ample
US /ˈæmpəl/
UK /'æmpl/
- Adjective
- (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
B2TOEICMoreapplause
US /əˈplɔz/
UK /ə'plɔ:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
B1Morebear with me
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- Be patient with me.
A2Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecommercial
US /kəˈmɚʃəl/
UK /kəˈmə:ʃəl/
- Noun
- Radio or television advertisement
- Adjective
- A notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
- Designed for or primarily concerned with financial success.
B1Morecommunity
US /kəˈmjunɪti/
UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
- A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
- Adjective
- Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
- Shared or participated in by all members of a group
A2Moredegrade
US /dɪˈɡred/
UK /dɪ'ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To reduce in amount or strength
B2Moredesire
US / dɪˈzaɪr/
UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To wish for, hope or want something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing that is wished for or wanted
- A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
A2Moredestiny
US /ˈdɛstəni/
UK /'destənɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
B1Moredisparity
US /dɪˈspærɪti/
UK /dɪˈspærəti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unfair difference between things; inequality
- Inconsistency; incongruity.
B2Moredisrupt
US /dɪsˈrʌpt/
UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
B2TOEICMoredistance
US /ˈdɪstəns/
UK /'dɪstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of friendliness toward another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of space between two places or things
- A point or place that is far away.
A2Moredistrict
US /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
UK /'dɪstrɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of a country, city, or town
- A region or area known for a particular activity, industry, or feature.
A2Moreeffectively
US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/
UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/
- Adverb
- In a way that produces the desired result
B1Moreempathy
US /ˈɛmpəθi/
UK /ˈempəθi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
B2TOEICMoreengagement
US /ɛnˈɡedʒmənt/
UK /ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- Fight between opposing military forces in a war
A2TOEICMoreenlighten
US /ɛnˈlaɪtn/
UK /ɪn'laɪtn/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to understand
- To give light to; illuminate.
B2TOEICMoreenslave
US /ɛnˈslev/
UK /ɪn'sleɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone live like a slave
C2Moreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Moreeternal
US /ɪˈtɚnəl/
UK /ɪ'tɜ:nl/
- Adjective
- Endless; constant; never ending
B2Morefabric
US /ˈfæbrɪk/
UK /ˈfæbrɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cloth or material
- Basic structure
B1TOEICMorefederal
US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/
UK /'fedərəl/
- Adjective
- Consisting of several united states
- Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
- Proper Noun
- The central banking system of the United States.
B1Moreflatter
US /ˈflætɚ/
UK /'flætə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To praise in a rather false way, to get something
B2Morefoe
US /foʊ/
UK /fəʊ/
- Noun
- (Literary) an enemy
B2Morefrom time to time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
- At intervals; now and then.
A1Moreglance
US /glæns/
UK /glɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Quick or temporary look at
- Intransitive Verb
- To look somewhere quickly and then look away
A2Morehumility
US /hjuˈmɪlɪti/
UK /hju:ˈmɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of not feeling better than others
B2Moreingrain
US /ɪn'greɪn/
UK /'ɪn'greɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To be deeply attached or fixed in
C2Moreinnovation
US /ˌɪnəˈveʃən/
UK /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- A new thing or method that is introduced.
B1TOEICMoreinspire
US /ɪnˈspaɪr/
UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe in
- To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
B1TOEICMoreintegrity
US /ɪnˈtɛɡrɪti/
UK /ɪnˈtegrəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
- The state of being whole and undivided.
B1TOEICMorelean
US /lin/
UK /li:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance against or on something for support
- To have a tendency to do something; favor
- Adjective
- Having a low fat content
- Efficient; well-designed with no waste
A2Moremend
US /mɛnd/
UK /mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To repair or put into good shape or working order
- Noun
- A repair or fix of something
B1TOEICMoremidst
US /mɪdst, mɪtst/
UK /mɪdst/
- Noun
- Middle area or part of something
B2Moreno matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Moreoak
US /oʊk/
UK /əʊk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
- Adjective
- Made from a special hard durable wood
B2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreoverflow
US /ˌovɚˈflo/
UK /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
- Noun
- Place where liquids flow over or out
- An excess of something; an amount beyond what can be held.
B2Moreparadigm
US /ˈpærəˌdaɪm, -ˌdɪm/
UK /ˈpærədaɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
- Way of looking at things
B1TOEICMorephilanthropic
US /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk/
UK /ˌfɪlən'θrɒpɪk/
- Adjective
- Giving money to charity; charitable
C1Morepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreprivilege
US /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvlɪdʒ/
UK /'prɪvəlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advantage or right given to only certain people
- An opportunity to do something special or enjoyable.
- Transitive Verb
- To give advantages to some people not others
B1TOEICMorerage
US /reɪdʒ/
UK /reɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
B1Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Moreregion
US /ˈridʒən/
UK /'ri:dʒən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- A part of the body
A2TOEICMoreresist
US /rɪˈzɪst/
UK /rɪ'zɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- To fight or prevent something from happening
A2TOEICMorescatter
US /ˈskætɚ/
UK /'skætə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To throw or move into various different directions
- Transitive Verb
- To place or leave things in various places
B2Morestrain
US /stren/
UK /streɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
- Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
B2Morestretch
US /strɛtʃ/
UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
A2TOEICMoresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moretransform
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.
C2Morevirtue
US /ˈvɜ:rtʃu:/
UK /'vɜ:tʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- Morally good quality
B1More
Vocabulary
- on to: Toward something; forward
- from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
- bear with me: Be patient with me.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- fabric: Cloth or material
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
- midst: Middle area or part of something
- flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
- own: To have something as your property
- scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
- ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
- disparity: Unfair difference between things; inequality
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- land: Region or country
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- weak: Not having a strong character
- degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
- enlighten: To cause someone to understand
- foe: (Literary) an enemy
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- useless: Having no use; incapable of functioning properly
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable
- fruit: Result or product of something
- ingrain: To be deeply attached or fixed in
- overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
- oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
- enslave: To make someone live like a slave
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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】Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes: "Chasms" ("Chasms" | Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes)
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林宜悉 posted on 2018/10/19Ever wondered about the impact of urban development on communities? This powerful TED talk dives into the "Chasms" of urban displacement and racial justice, offering a poetic reflection on community design and grassroots activism. You'll gain insights into preserving history while picking up advanced vocabulary related to these important social issues!
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