수직VOCA Start (수직보카) 영한 Unit 25

anticipate

v. 기대하다
We anticipate the future as if we found it too slow in coming and we were trying to hurry it up.

nowadays

n. 오늘날
Nowadays, we can enjoy athletic competition of every kind without leaving our homes.

recreational

a. 놀이의
Those who study rare plants are worried about recreational tree climbers.

tremendous

a. 엄청난
The tremendous success of the fast-food industry has caused other industries to adopt similar business methods.

contract

v. 수축하다
n. 계약서
The sun is slowly getting brighter as its core contracts and heats up.

fashionable

a. 유행하는
The more fashionable and modern way of urban life does not attract Serafina.

import

v. 수입하다
n. 수입
A Canadian family decorates their home with sculptures and paintings imported from Pakistan.

fellow

n. 동료
You are facing challenges fellow humans have also faced.

fundamental

a. 기본적인
I often liken fundamental science to doing a crossword puzzle.

insight

n. 통찰력
The information from both check-ups and tests provides important insight into the patient’s overall physical condition.

ethic

n. 윤리
Some people believe this may be due to the Protestant work ethic.

export

n. 수출
v. 수출하다
Some are concerned with the import or export of goods or services between one country and another.

heal

v. 치료하다
The process of journal-keeping through writing and drawing helped heal me from a mysterious illness.

mature

a. 숙성된
v. 숙성시키다
Researchers in France have come up with an ultrasonic sensor that will listen to cheese as it matures and warn cheese makers of defects.

excel

v. 뛰어나다
Unfortunately, some sports coaches in the camps occasionally become over-enthusiastic in their desire to help the children excel.

unlock

v. 자물쇠를 열다
Whenever a geneticist unlocks new secrets of the DNA molecule, it adds to our knowledge base and enables us to better the human condition.

ache

n. 통증
v. 아프다
My mother explained that I should accept the aches and pains gladly because the growing pains meant that I was growing fast.

minority

n. 소수자
The organization helped secure professional positions for minorities in a number of different fields.

neat

a. 깔끔한
As we grew older, Mom made sure we did our part by keeping our rooms neat.

trial

n. 시도
It is necessary to televise trials to increase the chance of a fair trial.

horizon

n. 시야
Secondary school should be a time for expanding horizons ― not limiting them.

seal

v. 밀봉하다
n. 바다표범
Farmers protected the stored seeds from insects or animals by sealing them in pots.

escape

v. 달아나다
Scientific and professional policy design does not necessarily escape the pitfalls of degenerative politics.

string

n. 끈
v. 묶다
A tight violin string can be viewed as composed of many individual pieces that are connected in a chain.

host

v. 접대하다
n. 주인
There was only one room available and the host told him to be very careful because the guest in the next room was a very light sleeper.

rescue

v. 구조하다
n. 구조
Reduce Carbon Emissions, Rescue Earth.

session

n. 기간
Researchers measured the performance of cyclists who engaged in 30-second sprint sessions.

tale

n. 이야기
The tellers of these tales create stories that can be easily remembered and appeal to young children.

deserve

v. ~할 자격이 있다
She thinks that all life is precious and deserves a chance to live.

gravity

n. 중력
An object’s weight is the force exerted on it by gravity, usually the earth’s gravity.

prey

n. 먹이
Wolf spiders use their front legs to catch their prey, and then they bite and crush the prey.

absence

n. 부재
Corn and beans form a balanced diet in the absence of meat.

bite

v. 물다
n. 한 입
It is appealing and at first bite its sweetness tastes wonderful.

merchandise

n. 제품
Korea showed an increase in the production of electronic merchandise in 2004 in comparison with that of 2001.