Vocabulary
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- cut back: To use less of something
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- decade: Period of 10 years
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- financial: Involving money
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- recession: Act of moving backward gradually
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
- plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- supply: Availability of products and services for use
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- come: To arrive at a place
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
- reversed: To drive a vehicle backward
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- shale: Soft rock that easily breaks into flat pieces
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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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A Brief History of Oil Crashes
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黃艾瑄 posted on 2017/08/16Ever wondered why oil prices go wild? This video breaks down the fascinating history of oil crashes, from OPEC's influence to the US Shale boom, and explains how supply and demand really work in this market. You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary along the way, perfect for understanding global economics!
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