abundance
US /əˈbʌndəns/
UK /əˈbʌndəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quantity that is very large or more than enough
B2Moreaccess
US /ˈæksɛs/
UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
A2TOEICMoreadopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreaffect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMoreapp
US /æp/
UK /æp/
- Countable Noun
- Small applications for smartphones
A2Moreappearance
US /əˈpɪrəns/
UK /əˈpɪərəns/
- Noun
- The way a person looks to others
- The way that something looks
A2TOEICMorecancer
US /ˈkænsɚ/
UK /'kænsə(r)/
- Noun
- Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
B1Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Morecarry out
US /ˈkæri aʊt/
UK /ˈkæri aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To fulfill or perform your instructions, duty
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To perform or execute a task, order, or plan.
- To remove something or someone from a place.
A1Morecell
US /sɛl/
UK /sel/
- Countable Noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
A2Morecolony
US /ˈkɑləni/
UK /'kɒlənɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
- Country/settlement controlled by another country
B2Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Moredestiny
US /ˈdɛstəni/
UK /'destənɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
B1Moredetermine
US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/
UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
A2TOEICMorediet
US /ˈdaɪɪt/
UK /'daɪət/
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plan of eating to reduce weight or improve health
- The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
A2TOEICMoredivide
US /dɪˈvaɪd/
UK /dɪ'vaɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- To separate something into equal pieces
- Noun
- A separation or distinction.
A2TOEICMoreevolution
US /ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ˌivə-/
UK /ˌi:və'lu:ʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Theory that living things change over time
- Process by which something develops over time
B1Moreexplode
US /ɪkˈsplod/
UK /ɪk'spləʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- To increase in number or amount very quickly
B1Moreexpose
US /ɪkˈspoʊz/
UK /ɪk'spəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make visible, without covering or protection
- To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
A2TOEICMoreexposure
US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/
UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- Being talked about in the media
A2TOEICMorefeature
US /ˈfitʃɚ/
UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special report in a magazine or paper
- Distinctive or important point of something
- Transitive Verb
- To highlight or give special importance to
- To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
A2TOEICMorefingerprint
US /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌprɪnt/
UK /'fɪŋɡəprɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Generic term for any identifying characteristic
B2Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
generation
US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
A2TOEICMoregenetic
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/
- Adjective
- Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- Relating to genes or heredity.
B1Moregenome
US /ˈdʒi:noʊm/
UK /ˈdʒi:nəʊm/
- Noun
- Complete set of genetic material in an organism
B2Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Moreharvest
US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/
UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
- Transitive Verb
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- To obtain or collect something.
B1TOEICMorehelix
US /ˈhilɪks/
UK /'hi:lɪks/
- Noun
- Three-dimensional shape of a cone-like object
C1Moreidentical
US /aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/
UK /aɪˈdentɪkl/
- Adjective
- The same in every way
- Satisfied by all values of the variables involved.
B1Moreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMorein different ways
US
UK
- Phrase
- Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- In varying manners or styles; not uniformly.
A1Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Moreincorrect
US /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/
UK /ˌɪnkəˈrekt/
- Adjective
- Being wrong or inaccurate
B1TOEICMoreinfluence
US / ˈɪnfluəns/
UK /'ɪnflʊəns/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To affect or change something indirectly
- To persuade someone to do something.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
- A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
A2TOEICMoreinherit
US /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
UK /ɪn'herɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
- To receive property or money after someone dies
B1Moreinitially
US /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
UK /ɪˈnɪʃəli/
- Adverb
- At first; originally
- In the first stage of a process or development.
A2TOEICMoreinside of
US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /inˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Within; in the inner part of.
- Within a certain period of time.
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreisolate
US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/
UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- To keep in a place or situation apart from others
B1Morelook for
US /lʊk fɔr/
UK /luk fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- To expect or anticipate something.
A1Moremechanism
US /ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/
UK /'mekənɪzəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- System or process for achieving a certain result
B1Moremolecule
US /ˈmɑlɪˌkjul/
UK /ˈmɒlɪkju:l/
- Noun
- Two or more atoms chemically combined
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Morepermanent
US /ˈpɚmənənt/
UK /'pɜ:mənənt/
- Adjective
- Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
- Noun
- A person who is a permanent employee.
- A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
B1TOEICMorepuberty
US /ˈpju:bərti/
UK /ˈpju:bəti/
- Noun
- Stage of life when you become sexually mature
C1Morepunctuation
US /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeʃən/
UK /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
B2Moreput it together
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
- To organize or create something, such as a plan or presentation.
A1Moreregion
US /ˈridʒən/
UK /'ri:dʒən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- A part of the body
A2TOEICMorerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMorerevert
US /rɪˈvɜ:rt/
UK /rɪˈvɜ:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To return to the original owner again
B1Morescarce
US /skers/
UK /skeəs/
- Adjective
- Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
B2TOEICMorescarcity
US /ˈskersəti/
UK /ˈskeəsəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very small or limited amount of something
B2Moreshortage
US /ˈʃɔ:rtɪdʒ/
UK /ˈʃɔ:tɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A lack of something necessary
A2TOEICMoreshortness
US /ʃɔ:tnəs/
UK /ʃɔ:tnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Condition or state of being short
B1Morestack
US /stæk/
UK /stæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large number or amount of something
- Large tube through which smoke exits a building
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
- To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
B1TOEICMorestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
step back
US /stɛp bæk/
UK /step bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move backwards; to move away from something.
- To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
A1Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMoretangled
US /ˈtæŋɡəld/
UK /ˈtæŋgld/
- Transitive Verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
B2Moretargeting
US /'tɑ:ɡɪtɪŋ/
UK /'tɑ:ɡɪtɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To aim at; to focus on something
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
A2Moretemporal
US /ˈtɛmpərəl, ˈtɛmprəl/
UK /ˈtempərəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning time
- Relating to worldly affairs as opposed to spiritual affairs.
B2Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moreup until now
US
UK
- Phrase
- Until the present time; so far.
A1Morework together
US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
A1More
Vocabulary
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- up until now: Until the present time; so far.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
- carry out
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- go on: To continue doing something
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- long: Person's name
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- mommy: Word for mother used mostly by young children
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- live: To be alive
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- shortness: Condition or state of being short
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- library: Place where books and other media are kept
- call: A order or request for action
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- copy: A counter for items that are the same
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- happen: To take place or occur
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- appearance: The way a person looks to others
- punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
- incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- targeting: To aim at; to focus on something
- identical: The same in every way
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- shortage: A lack of something necessary
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
- scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- revert: To return to the original owner again
- inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
- colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
- helix: Three-dimensional shape of a cone-like object
- genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
- temporal: Concerning time
- fingerprint: Generic term for any identifying characteristic
- tangled: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- initially: At first; originally
- app: Small applications for smartphones
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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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【TEDx】You can't always blame your parents: Alberto Perez at TEDxSBU
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阿多賓 posted on 2014/01/28Ever wondered if your genes are destiny? This fascinating TEDx talk dives into epigenetics, explaining how your environment can actually influence gene expression – it's not just nature vs. nurture! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary and learn about mind-blowing concepts like epigenetic inheritance, all explained with a cool bee analogy.
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