n. 할당하다
The Customer Service department was allocated 60,000 dollars, which was greater than the amount allocated to any other department.
aquarium
n. 수족관
I am a female dolphin who lives in an aquarium.
maximize
n. 최대화 하다
When you are picking out products in the grocery store, you are trying to maximize your own enjoyment.
assembly
n. 조합
The McDonaldization of society does not refer just to the robotlike assembly of food.
row
n. 줄/ 노를 젓다
There was a post office with a row of telephone booths in front.
thoroughly
ad. 철저히
Scientists thoroughly misunderstood the causes of complex events.
underground
a. 지하의
The underground temperature is lower than the air temperature.
silly
a. 어리석은
All of those episodes of silly mnemonic devices had actually come together to form something surprisingly intelligible.
exception
n. 제외
Periodic conflicts are the rule, not the exception.
extinct
a. 멸종된
Some species of whales are already extinct.
knit
n. 뜨개질을 하다/ 니트, 뜨개질한 옷
Modern societies are much less close-knit.
abstract
a. 추상적인
Many disciplines are better learned by entering into the doing than by mere abstract study.
bend
n. 구부리다
This old cottonwood could not bend with the wind the way the chokecherry trees could.
squeeze
n. ~을 짜내다
These people spend an amount similar to what they were used to, even if this means having to squeeze themselves into smaller homes.
frank
a. 솔직한
Being frank with patients with serious illness
incentive
n. 동기
That tricks the mind into thinking the goal has been achieved , draining the incentive to “get energized to go and get it,” she explains.
council
n. 의회
A week ago, we were asked by the city council to paint pictures on some of the factory walls.
greed
n. 탐욕
In many countries around the world, narrow-mindedness, greed, and fear have turned into crises that have taken the lives of millions.
quarter
n. 4분의 1
It is the only fortress city in India still functioning, with one quarter of its population living within the walls.
hazard
n. 위험
Life is full of hazards.
deaf
a. 귀가 먹은
Jonathan began to wonder if she might be deaf.
approval
n. 인정
A child will often ask for approval openly.
metaphor
n. 은유법
For this metaphor to gain currency, it must capture the fancy of many other people for a period of time.
monotonous
a. 단조로운
What a person thinks on his own without being stimulated by the thoughts and experiences of other people is at best insignificant and monotonous.
integrate
n. 통합하다
Traditional television is integrated as it contains images, sound and text.
harvest
n. 수확/ 수확하다
Where wood is harvested and then transported halfway across the globe, the associated energy costs are high, causing a negative impact on the environment.
margin
n. 이윤
In 1999, the operating margin reached its highest point.
migrate
n. 이주하다
Most song thrushes migrate from northern Scotland.
outer
a. 외부의
Shaped like a soccer ball, a globe represents Earth as round, and shows what it would look like from outer space.
comprehend
n. 이해하다
When faced with things that are too big to sense, we comprehend them by adding knowledge to the experience.
duty
n. 의무
From a Japanese perspective, it is their duty to protect those who do not know any better.
tickle
n. 간지럽히다
You will notice the same effect if you close your eyes, breathe calmly, and manage to relax the next time someone tickles you.
hunger
n. 배고픔
They avoid, whenever possible, situations that may bring about physical deprivation, including pain, hunger, and a need for sleep.
initial
a. 처음의/ 머리글자
My initial response to the task was “No big deal.”