adj. 깨어있는
Curveballs are the universe’s way of keeping us awake.
notion
n. 개념, 의견
This notion turned up repeatedly in nineteenth-century American writing.
protein
n. 단백질
Your levels of C-reactive protein (a marker of damaging inflammation) have been shown to be higher when you have expectations that are unattainable.
retire
v. 은퇴하다, 물러가다
Its low birth rate has resulted in fewer workers supporting more and more retired Germans in the generous state welfare system.
utility
n. 설비, 유용성
Most CO₂ comes from power utilities, industry, and transportation; much less comes from commercial and residential heating.
peer
n. 동료, 또래, 동년배
The first edition of Lives earned Vasari the praise of his peers.
fertility
n. 비옥함, 다산
We depend on many other species for food, clothing, shelter, oxygen, and soil fertility.
orient
v. (~을)지향하게 하다
n. 동양
Knitting is skill-oriented with the chance for people to take on increasingly harder challenges.
prison
n. 교도소, 감옥, 수감제도
A pianist in China who had been in prison for seven years played as well as ever soon after he was set free.
diminish
v. 줄어들다
Domesticated species of European animals diminished in size and vigor upon crossing the Atlantic.
knee
n. 무릎
The water level seemed to jump from her knees to her waist.
urge
n. 충동, 열망
v. 재촉하다, 강조하다
His urge for self-preservation will not down.
wound
n. 상처
v. 부상을 입히다
Such behaviour is like closing a wound which is still infected.
crime
n. 범죄, 범행
Do you fear that crime, war, or terrorist attacks will disrupt the economy and your security?
digest
v. 소화하다, 이해하다
An excessive consumption of the above foods will be very difficult to digest.
statistical
adj. 통계적인, 통계학상의
The lack of women in mathematics is another statistical phenomenon.
executive
n. 중역, (조직의)간부
On behalf of all the executives, we wish you well and hope you enjoy your well-earned retirement.
poverty
n. 빈곤, 가난
Schubert spent his whole life in poverty.
assess
v. 평가하다, 가늠하다
Difficulty in assessing information is aggravated by the overabundance of information at our disposal.
gesture
n. 몸짓, 동작
v. 손짓을 하다
Old Hawk gestured up at the tall, old cottonwood.
hypothesis
n. 가설, 추정
Media scholars have used this study to illustrate the “visualization hypothesis.”
negotiation
n. 협상, 절충
During the 1997 Kyoto negotiations, Brazil made a suggestion that has since become known as the Brazilian Proposal.
debate
v. 논의하다, 논쟁하다
n. 논쟁, 토론
As communities became larger, some people had time to reflect and debate.
inch
v. 조금씩 움직이다
n. (단위)인치
The taste for caramels inched slowly up the ranks.
proportion
n. 비율, (전체의) 부분
Web accounted for the third largest proportion in both advertising spending and consumer time spent.
apart
adj. (거리상으로)떨어져
How can you create closeness when the two of you are hundreds of miles apart?
candidate
n. 지원자, 후보자
Attractive candidates received more than two and a half times as many votes as unattractive candidates.
household
adj. 가정의, 가족의
n. 세대
Mary receives a weekly allowance by helping her mother with the household chores.
infant
n. 유아, 아기
a. 미발달의
While awaiting the birth of a new baby, North American parents typically furnish a room as the infant’s sleeping quarters.
trait
n. 특성
We automatically assign to good-looking individuals such favorable traits as talent, kindness, honesty, and intelligence.
vehicle
n. 차량; 수단, 매개체
Greek alphabetic writing was a vehicle of poetry and humor.
counsel
n. 충고, 변호인
v. 충고하다, 상담하다
Any reader who feels she or he needs legal advice should consult legal counsel.
cultivate
v. 개발하다, 경작하다; 구축하다
A wise man will cultivate a servant’s spirit.
transfer
v. 옮기다, 전하다; 갈아타다
If information has been transferred, it is most definitely false.
archaeology
n. 고고학
You know my major is archaeology.
gentle
adj. 가벼운; 완만한, 온화한
The transformation may take some time and be more gentle.
tolerance
n. 관용; 인내, 내성
Unlike freshwater fish, many marine species have little tolerance for variations in water quality and temperature.
conserve
v. 보존하다, 아껴쓰다, 보호하다
We had to conserve our energy.
investigate
v. 연구하다; 조사하다, 수사하다
Studying history is not about memorizing what we have been told ― it requires us to investigate the past.
statement
n. 진술, 성명, 말
Scientific statements or remarks, even when they are valid, reliable, and comprehensive, are not literature.
adequate
adj. 적절한
Often in social scientific practice, even where evidence is used, it is not used in the correct way for adequate scientific testing.
transformation
n. 변형, 변화
While it received certain fashions over the centuries, it never underwent any major transformation.
inhabit
v. 살다, 거주하다, 서식하다
As we explore together the virtual world that floats on the edge of this material life, the many imaginative territories you inhabit bring back another reality.
sophisticated
adj. 세련된, 복잡한, 정교한
It’s probably an image of a laboratory filled with glassware and sophisticated equipment.
disorder
n. 무질서, 장애
A psychological disorder
endure
v. 지속되다, 견디다
For a whole year, this relationship endured, and there was no doubt that Spindle saved Mel’s life.
distort
v. (사실을)왜곡하다
They will distort the truth to escape from your negative reaction.
remote
adj. 외딴, 멀리 떨어진
We did live ‘by the side of the road’, but in a place so remote it was extremely difficult to be a ‘friend to man.’
inability
n. 무능, 불능
The inability to remember your name and identity is exceedingly rare in reality.
shrink
v. 수축하다, 감소하다, 줄이다, 움츠러들다
In extremely dry conditions, the living rock cactus literally shrinks into the surrounding rocky soil.
compliment
n. 칭찬
v. 칭찬하다
I am shameless enough to take all compliments at their face value.
approximate
a. 근사치인
v. 가까워지다
As industrialization peaks, the birth rate falls and begins to approximate the death rate.
nonetheless
adv. 그럼에도 불구하고 Nonetheless, they usually throw away a very nutritious part of the fruit―the peel.
renew
v. 갱신하다, 새롭게 하다
Books can be renewed once for the original loan period unless they are on reserve.
genuine
adj. 순수한, 진정한
If you learn the proper techniques, then the passion, if it is genuine, will come through.
trigger
v. 유발하다, 작동시키다
n. 방아쇠
Reading classical texts benefits the mind by catching the reader’s attention and triggering moments of self-reflection.
battle
n. 전투
v. 싸우다
An instantaneous and strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fate.
ingredient
n. 구성요소, 성분, 재료
Teenagers should be aware of the fact that endurance is an essential ingredient contributing to someone’s success.
classify
v. 분류하다
There are many everyday misunderstandings which are classified as “folk” understandings.
conform
v. 따르다, 일치하다
Larger groups also put more pressure on their members to conform.
reinforce
v. 강화시키다
They can reinforce unequal and unjust relationships.
administer
v. 관리하다
New conquests were not administered, just economically exploited.
allergic
adj. 알레르기가 있는
Don’t buy a shaggy dog if you’re allergic.
inherit
v. 물려받다, 상속받다
Instead of being inherited by the process of Mendelian genetics, it is ‘inherited’ by imitation.
secondary
adj. 부차적인, 두 번째의
Price is a secondary consideration.
thrive
v. 번창하다, 잘 자라다
Chef Walter Potenza owns three thriving Italian restaurants on Rhode Island.
adolescence
n. 청소년기, 사춘기
If we want to describe our society in terms of age, we may come up with four age groups-childhood, adolescence, maturity, and old age.
inspect
v. 검사하다, 점검하다
We appreciate your giving us the opportunity to inspect your copier.
norm
n. 표준, 일반적인 것
Parent-infant ‘co-sleeping’ is the norm for approximately 90 percent of the world’s population.
obligation
n. 의무, 책임, 도리
Family members carry out the obligations of their roles.
confront
v. (좋지 않은 것에)직면하다
One of the mistakes we often make when confronting a risk situation is our tendency to focus on the end result.
declare
v. 선언하다, 말하다
He stops for a moment, turns to the crowd, and declares, “Now I’ll show you what the inside looks like.”
dig
v. 파다
Get out there and start digging, and the benefits multiply.
explosion
n. 폭발, 폭발적인 증가
New technologies have revealed that many things can produce infrasound, from earthquakes and thunderstorms to trains and underground explosions.
greet
v. ~에게 인사하다, 환영하다
A waiter who greeted customers with the question got more orders than waiters who didn't.
initiative
n. 주도권, 독창력, 계획, 결단력
Over the years, I have frequently counseled people who wanted better jobs to show more initiative.
interfere
v. 방해하다, 간섭하다
When there is no immediate danger, it is usually best to approve of the child’s play without interfering.
solid
adj. 단단한, 고체의, 무늬가 없는
If I am fighting with a strong and solid opponent, he will attack me.
suppress
v. 억압하다, 가라앉히다, 참다
Plato is sure that the representation of cowardly people makes us cowardly; the only way to prevent this effect is to suppress such representations.
plot
n. 줄거리, 음모, 작은 땅 조각
Toward the end of the American Revolution, she became deeply involved in a plot to overthrow the king.
pile
n. 축적, 산더미
v. 쌓다
She spends weeks on the high pastures cutting hay and then carries huge piles of it on her head the several miles down to the barn.
circular
adj. 원형의, 순회하는
Further into the circular pattern, the wind quickly turns downward.
external
adj. 외적인, 외부의
(pl. 외형, 외모)
When there is no compelling external explanation for one’s words, saying becomes believing.
interval
n. 간격, 사이, 음정
Schedule intervals of productive time and breaks so that you get the most from people.
aside
adv. 따로, ~외에, 한쪽으로
They finally gave up, putting the work aside so that they could concentrate on other activities.
obey
v. 복종하다, 따르다
Air does not obey national boundaries.
wildlife
n. 야생생물
NAS National Wildlife Refuge, Houston
anthropologist
n. 인류학자
It is the way in which most cultural anthropologists earn and maintain their professional standing.
descendant
n. 자손, 후예
An isolated group living in Malaysia appeared to be the descendants of humans who left Africa around 65,000 years ago.
avenue
n. 거리
The bus rolled down Madison Avenue.
loosen
v. 분해하다, 풀어주다
Every process of decaffeination starts with steaming the green beans to loosen the bonds of caffeine.
royal
a. 왕족의, 왕의
Thanks to the printing press, the display of royal power could now be depicted in printed pictures.
welfare
n. 복지
Anita became interested in social welfare.
sensor
n. 감지 장치
The technique involves sending a low frequency ultrasonic signal through the cheese to a sensor at the other side.
stereotype
n. 고정관념
This is a stereotype, but it has a large grain of truth.
accelerate
v. 가속화하다
Giving people the latitude and flexibility to apply their talents rapidly accelerates progress.
depict
v. 묘사하다, 그리다
His idea was to depict humorous crowd scenes in various locations.
scream
v. 소리치다
n. 비명, 환호
I heard the lifeguard scream.
curriculum
n. 교육과정
They adopted a curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying.
guard
v. 보호하다, 지키다
“This tree,” he said, “has stood guard over our family all its life."
zone
n. 지역, 부분
Oaks grow widely throughout the mild temperature zone of the Northern Hemisphere.
random
n. 두서없이, 무작위의
Young writers can examine how often a successful author starts with an apparently random series of ideas.
sacrifice
n. 희생
v. 바치다, 희생하다
Their glory lies in their sacrifices.
solar
adj. 태양의 Solar energy can be a practical alternative energy source for us in the foreseeable future.
companion
n. 동반자, 친구
If you are alone you are completely yourself, but if you are accompanied by a single companion you are half yourself.
impose
v. 강요하다
Few young people are completely free of food-related pressures from peers, whether or not these pressures are imposed intentionally.
dedicate
v. 헌납하다, 바치다
They didn’t have computers for every classroom, but at least they had dedicated and caring teachers.
entrance
n. 입구, 입장, 입학
It was thought that the entrance fee would motivate users to keep them cleaner.
payment
n. 급여, 지불
‘Payment’ is the most preferred factor for both male and female job seekers in this age group.
ruin
v. 망치다, 파괴하다
n. 폐허
I could see all my hopes and plans I had with my dad being ruined.
sum
n. 합계, 액수
v. 합계하여 (~이) 되다
The economic aspect of culture is simply the sum of the choices people make regarding these areas of their lives.
asset
n. 자산
Remember, your family is your greatest asset.
alienation
n. 소외, 격리
There is little or none of that alienation of young from old so marked in modern industrial societies.
faith
n. 믿음, 신념
Some of us have faith that we shall solve our food problems.
cue
n. 단서, 신호
The nymphs use an external cue.
deceive
v. 속이다, 현혹하다
An alchemist commonly used a double-bottomed melting pot to deceive the audience.
widespread
adj. 널리퍼지는, 증가하는
Gross human inequality is still widespread.
overwhelm
v. 압도하다, 제압하다
When there is a long pause in the conversation, people feel an overwhelming need to fill it.
portion
n. 부분, 몫
An overweight teen may devour huge portions when alone.
sculpture
n. 조각품
With his sculptures, Elffers hopes to share that joy.
slavery
n. 노예, 노예 제도
Costa Rica became the first Latin American country to abolish slavery.
