achieve
US /əˈtʃiv/
UK /ə'tʃi:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
A2TOEICMoreadopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreadult
US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/
UK /ˈædʌlt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person or animal that is fully grown
- A fully grown animal.
- Adjective
- Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
- Containing sexually explicit material.
A2TOEICMorebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Morebat
US /bæt/
UK /bæt/
- Countable Noun
- Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- Object used for hitting a ball in various games
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use a wooden stick in baseball or cricket
A2Morechest
US /tʃɛst/
UK /tʃest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong, lidded container for storing things
- Front of the body between neck and stomach
A2Morediaper
US /ˈdaɪəpɚ, ˈdaɪpɚ/
UK /'daɪəpə(r)/
- Noun
- Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
- Transitive Verb
- To put a diaper on a baby.
- To decorate with a repeating pattern.
C1Morehumiliating
US /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/
UK /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
B2Morein the mood
US /ɪn ði mud/
UK /in ðə mu:d/
- Adjective
- Wanting to do something
- Having a desire for sex
A1Moreoutfit
US /ˈaʊtˌfɪt/
UK /'aʊtfɪt/
- Noun
- A set of clothing (with accessories)
- Transitive Verb
- To provide with clothing and other things
B2Moreoutta
US
UK
- Adverb
- Slang written form of ‘Out of’
B2Moreplay games
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
- To behave in a dishonest or insincere way to achieve a goal.
A1Moresexy
US /ˈsɛksi/
UK /ˈseksi/
- Adjective
- Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
A2Moreshave
US /ʃev/
UK /ʃeɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
A2Moreshooting
US /ˈʃutɪŋ/
UK /ˈʃu:tɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An incident where someone tries to kill others
- to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball towards the goal
A2Moresymbol
US /ˈsɪmbəl/
UK /'sɪmbl/
- Noun
- Image that means or represents something
- An image that represents a message of some kind
A2Morethanks to
US /θæŋks tu/
UK /θæŋks tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; as a result of.
A1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morework on
US /wɚk ɑn/
UK /wə:k ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To devote effort to improve or develop something
- To try to persuade or influence someone.
A1More
Vocabulary
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
- in the mood: Wanting to do something
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- love: Person's name
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- dancing: Moving in a series of steps in time to music
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- playing: To act the part of a character in movies, on stage
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- come: To arrive at a place
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
- sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- symbol: Image that means or represents something
- shooting: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
- diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
- cupid: A symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
- outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
- outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
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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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【TED-Ed】Smosh: THANK YOU FOR 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!
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Fez Invincible posted on 2013/08/29Get ready for some laughs as Smosh celebrates hitting 1 million subscribers with a hilarious roast and some wild pranks, including a Cupid costume disaster! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and casual, funny expressions perfect for everyday conversation.
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