v. 전환시키다, 개조하다
The timber was sold on the open market and the soil converted to crops and pastureland.
spray
v. 뿌리다, 살포하다
They think GM crops can offer bigger harvests, better quality, and less need for spraying poisons to kill insects.
recruit
v. 모집하다/ 신병, 신입 회원
After graduation, Jeremy joined an organization that recruits future leaders to teach in low-income communities.
vivid
adj. 생생한, 선명한
One of the more amusing aspects of this age is the child’s often vivid imagination.
embrace
v. 껴안다, 받아들이다, 맞이하다, ~을 둘러싸다
The water seemed to welcome and embrace her.
homeless
n. 노숙자/ 집이 없는
You give aluminum cans to the homeless guy who collects them from the recycling bin.
warranty
n. 품질 보증서
Best of all, Dust Away 3000 comes with a lifetime limited warranty.
compel
v. 강요하다, 자아내다
The metaphor compels you to start thinking of life.
diagnose
v. 진단하다
For both rural and urban areas, the percentages of male children diagnosed with asthma were higher than those of female children for all the periods.
pour
v. 퍼붓다
Dinner consists of a freeze-dried meal, “cooked” by pouring hot water into the package.
precious
adj. 귀중한, 비싼
What has been preserved of their work belongs among the most precious possessions of mankind.
profound
adj. 심오한, 엄청난, 깊은
Fourteenth-century approaches to music had a profound and continuing impact on music in later centuries.
hinder
v. 막다, 방해하다
Responses might include even lobbying for regulations that would hinder the rival’s expansion.
rear
adj. 1.뒤(쪽) 뒤(쪽)의 2.기르다
When the children drew rear views of the adults, the size of the heads was not nearly so exaggerated.
energetic
adj. 정력적인, 혈기왕성한
You need a program that will give you a more positive and energetic life.
exploit
v. 이용하다, 착취하다
It is evident that humans tend to exploit natural resources to benefit themselves.
loan
n. 대출/ 대출하다
They found that such an offer increased loan inquiries by as much as dropping the interest rate five points.
sequence
n. 순서, 연속/ 차례로 나열하다, 배열하다
The termination of such interactional sequences invariably originates from the human.
storage
n. 저장
The Chinese who had perfected ice storage were enjoying fruit-flavored ices by the time Marco Polo visited in the thirteenth century.
ban
v. 금지하다
Laws banning specific dog breeds do not work because any type of dog can be trained to attack.
pretend
v. ~인 척하다, 가정하다, 주장하다
When we ran into each other at school, she sometimes pretended not to recognize me.
virtue
n. 덕목, 가치, 선행, 장점
Patience is clearly an important virtue, yet so many people stand in front of their microwaves thinking "Hurry up!"
broadcast
n. 방송/ 방송하다, 널리 알리다
The French government was reluctant to shoulder the financial burden of developing national networks for television broadcasting.
bury
v. 파묻다, 덮어 가리다
There is a deep cavern on the island, containing the bones and arms of the Indians, who were buried there.
chew
v. ~을 씹다
Some fruits have a tough skin, which can be harder to chew and to digest.
pronunciation
n. 발성, 발음
Don’t stop until you finish the poem, even if you don’t know the meaning or pronunciation of a word.
acid
n. (화학물질)산
Especially before air quality laws began appearing in the 1970s, particulate pollution was behind acid rain, respiratory disease, and ozone depletion.
ambition
n. 야망, 열망
Each of the CEOs was ready to rebuild a leadership identity based on values, strengths, and ambitions.
wooden
adj. 나무로 만든(된), 나무의
Around them were lots of wooden barrels and boards.
glance
v. 힐끔 보다, 얼핏 보다
While this may not seem like such a bad deal at first glance, the animals experience numerous complications.
hostility
n. 적의, 반감 pl.전투, 교전
The dictionary defines courage as a ‘quality which enables one to pursue a right course of action, through which one may provoke disapproval, hostility, or contempt.’
panic
n. 공포, 비상, 공황/ 겁에 질리(게 하)다
There was a certain panic in his voice that demanded attention.
core
n. 핵심, 중심
The company aggressively introduced it to the product’s core audience of young people.
nurture
v. 양육[육성]하다
The early nurturing and later flowering of science required a large and loosely structured, competitive community.
radiate
v. 퍼지다, 내뿜다
The ray flowers radiate out from the rim of the disk flowers and reach to the edge of the whole flower.
passive
adj. 수동적인
It is more comfortable to use the passive voice here.
prominent
adj. 두드러지는, 중요한, 유명한
One prominent scholar said, “Anything can look like a failure in the middle.”
weave
v. 엮다, 짜다
The more legitimately we weave art into the fabric of the general curriculum, the better our students will understand the important role art plays in culture.
asleep
adj. 잠이 든
My dad recalled looking up at the stars in the roofless house as a twelve-year-old kid before falling asleep.
certificate
n. 증명서, 자격증
We feel as if the day they entered our school were yesterday, and now they will proudly receive their graduation certificates.
retail
n. 소매/ 소매하다
Whether it is a business-to-business transaction or a retail sale, e-commerce shifts the balance of power in favor of the customer.
substantial
adj. 풍부한, 상당한, 실제적인
The cleared soil was rich in minerals and nutrients and provided substantial production yields.