ELL HubNir Halevy
Nir Halevy
Episode 335
Vocabulary
map (verb)
- Definition:
- Definition: to show where things are or how they are connected
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “What strikes me about hierarchies is, in my experience at least, there are almost two different types of hierarchies, the one that you can map on an organizational chart, and then there's the one how things actually work.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “This report maps how students use the school library.””
hierarchy (noun)
- Definition:
- Definition: a system in which people or things are placed at different levels
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “So hierarchies are all around us, and some of them are informal, some are formal, but they're all systems that differentiate between those who have more and those who have less.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “In the school’s hierarchy, the principal makes the final decisions.””
on-point (adjective)
- Definition:
- Definition: exactly right or closely connected to the subject
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “He is super smart and gives sharp, on-point advice.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Her on-point answer helped us understand the difficult question.””
in action (idiom)
- Definition:
- Definition: doing something in a real situation rather than only talking about it
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “Recently, I've had the opportunity to see Nir in action working with Stanford athletes and coaches.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “If you want to understand the program, observe it in action.””