acuity
US /əˈkjuɪti/
UK /əˈkju:əti/
- Noun
- Sharpness of vision
C1Morealternate
US /ˈɔ:ltərnət/
UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət/
- Intransitive Verb
- To follow one thing after another repeatedly
B2TOEICMoreanalytical
US /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkl/
UK /ˌænəˈlɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Thinking in a detailed and intelligent manner
B2Moreappliance
US /əˈplaɪəns/
UK /əˈplaɪəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device designed to perform common household tasks
B2TOEICMoreas soon as
US /æz sun æz/
UK /æz su:n æz/
- Phrase
- In a short time after (something happens)
- Without any delay; immediately
- Conjunction
- At the moment that, or immediately after.
A1Moreblade
US /bled/
UK /bleɪd/
- Noun
- One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- Sharp edge used for cutting
B1Morebruise
US /bruz/
UK /bru:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
- Countable Noun
- A dark mark on the skin caused by an accident
B1Moreby accident
US /baɪ ˈæksɪdənt/
UK /bai ˈæksidənt/
- Phrase
- Without intending to; unintentionally.
by trade
US
UK
- Phrase
- According to one's profession or occupation.
B1Morecombustion
US /kəmˈbʌstʃən/
UK /kəmˈbʌstʃən/
- Uncountable Noun
- An act or instance of burning
B2TOEICMorecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecomplex
US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/
UK /'kɒmpleks/
- Countable Noun
- Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- Adjective
- Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
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
A2Morecopyright
US /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/
UK /'kɒpɪraɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
- Transitive Verb
- To obtain the legal right to own a creative work
B2Morecut away
US /kʌt əˈwe/
UK /kʌt əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To do something different, as to change direction
A1Morecut off
US /kʌt ɔf/
UK /kʌt ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- To cut the end of something
- Transitive Verb
- To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
- To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
A1Moredigital media
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Electronic devices and media platforms used to create, distribute, and consume content.
- Forms of electronic communication (such as websites, video, email, social media) that can be used to create and disseminate content.
B2Moredishwasher
US /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ, -ˌwɔʃɚ/
UK /ˈdɪʃwɒʃə(r)/
- Noun
- Machine for washing dishes
C1Moredrifting
US /drɪftɪŋ/
UK /drɪftɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- (Of boats) to move without purpose on water
B1Moreelemental
US /ˌɛləˈmɛntl:/
UK /ˌelɪˈmentl/
- Adjective
- Being basic and important
- Relating to the basic elements of nature; powerful.
C1TOEICMoreempower
US /ɛmˈpaʊɚ/
UK /ɪm'paʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a power or ability
B2Moreexcerpt
US /ˈɛkˌsɚpt/
UK /ˈeksɜ:pt/
- Noun
- Short part of a text; an extract
- Transitive Verb
- To take (a short piece of writing, music, film, or broadcast) from a longer piece.
B2Moreexercise
US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/
UK /'eksəsaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work out to become stronger and healthier
- To retain your ability or practice your skills
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical activity to increase health and strength
- Set of questions in a text book
A2Moreexhaust
US /ɪɡˈzɔst/
UK /ɪɡ'zɔ:st/
- Noun
- System of pipes through which gases escape
- Waste gas from an engine, e.g. from a car
- Transitive Verb
- To emit gas from the back of a car
- To make a person feel very tired or without energy
A2Morefigure out
US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/
UK /ˈfiɡə aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand the behavior of someone
- To think through logically to find a solution
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand or find an answer to something.
- To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
A1Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefool around
US /ful əˈraʊnd/
UK /fu:l əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To waste time by behaving in a silly way
- To have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner
A2Morefor sale
US /fɔr sel/
UK /fɔ: seil/
- Phrase
- (object) that people can buy
A2Morefrontal
US /ˈfrʌntl:/
UK /ˈfrʌntl/
- Adjective
- Belonging to the forward part
- Relating to the front part of something, especially the front of the head or brain.
- Noun
- The bone that forms the front part of the skull above the eyes.
B1Moreget a grip
US /ɡɛt e ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡet ə ɡrip/
- Idiom
- To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
A1Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Moregrain
US /ɡren/
UK /greɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Seeds of plants used for food
- Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
B1TOEICMoregrip
US /ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡrɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hold someone's interest
- To hold something in your hand very firmly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong understanding of an idea
- Control over something or someone
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein control
US /ɪn kənˈtrol/
UK /in kənˈtrəul/
- Adjective
- Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- Possessing self-restraint and the ability to manage one's own behavior and emotions.
- Phrase
- Having command or authority; managing effectively.
C1Morein progress
US /ɪn ˈprɑɡˌrɛs/
UK /in ˈprəuɡres/
- Adjective
- Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
- Phrase
- In the course of being done or carried out.
B1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
A1Moreintake
US /ˈɪnˌtek/
UK /ˈɪnteɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- Act of consuming something
B1Moreinteract
US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/
UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To talk or do things with each other
A2Moreinteract with
US /ˌɪntɚˈækt wɪð/
UK /ˌɪntərˈækt wið/
- Phrase
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To engage in communication or action involving mutual or reciprocal influence.
- To use a computer interface to achieve a specific goal.
