bait
US /bet/
UK /beɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
- Transitive Verb
- To place food with the purpose of catching animals
- To attempt to make someone upset or angry
B1Morecommerce
US /ˈkɑ:mɜ:rs/
UK /ˈkɒmɜ:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
- Social dealings between people.
A2Morefinance
US /fəˈnæns, faɪ-, ˈfaɪˌnæns/
UK /ˈfaɪnæns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Control of money a person, business has access to
- Adjective
- Concerned with money
A2TOEICMorefinancial
US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/
UK /faɪˈnænʃl/
- Adjective
- Involving money
- Relating to investments.
- Countable Noun
- A person who provides advice on financial matters.
A2TOEICMoreheight
US /haɪt/
UK /haɪt/
- Noun
- Distance of something from the bottom to the top
A2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreping
US /pɪŋ/
UK /pɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
C1Moretower
US /ˈtaʊɚ/
UK /'taʊə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, narrow building
- Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very good at something
A2Moretrade
US /treid/
UK /treɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- Transitive Verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- financial: Involving money
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
- commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
- bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- international: Of or relating to several countries
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- tower: Tall, narrow building
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- centre: Community place people go health or social reasons
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- mecca: A place that attracts many visitors
- tall: High in height
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- opening: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- china: A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
- ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
- arabia: An area in the Middle East
- shanghai: Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
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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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