substitute
v. 대체하다
n. 대리인, 대체물
Jim never became a starter, but he was always the first substitute to go in the game.
conquer
v. 정복하다, 지배하다, 이기다
He would conquer the evil that had taken possession of him.
forth
adv. 앞으로
She threw her head back, laughed in disbelief, and shook her head back and forth.
deprive
v. 빼앗다, 박탈하다
Anyone who lost his or her temper too easily was deprived of the right to be accepted as a member of the community.
heavily
adv. 심하게, 상당히; 무겁게
Red foxes readily return to areas where they have been heavily hunted in the past.
defeat
n. 패배
v. 패배시키다, 좌절시키다
The remaining bacteria are forced to evolve and defeat the antibiotic.
iron
n. 철, 쇠
v. 다림질하다
It also means that we will be trapped in the ‘iron cage’ of bureaucracy.
dimension
n. 차원, 관점
All these are deep pleasures which combine all my senses and momentarily transport me into another dimension of living.
patent
n. 특허(권)
v. 특허를 얻다
Between 1930 and 1933, the inventor filed five patents on FM.
trail
n. 오솔길, 자국
v. 따르다, 따라걷다
Advertising dollars have simply been following the migration trail across to new technologies.
tribal
adj. 부족의
Interestingly, art in tribal societies is frequently abandoned after it has served its purpose.
debt
n. 빚, 의존, 은혜
Clearly, his debt to culture will vary with the nature of his education.
distress
v. 괴롭히다
n. 괴로움, 슬픔, 고민
I will not be distressed when no one is available to help me; I will be excited when I am available to help someone.
extract
v. 추출하다
n. 추출물
When molecules were extracted from fruits and vegetables and made into supplements, they did not reduce cancer.
forgive
v. 용서하다
I would like to ask for the kindness in your heart to forgive my unintended offense.
intimate
adj. 친밀한, 사소한, 아늑한
They were symbolically less intimate.
nuclear
n. 핵, 원자력
The source that showed the biggest increase was nuclear, which rose from 2.1% in 1971 to 13.8% in 2007.
prevail
v. 보급되다, 유행하다, 우세하다
The remaining bacteria will reestablish themselves and prevail once again.
trace
n. 발자국
v. 추적하다
You can trace the painful process by which Beethoven edged toward the music that we know.
transition
n. 변동, 변천, 과도기
According to the theory of demographic transition, nations go through several developmental stages.
simultaneously
adv. 동시에, 일제히
New media can be defined by four characteristics simultaneously.
stare
v. 응시하다
n. 응시
They just stared at Jim and said, "What do you mean you don’t sing? You talk!"
sheet
n. 판, (종이)한 장, (천)한 장 Sheet steel and aluminum have been increasingly used since World War II.
telescope
n. 망원경
We explore the universe by observing it with all kinds of telescopes.
entry
n. 출품[작], 출전, 입장, 가입, 응모, 입력
Failure to comply with any of the above rules will disqualify the entry.
fossil
n. 화석
Clothes document personal history for us the same way that fossils chart time for archaeologists.
command
n. 통제, 명령
v. 명령하다
Are they all following the commands of a leader?
constitute
v. 구성하다, ~로 여겨지다, 설립하다
Those theories, though they describe the same phenomenon, constitute very different versions of reality.
pop
v. 튀어나오다
n. 팝(뮤직)
When ice forms, they can walk out to a hole near where the seals are swimming, then sit and wait for a seal to pop its head up to breathe.
sphere
n. 구, 천체, 분야, 영역
In the political sphere, the result was democracy, in which supporters of rival policies vied for rhetorical supremacy.
violate
v. 위반하다
The person will tend to feel guilty when his or her own conduct violates that principle.
bowl
n. 그릇, 사발
v. 볼링하다
You end up on the couch with a bowl of chips or bag of cookies in your hand.
crack
n. 균열
v. 해독하다, 때리다, 갈라지다
To make progress in science, we need to crack the cosmic code.
eager
adj. 갈망하는, 간절한
None of this has stopped eager parents from purchasing Mozart CDs for their babies.
conversely
adv. 정반대로, 역으로
Nor, conversely, do we soar too high on our successes.
alike
a. 비슷한
ad. 둘 다, 똑같이
Children and adults alike want to hear positive remarks.
invasion
n. 침략, 침해, 침입
The densely structured wood is resistant to invasion by insects and other potential pests.
launch
v. 시작하다, 발사하다, 출시하다
n. 개시, 출시
The launch of the euro, Europe’s single currency, brought about an increase in the cost of living.
spare
a. 여분의
v. 나누다, 면하게 하다
It is just far enough off the beaten path to have been spared damage from tourists.
badly
adv. 형편없게, 심하게, 몹시
Although he wrote many beautiful pieces of music, he dressed badly and hardly ever cleaned his room.
commute
v. 통근하다
‘Commuting’ is a more favored factor for women than for men.
mount
n. 산, (받침)대
v. 오르다
Now you cannot climb Mount Everest without special permission from the government of Nepal.
rob
v. 강탈하다
You leap to the conclusion that the man in the black jacket has robbed the bank.
scatter
v. 흩어지다, 분산시키다
After Beethoven's death these sketchbooks were scatter.
caution
n. 조심
v. ~에게 경고하다
Occasionally when someone, usually a child, opened it without sufficient caution, an egg would fall out and break on the kitchen floor.
facial
adv. 얼굴의
Ekman and his colleagues studied the facial reactions of students to a horrific film.
readily
adv. 즉시, 기꺼이, 손쉽게, 선뜻
Calculators, computers, and other forms of technology are readily available.
advocate
v. 지지하다, 옹호하다
n. 옹호자
A mediator who ‘takes sides’ is likely to lose all credibility, as is an advocate who seeks to adopt a neutral position.
chief
n. 최고위자
a. 주된, 최고의
A fire chief needs to issue his orders with absolute clarity.
ridiculous
adj. 우스운, 바보같은, 터무니없는
Some players, such as hard hitting, six-time Wimbledon champ Pete Sampras, call the change “simply ridiculous.”
drill
n. 드릴
v. 뚫다; 훈련하다, 훈련받다
Their use ranges from the drill in a dentist’s office to saws for cutting rocks, and to glass cutters.
prospect
n. 가능성, 전망, 예상
She is not willing to accept feedback about her management style and refuses to even consider the prospect of changing her management style.
vague
adj. 희미한, 모호한
He felt dissatisfied with a vague “conception of the brain.”
crawl
v. 기어가다, 굽실거리다
The babies crawl onto the mother and stay there for about one week.
dynamic
adj. 역동적인, 활기있는
n. 역학, 강약법
Our mind is strengthened by contact with dynamic and well-ordered minds.
strict
adj. 엄격한, 엄밀한
These were costly lessons to learn, but now stricter regulations are in place.
astonish
v. 깜짝 놀라게 하다
The results were astonishing.
deposit
n. 퇴적물, 예금
v. 퇴적시키다, 예금하다
Egyptian civilization was built on the banks of the Nile River, which flooded each year, depositing soil on its banks.
liquid
n. 액체
From the Chinese point of view, the spleen likes dryness and warmth in food and dislikes excess of liquids and cold.
raw
adj. 원래의, 날것의, 가공하지 않은
Particularly those who have spleen problems should not consume raw and cold foods in excess.
era
n. 시대
Music for motion pictures often serves to authenticate the era or to provide a sense of nostalgia.
etc.
adv. ~등등
The most preferred type of websites is Search Engines, whereas the least preferred type of websites is Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, etc.
usage
n. 사용
The relative ranking of the Internet usage rates by occupation remained unchanged.
kingdom
n. 왕국
It was the site of the ancient kingdom of Nepal.
stem
n. 줄기
The banana tree is the largest plant on earth without a woody stem.
tempt
v. 유혹하다, 충동질하다
It is tempting to think “if only he had managed to walk to the village, he would have been rescued.”
contradict
v. 모순되다, 부정하다
Your body is contradicting your words.
rigid
adj. 엄격한, 완고한, 경직된, 굳은
Some empires were big, but the rigid social control required to hold an empire together was not beneficial to science, just as it was not beneficial to reason.
alert
adj. 기민한
v. 주의하다
n. 경계
One ground squirrel will sound an alarm call that alerts other squirrels to run for cover.
attain
v. 얻다
Some experiences can be enjoyable if we have worked hard to attain them.
formula
n. 공식
What was his magic formula?
exert
v. (힘을)쓰다, 발휘하다, 가하다
The social clock still exerts pressure to keep pace with your peers.
venture
n. 벤처(사업), 모험
v. 과감하게 하다
When photography ventured to represent living things, they had to be immobilized.
fold
v. 접다
They are easily folded and take up little space.
herd
n. (짐승의)떼
Afterward she cooks a huge breakfast and either takes the herd to the meadow or cards some wool.
aspiration
n. 열망
Coins reflect both a country’s history and its aspirations.
boost
v. 끌어 올리다, 드높이다
Monocropping vast fields with the same genetically uniform seeds helps boost yield.
luxurious
adj. 화려한, 사치스러운, 아주 편안한
Woven silk ties are the most luxurious of all.
split
v. 쪼개다, 분열시키다, 찢다
Latin American nations developed societies split by class conflict between rich and poor.
spontaneous
adj. 자연적인, 자발적인
The individual’s participation in mass behavior patterns is not a spontaneous reaction to random forces.
therapy
n. 치료
The problems of musical therapy for two-year-olds.
aesthetic
adj. 미적인, 미학적인
The school offered scholarships for high school students to ‘deepen and extend their intellectual, aesthetic, and moral interests.’
salary
n. 급여, 봉급
She gave Betty two months’ salary.
worldwide
adj. 전 세계적인
Hunting for food has always been part of human life worldwide.
discriminate
v. 구별하다, 차별하다
Insects generally do not discriminate between organic and conventional as well as we do.
ratio
n. 비율
Our self-esteem is determined by the ratio of our actualities to our supposed potentialities.
retain
v. (계속)보유하다, 유지하다, 간직하다
Once you’ve learned it, you’ll probably retain it as well as a younger person.
shade
n. 음영, 그늘
v. 그늘지게 하다
The passenger saw nothing but pretty pictures, painted by the sun and shaded by the clouds.
territory
n. 영역, 영토
Different departments protected their territory.
convert
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
n. 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
a. 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. 뒤(쪽) 뒤(쪽)의
v. 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
v. 대출하다
They found that such an offer increased loan inquiries by as much as dropping the interest rate five points.
sequence
n. 순서, 연속
v. 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
v. 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
v. 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
v. 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.
biography
n. 전기(傳記)
“Biography of Marie Curie,” Rob said absently as he was typing on his computer.
chore
n. 허드렛일, 잡일
In the midst of her chores, my mother spent time reading.
enclose
v. 둘러싸다, 동봉하다 Enclosed is a copy of the original receipt and the repair bill.
temple
n. 사원
Knowledge of writing was confined to professionals who worked for the king or temple.
ironic
adj. 반어적인
It may sound ironic, but if you have experienced a lot of failure, you are actually in a better position to achieve success than people who have not.
medieval
adj. 중세의 Medieval tempera painting can be compared to the practice of special effects during the analog period of cinema.
ripen
v. 익다, 익히다
Usually, breadfruit is gathered before it ripens and is cooked on hot stones.
soar
v. 솟아오르다, 비상하다
“I want to soar to the moon,” Delia thought.
undergo
v. 겪다, 경험하다
Children who learn to fear thunder by watching their parents react to it have undergone similar conditioning.
marine
adj. 바다의, 해양의
n. 해병대
Although polar bears are powerful marine mammals, they’re too slow to catch a seal in open water.
lean
v. ~에 기대다, 기울(이)다
a. 야윈
He leaned his head back and closed his eyes.
liberal
adj. 자유주의적인, 관대한, 교양의
Unusual of the time, this liberal father gave his daughters a full classical education including painting.
moisture
n. 수분, 습도
By measuring the change in the speed and size of the emerging signal, the moisture and porosity of the cheese can be mapped.
utterly
adj. 완전히, 전혀
Zoo life is utterly incompatible with an animal's most deeply-rooted survival instincts.
parallel
v. 유사하다, 평행하다
n. 평행선
It parallels advocacy in so far as it tends to involve a process of negotiation.
refine
v. 정제하다, 맑게 하다
Even the most refined and precise research data are only raw materials which may or may not become literature.
afterward
adv. 후에, 나중에 Afterward, all of the children were asked what they thought would happen next in the story.
blossom
n. 꽃
v. 활기를 띠다
When the plant flowers, it heats its blossoms to above 86℉ for as long as four days.
district
n. 지역, 구역
Tomorrow he would go into the roaring downtown district and find work.
grasp
v. 붙잡다, 이해하다
n. 이해, 통제
We miss countless opportunities to improve their grasp of other subjects as well.
hug
n. 포옹
v. 껴안다, 포옹하다
I give him a hug and a fish.
lessen
v. 줄이다, 감소시키다
They believed that mechanized music lessened the ideal of beauty by ‘producing the same after same, with no soul, no joy, no passion.’
shame
n. 부끄러움, 수치
To my shame, Ms. Price believes her.
soak
v. (흠뻑)적시다, 흡수하다, 빨아들이다 Soak your tongue for 15 seconds in a sour solution, such as unsweetened lemon juice!
