accidentally
US /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/
UK /ˌæksɪ'dentəlɪ/
- Adverb
- Unexpectedly; by mistake
A2Moreache
US /ek/
UK /eɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To want something very badly
- To feel a weak but constant pain in your body
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A pain in your body that is weak, but constant
A2Moreappointment
US /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
UK /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- Noun
- Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- Time you arranged to meet someone or do something
A2TOEICMoreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Morebacteria
US /bækˈtɪriə/
UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/
- Noun (plural)
- The very small creatures that can cause disease
B2Moreboil
US /bɔɪl/
UK /bɔɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become extremely angry or excited
- Transitive Verb
- To cook in very hot water
- To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
A2Moreby accident
US /baɪ ˈæksɪdənt/
UK /bai ˈæksidənt/
- Phrase
- Without intending to; unintentionally.
container
US /kənˈtenɚ/
UK /kənˈteɪnə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An object that can be used to hold things
- A large metal box used for transporting goods
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredepending on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- Influenced or determined by.
- Preposition
- Subject to; contingent on
- Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
A2Moredizzy
US /ˈdɪzi/
UK /ˈdɪzi/
- Adjective
- Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
- Causing someone to feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a giddy light-headed manner
B1Moredosage
US /ˈdosɪdʒ/
UK /ˈdəʊsɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Measured amount of medicine or drug
B2Moredose
US /doʊs/
UK /dəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- Transitive Verb
- To give a certain amount of something to someone
B1Moreelbow
US /ˈɛlˌbo/
UK /'elbəʊ/
- Noun
- Middle part of the arm, which bends
- Transitive Verb
- To push another person with the side of your arm
B2Moreembarrassing
US /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
UK /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
- Adjective
- Causing shame
- Causing embarrassment.
A2Moreexamination
US /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/
UK /ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
B1TOEICMoreexhausted
US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/
UK /ɪgˈzɔ:stɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To emit gas from the back of a car
- To make a person feel very tired or without energy
- Adjective
- Very very tired out
- Completely used up; depleted.
A2Morefever
US /ˈfivɚ/
UK /'fi:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have a fever.
B1Moreflu
US /flu/
UK /flu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- A specific instance or bout of influenza.
B2Morefor now
US /fɔr naʊ/
UK /fɔ: nau/
- Phrase
- Temporarily; for the present time.
- In the short term; for the immediate future.
A1Morefrequency
US /ˈfrikwənsi/
UK /'fri:kwənsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- How often something happens
B1TOEICMoregender
US /ˈdʒɛndɚ/
UK /'dʒendə(r)/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- The socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To assign a gender to; to consider something in terms of gender.
B1Moregill
US /ɡɪl/
UK /ɡɪl/
- Noun
- Part of a fish's body it uses to breathe
C1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehave words
US /hæv wɝdz/
UK /hæv wɜ:dz/
- other
- To argue or quarrel with someone.
B2Moreheadache
US /ˈhed.eɪk/
UK /ˈhed.eɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Pain in the head
- Something that causes worry or annoyance.
B2Moreheal
US /hi:l/
UK /hi:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
B1Moreillegal
US /ɪˈliɡəl/
UK /ɪ'li:ɡl/
- Adjective
- Not allowed by the laws or rules
- Prohibited by law; illicit.
A2Morein circles
US
UK
- Phrase
- Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
- To discuss something without making any progress or reaching a conclusion.
A2Moreliquid
US /ˈlɪkwɪd/
UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/
- Adjective
- (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- In a state of being uncertain
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is similar to the state of water
- A drink; beverage.
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
A1Moremedication
US /ˌmɛdɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
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.
A1Morename for
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
A1Moreon the floor
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
A1Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreordinary
US /ˈɔ:rdneri/
UK /'ɔ:dnrɪ/
- Adjective
- Normal or usual
- Of the rank of ordinary seaman.
- Noun
- An ecclesiastical judge or official having ordinary jurisdiction in a given area.
- Any of several simple and basic geometrical figures.
A2TOEICMorepharmacy
US /ˈfɑ:rməsi/
UK /ˈfɑ:məsi/
- Countable Noun
- Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
B1Morepractitioner
US /prækˈtɪʃənɚ/
UK /prækˈtɪʃənə(r)/
- Noun
- A person working in a profession, such as medicine
B1TOEICMoreprescription
US /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
UK /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/
- Noun
- Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- Set of appropriate guidelines for something
B2TOEICMorepriority
US /praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr-/
UK /praɪ'ɒrətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- A level of importance assigned to a task or process in a computer system.
- Adjective
- Denoting something that constitutes a priority.
B1TOEICMorepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morequiz
US /kwɪz/
UK /kwɪz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A game in which players answer questions on topics
- Brief spoken or written test, given to students
- Transitive Verb
- To ask a person many questions about something
B1Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morescratch
US /skrætʃ/
UK /skrætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
- Noun
- Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
- A small cut or mark on a surface
B1TOEICMoresore
US /sɔr, sor/
UK /sɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- An open or raised painful spot on the skin
- Adjective
- Angry; annoyed
- Upset or angry about something that happened
A2Morestomach
US /ˈstʌmək/
UK /'stʌmək/
- Noun
- Place in the body where food is processed
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- to be able to accept something unpleasant
A2Moresurgery
US /ˈsɚdʒəri/
UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medical operation involving cutting into body
- A doctor's office; health clinic
B1Moreswallow
US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/
UK /'swɒləʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To believe (something that is not true)
- To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
- Countable Noun
- Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
A2Moresymptom
US /ˈsɪmtəm, ˈsɪmp-/
UK /'sɪmptəm/
- Noun
- Sign that suggests that there is a problem
B1Moretake out
US /tek aʊt/
UK /teik aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To apply for and get a license
- To take someone on a date
- Uncountable Noun
- Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
A1Moretemperature
US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/
UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
A2Morethermometer
US /θərˈmɑ:mɪtə(r)/
UK /θəˈmɒmɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- Instrument for measuring temperature
C1Morethroat
US /θroʊt/
UK /θrəʊt/
- Noun
- Part of the neck that is below the chin
- The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
A2Moretonic
US /ˈtɑnɪk/
UK /'tɒnɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An invigorating fresh energy boost
- Fizzy mixer drink, often drunk with gin
- Adjective
- Associated with the main note in a musical scale
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- on to: Toward something; forward
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- have words: To argue or quarrel with someone.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- gender: State of being male or female
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- embarrassing: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- exhausted: To emit gas from the back of a car
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- piece: A counter in a board game
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- container: An object that can be used to hold things
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- ache: To want something very badly
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
- dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
- pharmacy: Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
- practitioner: A person working in a profession, such as medicine
- elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
- thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
- headache: Pain in the head
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- gill: Part of a fish's body it uses to breathe
- tonic: An invigorating fresh energy boost
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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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English Vocabulary for visiting the DOCTOR
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tsc0605 posted on 2017/08/10Ever felt lost for words at the doctor's office? This video is your ultimate guide to confidently discussing symptoms, understanding prescriptions, and navigating medical English like a pro! You'll pick up essential vocabulary for your next GP visit and even get a pronunciation guide for those tricky medical terms.
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