alien
US /ˈeliən,ˈeljən/
UK /'eɪlɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Foreigner; a person not from this place
- Person or creature from a planet other than Earth
- Adjective
- Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
B1Moreannouncer
US /əˈnaʊnsɚ/
UK /əˈnaʊnsə(r)/
- Noun
- Person making statements in public or on TV
A2Morebubble
US /ˈbʌbəl/
UK /ˈbʌbl/
- Countable Noun
- A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
- To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
B1TOEICMoreexperiment
US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/
UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
A2TOEICMorefan
US /fæn/
UK /fæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- To use a device to cool yourself, something
- Countable Noun
- Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
A2Moregalaxy
US /ˈɡæləksi/
UK /'ɡæləksɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of stars and planets in space
B2Moreinvade
US /ɪnˈved/
UK /ɪnˈveɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To enter something causing a harmful result
- To enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
B1Moremax
US /mæks/
UK /mæks/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Short for 'maximum'
A2Moremodem
US /ˈmoʊdem/
UK /ˈməʊdem/
- Noun
- Device that sends data to another computer
C2Moreout of town
US /aʊt ʌv taʊn/
UK /aut ɔv taun/
- Phrase
- Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- Adjective
- Not available in the local area; absent and unreachable.
A1Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Morescience
US /ˈsaɪəns/
UK /'saɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
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Vocabulary
- out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
- galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- town: Small city
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- love: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- leg: Part of the body from the hips down
- announcer: Person making statements in public or on TV
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- modem: Device that sends data to another computer
- girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
- max: Person's name
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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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朱威丞 posted on 2017/02/18Get ready to groove with this super catchy synthpop tune from Phineas and Ferb! You'll love the quirky story about an alien girlfriend and pick up some simple sentence structures along the way. It's a fun, sci-fi romance that's perfect for a quick English boost!
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