animate
US /ˈænəˌmet/
UK /'ænɪmeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To give life, energy, or motion to something
B2Morebath
US /bæθ/
UK /bɑ:θ/
- Countable Noun
- Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
A2Morecapacity
US /kəˈpæsɪti/
UK /kə'pæsətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- Largest amount of something that can be produced
B1Morecarbon
US /ˈkɑrbən/
UK /'kɑ:bən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
B1Morecollectively
US /kəˈlɛktɪvlɪ/
UK /kə'lektɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- By working together as a group
- In a combined manner; taking everything into account.
A2Moreconcentration
US /ˌkɑ:nsnˈtreɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount or number of something in a thing or place
- Paying (a lot of) attention to a task
A2Moreconceptualize
US /kənˈsɛptʃuəˌlaɪz/
UK /kənˈseptʃuəlaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have the ability to see concepts or ideas
C1Morecorn
US /kɔrn/
UK /kɔ:n/
- Noun
- Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- Plant with many yellow seeds used as food
B1Moreempire
US /ˈɛmˌpaɪr/
UK /ˈempaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Group of countries controlled by one government
- A large and important business or group of businesses owned by one person or company.
- Adjective
- A style of dress with a high waistline, just below the bust.
B1Moreencounter
US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- To meet someone or something unexpectedly
- Noun
- A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
B1TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
greeting
US /ˈɡritɪŋ/
UK /ˈgri:tɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
- Noun
- Expression of good will, as when meeting someone
B1Morehelpful
US /ˈhɛlpfəl/
UK /ˈhelpfl/
- Adjective
- Doing things that help someone
A2Morein the air
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
- Adjective
- Being broadcast on radio or television.
A1Morekernel
US /ˈkɜ:rnl/
UK /ˈkɜ:nl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
- The central part of an operating system that manages the system's resources.
C1Moremeasurement
US /ˈmeʒərmənt/
UK /ˈmeʒəmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Size or amount of something or someone
A2TOEICMoremonoxide
US /məˈnɑkˌsaɪd/
UK /mɒ'nɒksaɪd/
- Noun
- Oxide with one atom of oxygen per molecule
C1Morepiano
US /piˈæno, ˈpjæno/
UK /piˈænəʊ/
- Noun
- Keyboard instrument used for playing music
- Adverb
- In a soft and quiet manner (on the piano)
A2Morepile
US /paɪl/
UK /paɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large amount of something
- Group of things one on top of another
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
- To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
B1TOEICMorepluck
US /plʌk/
UK /plʌk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of bravery or determination
- Transitive Verb
- To pull the feathers or hair off something
- To pull a string to make sounds on (e.g. a guitar)
B2TOEICMorepoisonous
US /ˈpɔɪzənəs/
UK /ˈpɔɪzənəs/
- Adjective
- Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
- Causing sickness or death when eaten or drunk
A2Morepotter
US /'pɑ:tər/
UK /'pɒtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- Countable Noun
- Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
C2Moreprisoner
US /ˈprɪzənɚ, ˈprɪznɚ/
UK /'prɪznə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone kept in a prison as punishment for a crime
A2Morescientific
US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning academic study of the physical world
- Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
- Noun
- Relating to or used in science.
A2Moresubstance
US /ˈsʌbstəns/
UK /'sʌbstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- Particular type of material
A2Moresugar
US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/
UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
- Countable Noun
- Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
A2Moretub
US /tʌb/
UK /tʌb/
- Countable Noun
- Another word for a bath
B1Moreunit
US /ˈjunɪt/
UK /ˈju:nɪt/
- Countable Noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
B2TOEICMoreversion
US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/
UK /ˈvə:ʃən/
- Noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
A2TOEICMorevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morevisualize
US /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
UK /ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To create a picture in your mind of something
B1Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
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
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- amount: Quantity of something
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- pile: Large amount of something
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- part: Division of a book
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- collectively: By working together as a group
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- prisoner: Someone kept in a prison as punishment for a crime
- pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
- greeting: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- measurement: Size or amount of something or someone
- unit: One apartment in a building
- kernel: Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- tub: Another word for a bath
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- bath: Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- monoxide: Oxide with one atom of oxygen per molecule
- piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
- conceptualize: To have the ability to see concepts or ideas
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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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【TED-Ed】How to visualize one part per million - Kim Preshoff + The TED-Ed Community
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小爸 posted on 2017/07/18Ever wondered what 'one part per million' actually looks like? This fun explainer uses awesome visual analogies, even referencing Harry Potter, to help you grasp tiny concentrations! You'll pick up on how to understand scale and everyday examples of these units.
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