character
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Moredust
US /dʌst/
UK /dʌst/
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- To wipe something to remove dirt
- Uncountable Noun
- Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
A2Morefairy
US /ˈfɛri/
UK /'feərɪ/
- Noun
- Small imaginary being that can do magic
B1Morefeed
US /fid/
UK /fi:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- Uncountable Noun
- Food given to animals
A2TOEICMorehysteria
US /hɪˈstɛriə, -ˈstɪr-/
UK /hɪ'stɪərɪə/
- Uncountable Noun
- A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
- A psychological disorder (now largely discredited) once believed to be common in women, characterized by emotional excitability and various physical symptoms.
B2Moreindifference
US /ɪnˈdɪfərəns, -ˈdɪfrəns/
UK /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of enthusiasm, interest; seeming not to care
- The state of not being important or mattering.
B1Morelive on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to exist or be remembered.
- To eat a particular type of food as the main thing.
narcissism
US /ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm/
UK /ˈnɑ:sɪsɪzəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
- In psychoanalytic theory, self-centeredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in early infancy or as a feature of mental disorder.
C1TOEICMorepride
US /praɪd/
UK /praɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sense of your own importance and worth
- A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be proud of something you did
A2Moreprison
US /ˈprɪzən/
UK /'prɪzn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- A state of confinement or captivity.
A2Morereligion
US /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
UK /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
- Countable Noun
- Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives
- A person's particular system of beliefs and worship.
A2Morespin
US /spɪn/
UK /spɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
B1Moreunited
US /juˈnaɪtɪd/
UK /jʊ'naɪtɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join or come together for the same goal
- Adjective
- Joined or combined together
A2Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
A2More
Vocabulary
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
- narcissism: Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- hysteria: A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- indifference: Lack of enthusiasm, interest; seeming not to care
- call: A order or request for action
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- east: Direction where the sun rises
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
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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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The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy
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Bruce Chen posted on 2018/02/07Ever wonder about the pressures of social media and cultural divides? Dive into The Chainsmokers' 'Sick Boy' to explore themes of narcissism and identity, picking up advanced vocabulary and simple sentence structures along the way! This is a fantastic chance to understand deeper cultural commentary while boosting your English.
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