average
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
A2TOEICMorebold
US /bold/
UK /bəʊld/
- Adjective
- Brave; very confident; too confident
- Having a strong, vivid, or striking appearance or flavor
- Noun
- Darker heavier shade of a font
B1Morebuffer
US /ˈbʌfɚ/
UK /ˈbʌfə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Data in computer memory allowing fast access
- Protection to prevent things mixing
- Transitive Verb
- To store data in special memory for fast access
- To protect a thing by separating it from
B2Morecarbon
US /ˈkɑrbən/
UK /'kɑ:bən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
B1Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Moredesert
US /ˈdɛzət/
UK /'dezət/
- Transitive Verb
- To leave a place for ever; abandon
- To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
- A punishment or reward that is deserved.
A2Moredevelopment
US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
UK /dɪ'veləpmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- A new event related to a previous event
A2TOEICMoredioxide
US /daɪˈɑksaɪd/
UK /daɪˈɒksaɪd/
- Noun
- An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
B2Moredome
US /doʊm/
UK /dəʊm/
- Noun
- Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
B2Moredust
US /dʌst/
UK /dʌst/
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- To wipe something to remove dirt
- Uncountable Noun
- Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
A2Moreefficiency
US /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/
UK /ɪˈfɪʃnsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Working well; producing something without waste
- The ratio of useful output to total input in any system.
A2Moreemirate
US /ˈemərət/
UK /ˈemɪərət/
- Countable Noun
- Region controlled by an emir
B2Moreglobal
US /ˈgloʊbl/
UK /ˈgləʊbl/
- Adjective
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
A2TOEICMorein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moremirage
US /mɪˈrɑʒ/
UK /'mɪrɑ:ʒ/
- Noun
- Thing you think you can see but not really there
C1Morepermanently
US /ˈpəmənəntlɪ/
UK /'pɜ:mənəntlɪ/
- Adverb
- For a long time; always
- In a way that is firmly or securely fixed in place.
B1Moreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMorepollution
US /pəˈluʃən/
UK /pəˈlu:ʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dangerous substances released into an environment
- The action of polluting; the state of being polluted.
B1TOEICMoreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorepurify
US /ˈpjʊrɪfaɪ/
UK /ˈpjʊərɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make pure by removing unwanted substances
- To make someone feel pure by removing guilt
B2Moreradical
US /ˈrædɪkəl,'rædɪkḷ/
UK /ˈrædɪkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who believes in extreme political change
- A group of atoms behaving as a unit in a chemical compound.
- Adjective
- Very new and different from what is traditional
- Concerning something's most basic part or form
B1Morerecycle
US /riˈsaɪkəl/
UK /ˌri:'saɪkl/
- Transitive Verb
- To use old ideas or concepts again
- To send used things to be turned into new things
A2Moreredefine
US /ˌriːdɪˈfaɪn/
UK /ˌri:dɪˈfaɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a new explanation of or reason for
- To set or mark the limits of something again
B1Morereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMoreshield
US /ʃild/
UK /ʃi:ld/
- Noun
- A family's coat of arms or insignia
- Device used to protect from a harmful force
- Transitive Verb
- To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
- To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
B1Moresolar
US /ˈsolɚ/
UK /'səʊlə(r)/
- Adjective
- Concerning the sun, or its heat
B1Morespine
US /spaɪn/
UK /spaɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line of bones that runs down your back
- The place the pages of a book are attached
C1Morestark
US /stɑ:rk/
UK /stɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Very clear and often unpleasant
B2Moresupply
US /səˈplaɪ/
UK /sə'plaɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Availability of products and services for use
- Transitive Verb
- To give or sell goods to others for their use
A2TOEICMoresustainability
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Property of being able to be continued/repeated
- The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level; avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.
B2Moresustainable
US /səˈsteɪnəbl/
UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/
- Adjective
- Capable of continuing for a long time
- Able to be maintained without running out of
B2Moresweep
US /swip/
UK /swi:p/
- Countable Noun
- Man who cleans chimneys
- Long, smooth movement made with your arm or a tool
- Transitive Verb
- To clean something from a surface with a brush
- To search a very wide area for something
A2Morezone
US /zoʊn/
UK /zəʊn/
- Noun
- Area of space designated for a particular use
- Transitive Verb
- To divide an area for a particular reason
B1More
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
- bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- require: To demand that someone does something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- permanently: For a long time; always
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
- efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- supply: Availability of products and services for use
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- part: Division of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
- dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
- buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
- mirage: Thing you think you can see but not really there
- redefine: To give a new explanation of or reason for
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- recycle: To use old ideas or concepts again
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- emirate: Region controlled by an emir
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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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Dubai's Sustainable City - This World Can: Innovate to make our planet a better place
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Silvia W. posted on 2019/04/13Ever wondered how cities can thrive in the desert? This video dives into Dubai's amazing Sustainable City, showing off cool innovations like biodome farms and solar power that help conserve water and adapt to the desert climate. You'll pick up great vocabulary for talking about urban sustainability and learn about fascinating cultural adaptations!
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