aquarium
US /əˈkwɛriəm/
UK /ə'kweərɪəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
B1Morearchitecture
US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛktʃɚ/
UK /ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Design and construction of buildings
- The style or design of a building or buildings.
A2Morearoma
US /əˈromə/
UK /ə'rəʊmə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Noticeable pleasing smell
B2Moreartist
US /ˈɑrtɪst/
UK /ˈɑ:tɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
A2Moreas one
US
UK
- Adverb
- Acting or moving together at the same time.
- In complete agreement or unity.
- Phrase
- With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
- In perfect harmony or unison.
A1Moreat work
US /æt wɚk/
UK /æt wə:k/
- Phrase
- Located at one's place of employment
A1Moreawait
US /əˈwet/
UK /əˈweɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep ready for future needs
- To be ready to happen, or about to happen
B1Moreblend
US /blɛnd/
UK /blend/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine different elements or substances
- To mix ingredients when cooking
- Noun
- Product known for mixing ingredients
B1Moreboardwalk
US /ˈbɔrdˌwɔk, ˈbord-/
UK /ˈbɔ:dwɔ:k/
- Countable Noun
- Walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
C2Moreceiling
US /ˈsilɪŋ/
UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Top part of a room above your head
- Greatest level that is allowed; limit
- Transitive Verb
- To round a number up to the nearest integer
- To provide a room with a ceiling.
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecinema
US /ˈsɪnəmə/
UK /ˈsɪnəmə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A place for showing movies
- Film industry or movie business
A2Morecivic
US /ˈsɪvɪk/
UK /ˈsɪvɪk/
- Adjective
- Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
B2Moreconfine
US /kənˈfaɪn/
UK /kənˈfaɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To hold or imprison someone in a place
- Limit to your movements or behavior s
B1Moredeck
US /dɛk/
UK /dek/
- Noun
- Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- Transitive Verb
- To hit someone hard enough to knock them down
B1Moredegree
US /dɪˈɡri/
UK /dɪˈgri:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount or extent of something
- Unit for measuring temperature or angles
A2TOEICMoredining
US /'daɪnɪŋ/
UK /'daɪnɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat
- Uncountable Noun
- The activity of eating a meal.
A2Morediscover
US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/
UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To find something new that was not known before
- To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
A2TOEICMorediscovery
US /dɪˈskʌvəri/
UK /dɪ'skʌvərɪ/
- Noun
- Learning something for the first time
A2Moredown under
US /daʊn ˈʌndɚ/
UK /daun ˈʌndə/
- Proper Noun
- A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
- Adverb
- Below or underneath something.
A1Moreedgy
US /ˈɛdʒi/
UK /ˈedʒi/
- Adjective
- Feelings of tension and anxiety
C1Moreelegance
US /ˈɛlɪɡəns/
UK /'elɪɡəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of grace, style, or beauty
B2Moreelevator
US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/
UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine that carries people between floors
- A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
B2TOEICMoreexplore
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
A2TOEICMoreextensive
US /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈstensɪv/
- Adjective
- Large; full or complete
B1TOEICMorefan
US /fæn/
UK /fæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- To use a device to cool yourself, something
- Countable Noun
- Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
A2Morefashion
US /ˈfæʃən/
UK /'fæʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- Industry that creates new styles of clothes
- Transitive Verb
- To make things into a particular shape
A2Morefinest
US /'faɪnɪst/
UK /'faɪnɪst/
- Adjective
- Of the highest quality
- Most refined or subtle; most delicate.
A2Morefragrance
US /ˈfreɪgrəns/
UK /ˈfreɪgrəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
- A perfume or cologne.
B2Moregold
US /goʊld/
UK /gəʊld/
- Adjective
- Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- Uncountable Noun
- Soft yellow metal that is very valuable
A2Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Morehang out
US /hæŋ aʊt/
UK /hæŋ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Moreheavenly
US /ˈhɛvənli/
UK /ˈhevnli/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to heaven, in the religious sense
- Delightful; enchanting
A2Moreheritage
US /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/
UK /'herɪtɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
B1Morehop
US /hɑp/
UK /hɒp/
- Noun
- Dance party
- Small jump, often on one foot
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one place to another
- To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
B2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreinteractive
US /ˌɪntɚˈæktɪv/
UK /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/
- Adjective
- Acting or influencing others
- Involving communication between people; allowing a user to respond to a computer.
A2Moremetropolis
US /mɪˈtrɑpəlɪs/
UK /mə'trɒpəlɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very large and important city
- A city that is a center of a particular activity or industry.
