Interactive Vocabulary Learning

Wire that has electricity passing through it, creating the effect of a magnet (able to attract iron and steel objects).

• Scrap yards use an electromagnet to lift steel.
• The engineer tested the electromagnet in the lab.
• An electromagnet switches off when the current stops.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Electromagnet on Youglish

An amount of gas, heat, light, etc. that is produced and sent out into the air which is damaging to the environment.

• Car emission tests check pollution levels.
• The factory cut its emission of smoke last year.
• Carbon emission from transport is a global issue.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Emission on Youglish

Causing little or no damage to the environment, and therefore able to continue for a long time.

• Buses can be part of a sustainable transport plan.
• We need sustainable fuel options for trucks.
• Cycling is a sustainable way to cross the city.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Sustainable on Youglish

The series of letters and numbers on the front and back of a vehicle that identify it.

• The police noted the car’s registration number.
• You must show your registration number in the window.
• Cameras read registration numbers on the motorway.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Registration number on Youglish

To stay away from something or not allow yourself to do something.

• Drivers avoid the old bridge during repairs.
• She avoids using the car on clean-air days.
• Plan your route to avoid congestion.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Avoid on Youglish

To prevent movement through or past something.

• A fallen tree blocked the country road.
• Parked cars blocked the cycle lane.
• Snow can block railway lines overnight.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Block on Youglish

An accident in which a vehicle hits something.

• The crash closed two lanes of the highway.
• No one was hurt in the minor crash.
• Ice on the road led to a multi-car crash.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Crash on Youglish

Deal successfully with a difficult situation.

• New drivers must learn to cope with heavy traffic.
• The team coped well with the road closure.
• She could not cope with night driving at first.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Cope on Youglish

Very severe or bad.

• Extreme weather can delay flights and ferries.
• The bridge closed in extreme winds.
• Drivers face extreme heat on desert roads.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Extreme on Youglish

To discover the exact amount or size of something.

• Sensors measure traffic speed on the motorway.
• We measure tyre pressure before long trips.
• The study will measure noise near the airport.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Measure on Youglish

The control and organization of something.

• Good traffic management keeps the city moving.
• Airport management planned extra buses for the event.
• Fleet management software tracks each vehicle.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Management on Youglish

More important than anything else.

• Safety is the primary goal of the new road rules.
• The primary route to the port is now open.
• Our primary concern is reducing bus delays.

Real World Use Case: 🔗 Primary on Youglish