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【TED-Ed】If superpowers were real: Flight - Joy Lin
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姚易辰 posted on 2013/08/28Ever wondered what it would *really* be like to fly like a superhero? This video dives into the fascinating physics and surprising dangers, from Newton's laws to decompression sickness! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary while exploring this cool thought experiment.
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fly
US /flai/
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UK /flaɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
- To move at a high speed
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US /fæst/
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UK /fɑ:st/
- Adjective
- In a way that is difficult to move or change
- Moving or able to move quickly
- Noun
- Period of time when a person chooses not to eat
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More water
US /ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ/
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UK /'wɔ:tə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- Large area such as an ocean or sea
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of the eyes) to produce tears
- (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
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US /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
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UK /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
- Gerund
- To move through water by moving parts of the body
- Uncountable Noun
- The act of moving through water
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