alarm
US /əˈlɑ:rm/
UK /əˈlɑ:m/
- Noun
- Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- an alarm clock
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone unpleasantly surprised
A2Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMorearmy
US /ˈɑrmi/
UK /'ɑ:mɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
A2Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebeep
US /bip/
UK /bi:p/
- Noun
- Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sharp high sound like that of a car horn
C1Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMorecell
US /sɛl/
UK /sel/
- Countable Noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
A2Morecomplicated
US /ˈkɑmplɪˌketɪd/
UK /'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- Adjective
- Difficult to do, understand or use
- Involving many different and confusing aspects.
B1Morecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Moredisc
US /dɪsk/
UK /dɪsk/
- Noun
- Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
A2Moreemergency
US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden event needing an immediate action
- A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
- Adjective
- Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
- Designed for use in an emergency.
A2TOEICMoreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMoreflip
US /flɪp/
UK /flɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- To move into a different position quickly
- Noun
- Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
- Movement of something from one position to another
B2Morefloppy
US /ˈflɑ:pi/
UK /ˈflɒpi/
- Adjective
- Being soft and able to be bent easily
- Countable Noun
- Magnetic computer disks used in the 1980s to 1990s
C2Moreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
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
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinside of
US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /inˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Within; in the inner part of.
- Within a certain period of time.
A1Moremadonna
US /məˈdɑ:nə/
UK /məˈdɒnə/
- Proper Noun
- A representation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
B2Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moremess up
US /mɛs ʌp/
UK /mes ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make a mistake
- To make something untidy or dirty.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something untidy or dirty.
- To spoil or ruin something.
A2Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMorerob
US /rɑb/
UK /rɒb/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To steal money or property from (bank or person)
- To prevent from getting something deserved
A2Morerotary
US /ˈroʊtəri/
UK /ˈrəʊtəri/
- Adjective
- Turning on an axis like a wheel
C1Moretalkie
US /ˈtɔki/
UK /ˈtɔ:ki/
- Countable Noun
- Movie with synchronized speech and singing
C2Moretape
US /tep/
UK /teɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To record some sounds using an electric device
- To stick things together using an adhesive strip
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
- Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
A2Moreupbeat
US /ˈʌpˌbit/
UK /ˈʌpbi:t/
- Adjective
- Being positive and cheerful
C1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewalkie
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
B2More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- mess up: To make a mistake
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- alive: Living; not dead
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- rob: Person's name
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- call: A order or request for action
- floppy: Being soft and able to be bent easily
- army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
- disc: Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
- rotary: Turning on an axis like a wheel
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- madonna: A representation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
- walkie: Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
- talkie: Movie with synchronized speech and singing
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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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Kids Try Gadgets That Will Make You Feel Old
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李依庭 posted on 2017/09/15Get ready to feel old as Gen Z reacts to vintage gadgets like Tamagotchis and rotary phones! You'll pick up tons of fun vocabulary related to retro tech and learn how these devices actually worked. It's a playful look back that's surprisingly practical for daily conversation!
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