terrify
v. 무섭게 하다
I had no idea that I was in for one of the most terrifying experiences of my life.
bark
n. 1. 짖는 소리 2.나무껍질
v. 짖다
Nowhere, indeed, was any sign or suggestion of life except the barking of a distant dog.
beverage
n. 음료
FREE beverage included in ticket price.
foster
v. 조성하다, 촉발시키다, 양육하다, 촉진하다
Great companies foster a tension between continuity and change.
elevate
v. 향상시키다, 올리다
It’s the inspiring expressions that elevate the food into a more exciting experience.
fame
n. 명성
He gained fame as leader of the Fauves’ 1905 show.
compromise
n. 타협, 절충
v. 타협하다, 훼손하다
Individuals in a population that has exceeded the carrying capacity of its habitat may have poor health and suffer from malnutrition because of the compromised living conditions.
racism
n. 인종차별주의
Kate and Jamie, were the youngest of the winning teams in the Stop Racism National Video Competition in 1998.
upward
adj. 위쪽을 향한
When she stretches her legs out horizontally after her feet leave the stage, her center of mass moves upward.
withdraw
v. 물러나다, 철수하다, 취소하다, 철회하다
I’d like to withdraw money from my account.
barely
adv. 거의~아닌, 간신히
I barely realized that the 180th day had arrived.
physiology
n. 생리 기능, 생리학
Most of the systems in animal and human physiology are controlled by homeostasis.
legend
n. 전설
A legend explaining tea’s origins involves Dharma, the father of Zen Buddhism.
flaw
n. 결함, 흠
This is the fundamental flaw.
openness
n. 개방성, 진솔함
Every lawn steps right up to the street in a gesture of openness and welcoming.
antibiotic
n. 항생제
The bacteria prevail until doctors discover an antibiotic that exposes a weakness in the bacteria and kills most of them.
draft
n. 초고, 초안
Make writing as easy for you as you can by not being concerned with how good the first draft is.
ongoing
adj. 계속 진행 중인
Teach yourself to use your camera in a way that enhances your ongoing experiences.
enterprise
n. 기업(체), 사업, 기획; 진취적인 정신
Send a message of respect and inspire people to be creative and use their individual talents toward the goals of the enterprise.
forbid
v. 금지하다
Playing with food was forbidden.
grave
n. 무덤
a. 근엄한, 진지한, 심각한
His bushy eyebrows made his great eyes flash with a more grave fire.
marketplace
n. 시장, 중심지
Our beliefs, values, thoughts, and emotions are highly conditioned to match the needs of the marketplace.
reluctant
adj. 꺼리는, 마지못해 하는, 주저하는
The mind may be reluctant to think properly when thinking is all it is supposed to do.
surpass
v. ~을 능가하다, 뛰어넘다
Persons who are daring in taking a wholehearted stand for truth often achieve results that surpass their expectations.
suspend
v. 일시정지하다; 매달다; 정학시키다
In 1973, a campaign forced the project to be suspended.
coal
n. 석탄
Besides coal and peat, hydro was the only source that accounted for more than 20% of the total electricity generation in both 1971 and 2007.
insult
v. 모욕하다
n. 모욕
If he thought I'd be insulted, he was wrong.
linguistic
adj. 언어(학)의
The linguistic shovel paves the way for a cultural road.
spin
v. 돌리다, (실을)짓다
n. 회전
They can then be used directly to spin turbines for the production of electricity.
bargain
n. 거래, 싸게 사는 물건, 흥정
Surely I could convince people to feel lucky about the bargain.
fluid
n. 액체, 유동체
a. 유동적인, 부드러운
Ancient Greek and Roman costume was always fluid and live.
column
n. 칼럼, 세로배열, 단(락), 기둥, 소속
The famous food critic who writes the newspaper food column.
graze
v. 풀을 뜯다, 방목하다
Garrett Hardin used the example of an area of pasture on which all the cattle-owners are permitted to graze their animals free of charge.
swell
v. 부풀리다, 팽창하다
Your ankle is already starting to swell.
criteria
n. pl. 기준, 척도
The criteria that they use to evaluate products and services in one of their roles may be quite different from those used in another role.
wax
n. 왁스
v. 왁스를 바르다, 달이 점점 커지다
Here, the waxing moon appears to be on the left.
altogether
adj. 완전히
We are tempted to ignore opportunity costs altogether in making decisions.
paralyze
v. 마비시키다, 무력하게 하다
I tried to paddle back to shore but my arms and legs were paralyzed.
arrow
n. 화살
One way to help keep life’s slings and arrows from knocking you off course is to ensure your life is multidimensional.
bleed
v. 피를 흘리다
His nose was still bleeding a bit.
dispute
n. 분쟁, 논란
v. 반박하다, 다투다
They helped elect many officials and mediated labor disputes.
navigate
v. 항해하다, 길을 찾다
They sailed across 2,400 miles of open ocean in large canoes, navigating by the sun and stars.
twist
v. 비틀다, 비틀리다
When they thought they were alone, their faces twisted into vivid mixes of uncomfortable feelings.
infer
v. 추론하다, 뜻하다, 암시하다
We don’t infer that all persons with red hair are more closely related to each other than they are to those with dark hair.
summarize
v. 요약하다, 개괄하다
They summarize the major world and national news stories.
innate
adj. 타고난
These patterns are innate in every one of us.
bug
n. 벌레, 작은 곤충
A first aid kit will be invaluable if you suffer scratches, bug bites, or other minor injuries.
glow
v. 빛나다, 상기되다
n. 불빛, 감정, 홍조
It was made calm by the glow of the firelight that played on familiar things that had long been unconsciously a part of him.
inquire
v. 묻다, 알아보다
After going to see the accommodations, he came up to the purser's desk and inquired if he could leave his valuables in the ship's safe.
protest
v. 항의하다
n. 항의
When I open my mouth to protest, nothing comes out.
conceal
v. 감추다
If the coin is tossed and the outcome is concealed, people will offer lower amounts when asked for bets.
gum
n. 잇몸, 고무질, 점성
Red gums can indicate gum disease in animals.
input
n. 조언, 입력
Your input will help us make an educational plan for your child.
modest
adj. 적당한, 겸손한, 간소한, 수수한
Television sets were priced beyond the means of a general public whose modest living standards, especially in the 1930s and 1940s, did not allow the acquisition of luxury goods.
border
n. 경계, 국경
v. 가장자리를 이루다
In 1921 the Tibetan government opened its borders to foreigners.
bow
n. 활, 인사
v. 휘다, 절하다
Humility dictates that in the presence of royalty, as in church, heads are bowed.
downward
a. 아래쪽으로 내려가는
ad. 아래쪽으로
It keeps you from moving downward toward the earth’s center.
startle
v. 깜짝 놀라게 하다
At the same time her heart was thumping and she startled at every sound.
clarity
n. 명료함
The other company proceeded with more seeming clarity and discipline, dividing the problem into its parts.
impulsive
adj. 충동적인
A recent study found that the ability to self-regulate ― to pay attention to a task and control impulsive behavior ― was more important than intelligence for early academic success.
cabin
n. 오두막집, 선실
The winter storm blew against the windows throwing snow high against the sides of the small log cabin.
precede
v. ~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
v. 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) 2. 변종
v. 삐다
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
v. 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
v. 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
n.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
v. 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.
bounce
v. 튀(기)다, 반송되다
n. 튀어 오름
When the light from an object hits a person, only some of it bounces off.
thread
n. 실, 맥락
v. (전체를 꿰뚫고)흐르다
Laid before me was, I realized, a scene of almost classical rural beauty ― the woods in the background, a twisting stream threading through it all.
dismiss
v. 해고하다, 묵살하다, 떨쳐버리다
Poe dismisses the argument that any ideas are so deep or subtle that they’re “beyond the compass of words.”
steep
adj. 높은, 가파른 Steep gasoline taxes and continuous investment in public transportation have produced compact cities.
accustom
v. 익숙하게 하다
People are accustomed to using blankets to make themselves warm.
forgetful
adj. 잘 잊어 먹는, 건망증이 있는
How can you be so forgetful?
architecture
n. 건축물, 건축학
Beautiful modern architecture plays a big role in the comeback of Chattanooga.
genre
n. 장르, 유형, 형식
I feel that your poems show considerable promise, despite your youth and lack of experience in this genre.
privilege
n. 특권
Some users take advantage of this privilege by sending spam mail, using e-mail to abuse people, and hacking into government and corporate systems.
drift
v. 떠다니다, 표류하다
n. 표류, 유입
Not only does the ‘leaf fish’ look like a leaf, but it also imitates the movement of a drifting leaf underwater.
intuition
n. 직관(력)
Only after some time and struggle does the student begin to develop the insights and intuitions.
offspring
n. 아이, 자식, 자손
The contemporary child must travel much further than the offspring of primitive man to acquire the world view of his elders.
realm
n. 영역, 분야, 지역, 왕국, 영토
Nature lies outside the urban and agricultural realms, in regions of Earth where natural processes are unhindered.
satellite
n. (인공)위성, 위성장치
Recently, television-news coverage, assisted by the new satellite technology, began to bring “instant news” into our living rooms.
degrade
v. 분해되다, 저하시키다, 비하하다 Degrading his ability to use the scientific language needed for good salesmanship.
verification
n. 확인, 입증
Observations should be subject to public verification.
drown
v. 익사하다, 잠기게하다
She was about to be drowned by the creature.
jar
n. 단지, 항아리
What’s in this big jar?
transaction
n. 거래
An executed purpose is a transaction in which the time and energy spent on the execution are balanced against the resulting assets.
brick
n. 벽돌
Wood has been welcome as an alternative material for a long time in building houses instead of cement or bricks.
scan
v. 살펴보다, 훑어보다
She stopped for a moment and anxiously scanned the river before her.
versus
prep. ~대, ~와 비교하여
Many struggles such as rich versus poor are fought under deeply held beliefs.
altitude
n. 고도
Their knowledge of the deadly effects of extreme altitude was limited and their equipment was poor.
fabric
n. 구조, 직물, 조직, 천
The fabric is partially made from recycled plastic bottles.
innocent
adj. 순수한, 단순한, 결백한
Many innocent children using the Internet without supervision can easily become victims of website operators with criminal intentions.
prime
adj. 주요한, 최고의, 전형적인
The prime focus has been placed on the role of technology in distance learning.
slice
n. 얇은 조각
v. 얇게 썰다, 나누다, 분할하다
The mannered man raised a slippery slice of tofu.
troop
n. 무리, 병력, 군대
In one troop, a taste for caramels was developed by introducing this new food into the diet of young minors.
feather
n. 깃털
They were made of pieces of animal skin stuffed with feathers or hay.
horn
n. 뿔, 경적소리, 뿔피리
Two cows might vary in size, color, size of horns, ability to survive the cold and amount of milk produced.
trivial
adj. 사소한, 하찮은
These actions might seem trivial at first but may turn out to be miracles later.
dictate
v. ~영향을 주다, 지시하다, 구술하다
The requirements of fashion have dictated some curious designs.
superficial
adj. 피상적인
This is what becomes our 'identity,' an identity grounded on all the superficial differences we distinguish between ourselves and others.
abuse
v. 남용하다, 학대하다
We readily blame the child who abuses the furniture.
wipe
v. 지우다, 닦다
If you have stains on your shoes, try wiping them with a banana peel.
awful
adj. 두려운, 굉장한
I was in an awful hurry to get to the bank before they closed.
exotic
adj. 색다른, 낯선, 이국적인
Some of the early personal accounts of anthropologists in the field sound exciting, adventuresome, certainly exotic.
fatigue
n. 피로
This phenomenon, called adaptation, reflects the fatigue of receptors sensitive to sour tastes.
outstanding
adj. 두드러진
Jim Nelson, a junior at Manti High School, was an outstanding athlete.
pioneer
n. 개척자
v. 개척하다
Native Americans and New England pioneers boiled and ate the nuts of the white oak.
crystallize
v. 결정체를 이루다, 확고해지다
“I think maybe the air crystallized on him,” said the crow.
obscure
adj. 모호한, 이해하기 힘든
As they reviewed the budget, one man’s eye caught the salary figure being paid to the obscure keeper of the spring.
flock
n. 떼
v. 모이다
The same goes for flocks of birds.
nut
n. 견과, 호두
If one nut can do it, so can you.
infinite
adj. 무한한, 끝없는
After two days at sea, I finally saw the land of infinite opportunities.
shallow
adj. 얕은, 얇은
He handed him the oars, knowing the water was shallow.
booth
n. (칸막이를 한)작은 공간, 전시장, 점포, 부스
The driver must get out of the car, pump the gas, and walk over to the booth to pay.
destiny
n. 운명
The gods control a man’s destiny, and one cannot fight the gods.
sibling
n. (한 명의) 형제자매
Necessity of intervening in disputes between siblings.
temper
n. 화, 성질
John was as famous for his tennis skills as he was for his fits of temper on the court.
whisper
v. 속삭이다
His pride began to whisper that he could do it.
pity
n. 연민, 동정심
The emotion of pity is still in our genes.
refuge
n. 보호시설, 은신처, 피난처
We arrive at the refuge at about 10:00 am.
