affect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMoreagency
US /ˈedʒənsi/
UK /'eɪdʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business that provides some service for others
B1TOEICMorebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMorebuck
US /bʌk/
UK /bʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To resist or go against the trend
- Countable Noun
- A male deer, especially a male of the fallow deer or roe deer.
- A dashing young man.
B1Moreclinical
US /ˈklɪnɪkəl/
UK /ˈklɪnɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- Using scientific techniques and precision
B1Morecure
US /kjʊr/
UK /kjʊə(r)/
- Noun
- Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
- Transitive Verb
- To fix or improve a problem
- To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
B1Moredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMoredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoredisorder
US /dɪsˈɔrdɚ/
UK /dɪs'ɔ:də(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of confusion or a lack of organization
- Illness when the body is not functioning well
- Transitive Verb
- To disrupt the order or arrangement of something.
B2Moreembryonic
US /ˌembriˈɑ:nɪk/
UK /ˌembriˈɒnɪk/
- Adjective
- Undeveloped, as if in an early stage
C1Moreequivalent
US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
- Adjective
- Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- Having the same meaning or significance.
- Noun
- Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
B1TOEICMorefunction
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
UK /'fʌŋkʃn/
- Noun
- Social event, or party such as a wedding
- Mathematical operation used in calculations
- Intransitive Verb
- To serve a certain purpose or role
- To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
A2TOEICMoregrandfather
US /ˈɡrændˌfɑðɚ, ˈɡræn-/
UK /'ɡrænfɑ:ðə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Your mother's or father's father
B2Moreimpact
US /ˈɪmˌpækt/
UK /'ɪmpækt/
- Noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
- To have a strong effect on someone or something.
A2TOEICMoreimpair
US /ɪmˈpɛr/
UK /ɪm'peə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or weaken something
B2TOEICMorein mind
US /ɪn maɪnd/
UK /in maind/
- Phrase
- Being aware of or considering something.
- To remember or consider something.
A2Morein part
US /ɪn pɑrt/
UK /in pɑ:t/
- Adverb
- To some extent; partially.
A1Morein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Morein the field
US
UK
- Phrase
- Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- Located on the playing area of a sports ground.
A1Morelab
US /læb/
UK /læb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short for 'laboratory'
B1Morelikelihood
US /ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd/
UK /ˈlaɪklihʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chance that something might happen
B1TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morepath
US /pæθ, pɑθ/
UK /pɑ:θ/
- Noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
A2TOEICMorepopulation
US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
A2TOEICMorepotential
US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
UK /pəˈtenʃl/
- Adjective
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
- Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Uncountable Noun
- someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
A2TOEICMorepredictor
US /prɪˈdɪktər/
UK /prɪˈdɪktə(r)/
- Noun
- Thing showing likelihood of something happening
- A thing that foretells future events or conditions.
B1Moreprimary
US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/
UK /'praɪmərɪ/
- Adjective
- Most important, most basic or essential
- Happening first; earliest
B2Moreproductivity
US /ˌprɑ:dʌkˈtɪvəti/
UK /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rate at which people or machines produce
- A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful output.
B1TOEICMoreprogress
US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/
UK /'prəʊɡres/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward or toward a place or goal
- To make progress; develop or improve.
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving forward
- The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
A2TOEICMorepurpose
US /ˈpɚpəs/
UK /'pɜ:pəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- A person's sense of resolve or determination.
- Adverb
- With clear intention or determination.
- Intentionally; deliberately.
A2TOEICMoreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMoresociety
US /səˈsaɪɪti/
UK /sə'saɪətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
A2TOEICMorestem
US /stɛm/
UK /stem/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
- To stop something bad from spreading or developing
B1TOEICMorestiffness
US /ˈstɪfnɪs/
UK /stɪfnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
C2Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moretransplantation
US /ˌtrænsplænˈteʃən/
UK /ˌtrænzplɑ:n'teɪʃn/
- Noun
- A medical operation to replace organs in a body
C2Moretrial
US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/
UK /ˈtraɪəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- Act or process of testing or experimenting
- Transitive Verb
- To be made or done as a test or experiment
A2TOEICMoretwitter
US /ˈtwɪtɚ/
UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- Proper Noun
- An online messaging system
C2Morevial
US /ˈvaɪəl/
UK /'vaɪəl/
- Countable Noun
- Small container of glass or plastic
C1More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- in terms of
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- impair: To damage or weaken something
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- buck: To resist or go against the trend
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- likelihood: Chance that something might happen
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- predictor: Thing showing likelihood of something happening
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- stiffness: Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- embryonic: Undeveloped, as if in an early stage
- vial: Small container of glass or plastic
- grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
- transplantation: A medical operation to replace organs in a body
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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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Parkinson's: Ask the Stem Cell Expert | Xianmin Zeng, Buck Institute
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Halu Hsieh posted on 2013/10/03Ever wondered about the cutting edge of Parkinson's research? This video dives into stem cell therapy with expert Xianmin Zeng, explaining how iPS cells and dopaminergic neurons are being used in exciting new trials. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to neuroscience and complex sentence structures, making it a fantastic way to boost your English while learning about groundbreaking science!
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