review /rɪˈvjuː/
(noun) a report in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet, television or radio, in which somebody gives their opinion of a book, play, film, product, etc.; the act of writing this kind of report
Example: The terms of the contract are under review.
(noun) a report in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet, television or radio, in which somebody gives their opinion of a book, play, film, product, etc.; the act of writing this kind of report
Example: The terms of the contract are under review.
brave /breɪv/
(adjective) willing to do things that are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid
Example: I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I honestly thought.
(adjective) willing to do things that are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid
Example: I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I honestly thought.
crime /kraɪm/
(noun) activities that involve breaking the law
Example: He has admitted committing several crimes including two murders.
(noun) activities that involve breaking the law
Example: He has admitted committing several crimes including two murders.
criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnl/
(noun) a person who commits a crime
Example: He must be a dangerous criminal.
(noun) a person who commits a crime
Example: He must be a dangerous criminal.
digest /daɪˈdʒest/
(verb) when you digest food, or it digests , it is changed into substances that your body can use
Example: I find that I don't digest meat well.
(verb) when you digest food, or it digests , it is changed into substances that your body can use
Example: I find that I don't digest meat well.
digestion /daɪˈdʒestʃən/
(noun) the process of digesting food
Example: Discover how eating raw food helps balance your body and aids digestion.
(noun) the process of digesting food
Example: Discover how eating raw food helps balance your body and aids digestion.
digestible /daɪˈdʒestəbl/
(adjective) easy to digest
Example: Congee and soup are easily digestible.
(adjective) easy to digest
Example: Congee and soup are easily digestible.
digestive /daɪˈdʒestɪv/
(adjective) connected with the digestion of food; helping the process of digestion
Example: The digestive process is quite complicated.
(adjective) connected with the digestion of food; helping the process of digestion
Example: The digestive process is quite complicated.
dip (into) /dɪp/
(verb)
Example: She dipped her toe into the pool to see how cold it was.
(verb)
Example: She dipped her toe into the pool to see how cold it was.
swallow /ˈswɑːləʊ/
(verb) to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
Example: Always chew food well before swallowing it.
(verb) to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach
Example: Always chew food well before swallowing it.
in a word /in ə wɜːd/
(adverb)
Example: In a word, she lost two hundred dollars.
(adverb)
Example: In a word, she lost two hundred dollars.
reviewer /rɪˈvjuːər/
(noun) a person who writes reviews of books, films or plays
Example: He is a book reviewer.
(noun) a person who writes reviews of books, films or plays
Example: He is a book reviewer.
distinct /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
(adjective) easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc.
Example: The two concepts are quite distinct from each other.
(adjective) easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc.
Example: The two concepts are quite distinct from each other.
distinction /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/
(noun) a clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that are similar or related
Example: There's a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.
(noun) a clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that are similar or related
Example: There's a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.
distinctive /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
(adjective) having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed
Example: She's got a very distinctive voice.
(adjective) having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed
Example: She's got a very distinctive voice.
criminalize /ˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
(verb) to make something illegal by passing a new law
Example: Many gay people feel that they are being criminalized just for having relationships.
(verb) to make something illegal by passing a new law
Example: Many gay people feel that they are being criminalized just for having relationships.
love affair /ˈlʌv əfer/
(noun) a romantic and/or sexual relationship between two people who are in love and not married to each other
Example: Their love affair is very romantic.
(noun) a romantic and/or sexual relationship between two people who are in love and not married to each other
Example: Their love affair is very romantic.
reunite /ˌriːjuˈnaɪt/
(verb) to bring two or more people together again after they have been separated for a long time; to come together again
Example: Sarah was finally reunited with her children at the airport.
(verb) to bring two or more people together again after they have been separated for a long time; to come together again
Example: Sarah was finally reunited with her children at the airport.
bravery /ˈbreɪvəri/
(noun) the quality of being brave
Example: They were awarded medals for their bravery.
(noun) the quality of being brave
Example: They were awarded medals for their bravery.