A2Moreinterpret
US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/
UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express so that others understand it
- To translate what is said into another language
A2TOEICMorelaboratory
US /ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, -ˌtori/
UK /lə'bɒrətrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A place to do scientific experiments
- A place where tests are done for medical diagnosis.
B1Morelimit
US /ˈlɪmɪt/
UK /'lɪmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
A2TOEICMoremillennium
US /məˈlɛniəm/
UK /mɪˈleniəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Period of time that lasts one thousand years
- The anniversary of a thousand years.
B2TOEICMoremysterious
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/
- Adjective
- Unusual; hard to understand or work out
A2Moreno matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Moreobject
US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/
UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
- To state one's reason for disagreement
A2TOEICMoreover time
US /ˈovɚ taɪm/
UK /ˈəuvə taim/
- Phrase
- Gradually; as time passes.
- During a long period.
- Adverb
- Gradually; as time passes.
B1Morepit
US /pɪt/
UK /pɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- To make holes or marks on a surface
- Noun
- Hole in the ground
- Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
B1Morepivotal
US /ˈpɪvətl/
UK /ˈpɪvətl/
- Adjective
- Having a lot of importance
B2TOEICMoreplastic
US /ˈplæstɪk/
UK /'plæstɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- Adjective
- Being easily formed or shaped
A2Moreplay with fire
US /pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪɚ/
UK /pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə/
- other
- Take dangerous risks that could have serious consequences.
B2Morepokey
US /'poʊkɪ/
UK /'pəʊkɪ/
- Noun
- Wasting time; small and remote and insignificant
C2Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorepredictive
US /prɪˈdɪktɪv/
UK /prɪˈdɪktɪv/
- Adjective
- Making a guess based on previous experience
B1Moreprosecute
US /ˈprɑsɪˌkjut/
UK /'prɒsɪkju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
- To proceed with something, such as a transaction
B2Moreprovocative
US /prəˈvɑ:kətɪv/
UK /prəˈvɒkətɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing anger/sexual interest, e.g. deliberately
B2Morepry
US /praɪ/
UK /praɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To try to find out about others' private business
- Transitive Verb
- To move, raise, or open by levering something
C2TOEICMorepuzzle
US /ˈpʌzəl/
UK /'pʌzl/
- Transitive Verb
- To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something challenging to explain or understand
- Game requiring the player to find an answer
A2TOEICMorerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Morescrape
US /skrep/
UK /skreɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- To move roughly across the surface of something
- Noun
- Bad or unpleasant incident
- Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
B1Morescrewdriver
US /ˈskruˌdraɪvɚ/
UK /ˈskru:draɪvə(r)/
- Noun
- Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- Tool used to put in and take out screws
C1Morespatula
US /ˈspætʃələ/
UK /ˈspætʃələ/
- Noun
- Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
- A turner with a narrow flexible blade
C1Morespear
US /spɪr/
UK /spɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Long hunting stick with a sharp point
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or cut through something, as with a spear
B2TOEICMorestab
US /stæb/
UK /stæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
B1Morestimulate
US /ˈstɪmjəˌlet/
UK /'stɪmjʊleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To arouse or excite emotionally
B1Morestringent
US /ˈstrɪndʒənt/
UK /'strɪndʒənt/
- Adjective
- Strict or severe, as regards standards or rules
C2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMorethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Morethrow out
US /θro aʊt/
UK /θrəu aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- To put in the garbage; discard
A1Moretinkering
US /'tɪŋkərɪŋ/
UK /'tɪŋkərɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make small adjustments to repair or improve
B2Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Morevisualization
US /ˌvɪʒʊəlɪˈzeʃən/
UK /ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of creating an image in your mind
C1Morewhale
US /hwel, wel/
UK /weɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- To hunt and catch whales
- Countable Noun
- a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head and looks like a giant fish
B1Morewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1More
Vocabulary
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- have to: Must do
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- interact with
- by trade: According to one's profession or occupation.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
- play with fire: Take dangerous risks that could have serious consequences.
- fool around: To waste time by behaving in a silly way
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- cut away: To do something different, as to change direction
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- digital media: Electronic devices and media platforms used to create, distribute, and consume content.
- by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
- pivotal: Having a lot of importance
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- act: To behave in a certain way
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
- provocative: Causing anger/sexual interest, e.g. deliberately
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
- alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
- analytical: Thinking in a detailed and intelligent manner
- great: Very good; better than before
- millennium: Period of time that lasts one thousand years
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
- appliance: Device designed to perform common household tasks
- stringent: Strict or severe, as regards standards or rules
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
- excerpt: Short part of a text; an extract
- frontal: Belonging to the forward part
- drifting: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
- combustion: An act or instance of burning
- screwdriver: Cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
- spear: Long hunting stick with a sharp point
- pry: To try to find out about others' private business
- tinkering: To make small adjustments to repair or improve
- acuity: Sharpness of vision
- dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
- elemental: Being basic and important
- copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
- predictive: Making a guess based on previous experience
- pokey: Wasting time; small and remote and insignificant
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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】Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do (Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do)
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廖昀庭 posted on 2017/07/19Ever wonder if letting kids play with power tools or pocket knives is a good idea? This fascinating TED talk explores the surprising benefits of 'dangerous' activities for child development and hands-on learning. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to risk and education while challenging your own parenting ideas!
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