Burst Into Tears
//ˌbɜːst ɪntə ˈtɪəz//
start crying suddenly
Vocabulary
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Burst Out Laughing
//ˌbɜːst aʊt ˈlɑːfɪŋ//
start laughing suddenly
Bury
//ˈberi//
put a dead body in the ground
Business Trip
//ˈbɪznəs ˌtrɪp//
a journey for business purpose
Cabinet
//ˈkæbɪnət//
a piece of furniture with shelves, cupboards, or drawers
Calf
//kɑːf//
a young cow
Camel
//ˈkæml//
a large animal with a long neck, that lives in the desert and has one or two humps on it's back
Campaign
//kæmˈpeɪn//
a plan to do a number of things with a specific aim
Can
//kæn, kən//
used with see, smell or taste in the continuous tense
Canal
//kəˈnæl//
a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another
Cancel Sth
//ˈkænsl//
decide that sth that has been planned will not happen
Cancer
//ˈkænsə ͬ//
a very serious illness in which tumours often grow in the body
Capital
//ˈkæpɪtl//
the money you need to start a business
Capital Letter
//ˌkæpɪtl ˈletə ͬ//
letter of the alphabet in the form and larger size that is used at the beginning of sentences and names
Capsize
//kæpˈsaɪz//
(used of boats) turn over in the water
Captain
//ˈkæptɪn//
the player who is leader of the team
Capture
//ˈkæptʃə ͬ//
take someone as a prisoner
Care For Sb
//ˈkeə fɔː ͬ, fə ͬ//
look after sb (SYN take care of sb)
Career
//kəˈrɪə ͬ//
the series of jobs you have in a particular area
Carefully
//ˈkeəfəli//
slowly and paying full attention