Vocabulary
- monkey around: To behave in a silly or playful way; fool around.
- monkey business: Mischievous or deceitful behavior; trickery.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- silly: Careless
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- behave: To act correctly
- person: Man, woman or child
- business: A company formed for making profit
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- call: A order or request for action
- talk: Style of speaking
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- dishonest: Likely to steal or lie; deceitful; corrupt
- careless: Not being careful
- monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
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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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姚易辰 posted on 2013/08/14Ever wondered what 'monkeying around' really means? Dive into this fun BBC Learning English lesson where you'll discover hilarious monkey idioms and learn how to use them in everyday conversation! You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary and maybe even chuckle at some baboon antics.
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