actual
US /ˈæktʃuəl/
UK /ˈæktʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- Current; existing at the present time.
A2TOEICMoreagricultural
US /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/
UK /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning farming, or the land
B1Moreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMoreberry
US /ˈbɛri/
UK /'berɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round fruit from plants and trees
B2Morebloom
US /blum/
UK /blu:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To flower; to produce flowers
- To achieve an ideal state of beauty and strength
- Noun
- Period of beauty, strength or freshness
B2Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebrand
US /brænd/
UK /brænd/
- Noun
- A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- Product made or designed by a named company
- Transitive Verb
- To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
- To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
A2TOEICMorecapture
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.
B1Moreconsumer
US /kənˈsumɚ/
UK /kənˈsju:mə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who buys goods or services
- An economic agent who uses goods and services.
- Adjective
- Relating to people who buy goods and services.
A2Morecooperative
US /koˈɑpərətɪv, -əˈretɪv, -ˈɑprə-/
UK /kəʊ'ɒpərətɪv/
- Adjective
- Working together to get something done
- Willing to help or do what people ask.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group working together and buying own products
- Business or organization owned by its workers
B1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Morecranberry
US /ˈkrænˌbɛri/
UK /'krænbərɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Small, dark-red berry used for juice, etc.
C1Morecrane
US /kren/
UK /kreɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
- Tall machine that lifts heavy objects in the air
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stretch (neck) or lean to get better view
B2Morefloat
US /floʊt/
UK /fləʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To sell the shares of a company publicly
- To move slowly and easily through air
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object designed to stay on the surface of water
- Decorated truck used in a festival
B1Moregeneration
US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
A2TOEICMorego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moreharvest
US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/
UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
- Transitive Verb
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- To obtain or collect something.
B1TOEICMoreharvesting
US /'hɑ:vɪstɪŋ/
UK /'hɑ:vɪstɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- Noun
- The act of obtaining or collecting something.
B1Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein the making
US /ɪn ði ˈmekɪŋ/
UK /in ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- Idiom
- Likely to happen or become a particular thing in the future, especially something bad.
A1Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMoremaneuver
US /məˈnuvɚ, -ˈnju-/
UK /mə'nu:və/
- Noun
- Military movement of troops
- Intransitive Verb
- To move troops in a battle
C2Moremarketing
US /ˈmɑ:rkɪtɪŋ/
UK /ˈmɑ:kɪtɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- Uncountable Noun
- The act of selling services or goods
B1Moremulti
US
UK
- Prefix
- A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
B1Moreodd
US /ɑd/
UK /ɒd/
- Adjective
- Being unmatched with someone or something
- Being a number not able to be divided by two
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreplate
US /plet/
UK /pleɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
- Transitive Verb
- To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
A2TOEICMoreprimarily
US /praɪˈmɛrəli, -ˈmɛr-/
UK /praɪˈmerəli/
- Adverb
- In the most basic or important way
A2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMorequarter
US /ˈkwɔrtɚ/
UK /'kwɔ:tə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- 25 cents
- 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To split something into four equal parts
- To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
A2TOEICMorerake
US /rek/
UK /reɪk/
- Noun
- Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
- Transitive Verb
- To use a rake to clean up leaves or break up soil
B2Morerange
US /rendʒ/
UK /reɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cooking stove with multiple burners
- Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cover an area from one point to another
- To extend to or vary within given limits
A2TOEICMorerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Moresauce
US /sɔs/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
B1Morespray
US /spre/
UK /spreɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A jet of liquid made up of many small drops
- Container shooting stream of tiny drops of liquid
A2Moresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Moresurface
US /ˈsɚfəs/
UK /'sɜ:fɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
A2TOEICMorethigh
US /θaɪ/
UK /θaɪ/
- Noun
- Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
- Upper part of a person's leg, above the knee
B2Moreturkey
US /ˈtɜ:rki/
UK /ˈtɜ:ki/
- Countable Noun
- Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- Noun
- An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- Flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
C1Moretypically
US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/
- Adverb
- In a normal or usual way
B1Moreultimately
US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/
UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/
- Adverb
- Done or considered as the final and most important
- Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
B1TOEICMorewetland
US /ˈwɛtˌlænd/
UK /ˈwetlənd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Low area where the land is saturated with water
B2More
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- primarily: In the most basic or important way
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- couple: To join something to something else
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- quarter: 25 cents
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- maneuver: Military movement of troops
- thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- own: To have something as your property
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- fill: To make something full
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- product: Item that can be bought
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- deep: Complex and important
- bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
- cooperative: Working together to get something done
- marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- crane: Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
- rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- harvesting: To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- cranberry: Small, dark-red berry used for juice, etc.
- berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
- wetland: Low area where the land is saturated with water
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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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How Ocean Spray Harvests 220 Billion Cranberries A Year
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Samuel posted on 2019/01/03Ever wondered how Ocean Spray manages to harvest 220 billion cranberries each year? This video gives you a fantastic behind-the-scenes look at their New England farms and explains the cooperative structure that makes it all possible! You'll pick up some great advanced vocabulary related to agriculture and business along the way.
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