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How do ocean currents work? - Jennifer Verduin
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Liang Chen posted on 2019/06/21Ever wondered how massive ocean currents actually work and why they're so important for our planet's climate? This video dives deep into surface currents, the Coriolis Effect, and the incredible Global Conveyor Belt, plus you'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary along the way!
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current
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
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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.
A2
More influence
US / ˈɪnfluəns/
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UK /'ɪnflʊəns/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To affect or change something indirectly
- To persuade someone to do something.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
- A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
A2TOEIC
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US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
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UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEIC
More concentration
US /ˌkɑ:nsnˈtreɪʃn/
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UK /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount or number of something in a thing or place
- Paying (a lot of) attention to a task
A2
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