person in a monastic community
- Person of higher rank than you
B1TOEICMoreteller
US /ˈtɛlɚ/
UK /ˈtelə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who works at a bank front counter
B2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- left out: To forget; omit
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
- count on: To depend on someone
- look back: To think about past events
- authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- superior: Better; higher quality
- fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- linguistic: Of or relating to language
- enlightenment: State of having a lot of knowledge and wisdom
- rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- meticulous: Extremely careful to do things correctly
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- century: Period of 100 years
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- depressed: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- public: Owned by the government
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- person: Man, woman or child
- draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- business: A company formed for making profit
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- instruct: To command someone formally to do something
- introduction: A first experience with something
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
- designer: Someone who creates plans to make something
- teller: Person who works at a bank front counter
- provider: Person who supports a family
- skilled: Having or showing or requiring special skill
- banking: To put or keep your money in a bank
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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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韓澐 posted on 2017/02/07Dreaming of acing that English interview? This video is packed with practical advice and advanced vocabulary to help you shine, covering everything from resume writing to nailing your interview. You'll pick up essential business English phrases and learn how to present yourself confidently in any job situation!
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