수직VOCA Master (수직보카) 영한 Unit 9

cabin

n. 오두막집, 선실
The winter storm blew against the windows throwing snow high against the sides of the small log cabin.

precede

adv. ~에 앞서다, ~에 선행하다
The immediacy and intimacy of the media have somehow allowed the events and persons of so-called “fame” to precede those of worthiness.

crush

v. 으스러뜨리다, 구겨넣다
Some wolf spiders use their front legs to catch their prey, and then they bite and crush the prey.

evaporate

v. 증발하다(시키다), 사라지다
These wind bursts can occur in clear air when rain evaporates high above the ground.

gear

n. 장치, 장비, 기어/ 맞추다, 장치하다
Children who wear protective gear during their games have a tendency to take more physical risks.

paradox

n. 역설, 모순
We are trapped deep in a paradox deciding on the best course of action, then doing something else.

receipt

n. 영수증
Here are your gloves, card and receipt.

suburb

n. 근교, 교외
To drive through virtually any American suburb today is to see how completely such views have triumphed.

confine

v. 한정하다, 넣다, 가두다
The traditionally trained painters were previously confined mostly to exact copy of natural objects.

strain

n. 1. 긴장(팽팽함)/ 삐다 2. 변종
Future artificial skins could incorporate sensors not only for pressure and temperature, but also for light, humidity, strain, or sound.

cotton

n. 목화, 무명, 실
The above chart shows the economic advantage of transgenic cotton farming over conventional farming in four countries in 2003.

fairy

n. 요정
Traditional fairy tales show heroines who are usually beautiful and passive.

intake

n. 섭취(흡입)량
Fiber helps to lessen calorie intake because people don’t feel hungry even though they eat less.

spoil

v. 망치다, 상하다
I drank some spoiled milk.

clip

v. 오려내다
For years I kept the scrapbooks in my room with magazine clippings of great players.

delicate

adj. 미세한, 연약한, 까다로운
It is delicate and faded you so can no longer read the pattern name printed on the back.

expire

v. 만료되다, 만기가 되다
About thirty percent of food waste is food that people bought and forgot to eat before it expired.

flourish

v. 번영하다, 번창하다
Bokator flourished when the Khmer Rouge took power in 1975.

fur

n. 부드러운 털, 모피
A fur importer had once offered him a place as driver.

strive

v. 노력하다, 투쟁하다
Even though we strive to be error-free, it’s inevitable that problems will occur.

harsh

adj. 혹독한, 거친, 거슬리는
The harsh immigrant life pushed my grandmother to support her family.

questionnaire

n. 설문지
Questionnaires and interviews given to 334 people examined their sociability―the quantity and quality of their relationships in everyday life.

radical

adj. 심한, 과격한/ 급진주의자
My husband and I have to contend with radical differences between what our children think about a given situation and what we think about it.

rotate

v. 교대하다, 회전하다, 회전시키다
The molecules in the liquid-crystal layer sandwiched between the two lenses rotate, altering the way they bend light.

vibrate

v. 떨다, 진동하다
The net forces on its pieces are restoring forces, which will cause the string to vibrate and thus make sounds.

boil

v. 끓다, 끓이다
It should be boiling hot because that is crucial to its flavor.

colorful

adj. 화려한
Most of you would probably prefer the more colorful option.

mate

n. 짝, 동료/ 짝짓다
It rewards insects with a stable environment that enhances their ability to eat, mate, and prepare for flight.

scent

n. 냄새, 향기
The faint scent of pine that lingers on it is all that remains of someone’s sixteenth summer.

spark

n. 불꽃/ 불꽃을 튀기다
Only after a good deal of observation do the sparks in the bubble chamber become recognizable as the specific movements of identifiable particles.

drag

v. (질질)끌다, (마우스를)드래그하다
Moisture is stored in the root, and during droughts the root shrinks, dragging the stem underground.

simulate

v. 흉내 내다, 모의시험을 하다
These environments may simulate the wild.

estate

n. 소유지, 재산
By his mid-twenties, the man with the “Midas touch” had established his own business and made a fortune through stocks and real estate investments.

straighten

v. 정리하다, 똑바르게 하다
Good leaders straightened things out.

dislike

v. 싫어하다/ 반감
She was believed to dislike this person.

spill

v. 흘리다, 쏟다
Somebody spilled juice all over the bench.

update

v. 갱신하다
If we were not inclined to update the value of our options rapidly so that they concur with our choices, we would likely second-guess ourselves to the point of insanity.

collapse

v. 붕괴되다, 실패하다
Companies that change constantly but without any consistent rationale will collapse just as surely as those that don't change at all.

occupation

n. 직업, 점령
A common mistake in talking to celebrities is to assume that they don’t know much about anything else except their occupations.

empathetic

adj. 공감할 수 있는
Empathetic distress occurs when people realize that their actions have caused harm or pain to another person.

forecast

n. 일기예보/ 예상하다, 예측하다
It forecasts talent, health, and happiness.

toxic

adj. 유독성의
High-yield varieties are genetically weaker crops that require expensive chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides.