adult
US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/
UK /ˈædʌlt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person or animal that is fully grown
- A fully grown animal.
- Adjective
- Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
- Containing sexually explicit material.
A2TOEICMoreapproximately
US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/
UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/
- Adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
A2TOEICMorearound the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Moreaverage
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
A2TOEICMorebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morecheetah
US /ˈtʃitə/
UK /ˈtʃi:tə/
- Countable Noun
- Fast large spotted cat found in Africa and Asia
B2Morecoca
US
UK
- Noun
- Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
C1Morecola
US /ˈkolə/
UK /'kəʊlə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Kind of soft drink; a soda drink
A2Moreconsume
US /kənˈsum/
UK /kən'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
A2TOEICMoredivide
US /dɪˈvaɪd/
UK /dɪ'vaɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- To separate something into equal pieces
- Noun
- A separation or distinction.
A2TOEICMoredivorced
US /dɪˈvɔ:rst/
UK /dɪˈvɔ:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally end a marriage to (someone)
- Adjective
- Being no longer married
A2Moreenergy
US /ˈɛnədʒi/
UK /'enədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or mental strength
- Enthusiasm and determination.
A2Morefetus
US /ˈfitəs/
UK /'fi:təs/
- Noun
- An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
C1Morefortunately
US /ˈfɔ:rtʃənətli/
UK /ˈfɔ:tʃənətli/
- Adverb
- Through good luck; luckily
A2Moregarbage
US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/
UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Waste material that has been thrown out
B1TOEICMorelandfill
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.
C1Morelightning
US /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
UK /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
- A sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during an electrical storm.
- Adjective
- Moving very fast or occurring suddenly
B1Moremale
US /ˈmel/
UK /meɪl/
- Adjective
- Characteristic of boys or men
- Noun
- A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs
A2Morereplace
US /rɪˈples/
UK /rɪ'pleɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
A2TOEICMoresex
US /sɛks/
UK /seks/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- Physical activity by which we produce babies
A2Moresimulate
US /ˈsɪmjəˌlet/
UK /'sɪmjʊleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To copy something or look or behave like it
B1TOEICMoresimulation
US /ˌsɪmjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌsɪmjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun
- A copying method to study the real world
B1TOEICMoresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoreupload
US /ˌʌpˈloʊd/
UK /ˌʌpˈləʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To transfer a file or data to the internet
- Noun
- The transfer of a file or data to the internet
B1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2More
Vocabulary
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- replace: To use instead of something else
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- person: Man, woman or child
- simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
- simulation: A copying method to study the real world
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- fortunately: Through good luck; luckily
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- divorced: To legally end a marriage to (someone)
- cheetah: Fast large spotted cat found in Africa and Asia
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- male: Characteristic of boys or men
- sex: State of being male or female
- coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
- cola: Kind of soft drink; a soda drink
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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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