acre
US /ˈekɚ/
UK /'eɪkə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
B1Moreaffect
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.
A2TOEICMoreairplane
US /ˈɛrˌplen/
UK /ˈeəpleɪn/
- Countable Noun
- A machine that flies through the air
B1Moreatmosphere
US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/
UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Air around us
- Feeling or mood of a place
A2Moreavoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMorebackyard
US /ˌbækˈjɑ:rd/
UK /ˌbækˈjɑ:d/
- Adjective
- Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
- Local; in one's immediate vicinity.
- Noun
- Yard or garden behind a house
- An area close to one's home or area of expertise.
C2Morecancer
US /ˈkænsɚ/
UK /'kænsə(r)/
- Noun
- Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
B1Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecollision
US /kəˈlɪʒən/
UK /kəˈlɪʒn/
- Noun
- Act of crashing into someone or something else
- A clash of opposing ideas or interests.
B2Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Morecosmic
US /ˈkɑzmɪk/
UK /'kɒzmɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning space and the universe
B2Morecurrent
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
- Adjective
- Happening or being in the present time
- In general use or accepted by most people.
A2Moredebris
US /dəˈbri, de-, ˈdeˌbri/
UK /dəˈbri:, deɪ-, ˈdeɪˌbri:/
- Uncountable Noun
- Remains of something broken or destroyed
- Accumulated fragments of rock.
B2TOEICMoredebt
US /dɛt/
UK /det/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- A moral or social obligation.
A2TOEICMoredecade
US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/
UK /ˈdekeɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Period of 10 years
B1TOEICMoredisease
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.
A2TOEICMoreefficient
US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
UK /ɪˈfɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Able to produce results without waste
- Capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (of time, energy, or other resources).
A2TOEICMoreengineering
US /ˌendʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ/
UK /ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The practical application of science to industry
B1Moreestimate
US /ˈɛstəˌmet/
UK /'estɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- A judgment or opinion.
- Transitive Verb
- To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
- To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
A2TOEICMorefunction
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
A2TOEICMoregalaxy
US /ˈɡæləksi/
UK /'ɡæləksɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of stars and planets in space
B2Moregarbage
US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/
UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Waste material that has been thrown out
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein 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.
C1Moreintelligence
US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/
UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Collection of secret information about something
- Ability to learn things or to consider situations
- Adjective
- Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
A2TOEICMoreinto space
US
UK
- Phrase
- Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- Figuratively, entering a realm of imagination or abstraction.
A1Morejunk
US /dʒʌŋk/
UK /dʒʌŋk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- Transitive Verb
- To get rid of something because it has no value
B1Morekicker
US /ˈkɪkɚ/
UK /ˈkɪkə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Player who kicks the football
B2Morelandfill
US /'lændfɪl/
UK /'lændfɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.
- Transitive Verb
- To fill (land) with waste material.
C1Moremake up
US /mek ʌp/
UK /meik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To invent or create a story
- To add up to
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To invent a story, excuse, etc.
- To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
A1Moremannequin
US /ˈmænɪkɪn/
UK /ˈmænɪkɪn/
- Countable Noun
- Woman who wears clothes to display fashions
C1Morematerial
US /məˈtɪriəl/
UK /məˈtɪəriəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cloth; fabric
- Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
- Adjective
- Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
- Belonging to the world of physical things
A2Morenavigation
US /ˌnævɪˈɡeʃən/
UK /ˌnævɪˈgeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Act of finding and following the correct course
B2Moreof the century
US /ʌv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri/
UK /əv ðə ˈsenʧəri/
- other
- The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
B2Moreon earth
US /ɑn ɚθ/
UK /ɔn ə:θ/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
A1Moreon the safe side
US /ɑn ðə ˈseɪf ˈsaɪd/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈseɪf ˈsaɪd/
- other
- Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
A2Moreorbit
US /ˈɔrbɪt/
UK /'ɔ:bɪt/
- Noun
- Path an object takes as it circles another object
- The sphere of influence or control; range.
- Intransitive Verb
- To go around another object (often in space)
B2Moreorbital
US /ˈɔrbɪtl:/
UK /ˈɔ:bɪtl/
- Adjective
- Concerning an orbit
B2Moreordeal
US /ɔrˈdil/
UK /ɔ:'di:l/
- Noun
- Event that is difficult to survive, live through
B2Moreremovable
US /rɪˈmuvəbəl/
UK /rɪˈmu:vəbl/
- Adjective
- Able to be taken away or taken off
B2Morerobotic
US /roʊˈbɑ:tɪk/
UK /rəʊˈbɒtɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning mechanical robots
B1Morerocket
US /ˈrɑkɪt/
UK /'rɒkɪt/
- Noun
- Powerful engine that releases hot gases
- Dark green, hot-tasting salad leaf
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To travel, increase, or rise very quickly
- To increase very rapidly and suddenly.
B1Moresatellite
US /ˈsætlˌaɪt/
UK /'sætəlaɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device sent into space that aids communication
- Natural object in space that moves around another
B1Morescale
US /skel/
UK /skeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Size, level, or amount when compared
- Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change the size of but keep the proportions
- To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
A2TOEICMoresection
US / ˈsɛkʃən/
UK /'sekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
B1TOEICMoresignificant
US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/
- Adjective
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
A2TOEICMorespace center
US
UK
- Noun
- A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
strike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoresynchronization
US /ˌsɪŋkrənaɪ'zeɪʃn/
UK /ˌsɪŋkrənaɪ'zeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Adjustment causing two things to work in unison
C1Morethrow away
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- To put things in the trash
A1Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoretrash out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discard or get rid of something that is no longer wanted or needed.
A1Moreuniverse
US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/
UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
B2Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- trash out: To discard or get rid of something that is no longer wanted or needed.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
- on the safe side: Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
- have to: Must do
- check out
- make up: To invent or create a story
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- material: Cloth; fabric
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- strike: To hit something
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- atmosphere: Air around us
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- decade: Period of 10 years
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- section: A part of a whole
- debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- noggin: A human head
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
- galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- burn: To destroy with fire
- rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- acre: An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
- mannequin: Woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
- engineering: The practical application of science to industry
- robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
- orbital: Concerning an orbit
- kicker: Player who kicks the football
- airplane: A machine that flies through the air
- synchronization: Adjustment causing two things to work in unison
- removable: Able to be taken away or taken off
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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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Jerry Liu posted on 2019/02/15Ever wondered if we could just launch our trash into the sun? This fun explainer dives into the science and practicalities behind that idea, covering everything from space debris to recycling! You'll pick up some great everyday vocabulary and learn fascinating facts about waste management.
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