black and blue
US /blæk ənd blu/
UK /blæk ænd blu:/
- Adjective
- Covered with bruises.
A1Moreemotion
US /ɪˈmoʃən/
UK /iˈməuʃən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort
A2Morewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
B1More
Vocabulary
- black and blue: Covered with bruises.
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- close: Almost; near
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- love: Person's name
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- ba: BA is an acronym
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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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