charm
n. 매력
v. 매혹하다
The age of 3½ is not without its charm.
gaze
n. 응시, 시선
v. 응시하다
Their gaze fell heavy upon me.
purse
n. 지갑, 자금력, 상금
She took two dollars from her purse and rang it up on the cash register.
adversity
n. 역경
People who had weathered repeated adversity had learned to bounce back.
anniversary
n. 기념일
We’re currently celebrating our 4th anniversary and offering two medium pizzas for the price of one.
bless
v. 축복을 빌다
The green revolution was a mixed blessing.
equation
n. 방정식, 등식, 동일시
The great aspiration of modern societies has been to reverse this equation.
ethnic
adj. 민족의
I’ve seen couples from different ethnic groups merge into harmonious relationships.
exaggerate
v. 과장하다, 과장해서 말하다
This will, in some cases, lower subtle information about light versus dark differences, and in other cases exaggerate such differences.
fragile
adj. 연약한, 부서지기 쉬운
We are fragile creatures in an environment full of danger.
restrain
v. 참다, 제한하다
Apelles was unable to restrain himself, for he knew that the criticism was unjust.
span
n. 기간, 범위
Many of today’s kids have longer attention spans than we think.
deficient
adj. 부족한, 불완전한
Each plant is deficient in an essential amino acid.
inferior
adj. 열등한, ~보다 못한, 하위의
n. 하급자
The inferior competitor loses out and the competitively superior species takes over.
penalty
n. 처벌, 벌금, 페널티
Such penalties result in a player being sent to an isolated area called the penalty box.
burrow
n. 은신처
v. 굴(을) 파다
I decided to put him in a new burrow.
presume
v. 가정하다, 추정하다, 간주하다
Darwin’s theories of evolution presume that individuals should act to preserve their own interests.
simplify
v. 단순화시키다, 쉽게 하다
All movement of product parts on this is simplified, with no crossing over, backtracking, or repetition.
dump
v. 내려놓다
I dumped my things and went out to look around the town.
cherish
v. 소중히 하다, 마음에 품다
Free access for all people to the outdoors is a much cherished right.
incline
v. ~쪽으로 기울다
They already know their best employment option and are not inclined to move around between jobs.
phase
n. 단계, (변하는)상(모습)
v. 단계적으로 하다
A special feature of the real estate rental market is its tendency to undergo a severe and prolonged contraction phase.
evoke
v. (기억 등을)일깨우다, 불러일으키다
He had become an open-minded person himself, and openness evoked openness.
herb
n. 식용식물, 약초, 향초
A large basket of herbs rests against the fence to the west.
humidity
n. 습도, 습기
Other park conditions such as wind and humidity also affect whether a ball sails over the fences, and players know this.
vanish
v. 사라지다
Even stands with regular spots and hours occasionally vanish.
collaboration
n. 공동작업, 협력
Through his collaborations with Linnaeus and others, Ehret provided illustrations for a number of significant horticultural publications.
conscience
n. 양심, 가책
A conscience does not develop by itself, so the job of building one is ours.
impair
v. 손상시키다, 해치다
If strong bonds make even a single dissent less likely, the performance of groups and institutions will be impaired.
outlook
n. 견해, 시야, 사고방식
This presents only one of several outlooks on physics.
upcoming
adj. 다가오는, 곧 있을
Her teacher, Mr. Adams, has given her the role of Juliet in the upcoming school play, Romeo and Juliet.
ambiguous
adj. 애매한, 불명확한
The boundaries among business units were deliberately ambiguous.
remedy
n. 치료제, 치료(약)
v. 치료하다
The herbal remedy was the best remedy for headaches.
unify
v. ~을 통합하다
To create a unifying theme for the many crowd scenes, he invented a character of a backpacking tourist who would appear in each location.
sacred
adj. 신성한, 종교적인
A water plant called the sacred lotus regulates its temperature in order to benefit insects that it needs to reproduce.
priest
n. 성직자
The names of priests serving in the church have been preserved from the eighteenth century on.
trustworthy
adj. 신뢰할 만한, 믿을 수 있는
Judging from his appearance, he was afraid that he might not be a very trustworthy person.
analogy
n. 비유
An analogy carried throughout the book compares the moral brain to a camera with automatic settings.
heartfelt
adj. 진심 어린
We see a heartfelt appeal for charity.
absurd
adj. 터무니없는
It is also absurd to attempt to preserve items.
adulthood
n. 성인
As you mature into adulthood, birth order becomes insignificant.
combat
n. 전투
v. 싸우다
Strength training can help combat risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.
dine
v. 식사하다, 대접하다
Researchers found that women who dined with two or three friends ate 700 calories on average.
discern
v. 알아차리다, 파악하다
We can discern different colors, but we can give a precise number to different sounds.
recur
v. 재발하다, 되풀이되다
She was determined to make her students understand that themes recur throughout a piece.
fierce
adj. 무시무시한, 격심한
These fierce radicals, built into life as both protectors and avengers, are potent agents of aging.
pasture
n. 목초지, 목장
The disadvantage is that the extra grazing contributes to the deterioration of the pasture.
soothe
v. 진정시키다, 위로하다, 달래주다
I had turned toward her in shock, but she did not cuddle or soothe.
whistle
n. 경적, 호각
She grabbed the whistle out of her bag and blew it hard three times.
stack
n. 다량, 무더기
Ice cream makers add stacks of sugar.
systematic
adj. 체계적인
Consumers are the product of the systematic deployment of power throughout society.
clay
n. 진흙, 점토
She was a big woman with gray skin, like clay.
polish
n. 광택제
v. 윤을 내다; 다듬다 퇴고하다
Creeping plants cover the polished silver gate.
animate
v. 만화 영화로 만들다, 생기를 불어넣다
This is a difficult character to portray especially considering that it’s an animated film.
conceive
v. 상상하다, (생각을)마음속으로 하다; 임신하다
I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words, with even more distinctness than that with which I conceived it.
concrete
adj. 구체적인, 콘크리트의
Making such a description concrete and detailed requires not just inspiration but certain practical tools and skills.
folk
n. 민속의, 민간의
(pl. 사람들, 보통사람)
Not just plain folk hold these misconceptions.
plug
v. 꽂다, 막다
n. 플러그, 마개
I always say to my family, “Just remember to plug me in when you go to bed, so I can wake up in the morning full of energy.”
discard
v. 버리다, 폐기하다
The early drafts are not discarded like mistakes, but are viewed as the initial steps in unfolding the idea.
correspond
v. 일치하다, 상응하다; 서신왕래를 하다
Brain responses correspond to people’s self-reports that social support from a loved one helps reduce stress.
dissolve
v. 용해시키다, 해산하다
As the water evaporated, the traces of dissolved salts were gradually concentrated in the shrinking lake.
jewelry
n. 보석류, 보석 세공, 보석 장식
It’s not recommended to leave valuable items such as cameras, laptops, or jewelry in your rooms over the break.
portable
adj. 휴대용의
We have many different types of portable fans over here.
applause
n. 박수
The audience responded with deafening applause.
breakthrough
n. 약진, 돌파구
Every victory one person makes is a breakthrough for all.
flame
n. 불꽃, 화염 Flames were dancing under them, now blue and then red, comforting my body and soul.
hatch
v. 부화하다
The young of precocial birds belonging to the same clutch have a strong incentive to hatch as close together in time as possible.
mixture
n. 혼합물
I made a mixture of milk and baby cereal for him.
strip
v. 벗(기)다
n. 가늘고 긴 조각
Italy had been stripped of forest cover.
casually
adv. 무심하게, 우연히
I sat in a corner sipping the soup slowly, casually listening to country fellows’ chatting.
cite
v. 언급하다, 소환하다; 표창하다
One of the most commonly cited reasons for keeping a pet animal is for the companionship it can provide.
deviance
n. 일탈
Unlike deviance in other settings, deviance in sports often involves an unquestioned acceptance of and extreme conformity to norms and expectations.
grip
n. 지배, 이해
v. 꼭 잡다, 움켜쥐다
‘What’s happening?’ he wondered as he gripped the armrests.
abruptly
adv. 갑자기
His or her manner will not change significantly or abruptly.
nerve
n. 신경(과민), 뻔뻔함, 초조함
Kameron could not believe the nerve of this neighbor to ask such a thing when he had almost finished the wall.
seize
v. 움켜잡다, 장악하다, 체포하다
Suddenly fear seized him.
subscribe
v. 구독하다
To subscribe to his magazine
abroad
adv. 해외에(서)
Many universities now offer Korean language programs in Korea and abroad.
monetary
adj. 화폐의, 통화의
From the point of view of the monetary economy it all looks free.
disposable
adj. 일회용의
I found out that from sandwich wrappers to disposable drink containers, the average school kid generates 65 pounds of lunch bag waste every year.
drain
v. 배수하다, 배출하다
n. 고갈시키는 것
The solution is drained off to a separate tank, where the caffeine is drawn out from it.
platform
n. 발판, 강단, 플랫폼
The Web gives it a platform where the actions of individuals can have global impact.
stir
v. 휘젓다, 떠오르게 하다, 불러일으키다
“Kick softly,” she told him, “Don’t stir up the water more than you have to.”
undermine
v. 약화시키다
Anxiety undermines the intellect.
bind
v. 묶다
These rituals served to bind people together and distribute resources.
dwell
v. 거주하다
Wolf spiders are a group of ground-dwelling hunting spiders.
vertical
adj. 수직의
The smallmouth has a series of dark vertical bands along its sides.
chase
v. 뒤쫓다
They did all the things they had planned: watching the crowd, chasing foul balls, and cheering.
flip
v. 톡 던지다, 탁 누르다
n. 손가락으로 튀기기
I still flip over all handmade pottery pieces.
overly
adv. 너무, 몹시, 지나치게
A couple more bites still might taste good, but it quickly becomes overly sweet.
cord
n. 끈, 줄
A website that sells extension cords.
humble
v. 자존심 상하게 하다
a. 겸손한, 비굴한
Learning to ski is one of the most humbling experiences an adult can undergo (that is one reason to start young).
insulate
v. 단열 처리를 하다, 보호하다
Superbly insulated throughout for winter and summer comfort.
respiration
n. 호흡
An animal must depend upon the activities of plants for a continued oxygen supply for its respiration.
nod
v. 고개를 끄덕이다
All you have to do is nod your head and say, “Uh-huh.”
revive
v. 되살리다, 재개하다, 되살아나다
Unless new plays are given a chance today, there will be nothing to revive in the future.
shed
v. (빛을)비추다, 흘리다
It is only to shed light on our plans for the future.
skeptical
adj. 회의적인, 의심많은
Elites in particular were skeptical of television, perceiving it as a messenger of mass culture and Americanization.
authentic
adj. 진짜의, 믿을 만한, 진정한
It brings out the authentic flavor of every experience.
galaxy
n. 은하, 은하계
The star is merely one of the closest of the galaxy’s 200 billion stars.
dull
adj. 멍청한, 둔한, 흐릿한
Instead of the dull boy who I had hated for a long time, here was someone like me.
adhere
v. 고수하다, 들러붙다
There is nothing inherently wrong with adhering to specific practices and strategies.
chamber
n. 방, 칸
The energy from the food heats the water surrounding the chamber.
loudly
adv. 큰 소리로, 소란하게
He can't hear you if you don't speak loudly.
shorten
v. 짧게 하다, 줄이다
The phrase 'jack-of-all-trades' is a shortened version of 'jack of all trades and master of none'.
accent
n. 말씨, 강세, 억양
I had twenty village girls to teach, some of them with such a strong country accent that I could hardly communicate with them.
chop
n. 잘라낸 조각
v. 잘게 자르다
They would chop them into salads or soups, can them, or use them to make pies.
provoke
v. 유발하다, 자극하다
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.’
affair
n. 일
Another way of pursuing relativeness in human affairs.
dietary
adj. 식이 요법의 Dietary fiber helps to lower the level of cholesterol and blood sugar.
duration
n. 지속, 지속기간
He replaced the missing piece with a burst of static of the same duration.
federal
adj. 연방의, 연합의
The 1974 Canadian federal elections.
oral
adj. 구두의, 입의
There are a few pointers about the oral recitation of poetry.
panel
n. 판, 토론 참석자, 패널
What waited for me was a wood-paneled library.
rude
adj. 거만한, 무례한, 버릇없는
People are often considered to be rude unintentionally.
copyright
n. 저작권
I think we should respect the copyright law.
designate
v. 지정하다, 표기하다
World No Tobacco Day was designated by the World Health Organization with the aim of forming an anti-smoking culture.
relaxation
n. 휴식, 긴장 완화
You will work better if you take time off for relaxation.
resignation
n. 사임, 사직서, 체념
You should withdraw your resignation.
ash
n. 재, 유골
Surprises can fall from the sky like volcanic ash and appear to change everything.
flee
v. 달아나다, 도망하다
I fled back to the relative safety of my own home.
needy
adj. 가난한, 자신감이 없는, 애정에 굶주린
There is no religious dictum or philosophical principle about helping the needy.
notable
adj. 주목할 만한, 유명한
It is notable that we find no evidence in Classical times of tailors or dressmakers.
outlet
n. 배출구, 할인점, 전기 콘센트
The lake is fed by the Bear, Weber, and Jordan rivers and has no outlet.