C1Morenearby
US /ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/
UK /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/
- Adjective
- Close to where you are
- Adverb
- Not far away; close
A2TOEICMorenetwork
US /ˈnetwɜ:rk/
UK /ˈnetwɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of computers connected to each other
- System of connections
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join a group of computers together
- To exchange information with colleagues, contacts
A2Moreobservation
US /ˌɑbzɚˈveʃən/
UK /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Remark or comment on something you noticed
- Practice of performing actions required by rules
B1Moreold school
US /old skul/
UK /əuld sku:l/
- Adjective
- Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- Referring to an earlier, more traditional style of music, especially hip-hop or rap.
- Noun
- A traditional method or approach.
B1Morepassion
US /ˈpæʃən/
UK /'pæʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- Something for which one has a great love
A2Morepresentation
US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/
UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of giving a formal talk about something
- Way in which something is displayed or shown
A2Moreprosperity
US /prɑˈspɛrɪti/
UK /prɒ'sperətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being financially/economically successful
- State of growing and being healthy
B1Morepure
US /pjʊr/
UK /pjʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not mixed with anything else
- Being morally good
A2Morerebellion
US /rɪˈbɛljən/
UK /rɪ'beljən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of conflicting with someone in authority
- Resisting and fighting against existing authority
B1Moreregularly
US /ˈregjələrli/
UK /ˈregjələli/
- Adverb
- At the usual time each day, week, or month
- In a normal or customary way.
B1TOEICMoreride on
US /raɪd ɑn/
UK /raid ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
- To depend on something for success.
A1Moreroast
US /roʊst/
UK /rəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- To cook food in an oven or over a fire
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A joint of meat cooked in an oven
B1Moreroller
US /ˈroʊlə(r)/
UK /ˈrəʊlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- Plastic or metal tube for shaping hair
A2Morerow
US /roʊ/
UK /rəʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move a boat using oars
- To argue or quarrel loudly about something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Loud argument or quarrel between people
- Straight line of things, e.g. seats in classroom
A2Moresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moresettlement
US /ˈsɛtlmənt/
UK /ˈsetlmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official agreement that ends an argument
- Payment of all money that is owed for something
A2Moresharp
US /ʃɑrp/
UK /ʃɑ:p/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Being very clear and easy to see
- (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
A2TOEICMoresituated
US /ˈsɪtʃuˌetɪd/
UK /ˈsɪtʃueɪtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To place in a particular place or position
- Adjective
- In a particular place or position.
- Having a specific social, economic, or professional position.
A2Moreslide
US /slaɪd/
UK /slaɪd/
- Noun
- Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- Reduction in amount, price, quality
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
- To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
A2Moresouthern
US /ˈsʌðərn/
UK /ˈsʌðən/
- Adjective
- Concerning a region in the south
A2Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoreto let
US /tu lɛt/
UK /tu let/
- Preposition
- Indicates that a property is available for rent.
A2Moretram
US /træm/
UK /træm/
- Noun
- Vehicle that runs on cables or rails
B2Moretransform
US /trænsˈfɔrm/
UK /træns'fɔ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To change the shape completely in a good way
- To convert from one form or substance into another.
C2Moreunderground
US /ˈʌndərgraʊnd/
UK /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/
- Adjective
- (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- Secret or subversive.
- Noun
- Secret group organized to overthrow a government
- Subway system, e.g. in London
B1Morewealthy
US /ˈwɛlθi/
UK /ˈwelθi/
- Adjective
- Having a great quantity of money or property
A2Morewitness
US /ˈwɪtnɪs/
UK /'wɪtnəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- check out
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- famous: Excellent
- photograph: To take a picture with a camera
- cinema: A place for showing movies
- dining: To eat
- finest: Of the highest quality
- ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
- old: Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
- gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- tram: Vehicle that runs on cables or rails
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- hop: Dance party
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
- artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- architecture: Design and construction of buildings
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- situated: To place in a particular place or position
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- southern: Concerning a region in the south
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- row: To move a boat using oars
- network: Group of computers connected to each other
- sharp: Person's name
- nearby: Close to where you are
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
- heavenly: Of or relating to heaven, in the religious sense
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- interactive: Acting or influencing others
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- discovery: Learning something for the first time
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
- elegance: Quality of grace, style, or beauty
- roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
- settlement: Official agreement that ends an argument
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- fragrance: Sweet, enjoyable, often flowery or fruity smell
- confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
- heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
- edgy: Feelings of tension and anxiety
- await: To keep ready for future needs
- civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
- boardwalk: Walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
- metropolis: Very large and important city
- aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
- livable: Fit or suitable to live in or with
- aroma: Noticeable pleasing smell
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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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Halu Hsieh posted on 2013/09/01Dreaming of a Melbourne adventure? This video is your ultimate guide, packed with must-see spots like Federation Square and Queen Victoria Market, plus tips on the city's amazing coffee and street art scene! You'll pick up practical travel phrases and learn about Melbourne's unique culture, making your next trip a breeze.
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