aggressively
US /əˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ/
UK /ə'ɡresɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- In a violent, angry or threatening manner
B1Moreanemone
US /əˈnɛməni/
UK /əˈneməni/
- Noun
- Plant with red, blue or white flowers
B2Morebite
US /baɪt/
UK /baɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- Intransitive Verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
A2Morebon
US /bɔ:n/
UK /bɒn/
- Adjective
- Good
B2Morecave
US /kev/
UK /keɪv/
- Noun
- Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- Intransitive Verb
- To give in to pressure
A2Morecharacterize
US /ˈkærəktəˌraɪz/
UK /'kærəktəraɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To describe the qualities of person, place, thing
A2Moreclown
US /klaʊn/
UK /klaʊn/
- Countable Noun
- Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- Intransitive Verb
- To play jokes or tricks
B2Moredorsal
US /ˈdɔrsəl/
UK /'dɔ:sl/
- Adjective
- Of the back of an animal, plane, etc.
C2Moreelephant
US /ˈɛləfənt/
UK /ˈelɪfənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
A2Moreequip
US /ɪˈkwɪp/
UK /ɪ'kwɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To provide with necessary materials or skills
A2TOEICMorefin
US /fɪn/
UK /fɪn/
- Noun
- Flat, thin body parts of a fish that help it swim
- Flat, thin object that sticks out from something
B2Morein the open
US /ɪn ði ˈopən/
UK /in ðə ˈəupən/
- Phrase
- Publicly; not secret.
- Outdoors; not inside a building or covered space.
A1Morelobster
US /ˈlɑ:bstə(r)/
UK /ˈlɒbstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
B2Moremarine
US /məˈrin/
UK /mə'ri:n/
- Countable Noun
- Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- Adjective
- Of the ocean or ocean plants and animals
- Concerning sailing or doing business by sea
B1Morenest
US /nɛst/
UK /nest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
- Things designed to fit together
- Intransitive Verb
- To create or live in a nest
- To settle comfortably within or against something.
B1Morepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morereef
US /rif/
UK /ri:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
- Rolling up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
- Transitive Verb
- To roll up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
B2Morerefer
US /rɪˈfɚ/
UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk about or write about something
- To give information about something
A2TOEICMoreshark
US /ʃɑ:rk/
UK /ʃɑ:k/
- Noun
- Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
- Large and dangerous fish with sharp teeth
B2Moreslender
US /ˈslɛndɚ/
UK /ˈslendə(r)/
- Adjective
- Being small or almost insufficient in amount
- Being thin in an appealing and graceful way
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
C1Morestrike
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
A2TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moretail
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- Noun
- Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
A2Moreterritorial
US /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl, -ˈtor-/
UK /ˌterəˈtɔ:riəl/
- Adjective
- Associated with the ownership of an area
- Defensive of a space or area.
B1Morethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMoretitan
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Person gigantic or great in size or power
C2Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Morevarieties of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Different kinds or types of something.
- A range of different things.
A2More
Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
- in the open: Publicly; not secret.
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- strike: To hit something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- deep: Complex and important
- aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- area: Amount of measured space
- lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
- slender: Being small or almost insufficient in amount
- reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- dorsal: Of the back of an animal, plane, etc.
- long: Person's name
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- equip: To provide with necessary materials or skills
- close: Almost; near
- territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- highly: In a manner that shows approval
- bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- fin: Flat, thin body parts of a fish that help it swim
- characterize: To describe the qualities of person, place, thing
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
- titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
- east: Direction where the sun rises
- anemone: Plant with red, blue or white flowers
- bon: Good
- elephant: Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
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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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Yue Hua Liu posted on 2013/12/13Dive into the vibrant world of the Andaman Sea and meet some truly fascinating fish! You'll get up close with colorful triggerfish, like the impressive Titan triggerfish, and learn some advanced vocabulary related to marine life and anatomy. This video is a fantastic way to boost your knowledge and expand your English vocabulary with terms like 'dorsal spine' and species names!
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