dawn
n. 동틀녁, 새벽, 시작
v. 날이 새다
Since the dawn of human history, people living in the rain forests have hunted for bushmeat.
pave
v. (길을)포장하다
It is those explorers, through their unceasing trial and error, who have paved the way for us to follow.
suck
v. 빨다, 흡수하다
At close range the rapid opening of the leaf fish’s large jaws enables it to suck in the unfortunate individual very easily.
undertake
v. 착수하다, 약속하다
War should be a last resort, obviously, undertaken when all other options have failed.
faint
v. 기절하다
a. 희미한, 어렴풋한
It is the faintest and simplest expression the water ever makes.
minister
n. 장관, 성직자, 목사
The six foreign ministers posed for photographs.
swallow
v. 삼키다, 억누르다
n. 제비
When I came back, I swallowed hard at what I saw.
render
v. ~이 되게 하다, (어떤 상태가 되도록)만들다
Armstrong’s innovations rendered useless the enormous alternators used for generating power in early radio transmitters.
edible
adj. 먹을 수 있는
Many weeds are edible and medicinal.
copper
n. 구리, 동전
A layer of gold dust was put in the bottom of a copper or brass pot, and covered with wax.
creep
v. 타고오르다, 살금살금 움직이다
n. 비열한 사람
Liz saw a dark figure creep into the open and draw near to the trees.
fake
n. 가짜
v. ~인 척하다, 꾸며내다
It seems that most of us know how to fake it to some extent.
fort
n. 요새
Janet was now safely hidden inside the piano and curtain fort with the rest of the orchestra.
kindergarten
n. 유치원
I think you can pick up Jamie from kindergarten more often, right?
pale
adj. 창백한, 희미한
Imaginative readers can create at least a pale imitation of the experience.
intact
adj. 손상되지 않은, 온전한
Amnesia most often results from a brain injury that leaves the victim unable to form new memories, but with most memories of the past intact.
blend
v. 섞다, 섞이다
When they played the recordings simultaneously, the sounds blended sufficiently for the students to recognize their commonality.
rub
v. 비비다, 문지르다
One 35-year-old woman who used to rub her eyes with her hands found it helpful to put on make-up when she was tempted to rub.
foretell
v. 예견하다, 예언하다
Dreams have been regarded as prophetic communications which would enable us to foretell the future.
proficient
adj. 능숙한
The phrase, ’jack-of-all-trades,’ refers to those who claim to be proficient at countless tasks, but cannot perform a single one of them well.
cease
v. 중단되다
It was as difficult to stop being a lord as, more darkly, it was to cease being a servant.
republic
n. 공화국
The republics of Latvia and Lithuania emphasize their ethnic identities and their own languages.
bitter
adj. 맛이 쓴, 억울해 하는
Personally, I don’t like the bitter taste and roughness of fruit peel.
disguise
v. 숨기다, 위장하다
To disguise this loss of symbolic value, retailers encouraged shoppers to have their purchases gift-wrapped.
fever
n. 열, 흥분
I’ve had a fever since last night, and it’s getting worse.
insert
v. 삽입하다
They inserted pressure sensors and temperature sensors in a thin plastic film to create a net-like structure.
resume
v. 다시 시작하다, 다시 부탁하다
n. 이력서
If our situation changes, we will call you to resume delivery.
noble
adj. 고상한, 고귀한
n. 귀족
As they sat to eat, all eyes were on their noble guest.
fancy
n. 공상, 흥미, 액세서리(판매점)
a. 고급의, 화려한
v. 원하다, 반하다
When I was five, she gave me a notebook, and I poured out my fancies and my dreams onto the paper.
incompatible
adj. 양립할 수 없는, 공존할 수 없는
As in Einstein’s formulation, the two theories were mutually incompatible.
index
n. 색인, 지수
Page numbers became a possibility, as did indexes.
sew
v. 꿰매다, 바느질하다
They were first made of pieces of animal skin sewn together.
wilderness
n. 황무지, 황야 Wilderness dining has two extremes: gourmet eaters and survival eaters.
deed
n. 행동, 업적
Children must be taught to perform good deeds for their own sake.
hooked
adj. 중독된
E B White writes of his interest in gardening: “We are hooked and are making an attempt to keep the habit.”
mill
n. 물레방아, 맷돌
v. 갈다, 빻다
The mill wheels moved more slowly and ground to a halt.
scheme
n. 계획, 책략
v. 계획하다
fancy color scheme
elegant
adj. 품격있는, 우아한
A journey aboard the Sea Cloud, which carries only 64 passengers, is an intimate experience on one of the most elegant vessels on the sea.
contaminate
v. 오염시키다
He cleared away the sand that would have choked and contaminated the fresh flow of water.
stain
n. 얼룩
v. 얼룩지게 하다
With time it is possible to repair a stained reputation.
litter
n. 쓰레기, 깔개
v. 어지럽히다
He put cat litter in the bottom and straw on top of that.
script
n. 대본, 문자
You mean the scene on page 14 of the script? Was anything wrong?
walnut
n. 호두
See how the walnut has grown to fill every corner available to it.
wit
n. 기지, 재치, 분별력
After several futile attempts to teach the role of theme in classical music, the teacher was at wit’s end.
dairy
n. 우유판매점, 낙농장
Working in the dairy he learned that the cream, the best part of milk, always came to the top.
recipient
n. 받는 사람, 취득자, 수령인, 수취인
The students wrote a more positive description when the recipient liked the person.
supreme
adj. 최고의, 최대의, 최상의
n. 절정
You are in a state of supreme delight.
deforestation
n. 삼림 벌채, 삼림 개간 Deforestation left the soil exposed to harsh weather.
overnight
adv. 하룻밤 사이에
Impressionable teens may well see the final product and imagine that success really can happen overnight.
preschool
adj. 미취학의
n. 유치원
What everyday rules for behavior guide parents’ efforts to socialize their toddlers and preschool-age children?
triumph
n. 승리
We witness their struggles, triumphs and failures.
dip
v. 내려가다, 담그다, 낮추다
Feeling thirsty, I took the gourd, dipped some water, and drank.
laundry
n. 세탁물, 세탁소
She had sauce stains on her apron and sometimes allowed the laundry to pile up.
profile
n. 측면, 옆 얼굴, 인물 소개
v. 윤곽을 그리다
The church ‘Sveta Bogoroditsa’ (‘Holy Virgin’) in Karlovo has a handsome profile with its blue and white bell tower.
upright
adj. 직립한, 곧은
A short time ago some builders left a huge square of plate glass standing upright in a field.
cage
n. 우리
v. 우리에 가두다
Experienced animal trainers take a stool with them when they step into a cage with a lion.
inhibit
v. 방해하다, 억제하다
Factors inhibiting good sleep
luggage
n. (여행용)짐
I need to check the weight of my luggage.
outline
n. 외곽선, 개요
v. 윤곽을 그리다
Groups of this size usually escape the problems we have just outlined.
hierarchy
n. 서열, 계층
Complex social hierarchy
acquaintance
n. 아는 사람
I recently saw a news interview with an acquaintance.
for the sake of
~을 위해서
Children must be taught to perform good deeds for their own sake, not in order to receive stickers, stars, and candy bars.
heritage
n. 유산, 유적
The child acquires the heritage of his culture by observing and imitating adults.
carve
v. 조각하다, ~을 이루어내다
Americans carve pumpkins but they never use the stem.
collide
v. 충돌하다, 상충하다
Billiard balls rolling around the table may collide and affect each other’s trajectories.
cruel
adj. 잔인한, 고통스러운
I was just afraid of returning to the cruel world, full of suffering and struggling.
diagram
n. 도표, 도형
The above diagram shows the average retention rate of learning.
rot
v. 썩다
Nature is where fallen logs rot and acorns grow and barrier islands shift with the currents.
cling
v. 매달리다, 집착하다
You cling ever more tightly to what you already know you can do.
comply
v. 따르다, 응하다
Failure to comply with any of the above rules will disqualify the entry.
souvenir
n. 기념품
Where’s the nearest souvenir shop?
furious
adj. 분노한, 사납게 몰아치는
Henry glanced at his coach who looked furious as he screamed at him.
machinery
n. (집합적)기계, 조직
Nowadays, automatic machinery and industrial robots are taking the place of human workers on this.
reliant
adj. 의존적인, 신뢰하는
Because of his deafness, the artist was largely reliant on the gestures of those he was communicating with.
voyage
n. 항해
This island is said to have obtained its name from the desire Christopher Columbus felt of seeing land on his second voyage in 1493.
deck
n. 갑판
The thought appealed to him as he powered up the aircar and it lifted a half-meter or so off the deck of the hangar.
lifelong
adj. 평생의
As a lifelong latecomer, that is how I cured myself.
mankind
n. 인류, 사람들
An Eskimo once told European visitors that the only true wisdom lives far from mankind.
bearable
adj. 견딜 만한
Euphemisms help smooth out the ‘rough edges’ of life, to make the unbearable bearable and the offensive inoffensive.
compact
adj. 빽빽한, 소형의
The individuals of the prey species are concentrated in compact units rather than dispersed over a much larger area.
famine
n. 굶주림, 기근
Who will conquer famine, farmers or scientists?
rod
n. 막대(기)
A pointed nylon rod was stroked across the bottom of the foot three times at intervals of a second.
steer
v. 조종하다, 움직이다
The rider sits on a saddle and steers by turning handlebars.
meditation
n. 명상
Possibilities include special breathing routines, exercise, meditation, and distraction.
problematic
adj. 문제가 있는, 해결하기 어려운
The processes of advocacy and mediation can overlap, perhaps with very problematic results, as one loses clarity over his or her role.
intrigue
v. 강한 흥미를 불러일으키다, 음모를 꾸미다
n. 음모
Exactly how cicadas keep track of time has always intrigued researchers.
seasonal
adj. 계절적인 Seasonal variation prevents either group from excluding the other, and there is a shifting balance between the competing species.
magnificent
adj. 장엄한, 훌륭한, 웅장한, 멋진
A friend of mine and his wife were in Hawaii, standing on a beach, watching a beautiful sunset, hardly able to believe how magnificent the sight was.
nightmare
n. 악몽, 걱정거리
Even Snow White gave me a nightmare.
paragraph
n. 단락, 절
You read us a paragraph in a language that we knew nothing about, and I didn’t understand a word of it.
segment
n. 조각, 부분, 단편
v. 분할하다
He showed them three line segments.
agenda
n. 의제(안건)
commercial media’s agenda
factual
adj. 사실의, 사실에 기반을 둔, 실제의
On tests of factual comprehension, these students performed no differently from other students.
flatter
v. 아첨하다, 우쭐해 하다
I am flattered to have been chosen to receive this scholarship.
rage
n. 격노(격렬한 분노)
Sometimes you may try to appeal to an emotion in your audience by imitating it: hysteria by being hysterical, anger by raging.
enlarge
v. 확대하다
It has now become the largest wish-granting organization in the world, enlarging the experiences of more than eighty thousand children.
intricate
adj. 복잡한, 얽힌
For a violinist, optimal experience is mastering an intricate musical passage.
marvel
n. 놀라운 일
v. ~에 놀라다
When people in the future look back on 2005, what tool will they marvel that we functioned without?
presidency
n. 대통령 직, 회장 직
Mandela chose to leave the presidency.
scold
v. 꾸짖다
She kept telling herself that she would scold him.
aisle
n. 통로
Classical albums are in this aisle, right over here.
fluctuation
n. 변동, 오르내림, 파동
There are often fluctuations in the oil price due to the war in the Middle East.
worsen
v. 악화되다
Almost four out of five blacks believe race relations will worsen.
latitude
n. 자유, 위도
It was generally assumed that Virginia... would have the same climate as the Mediterranean region of Europe, since it lay at similar latitudes.
handicap
n. 장애, 불리한 조건
v. 불리하게 만들다
It is one of the greatest handicaps to getting to know people quickly.
interdependent
adj. 상호 의존적인, 서로 의지하는
Today we are so interdependent that the concept of war has become outdated.
overseas
adj. 해외의
Some reasons include increasing amounts of contact brought on by overseas assignments in the business world.
drastically
adv. 급격하게, 철저하게, 과감하게
The barrier, by drastically restricting tidal flows, would have destroyed much of the marine environment on the Eastern Scheldt.
median
n. 중앙값
Golf and baseball both had median lifetime earnings above 6 million dollars.
orbit
n. 유역, 궤도
v. 궤도를 돌다
Smooth sailing after the storm, the aircar arrived at the orbit of the Island of Paradise.
patch
n. 작은 지역, 조각, 패치
Elimination of all but small patches of habitat is especially damaging.
solemn
adj. 장엄한, 엄숙한, 진지한
Those solemn but sweet organ notes had set up a revolution in him.
antique
adj. 옛날의/ 골동품
Over the years various systems of grading coins have been developed by antique coin specialists.
enrich
v. 풍요롭게 하다, 강화하다
Art enriches our spirit.
proverb
n. 속담
Which of these contradictory proverbs shall we believe?
blur
v. 흐릿해지다
n. 흐릿한 것
The roles do not become blurred and therefore potentially counterproductive.
dispersal
n. 분산, 확산
This male-biased dispersal creates an imbalance in the way males and females are related to those individuals around them.
