수직VOCA Start (수직보카) 영한 Unit 27

proceed

n. 나아가다
The company proceeded with more seeming clarity and discipline, dividing the problem into its parts.

sweep

n. 휩쓸다
One really cold day, Mrs. Smith sees Brian sweeping the snow in front of her house.

leak

n. 물이 새다
When the roof leaks, only the parent worries about what contractor to employ or about how he will repair it himself.

trunk

n. 나무 줄기
The trees have thick trunks and large, wide-spreading branches.

fate

n. 운명
Luck isn’t a matter of fate or destiny.

convey

n. 전달하다
The point is to convey as much as possible indirectly, 'between the lines.'

melt

n. 녹다
During the last several decades, Asia’s glaciers have been melting at an alarming rate.

tighten

n. 조이다
All I have to do is tighten the nut with a wrench.

admire

n. 존경하다
Westerners tend to admire someone who is independent and quick-thinking.

substance

n. 물질
In the United States, 25% of all prescriptions from pharmacies contain substances derived from plants.

burden

n. 부담/ 짐을 지우다
The combine relieved farmers of much of the burden of harvest.

latter

a. 후자의
The two companies did eventually solve the technological problem, but the latter company had more difficulty than the former.

accommodate

n. 수용하다
Once construction is complete, there will be enough parking spaces to accommodate 100 cars.

aggressive

a. 공격적인
People have been using birth order to account for personality factors such as an aggressive behavior or a passive temperament.

lately

ad. 최근
I know you’ve been having a hard time lately, and you aren’t feeling really good or positive about your life.

shelter

n. 안식처/ 보호하다
This usually consists of two stories, the first to shelter animals and the second to store grain.

treasure

n. 보물/ 소중히하다
We just need to find some places to hide the candy for the kids’ treasure hunt.

dirt

n. 흙, 먼지
Technical aspects of the work, such as dirt removal, are quite straightforward.

generous

a. 사려 깊은
Please show your support by sending a generous contribution to the Flood Relief Fund.

coincidence

n. 우연의 일치
I have been fascinated by the role that coincidence plays in guiding and shaping our lives.

suspicion

n. 의심
You have absolutely no evidence ― only a suspicion based on coincidence.

unchanged

a. 변하지 않은
The value of diamonds remains relatively unchanged.

ease

n. 편하게 해주다/ 편함
Warming may **ease extreme environmental conditions, expanding the production frontier.

afford

n. ~할 여유가 되다
What if you cannot afford a home computer and your only choice is to use one at the library?

mediation

n. 중재
Mediation involves adopting a neutral role between two opposing parties rather than taking up the case of one party against another.

underlie

n. ~의 밑에 있다
The sense of hearing gives us a remarkable connection with the invisible, underlying order of things.

compensation

n. 보상
If one of the parties fails to keep the promise, the other has rights to compensation.

consult

n. 상담하다
Any reader who feels she or he needs legal advice should consult legal counsel.

democracy

n. 민주주의
What does democracy mean to us if we don’t have the freedom to tell the truth?

interrupt

n. 방해하다, 중단하다
Office workers are regularly interrupted by ringing phones, impromptu meetings, and chattering coworkers.

irrelevant

a. 관련성이 없는
Experienced martial artists use their experience as a filter to separate the essential from the irrelevant.

refund

n. 환불 / 환불하다
I insist on receiving a full refund.

stuff

n. 물건/ 채워 넣다
There is also the possibility of damaging your stuff, some of it valuable.

majority

n. 대부분
A majority of people could not tell where the static was!