ammunition
US /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/
UK /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
B2Morearmy
US /ˈɑrmi/
UK /'ɑ:mɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
A2Moreaxe
US /æks/
UK /æks/
- Countable Noun
- Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone lose their job
B1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Morecrossing
US /ˈkrɔ:sɪŋ/
UK /ˈkrɒsɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
- Noun
- Place to walk from one side of a road to the other
- A journey across water
A2Moredeeply
US /ˈdiplɪ/
UK /ˈdi:pli/
- Adverb
- To a significant degree
- To a great, intense or extreme extent
A2Moredefend
US /dɪˈfɛnd/
UK /dɪ'fend/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect and explain your position in court
- To protect against an attack
B1TOEICMoredig in
US /dɪɡ ɪn/
UK /diɡ in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
- To establish a defensive position; to entrench oneself.
B1Moreenemy
US /ˈɛnəmi/
UK /ˈenəmi/
- Noun
- Something that stops you doing what you want
- Group, or people, you are opposed to
A2Morefortress
US /ˈfɔ:rtrəs/
UK /ˈfɔ:trəs/
- Countable Noun
- Military buildings providing protection
B2Moregardening
US / ˈɡɑrdnɪŋ/
UK /'ɡɑ:dnɪŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Making plants grow in a garden
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
A2Moreguard
US /ɡɑrd/
UK /ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
A2Moreharm
US /hɑrm/
UK /hɑ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- Noun
- Damage or injury
A2Morein the ground
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
- Referring to something placed or growing in soil.
A1Morein 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.
A1Moreloaf
US /loʊf/
UK /ləʊf/
- Countable Noun
- Large piece of bread baked as a whole
- Intransitive Verb
- To spend time idly
B2Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Morepaddle
US /ˈpædl/
UK /ˈpædl/
- Countable Noun
- Long stick with a flat end used to move a boat
- Wide and flat instrument used to mix food
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move a boat across water with flat-ended sticks
- To swim like a dog
B1Morepass over
US /pæs ˈovɚ/
UK /pɑ:s ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cross or bypass
- A polite way of saying 'to die'
A1Moreprobability
US /ˌprɑ:bəˈbɪləti/
UK /ˌprɒbəˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- What the chances are that something will happen
A2Moreshovel
US /ˈʃʌvəl/
UK /'ʃʌvl/
- Noun
- Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move snow, earth etc., with a spade or shovel
- To quickly and roughly put food in your mouth
B2Moresoldier
US /ˈsoldʒɚ/
UK /'səʊldʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person working in an army to fight
B1Moretank
US /tæŋk/
UK /tæŋk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Container for holding liquid or gas
- Military vehicle that can go over rough areas
- Intransitive Verb
- To fail completely or badly
- To deliberately lose a game or contest
B1Moreto the left
US
UK
- Phrase
- In or toward the left direction.
- Situated on the left side of.
trench
US /trɛntʃ/
UK /trentʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long narrow hole dug in the ground
- Long, narrow, and deep hole in the ocean floor
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a trench.
B2More
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- pass over: To cross or bypass
- to the left: In or toward the left direction.
- dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
- in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
- fortress: Military buildings providing protection
- land: Region or country
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
- deeply: To a significant degree
- shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- paddle: Long stick with a flat end used to move a boat
- left: To go away from; depart
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- loaf: Large piece of bread baked as a whole
- soldier: Person working in an army to fight
- tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- bread: Money or earnings
- probability: What the chances are that something will happen
- axe: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood
- crossing: To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- gardening: Making plants grow in a garden
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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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Mii Wei posted on 2017/06/20Ever wondered how soldiers survive in the trenches? This video dives into the gritty reality of trench warfare with the Army of Ukraine, showing you how a simple entrenching tool becomes a vital survival item! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and gain a deeper cultural understanding of this intense subject.
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