absence
US /ˈæbsəns/
UK /ˈæbsəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of not being present, or not existing
- A period of time when someone is away.
B1TOEICMoreadopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreapproximately
US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/
UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/
- Adverb
- Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
A2TOEICMorearchaeological
US /ˌɑ:kɪr'lɒdʒɪkl/
UK /ˌɑ:kɪə'lɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the study of ancient societies
C1Morecipher
US /ˈsaɪfɚ/
UK /'saɪfə(r)/
- Noun
- Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
C1Morecode
US /kod/
UK /kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- Noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
A2Morecomplicate
US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/
UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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
A2Moredescendant
US /dɪˈsɛndənt/
UK /dɪˈsendənt/
- Countable Noun
- Family member from generations following you
C1Moredistinguish
US /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
UK /dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something clearly different from others
- To make noticeable or different; to set apart.
A2TOEICMoredot
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
B1TOEICMoreeventually
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
A2Moreevidence of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
A1Moregenesis
US /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
UK /'dʒenəsɪs/
- Noun
- Beginning of something important
B2TOEICMoreliteral
US /ˈlɪtərəl/
UK /ˈlɪtərəl/
- Adjective
- Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- Being real and true and without exaggerating
B1Moremorph
US /mɔ:rf/
UK /mɔ:f/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
C2Moreorigin
US /ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr-/
UK /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/
- Noun
- Point at which something begins or is created
- A person's social or ethnic background.
A2TOEICMoreoriginally
US /əˈrɪdʒənəli/
UK /əˈrɪdʒənəli/
- Adverb
- At first; in the beginning
- In a new and unique manner
A2TOEICMorepowerful
US /ˈpaʊəfəl/
UK /ˈpauəful/
- Adjective
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
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
A2TOEICMoreroot
US /rut, rʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- The origin or starting place of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
- (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
A2Moreshare
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
A2TOEICMoresymbol
US /ˈsɪmbəl/
UK /'sɪmbl/
- Noun
- Image that means or represents something
- An image that represents a message of some kind
A2Moretranslation
US /trænsˈleʃən, trænz-/
UK /trænsˈleɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
A2More
Vocabulary
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- century: Period of 100 years
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- descendant: Family member from generations following you
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- symbol: Image that means or represents something
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- origin: Point at which something begins or is created
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- translation: changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
- genesis: Beginning of something important
- archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
- morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
- cipher: Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
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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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【TED-Ed】Mysteries of vernacular: Zero - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
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姚易辰 posted on 2023/06/11Ever wonder where the number zero actually came from? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the surprising history of zero, from its origins in Mesopotamia to its journey through Indian mathematics and Arabic sifr. You'll pick up some cool advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper understanding of this fundamental concept!
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