ambitious
US /æmˈbɪʃəs/
UK /æmˈbɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Having the desire to be successful in life, work
A2TOEICMoreancient
US /ˈenʃənt/
UK /'eɪnʃənt/
- Adjective
- Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- Relating to a period in history, especially in the distant past.
- Noun
- A person who lived in ancient times.
A2Morearchitectural
US /ˌɑrkəˈtɛktʃərəl/
UK /ˌɑ:kɪˈtektʃərəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning architecture
B1Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebon
US /bɔ:n/
UK /bɒn/
- Adjective
- Good
B2Morecanal
US /kəˈnæl/
UK /kəˈnæl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Channel cut through land for boats or ships
- A tubular passage in the body.
B1Morecorrectly
US /kəˈrɛktlɪ/
UK /kə'rektlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an accurate or correct manner
A2Moredivine
US /dɪˈvaɪn/
UK /dɪ'vaɪn/
- Adjective
- Concerning or coming from God or a god
- Being very good or wonderful
- Intransitive Verb
- To predict through feeling and without reason
B1Moreglimpse
US /ɡlɪmps/
UK /ɡlɪmps/
- Transitive Verb
- To see or notice something very briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A brief sight of something
- A brief or incomplete understanding or idea.
B1Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moremarvel
US /ˈmɑ:rvl/
UK /ˈmɑ:vl/
- Noun
- Something that causes wonder or astonishment
- A feeling of wonder, astonishment, or admiration
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel wonder, astonishment, or admiration
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreopportunity
US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/
UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
A2TOEICMorepen
US /pɛn/
UK /pen/
- Countable Noun
- Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- Writing tool that uses ink
- Transitive Verb
- To put animals, people in a fenced or closed area
- To write (a song, love letter, etc.)
A2Morephotographer
US /fəˈtɑ:grəfə(r)/
UK /fəˈtɒgrəfə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Professional who takes photographs for a living
A2TOEICMoreresort
US /rɪ'zɔ:rt/
UK /rɪ'zɔ:t/
- Noun
- Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- Vacation hotel or complex; area for holidays
B1TOEICMorescale
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)
A2TOEICMoreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMoreslide
US /slaɪd/
UK /slaɪd/
- Noun
- Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- Reduction in amount, price, quality
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
- To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
A2Morethanks to
US /θæŋks tu/
UK /θæŋks tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; as a result of.
A1Moretower
US /ˈtaʊɚ/
UK /'taʊə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, narrow building
- Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very good at something
A2Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoreversion
US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/
UK /ˈvə:ʃən/
- Noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at least: As a minimum
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
- blow: To move something using air
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- great: Very good; better than before
- marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- famous: Excellent
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- special: Being additional or extra
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- photographer: Professional who takes photographs for a living
- architectural: Concerning architecture
- tower: Tall, narrow building
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- bon: Good
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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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China's Knockoff Paris—Can You Spot the Differences?
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Mackenzie posted on 2020/01/31Ever wondered if you could tell Paris from its Chinese twin? This video is a super fun visual quiz comparing Tianducheng, China's knockoff Paris, with the real deal, and you'll get to test your eye for detail! It's a fantastic way to boost your cultural knowledge and practice simple sentence structures while discovering some amazing travel oddities.
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