regain
v. 되찾다, 회복하다
The number of people visiting museums climbed again in 2002, to regain the level of the year 2000.
nap
n. 낮잠
v. 낮잠자다
They like the unhurried way of life with its long afternoon nap.
roast
v. 굽다, 볶다
Oh, come on! That’s too high. It’s twenty-six degrees now. I’m about to roast.
rubber
n. 고무
Tie the papers with a rubber band.
appetite
n. 식욕, 욕구
From giving children extra time to develop into kindergarteners to accommodating their vegetarian appetites, parents today are taking their cues from children.
crown
n. 왕관
v. 왕위에 앉히다, 완성하다
Where once he had been dogged by failure, now everything he did was crowned by success.
haste
n. 서두름
In his haste, he didn’t realize that his teammates weren’t anywhere near him.
hop
v. 올라타다, (비행기로)횡단하다 Hop aboard his poetry train on which each amazing poem leads to a different destination.
reform
n. 개혁
v. 다시 만들다, 개혁하다
He played a key role in reform movements in the city and the state, including the Citizens Union, the City Club, and the Good Government Clubs.
entail
v. (필연적 결과로)수반하다, 일으키다, 부과하다
By likening the eye to a camera, elementary biology textbooks help to produce a misleading impression of what perception entails.
erosion
n. 부식, 침식
She prefers following invisible winding trails to save the slopes from erosion.
leather
n. 가죽
a. 가죽으로 만든
I also need leather shoes.
mold
n. 거푸집, 형틀
v. 주조하다
If you wish to know what form gelatin will have when it solidifies, study the shape of the mold that holds the gelatin.
unbelievable
adj. 믿기 힘든(어려운)
Wow, $50? That’s unbelievable. Can I try them on?
defect
n. 결함, 결점, 부족
A computer company lost its reputation just after major news coverage about a defect in its products.
fond
adj. 좋아하는
She was fond of dressing up her favorite chickens in miniature clothes.
manuscript
n. 원고
a. 필사본의
We should work on our manuscripts first.
millennium
adv. 천 년간
Most of the world's permafrost has been frozen for millennia, trapping massive amounts of carbon in organic material.
solely
adv. 오로지, 단지
Rome fell solely because Christianity weakened the fighting spirit of the Romans.
spectrum
n. 영역, 범위
I’ve seen people from opposite ends of the spectrum economically and politically that ended up in happy, lasting marriages.
stun
v. 기절시키다, 깜짝 놀라게 하다; 멋지다
Goldfish bowls look stunning filled with flower heads or petals, magnifying their contents.
fragment
n. 구절, 파편
v. 분해하다
Like fragments from old songs, clothes can evoke both cherished and painful memories.
snap
v. 잡아채다, 덥석 물다
The smaller fish snaps at the ‘worm’.
anchor
n. 닻
v. 고정시키다
People who move to a new region generally remain anchored to the prices in their former location.
dental
adj. 치아의
The Surgeon Dentist was the first book about dental science.
eyesight
n. 시력
When she was 19 years old, she had a serious car accident and unfortunately lost her eyesight.
glide
v. 미끄러지듯 나아가다, 활주하다
My horse glided up and down with the organ music.
magnetic
adj. 자석 같은, 자성의
Oh, the magnetic strip on your card is damaged.
pulse
n. 파동, 맥박, 리듬, 진동
I used to train with a world-class runner who was constantly hooking himself up to pulse meters and pace keepers.
lyric
n. 노래가사, 서정시/ 서정적인
For the young child, there is no separation of text and pictures, which are as interdependent as the lyrics and melody that make up a song.
roam
v. 배회하다, 걸어 다니다
According to Cambodian legends, lions once roamed the countryside attacking villagers.
dose
n. 복용량, 투여량
People who drink caffeine regularly require higher doses of caffeine to achieve the same effects.
monumental
adj. 대단한, 엄청난, 기념비적인
Feeling pleased with myself for having made this monumental decision, I proudly announced my plan to my dad.
shield
n. 방패, 보호물
v. 막다, 보호하다
One particular Korean kite is the “shield kite,” which has a unique hole at its center.
await
v. 기다리다
While awaiting the birth of a new baby, North American parents typically furnish a room as the infant’s sleeping quarters.
explicit
adj. 명백한, 명시된
The raw data of observation rarely exhibit explicit regularities.
chaos
n. 혼돈
Without them, our lives would be in chaos, and we would not get much accomplished.
strap
n. (가죽, 천 등으로 된) 끈
A camera with a strap would be nice.
tuition
n. 수업(료)
You don’t need to pay your tuition.
coherent
adj. 일관성 있는, 논리적인
We find that the solutions to independent clues link together in a consistent and supportive way to form a coherent unity.
disrupt
v. 파괴하다, 붕괴(분열)시키다; ~을 혼란시키다
Do you fear that crime, war, or terrorist attacks will disrupt the economy and your security?
embed
v. 끼워 넣다, (단단히) 박다
Their writing is usually embedded in a context of others’ ideas and opinions.
execute
v. 실행하다; 처형하다, 제거하다
The Khmer Rouge took power in 1975 and executed most of the discipline’s masters over the next four years.
frown
v. (얼굴을)찡그리다, 눈살을 찌푸리다; 눈살을 찌푸려 (불허를) 나타내다
She speaks hesitatingly while looking away and frowning.
leftover
n. 남은 음식, 잔존물, (과거의)잔재, 유물
a. 나머지의
The leftovers first have to be removed from the packaging.
shuttle
v. 왕복하다, 실어 나르다
The crew of the space shuttle must accept great risks in service to all mankind.
gem
n. 보석
Glittering gems called diamonds are among the most precious of human possessions.
microbial
adj. 미생물의, 세균의, 세균에 의한
The transformation may take some time and be more gentle, with an increasingly hot and cloudy atmosphere able to shelter microbial life for some time.
brute
n. 짐승
You cannot act like a greedy brute or let your anger get out of control.
retrieve
v. 되찾다, 회수하다, 검색하다
n. 되찾기
Media often depict amnesia as a failure to retrieve past memories.
swift
adj. 재빠른, 신속한
Vision is normally so swift and sure, so dependable and informative.
ultraviolet
n. 자외선
A band of ozone high above the earth shields the planet from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet(UV) rays.
propel
v. 나아가게 하다, 추진하다, 몰고 가다
He placed the tiniest bit of excess pressure on his chopsticks, propelling his tofu through the air and onto his neighbor's lap.
beg
v. 간청하다, 구걸하다
In the downtown area I often see homeless people begging for money all around the stoplights.
erase
v. 지우다
It is better to do mathematics on a blackboard than on a piece of paper because chalk is easier to erase.
evil
n. 악/ 사악한
He would conquer the evil that had taken possession of him.
recite
v. 암송하다; 자세히 이야기하다
Whether you wear torn jeans or like to recite poetry, by doing so you make a statement of belonging to a group of people.
bump
n. 융기
v. 부딪치다
There are ups and downs, fast and slow parts, bumps and shaky parts, and even times when you’re upside down.
fare
n. 요금, 운임
I had huge difficulty persuading the staff at the bank to cash sufficient traveler’s checks to pay the 1,200-krone bus fare.
saddle
n. 안장
A long time ago, a dissatisfied horse asked the gods for a saddle that would grow upon him.
weird
adj. 기이한, 기묘한 weird and threatening
sore
n. 상처/ 쓰라린
The whole thumb was swollen to the wrist and in the center was a little inflamed sore.
toll
n. 통행료
One day, as she was approaching the toll booth, she saw a toll booth attendant who reminded her of her mother.
altruism
n. 이타주의 Altruism has always existed.
complement
n. 보완물, 보어
v. 보완하다, 덧붙이다
The best picture books contain words and pictures which complement each other and are dependent upon each other.
halfway
adv. 중간에, 어중간하게, 불완전하게
Where wood is harvested and then transported halfway across the globe, the associated energy costs are high.
humiliation
n. 굴욕(감), 창피
Every rise in our levels of expectation entails a rise in the dangers of humiliation.
awkward
adj. 서투른, 어색한
When every now and then his kicking became awkward and noisy, Margo ordered him to stop.
decay
v. 썩다, 부패(부식)하다
Bristlecone pines grow faster in richer conditions, but die earlier and soon decay.
nourish
v. 영양분을 주다, 기르다
When mixed with coconut milk, it makes a delicious and nourishing pudding.
texture
n. 천, 감촉
Your child experiments with different materials and textures and learns about colors by mixing paints together.
farewell
n. 작별(인사)
We’re having a farewell party for my younger brother.
kin
n. 동족, 친척
The smartest of our deep ancestors would have stored their excess meat in the bodies and minds of others (not just their own kin).
makeup
n. 화장
She would never think of covering them up with cream or makeup.
static
adj. 고정적인, 정적인
n. 잡음, 정전기
Scientists have discovered that mobile flowers are visited more often by pollinating insects than their more static counterparts.
extrovert
n. 외향적인 사람
Lippa did the same thing with actual extroverts and compared the results.
longevity
n. 장수, 수명
The environmental adversities actually contribute to their longevity.
probe
v. 조사하다
The best tests probe knowledge at a deep level.
splash
v. 물을 사방에 튀기다, (물 등이)튀다
The dogs are joyfully splashing right through the wet spots.
behalf
n. 이익, 편
On behalf of the school, I would like to extend our invitation to you and your family.
bronze
n. 청동
She combines her knowledge about animals with humor in her bronze sculptures.
masterpiece
n. 걸작, 명작
It was his practice to conceal himself at previews of his paintings in order to hear the public’s opinions of his masterpieces.
odor
n. 냄새, 낌새
Its odor is unmistakable, but hard to describe.
vigorous
adj. 격렬한
Students who engaged in vigorous activity outside of school at least 20 minutes per day, three days per week, were found to have higher academic scores.
illuminate
v. 조명하다, (이해하기 쉽게)밝히다, 채색하다
Einstein wanted to illuminate the workings of the universe with a clarity never before achieved.
perish
v. 죽다, 소멸하다
Every work of art is not a mere reproduction, but a unique creation that exists on its own and never perishes.
tender
adj. 부드러운
The tender songs of birds came floating in from the fields beyond the city.
dwindle
v. 줄어들다
Once again, they discussed the company’s expenses and dwindling revenue.
traumatic
adj. 충격적인
Individuals who are concerned about a traumatic event, such as the threat of the loss of a loved one, will dream about that loved one more.
patrol
v. 순찰하다
He patrolled the hills, removed the leaves and branches, and cleared away the sand.
handout
n. 배포 인쇄물, 유인물
I’ll do that as soon as I finish putting the handouts in the folders.
knight
n. 기사
v. 기사 작위를 주다
He was even knighted by Pope Pius Ⅴ in 1571.
fieldwork
n. 현장연구, 현지조사
Jim performed fieldwork in Lesotho, a small nation in Africa.
gratify
v. 만족시키다
To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.
mighty
adj. 강력한, 장대한
The pen is mightier than the sword.
naive
adj. 순진한, 고지식한
Most of us are also naive realists.
nursery
n. 아기 방, 육아실
Switching on the light in the nursery, Evelyn found her baby daughter, Julie, tossing feverishly.
grin
v. 활짝 웃다
A broad grin comes on to a hundred and fifty faces.
terrific
adj. 멋진
I heard that it got some terrific reviews.
doctoral
adj. 박사의
We expect you to have completed your university studies with a doctoral degree in economics.
erupt
v. (감정을)터뜨리다, 분출하다
The class captain erupted into a roar of laughter, and we were embarrassed beyond belief.
infrastructure
n. 사회 기반 시설
Rome’s agricultural production could not provide sufficient energy to maintain its infrastructure and the welfare of its citizens.
magnify
v. 확대하다
The man took the necklace, examined it, turned it over, weighed it, and took up a magnifying glass to look at it more closely.
orphanage
n. 고아원
to pay a visit to an orphanage
sleeve
n. 소매
It’s an ugly sweater with red plastic buttons and a collar and sleeves all stretched out.
swear
v. 선서하다, 맹세하다
The officers finished the day by swearing Chris in as the first ― and only ― honorary state trooper.
tidy
adj. 잘 정돈된
By the time they reach adolescence, we may expect them to be able to keep their room tidy for the first time.
cuisine
n. 요리법, 요리
The specific combinations of foods in a cuisine constitute a deep reservoir of accumulated wisdom about diet and health and place.
submission
n. 제출(출품), 항복
Their submission depicted children playing at a nursery.
intrinsic
adj. 고유한, 본질적인
One of the many strengths of the African American community is an intrinsic support for the athletic endeavors of African American girls and women.
overlap
v. 겹쳐지다, 포개다, 공통되다
Spineless and flat against the ground, rock cactus has triangular tubercles that overlap in a star-shaped pattern.
worship
n. 숭배, 예배
v. 숭배하다, 예배하다
There were some places of worship in the city.
imprint
n. 자국
v. 찍다, 새기다
It’s never a permanent imprint; the next musician to come along can smooth out the clay and mold it in a completely different way.
mandatory
adj. 의무적인, 강제적인
While this may seem preferable, it is far from mandatory.
peculiar
adj. 특이한, 고유의, 독특한, 특별한
There is an almost peculiar correlation between what is in front of our eyes and the thoughts we are able to have in our heads.
