abbreviation
US /əˌbriviˈeʃən/
UK /əˌbri:viˈeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Shortened form of a word or phrase
C1TOEICMoreaction
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Moreappearance
US /əˈpɪrəns/
UK /əˈpɪərəns/
- Noun
- The way a person looks to others
- The way that something looks
A2TOEICMoreat some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Moreblockbuster
US /ˈblɑkˌbʌstɚ/
UK /ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/
- Noun
- Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
C1Morebro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Morebudget
US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
UK /'bʌdʒɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of money planned to be spent
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a plan for how to spend your money
A2TOEICMorecameo
US /ˈkæmioʊ/
UK /ˈkæmiəʊ/
- Noun
- Brief appearance by a famous person in a movie
C1TOEICMorecast
US /kæst/
UK /kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Transitive Verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
A2Morecelebrity
US /səˈlɛbrɪti/
UK /sə'lebrətɪ/
- Countable Noun
- A (famous) entertainer known by many people
- Uncountable Noun
- The state of being well-known or famous.
B2Morechase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morechick
US /tʃɪk/
UK /tʃɪk/
- Countable Noun
- A baby bird
A2Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Morecomedy
US /ˈkɑmɪdi/
UK /'kɒmədɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
A2Morecut to the chase
US /kʌt tə ðə ʧeɪs/
UK /kʌt tə ðə ʧeɪs/
- other
- To get directly to the point without unnecessary details.
B2Moredebut
US /deˈbju, ˈdeˌbju/
UK /'deɪbju:/
- Noun
- First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
B1TOEICMoredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMoredirector
US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/
UK /də'rektə(r)/
- Noun
- Senior person who manages part of an organization
- Person who controls the acting in a movie or play
A2TOEICMoredrama
US /ˈdrɑmə, ˈdræmə/
UK /'drɑ:mə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- Exciting, emotional event or series of events
A2Moreepic
US /ˈɛpɪk/
UK /'epɪk/
- Adjective
- Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- Noun
- A long story, often about many people and events
B2Moreetcetera
US
UK
- Adverb
- More of the same; and so on
- Noun
- A list of things of the same kind.
B1Moreexcite
US /ɪkˈsaɪt/
UK /ɪk'saɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something or someone become more active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
A2TOEICMoreexcitement
US /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
UK /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- Something that causes great enthusiasm and eagerness.
A2Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Moreflick
US /flɪk/
UK /flɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something with your finger to move it
- To move a button, switch from on, off positions
- Noun
- Hitting something with your finger to move it
B1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
for sure
US /fɔr ʃʊr/
UK /fɔ: ʃuə/
- Adverb
- Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- Used to emphasize a statement.
- Interjection
- An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
A2Moregenre
US /ˈʒɑnrə/
UK /'ʒɒ̃rə/
- Noun
- Category of art, music with its own qualities
B2Moreget back to
US /ɡɛt bæk tu/
UK /ɡet bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get in contact with someone again
- To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
A1Morehanging out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremiscellaneous
US /ˌmɪsəˈleniəs/
UK /ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
- Adjective
- Including many things of different kinds; various
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A collection of various items.
C1Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moreof 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.
A1Moreoriginal
US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/
UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/
- Adjective
- Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- Being unique or thinking differently from others
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
- A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
A2TOEICMorepremiere
US /prɪˈmɪr/
UK /ˈpremieə(r)/
- Noun
- First performance of a show, film, play in public
- Transitive Verb
- To give a first public performance.
B2Moreprequel
US /ˈprikwəl/
UK /ˈpri:kwəl/
- Countable Noun
- A story, or movie that comes before another one
C2Morepuppy
US /ˈpʌpi/
UK /ˈpʌpi/
- Countable Noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
B1Morereel
US /ril/
UK /ri:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
C1Moreromance
US /ˈroʊˈmæns/
UK /rəʊˈmæns/
- Transitive Verb
- To court someone into a love relationship
- To describe more attractively than the reality
- Uncountable Noun
- Emotion or feeling of being in love with someone
- Qualities that make something attractive etc.
B1Moresequel
US /ˈsikwəl/
UK /'si:kwəl/
- Countable Noun
- Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
B2Moreshorten
US /ˈʃɔrtn/
UK /'ʃɔ:tn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
C1Moreslang
US /slæŋ/
UK /slæŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Words or phrases used in a very informal way
B1Moresmash
US /smæʃ/
UK /smæʃ/
- Noun
- Accident involving vehicles
- Sound when something breaks into pieces loudly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break into pieces
- To defeat someone completely
B1Moresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Morestand here
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain in or move to this specific location.
straightforward
US /stretˈfɔrwəd/
UK /ˌstreɪtˈfɔ:wəd/
- Adjective
- Easy to do or understand; not complicated
- Honest and open; not trying to hide anything.
B1TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresuccessful
US /səkˈsɛsfəl/
UK /səkˈsesfl/
- Adjective
- Having the desired effect or result
- Having achieved wealth, respect, or social status
A2Moretake in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- To include or add
- Transitive Verb
- To absorb (liquid).
- To understand or comprehend something.
A1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretheatre
US /ˈθi:ətər/
UK /ˈθiətə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where plays are seen
- The place operations are performed in a hospital
A2Morethink 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
A1Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Moreto the point
US /tu ði pɔɪnt/
UK /tu: ðə pɔint/
- Adjective
- Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- Phrase
- Relevant and pertinent to the matter at hand.
A2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morevery top
US
UK
- Noun
- The highest point or part of something.
- Adjective
- The most important or successful.
vocabulary
US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/
UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Words that have to do with a particular subject
- The words that a person knows
B1TOEICMorewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
B1More
Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- cut to the chase: To get directly to the point without unnecessary details.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- very top: The highest point or part of something.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- movie: Motion picture; film
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- finish: To use or consume all of something
- box: A marked area of a baseball field
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- woman: Adult female human being
- big: Popular
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- talk: Style of speaking
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- famous: Excellent
- actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- office: Room or building used for business
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- etcetera: More of the same; and so on
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- purple: Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- point: An item to be discussed
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- call: A order or request for action
- theatre: Place where plays are seen
- happen: To take place or occur
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- romance: To court someone into a love relationship
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- appearance: The way a person looks to others
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- musician: Person who writes, sings, or plays music, as a job
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
- celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
- drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- producer: Company producing or growing a certain product
- actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
- flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
- chick: A baby bird
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- bromance: A close but non-sexual relationship between two men.
- cameo: Brief appearance by a famous person in a movie
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- prequel: A story, or movie that comes before another one
- premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
- sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
- blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
- excite: To make something or someone become more active
- miscellaneous: Including many things of different kinds; various
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- abbreviation: Shortened form of a word or phrase
- reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
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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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林寶珍 posted on 2014/02/25Ever wanted to chat about the latest blockbuster or your favorite rom-com like a true movie buff? This video is packed with essential vocabulary, film genres, and even some fun movie idioms to help you talk movies in English with confidence! You'll pick up practical phrases and cultural insights that make discussing films a breeze.
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