administration
US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/
UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- The work of running something, e.g. a business
B1TOEICMoreadvice
US /əd'vaɪs/
UK /ədˈvaɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Suggestion about what would help someone
- Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
A2TOEICMoreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMorebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMorecobra
US /ˈkoʊbrə/
UK /ˈkəʊbrə/
- Noun
- Deadly snake known for its hooded head
C1Moreconcern
US /kənˈsɚn/
UK /kənˈsɜ:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
A2TOEICMoreconsiderably
US /kənˈsɪdərəblɪ/
UK /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
- Adverb
- Quite a lot; to a large degree
- To a large amount or quantity.
B1Morecorona
US /kəˈronə/
UK /kə'rəʊnə/
- Noun
- Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
C1Morecove
US /kov/
UK /kəʊv/
- Noun
- Small, sheltered inlet or bay
C1Morecurrent
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
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.
A2Moredevolve
US /dɪˈvɑlv/
UK /dɪ'vɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To transfer power, responsibility or rights
B2TOEICMoredisruption
US /dɪs'rʌpʃn/
UK /dɪs'rʌpʃn/
- Noun
- When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
B2Moredot
US /dɑt/
UK /dɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To place small amounts/things in various places
- To mark something by placing a small, round spot
- Noun
- Small round mark
B1TOEICMoreemergency
US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden event needing an immediate action
- A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
- Adjective
- Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
- Designed for use in an emergency.
A2TOEICMoregrapple
US /ˈɡræpəl/
UK /'ɡræpl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
- To attempt to solve difficult problems
B2TOEICMoreinsist
US /ɪnˈsɪst/
UK /ɪn'sɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone do something
- Intransitive Verb
- To strongly state your opinion without changing it
A2TOEICMorelimit
US /ˈlɪmɪt/
UK /'lɪmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
A2TOEICMoremassive
US /ˈmæsɪv/
UK /ˈmæsɪv/
- Adjective
- Very big; large; too big
- Large or imposing in scale or scope.
B1Morenews article
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A written report in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website, presenting news or information.
- A piece of writing that reports on a recent event or situation, often including analysis or commentary.
B1Moreofficer
US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/
UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of high position in an organization
- Person of high position in the military
B1Moreoptimum
US /ˈɑptəməm/
UK /'ɒptɪməm/
- Adjective
- Best or most desirable, effective
- Noun
- Best or most desirable, effective amount
B2Moreoutbreak
US /ˈaʊtˌbrek/
UK /ˈaʊtbreɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
- A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
B2Morepositive
US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/
UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/
- Adjective
- Showing agreement or support for something
- Being sure about something; knowing the truth
- Noun
- A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
A2Moreprime
US /praɪm/
UK /praɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
- Adjective
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
A2TOEICMorequarantine
US /ˈkwɔrənˌtin, ˈkwɑr-/
UK /'kwɒrənti:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The place to isolate sick plants, animals
C1Morerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMorescientific
US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning academic study of the physical world
- Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
- Noun
- Relating to or used in science.
A2Moreset out
US /sɛt aʊt/
UK /set aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- To give in detail in writing
A1Moresignificant
US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/
- Adjective
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
A2TOEICMorespokesman
US /ˈspoksmən/
UK /ˈspəʊksmən/
- Countable Noun
- Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
B1Morespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMorestrategy
US /ˈstrætədʒi/
UK /'strætədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- Branch of military dealing with command
A2TOEICMorestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMoresufficiently
US /səˈfɪʃəntlɪ/
UK /sə'fɪʃntlɪ/
- Adverb
- To a degree great enough to do something
B1Morevirus
US /ˈvaɪrəs/
UK /'vaɪrəs/
- Noun
- File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- Living organism that causes disease or sickness
B1Morezone
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
- set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- news article: A written report in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website, presenting news or information.
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- insist: To demand that someone do something
- staff: Employees of a company
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- part: Division of a book
- grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
- considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- sufficiently: To a degree great enough to do something
- optimum: Best or most desirable, effective
- corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- spokesman: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
- cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
- cobra: Deadly snake known for its hooded head
- devolve: To transfer power, responsibility or rights
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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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Downing Street defends coronavirus strategy after Italy lockdown
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林宜悉 posted on 2020/03/15Wondering how governments handle major health crises? This video dives into the UK's COVID-19 strategy and compares it with Italy's lockdown, giving you a fantastic chance to pick up advanced vocabulary related to containment and policy. You'll also get a grip on complex sentence structures used in serious news reporting!
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