prescription
n. 처방전, 처방된 약
In the United States, 25% of all prescriptions from pharmacies contain substances derived from plants.
cheat
v. 부정행위를 하다, 속이다
Employees often steal from their employers, and students cheat on their exams.
expedition
n. 탐험(원정)대, 탐험
When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, Fourier and other scholars accompanied the expedition.
signature
n. 서명
v. 서명하다
Kids under 18 need their parent’s signature on the registration form to receive it.
clan
n. 씨족
A male clan head passes his position down to either his younger brother or his sister's son.
roar
v. 소리지르다, 휘몰아치다, 으르렁거리다
Tomorrow, he would go into the roaring downtown district and find work.
screw
n. 나사(못)
v. 나사로 고정하다
A screw is a simple mechanical device.
aroma
n. 향기
The heat releases an aroma that attracts certain insects.
bin
n. 통
You give aluminum cans to the homeless guy who collects them from the recycling bin.
lid
n. 뚜껑
An old teapot which has lost its lid becomes an ideal container for a bunch of roses picked from the garden.
sting
v. (침 등으로)쏘다, 찌르다
n. 침
I have a stinging sensation and I itch all over.
dilute
v. 희석하다, (효과 등을)약화시키다
The drive to increase production is pushing out local varieties, diluting livestock’s genetic diversity in the process.
rebellious
adj. 반항적인
My child at nine is more selfish and rebellious than at eight.
exclaim
v. (감탄적으로)외치다, 소리치다
Seeing Timmy carry a sword, his startled teacher exclaimed, “A sword! Whatever do you need a sword in this painting class for?"
mainstream
n. 주류, 본류
a. 주류의 Mainstream repertory is not necessarily the same as the best repertory.
glitter
n. 반짝임
v. 빛나다 Glittering gems called diamonds are among the most precious of human possessions.
legitimate
adj. 정당한, 합당한
These are legitimate concerns that many people share.
consensus
n. 의견 일치, 합의
promoting a consensus among supporters
fallacy
n. 오류
Even worse than reaching a conclusion with just a little evidence is the fallacy of reaching a conclusion without any evidence at all.
notorious
adj. 악명 높은
The Rust Belt is notorious for its poor air quality.
advent
n. 출현, 도래
The advent of the railroad would assure the canal’s instant downfall.
alongside
prep. ~와 함께, 나란히
Over the years, the association has involved leading professional educators and therapists, alongside parents.
mastery
n. 숙달, 지배, 정복
Silk printing demands a high level of technical mastery.
nervousness
n. 신경과민
Dr. Spooner suffered from nervousness and poor eyesight.
sow
v. (씨를) 뿌리다
The farmer sowed seeds and reaped what he sowed.
widen
v. 넓히다
The stream rapidly descended and wound between steep hills before suddenly widening out.
diploma
n. 졸업장, (학위)증서, 공문서
Tammy was able to earn her high school diploma and some college credit before trying her hand at a number of different jobs.
quest
n. 탐구
He sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
specimen
n. 견본, 표본
Spiny dogfish sharks, the common laboratory specimen, locate prey by electroception.
arrogant
adj. 오만한, 거만한
We are too arrogant and embarrassed to ask the way.
junk
n. 쓰레기, 폐물
Before you have a garage sale, call an antique dealer to help you separate the valuable from the worthless junk.
merge
v. 합병하다, 어우러지다, 융합되다
I’ve seen couples from different ethnic groups merge into harmonious relationships.
bulletin
n. 고시, 공고
Hey, Stuart. Take a look at the bulletin board.
sled
n. 썰매
The snowmobile offered considerable relative advantages to the Lapps who used reindeer sleds as their primary means of transportation.
subordinate
n. 하급자
a. 종속된, 부수적인
This, in turn, encouraged a culture where those subordinates did the same, creating a snowball effect.
bunch
n. 무리, 묶음, 다발
It was one of those children’s toys with a short wooden post and a bunch of round rings.
loyal
adj. 충성스러운, 성실한
Their passion assures that these fans remain loyal.
nectar
n. 꿀, 과즙
Mustard gives tiny yellow flowers full of nectar and pollen.
overtake
v. 추월하다, 제치다, 인수하다, 압도하다
Some music is capable of overtaking the mind until it forgets all else.
vain
adj. 헛된
Tim grabbed the struggling Bob and attempted to pull him toward shore, but in vain.
restful
adj. (마음이)편안한
Relaxing in a comfortable chair and reading something light are all good methods to get ready for some restful sleep.
spectacular
adj. 근엄한, 장관의
The bodies of flowing ice we call glaciers are the most spectacular of natural features.
congestion
n. 혼잡, 충혈
He agrees with Mary’s idea that overpopulation causes traffic congestion.
glare
n. 환한 빛
v. 노려보다
Hour after hour, the changeless glare of the hot sky shone upon the same object.
recess
n. 휴식, 휴업
At school they learned, and very quickly, that children earn Nature Trail tickets for running the quarter-mile track during lunch recess.
checkup
n. 신체검사, 대조, 시험
If you notice that the redness doesn’t disappear in a week, bring her back for another checkup.
empirical
adj. 경험적인, 실증적인
We try to find our way from first principles of geography (‘theory’), and from maps of our own making (‘empirical research’).
province
n. 지방, 분야
Guillaume de Machaut... was born in the French province of Champagne.
hybrid
n. 혼합, 잡종
Being a hybrid art as well as a late one, film has always been in a dialogue with other narrative genres.
murder
n. 살인
v. 학살하다, 살인하다
Now that they have overpopulated, people want to murder them.
unsure
adj. 확신하지 못하는
Skiers who are unsure of themselves often do this.
boast
n. 자랑
v. 자랑하다
The psychiatrist challenged his colleagues with a boast.
sprint
n. 단거리 경주
v. 전력질주하다
A group of researchers measured the performance of amateur cyclists who engaged in 30-second sprint sessions three times a week for two weeks.
corrupt
v. 못 쓰게 만들다
a. 부패한
Errors and failures typically corrupt all human designs.
devour
v. 게걸스럽게 먹다, 집어 삼키다
Each year more farmland was devoured to build strip malls and neighborhoods with larger homes.
bilingual
adj. 이중 언어를 사용하는
The United States seeks to eliminate these same skills among ethnic minorities by reducing existing bilingual programs.
linger
v. 남다, 오래 머무르다
The faint scent of pine that lingers on it is all that remains of someone’s sixteenth summer.
photosynthesis
n. 광합성
They remain green and can start photosynthesis as soon as the weather is warm enough in spring.
uneasy
adj. 불안한
He suddenly felt an uneasy darkness consume him from within.
paradigm
n. 패러다임, 범례(보기), 모범, 이론적 틀
An accurate paradigm explains and guides.
tame
v. 길들이다
a. 길들여진
It tames a lion better than anything.
embody
v. 구현(상징)하다, 포함하다, 담다
For the heroes in Greek tragedies where fate embodied in the oracles prevails, there is no free will.
stylish
adj. 멋진, 유행하는
Most people have a vase or two in a cupboard, but lots of things can be turned into stylish containers for a flower arrangement.
ally
n. 협조자
v. 동맹을 맺다
Friends should be allies of our better nature.
indispensable
adj. 필수적인, 피할 수 없는
Science is an indispensable source of information for the contemporary writer.
mutation
n. 변화, 돌연변이
At an earlier date, cooking selected mutations for smaller guts and mouths.
pat
n. 가볍게 두드리다(치다), 만지다
How can you make the person you are talking to on the phone feel special when you cannot pat their back or give them a little hug?
trim
v. 다듬다, 손질하다
a. 깔끔한, 늘씬한
The pieces had been individually inscribed with some marks on the underside, just inside the trimmed foot.
curse
n. 욕설, 악담
v. 욕하다, 악담을 퍼붓다
Why curse the rain when we have an umbrella?
geology
n. 지질학
Differences between geography and geology
kit
n. (특정 장비)상자, 연장통
Did you buy a first aid kit?
sheer
adj. 순수한, 순진한
Einstein wanted to illuminate the workings of the universe, allowing us to stand in awe of its sheer beauty.
gross
adj. 큰, 엄청난, 총계의
n. 총계
Realizing their gross error in judgment, they rehired the old keeper of the spring.
lottery
n. 복권
Some letters offered a chance to win a cell phone in a lottery if the customer came in to inquire about a loan.
prose
n. 산문(체)
The old Sumerian cuneiform could not be used to write normal prose but was a mere telegraphic shorthand.
reap
v. 수확하다, 거둬들이다
The farmer sowed seeds and reaped what he sowed.
bandage
n. 붕대
v. 붕대를 감다
He woke and went to his club, where an attendant bandaged his head.
namely
adv. 다시 말하면, 즉
This idea of centrality may be locational, namely that a city lies at the geographical center of England, Europe, and so on.
stumble
v. 비틀거리다, 넘어지다, 실수하다
I stumbled into the English class, my head still spinning.
loop
n. 고리
v. 고리모양을 만들다
A heat pump contains a water-filled loop of pipe.
omit
v. 생략하다, 빠뜨리다
They know what to omit.
rack
n. 선반
v. 괴롭히다
All items on this rack are not on sale.
tumble
v. 넘어지다, 재주넘다
He slips and slips, falls down, has trouble getting up, gets his skis crossed, tumbles again.
outward
a. 밖으로 향하는
ad. 바깥쪽으로
When the string is straight, its tension is uniform, and the two outward forces on a given piece sum to zero.
prestigious
adj. 명성이 있는
When Trevor Canfield made room for a junior investment banker to lead a prestigious account, he did just that.
tremble
v. 떨다
For a child, Optimal experience could be placing with trembling fingers the last block on a tower she has built.
crude
adj. 대충의, 대강의, 천연 그대로의
Often his ways appear incredibly crude to us moderns until we remember how our next-door neighbor acts in like emergencies.
rip
v. 찢다, 쪼개다
A ripped T-shirt might be rescued from the dust rag bin.
acute
adj. 급성의, 예리한, 예민한, 날카로운
Gift-wrapping, in Waits acute term, became a ‘decontaminating mechanism.’
cosmetic
n. 화장품 cosmetics shop
immense
adj. 어마어마한, 막대한
He is about to be launched into his own inner space, space as immense, unexplored, and sometimes frightening as outer space to the astronaut.
trek
v. 이동하다, 여행하다, 전진하다
The first Everesters were obliged to trek 400 miles to reach the foot of the mountain.
bulk
n. 크기, 규모, 거대함
v. 커지다
a. 대량의
...Foods that are dense in carbohydrates and proteins to 'bulk up' like the wrestlers of his school.
dialect
n. 방언, 사투리
The approach most consistent with culturally responsive teaching is to first accept the dialect and then build on it.
mimic
v. 흉내내다, ~을 모방하다
a. 가짜의
There are 10,000 moves to master, mimicking animals such as monkeys, elephants and even ducks.
chapel
n. 예배당
The grateful Matisse donated a chapel of his own design that is one of the most moving religious buildings in Europe.
headquarters
n. 본부
He convinced the groups not to look at the headquarters question.
misuse
n. 잘못된 사용, 악용
v. 오용하다, 악용하다
One reason why the definitions of words have changed over time is simply because of their misuse.
beep
n. 신호음, 경적
v. 경적을 울리다
To watch a play is to step into a world that seems far removed from electronic beeping and ringing.
browse
n. 새싹
v. 훑어보다, 검색하다; 풀을 뜯어 먹다
While browsing through reading materials, he came across an article in a scientific journal.
disconnect
v. 연결을 끊다, 분리하다
An electrician disconnected the electrical supply.
fraction
n. 일부, 적은
The individual owner suffers only a fraction of the disadvantage.
novelty
n. 새로움
Its novelty forces you to think about its meaning.
sticky
adj. 끈적끈적한
The bench is all sticky.
weary
n. 지친
Your family will induce you to spend weary days in tilling the ground and tending livestock.
hospitality
n. 환대, 접대
Sure. And thanks again for your hospitality.
placement
n. 배치, 직업소개
Importance of roles of management in employee placement
buzz
n. (윙윙거리는)소리, 웅성거림
Rising above the unpleasant buzz of complaining children and parents, comes a thin, persistent melody.
choke
v. 억누르다, 질식시키다
He cleared away the sand that would have choked and contaminated the fresh flow of water.
thirst
n. 갈증
They were able to satisfy their thirst.
holy
adj. 신성한, 거룩한, 경건한
Malthus... took holy orders in the Church of England.
pervade
v. 스며들다, 널리 퍼지다
This ‘inefficient logic’ pervaded the keyboard, and solved the problem of keyboard jam-up.
sturdy
adj. 견고한, 강건한, 억센
The harshness of their surroundings, then, is a vital factor in making them strong and sturdy.
loom
v. 불쑥 나타나다, 흐릿하게 보이다
Like many errors and biases... auditory looming turns out... to be pretty smart.
rhyme
n. 운(음조)
Nursery rhymes are just the thing for those periods at the end of the morning or afternoon...
banquet
n. 연회(만찬)
Wanting to honor as well as observe him, the villagers prepared a banquet.
maternal
adj. 모성의, 어머니의
Changes in maternal rules according to children’s age
reign
n. 통치 기간, 치세
v. 통치하다
Buffon was a famous zoologist and botanist during the reign of the French monarch Louis XVI.
