adopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreapplause
US /əˈplɔz/
UK /ə'plɔ:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
B1Morebite
US /baɪt/
UK /baɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- Intransitive Verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
A2Morebite someone's head off
US /baɪt ˈsʌmwʌnz hɛd ɔf/
UK /baɪt ˈsʌmwʌnz hed ɒf/
- other
- To respond angrily or sharply to someone.
B2Morecalendar
US /ˈkæləndɚ/
UK /ˈkælɪndə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A table showing the days, months and years
- A system for organizing days, weeks, months, and years.
B1Morecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredealer
US /ˈdilɚ/
UK /ˈdi:lə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who buys things to sell to others
A2TOEICMoredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredo in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make completely tired out and exhausted
- To destroy or cause damage to someone
A1Moredrug
US /drʌɡ/
UK /drʌɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- Chemical used as a medicine
- Transitive Verb
- To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
A2Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Morehassle
US /ˈhæsəl/
UK /ˈhæsl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
- Persistent petty annoyance.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause trouble or annoyance to someone
- To argue or negotiate persistently, especially over a price.
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehorrible
US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/
UK /ˈhɒrəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
A2TOEICMorehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morein real life
US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/
UK /in riəl laif/
- Phrase
- In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
A2Morejust kind of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
A2Morelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremax
US /mæks/
UK /mæks/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Short for 'maximum'
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreright back
US /raɪt bæk/
UK /rait bæk/
- Interjection
- Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- Adverb
- Immediately; very soon after going.
A1Morescratched
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
B1Morespare
US /spɛr/
UK /speə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (money or time) available for
- To save from being hurt or punished
- Adjective
- Being extra or in reserve
A2Moreto death
US /tu dɛθ/
UK /tu: deθ/
- Phrase
- Extremely; to a great degree
- Until death
B1Moretwin
US /twɪn/
UK /twɪn/
- Countable Noun
- Two children born from same mother at same time
- One of two things that closely resemble each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- got to: To arrive at some place
- bite someone's head off: To respond angrily or sharply to someone.
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- huge: Very very large
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- happen: To take place or occur
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- dealer: Someone who buys things to sell to others
- scratched: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- twin: Two children born from same mother at same time
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- max: Person's name
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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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陳彥文 posted on 2017/08/07Ever wondered about James Franco's life off-camera? You'll get a kick out of this chat where he talks about his adopted film cats and even a playful prank involving a cat calendar! It's a super fun way to practice simple sentence structures and everyday dialogue.
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