beat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebeat on
US /bit ɑn/
UK /bi:t ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To strike something repeatedly and with force.
- To urge or encourage someone persistently.
B1Morebench
US /bɛntʃ/
UK /bentʃ/
- Noun
- Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- Long (wooden) seat 2 people often found in a park
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a player from playing in a game
B1Morecopper
US /ˈkɑpɚ/
UK /'kɒpə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
B1Morecount
US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A2Moredelight
US /dɪˈlaɪt/
UK /dɪ'laɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong feeling of great pleasure
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone pleasure or joy
B1Moreflame
US /flem/
UK /fleɪm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To glow
- To burn or glow in a fire
- Noun
- The red part you can see in fire
A2Morefrom the dead
US /frəm ðə dɛd/
UK /frəm ðə ded/
- other
- Returned to life after being dead.
B2Moregnaw at
US /nɔ æt/
UK /nɔ: æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause persistent distress or anxiety.
- To gradually wear away or erode something.
haste
US /hest/
UK /heɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quickness; speed; hurry
B1Morehome in
US /ˈhoʊm ɪn/
UK /ˈhəum ɪn/
- other
- Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
B2Moreleap
US /lip/
UK /li:p/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To enter or start something eagerly
- (Of prices) to increase quickly by a large amount
- Noun
- (Of prices) a quick large increase
- A large forward step or jump
B1Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morelie down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
- Phrase
A2Moremad
US /mæd/
UK /mæd/
- Adjective
- Very angry
- Enthusiastic about something
A2Moremarvelous
US /ˈmɑrvələs/
UK /'mɑ:vɪləs/
- Adjective
- Extraordinarily good or great
- Remarkably skilled or talented.
B2Moremock
US /mɑk/
UK /mɒk/
- Transitive Verb
- To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
- Adjective
- Not genuine or real, but attempting to appear so
B1Morepale
US /pel/
UK /peɪl/
- Adjective
- Light in color; unhealthy looking
- Transitive Verb
- To reduce the effect of
A2Morepearl
US /pɜ:rl/
UK /pɜ:l/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ball formed in oysters used in jewelry
- Someone, something that is admired, among the best
B1Moresack
US /sæk/
UK /sæk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To put something in a large bag
- To dismiss a person from their job; fire
- Countable Noun
- Large strong bag made of fibers, plastic, etc.
B1Moresafe
US /sef/
UK /seɪf/
- Adjective
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
- Countable Noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
A2Moresilver
US /ˈsɪlvɚ/
UK /'sɪlvə(r)/
- Noun
- Person's name
- Shiny gray color
- Transitive Verb
- To coat something with a layer of silver
- To polish silver objects to make them shine
A2Moresit by
US /sit baɪ/
UK /sit bai/
- Phrasal Verb
- To do nothing while something bad is happening.
- To be positioned next to something or someone.
A1Moresubtle
US /ˈsʌtl/
UK /'sʌtl/
- Adjective
- Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- Clever or indirect but hides the true purpose
B1Moreswift
US /swɪft/
UK /swɪft/
- Adjective
- Quick
B1TOEICMoreswirl
US /swɜrl/
UK /swɜ:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
B1Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- sit by: To do nothing while something bad is happening.
- gnaw at: To cause persistent distress or anxiety.
- beat on: To strike something repeatedly and with force.
- lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
- from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
- apple: Hard round red or green fruit with a white center
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- door: You walk through this when you go in a room
- sit: To take an exam
- great: Very good; better than before
- orange: Being a color that is a mixture of red and yellow
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- safe: Highly likely
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
- silver: Person's name
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- dead: Not alive
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- mad: Very angry
- slowly: In an unhurried or not speedy manner
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- deep: Complex and important
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
- flame: To glow
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- swift: Quick
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- pearl: Person's name
- mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
- swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
- haste: Quickness; speed; hurry
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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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阿多賓 posted on 2014/01/18Ever wondered what it's like to chase the moon? This spoken word poem uses vivid imagery and simple sentence structures to tell a lyrical, mythic story. You'll get a fantastic chance to practice understanding poetic language and narrative flow!
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