retreat
n. 후퇴
v. 후퇴하다, 물러나다, 그만두다
Children rushed excitedly down to the beach to gather fish during the initial retreat of water.
handy
adj. 유용한, 편리한, 손재주가 있는
Unlike the novel, short story, or play, film is not handy to study.
outnumber
v. ~보다 수가 더 많다, 수적으로 우세하다
The patients who felt a significant decrease in pain outnumbered the total of the other participants in the program.
boredom
n. 따분함 Boredom and loneliness are also more likely to come to the surface.
errand
n. 심부름
Every day, opportunities exist in the form of errands, meal preparation, and chores.
petal
n. 꽃잎
Biologists have known that flowers use striking colors, scents, elaborately shaped petals, and nectar to attract pollinators.
thermometer
n. 온도계
When I entered the subway, the thermometer I had with me registered 32℃.
affirm
v. 증명해 보이다. 단언하다
In much of social science, evidence is used only to affirm a particular theory.
lick
v. 핥다
My puppy’s licking a hurt.
surplus
n. 나머지, 과잉, 잉여(금)
He shrugged and said, “It’s not hard. Just omit the surplus words.”
accuse
v. 비난하다, 고발하다
No one has dared accuse him of arrogant pride.
repay
v. 보답하다
The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided.
grammatical
adj. 문법의, 문법에 맞는
The professor... pointed out that she made many grammatical errors.
tow
n. 견인
v. 끌고 가다
Indeed, the failure of a single component of your car's engine could force you to call for a tow truck.
aboard
adj. 탑승한, 탄
Hop aboard his poetry train on which each amazing poem leads to a different destination.
dynasty
n. 왕조, 왕가
I can research the Joseon Dynasty.
assert
v. 주장하다, 단언하다
...not simply assert what we think happened.
dispense
v. 제공하다, 분배하다; (약을)조제하다
They decided to dispense with the old man’s services.
liable
adj. ~하기 쉬운, ~할 책임이 있는
Introspective reflections which are liable to stall are helped along by the flow of the landscape.
barter
v. 물물교환하다
The barter system worked well until people started to move about more and to greater distances.
companionship
n. 우정, 교제, 동료애
We breed dogs for companionship, sport and appearance.
doom
n. 운명, 파멸
v. ~할 운명이다
...which must seem to promise equally certain doom to a bird or bear.
tease
v. 놀리다, 당기다, 괴롭히다
After our session was over, he teased me saying, “Wow, you look like you’re 11.”
aptitude
n. 적성
We should test our children’s aptitudes in various subject areas...
carriage
n. 마차, 객차, 운반
How about riding in one of those carriages?
nominate
v. 지명하다
You can nominate a friend as well as yourself for this award.
outrageously
adv. 엄청나게
I longed for a world away from what I knew and outrageously outside my means.
blink
n. 점멸
v. 깜빡거리다
A seeing-deaf person utilizes a blinking-light unit, with the duration of the light blink...
eloquent
adj. 설득력있는, 웅변을 잘하는, 유창한
We need more science writing that is clear, wise and eloquent.
deterioration
n. 악화, 하락
Overgrazing of livestock resulted in further deterioration of the soil.
dizzy
adj. 어지러운
I feel dizzy in this elevator.
enlighten
v. 계몽하다
It was this enlightened attitude that enabled Anguissola to earn her own living...
scoop
n. 한 숟갈
The woman scooped up lots of meat for me.
tuck
v. 구부려 집어넣다, 끼우다
Zukerman complimented the artist, then picked up his own violin, tucked it under his chin...
divert
v. 우회시키다
Efforts to assist him... may divert him from seeking and eventually finding the solution...
optical
adj. 시각적인, 눈의, 광학의
Berendt points out that there are few ‘acoustical illusions’ while there are many optical illusions.
alcoholic
adj. 알코올이 든, 술의
n. 알코올 중독자
...a mixture of honey with wine and other alcoholic drinks.
mercy
n. 자비
Humans are at the mercy of the forces of nature.
overhead
adv. 머리 위로, 상공에
Imagine the Titanic floating overhead.
pirate
n. 해적 Pirates robbed him of all his goods, including a consignment of pearls...
punctuation
n. 구두점, 구두법
A nickname can be anything from numbers and punctuation to a highly personal or expressive name.
retrospect
n. 회상, 회고
v. 회상하다, 회고하다
In retrospect, they probably made a poor choice.
smash
v. 박살내다, 세게 때리다
...immediately began smashing down the door with axes.
stubborn
adj. 완고한, 고치기 힘든
Instead, he had always focused on the stubborn belief that writing a book was too big a project.
playful
adv. 농담으로
...but Jack said, playfully, that he wouldn’t because Arthur was responsible for the accident.
spacious
adj. 널찍한, 넓은, 훤히 트인
...including spacious cabins and wireless Internet access.
banner
n. 현수막
I need to hang a banner on the gate.
robe
n. 옷, 법복, 예복
Every now and then she says, “Harold, go and put on a robe.”
console
v. 위로하다, 위안을 주다
Patience consoled herself by recognizing the part she had played in the American Revolution.
inscription
n. 글, 제사, 명문
The church building, as the inscription above the western entrance tells us, dates from 1851.
loaf
n. 빵 한 덩이
They had to guess which loaf contained the usual amount of salt...
mindful
adj. ~에 유념하는, ~을 염두에 두는, 주의하는
It is important to be mindful about every single aspect of purchasing food.
rag
n. 걸레, 넝마, 해진 조각
A ripped T-shirt might be rescued from the dust rag bin.
wither
v. 시들다, 약해지다
They finally wither after the new leaves have taken over.
fasten
v. 고정시키다
The heel of the cross-country boot is not fastened to the ski.
sigh
n. 한숨
v. 한숨을 쉬다
With a sigh, she climbed breathlessly up the stairs.
stride
n. 발걸음, 진전
v. 성큼성큼 걸어가다
He did not turn and he strode on as if he had heard nothing.
furnish
v. (가구를)비치하다, 준비하다
The events of the Crimean War and lack of funds delayed the furnishing of the church.
rustle
v. 바스락거리다
A soft breeze gently rustles the tall clover blossoms...
stationary
adj. 움직이지 않는, 정지한
If you are stationary, you are not accelerating.
theft
n. 절도
...all agree that alarms do nothing to stop theft.
spiral
n. 나선(형)
The spiral ridges are the threads of the screw.
indulge
v. 탐닉하다, 마음껏 하다
Some people may indulge fantasies of violence by watching a film.
halt
n. 정지
v. 멈추다, 중단시키다
That dream came to an abrupt halt in a photography class.
improvise
v. 즉흥연주하다
In jazz, on the contrary, the performers often improvise their own melodies.
renowned
adj. 유명한, 잘 알려진
According to a renowned French scholar, the growth in the size of human populations was the driving force...
summit
n. 정상, 정상 회담
I am the two hundred and ninth person to stand on the summit of Mount Everest.
aloud
adv. 큰 소리로
She read street signs and billboards aloud.
barren
adj. 황량한
Wind blew across the barren landscapes.
hurdle
n. 난관, 허들
They can be used to overcome specific hurdles when developing good singing techniques.
impart
v. 알리다, 나누어 주다
For a substantial fee, they would impart their knowledge to their clients.
contend
v. 주장하다, 다투다
My husband and I have to contend with radical differences between...
depart
v. 출발하다, 그만두다
The boy finished, paid the cashier, and departed.
fraud
n. 사기, 속임
Intentionally making false claims for a product is fraud.
legislation
n. 법률 제정, 입법
The principal effect of seat belt legislation has been a shift in the burden of risk from those already best protected in cars, to the most vulnerable, pedestrians and cyclists, outside cars.
pastime
n. 오락, 취미, 소일거리
Activities, friends, and pastimes may cause some difficulties in your performing the real job at hand.
anatomy
n. 해부(학), 해부학적 구조
This time the bootmaker began to criticize the anatomy of one of the characters.
clap
v. 박수갈채를 보내다
Mr. Grey was clapping his hands to mark the rhythm when he heard the town emergency siren.
frontier
n. 국경지역, 경계선, 미개척영역
Warming may ease extreme environmental conditions, expanding the production frontier.
parcel
n. 소포, 꾸러미
Please deliver the parcel to my office sometime later.
inventory
n. 물품 목록, 재고품
When the supply of a manufactured product exceeds the demand, the manufacturer cuts back on output, and the merchant reduces inventory to balance supply and demand..
quotation
n. 글귀, 인용(구)
Suddenly, I saw a connection between those bumpy vegetables on our table and the quotation on the wall.
ventilate
v. 환기하다
I think that in this age of progress, it ought to be possible to find a way to ventilate the subway at a cost within the city’s budget.
overhear
v. 우연히 듣다, 엿듣다
A woman approached them and overheard my friend’s wife say, “I can’t believe how beautiful this is.”
theatrical
adj. 연극의
The oldest theatrical history
flush
v. 붉어지다, 상기되다
Although the freezing wind pounds upon me, I feel flushed with warmth.
lament
n. 비탄, 애도
v. 탄식하다
The photos were beautiful but, he lamented afterward he felt that he had missed out on the most important first moment of his son’s life.
postpone
v. 연기하다, 미루다
If you’re not alone, simply postpone them for a few moments.
slam
v. 쾅 닫다, 세게 내던지다
As he carefully took a step inside, the door slammed shut.
unpaid
adj. 무보수의
In 1998, the number of unpaid workers decreased, compared to the previous year.
dismay
v. 실망시키다, 낙담시키다
n. 실망, 낙담
To my dismay, the other team scored three runs.
spit
v. 뱉다, 뿜어내다
The air pollutants that spit out from the car exhaust pipes have been proven to cause cancer.
curb
v. 억제하다
To say that we need to curb anger and our negative thoughts and emotions does not mean that we should deny our feelings.
prophecy
n. 예언
To do a scientific study of dream prophecy, we would need to establish some base of how commonly coincidental correspondences occur between dream and waking reality.
veil
v. 덮어 감추다
A light mist lay along the earth, partly veiling the lower features of the landscape.
acoustic
adj. 청각의, 음향의
According to McLuhan, television is fundamentally an acoustic medium.
bang
v. 쾅 치다
n. 쾅 하는 소리
I took a few steps and banged my knee on the coffee table.
chill
n. 한기
v. 춥게 하다, 낙담시키다
I was about 150 yards off the beach, when I felt a sudden chill in the air followed by an uncomfortable stillness.
damp
adj. 축축한, 습기가 많은
I was overcome by the smell of the stove and the damp, dark atmosphere.
haul
v. 나르다, 끌다
One gallon of diesel fuel will haul about four times as much by rail as by truck.
magnitude
n. 크기, 규모
They have equal magnitudes and point in opposite directions.
amend
v. 보상하다, 개정하다
Making amends serves to repair damaged social relations and restore group harmony.
manifest
v. 드러내다
a. 분명한
Emotional eaters manifest their problem in lots of different ways.
duplicate
n. 이중, 복제품
v. 복제하다, 두 배로 하다
We hear about the wonderful changes people can make in their lives, and we want to duplicate those results.
encyclopedia
n. 백과사전
“Why don’t you find some information from the encyclopedia over there?” he added.
inn
n. 여관
A traveler came to an inn late at night.
zoological
adj. 동물학의
The zoological garden is the only piece of ‘wilderness’ that most people will ever see.
shave
n. 면도
v. 면도하다
My husband says that, thanks to me, he can shave quickly.
shortcoming
n. 단점 shortcomings of telecommuting
yearn
v. 갈망하다
Remember most people do yearn for friendship, just as you do.
quarrel
n. 싸움
v. 싸움을 하다
Her attention was distracted by a rough, noisy quarrel taking place at the ticket counter.
shrug
v. 어깨를 으쓱하다
Today, more and more parents shrug their shoulders, saying it’s okay, maybe even something special.
contemplate
v. 곰곰이 생각하다
If you got up this morning and started contemplating the shape of your toothbrush or questioning the meaning of toast, you probably would not make it to work.
debris
n. 잔해, 부스러기
A fisherman caught a piece of the airship’s debris in his net.
linear
adj. 직선의, 선으로 된
Processing a TV message is much more like the all-at-once processing of the ear than the linear processing of the eye reading a printed page.
sob
v. 흐느껴 울다, 흐느끼어 말하다
She sobbed, “I can see not just the branches, but each little leaf.”
sparkle
v. 반짝이다
Small branches fell into the pools, hindering the rushing flow of sparkling water.
stance
n. 입장, 태도
The sense of tone and music in another’s voice gives us an enormous amount of information about that person, about her stance toward life.
vow
n. 맹세, 서약
v. 맹세하다
Silently, I made vows that would keep me from sharing my mother’s fate.
drawback
n. 결점, 문제점
Some experts say, however, that organic farming has some drawbacks.
contempt
n. 경멸
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.’.
tablet
n. 알약, 명판
An independent laboratory has finally uncovered a naturally occurring substance that can be taken orally in tablet form.
nostalgia
n. 과거에 대한 동경, 향수
It is clear to me that we become prone to feelings of nostalgia.
perfume
n. 향기, 향수
The perfume of wildflowers fills the air as the grass dances upon a gentle breeze.
thrift
n. 절약
Without diligence and thrift nothing will happen, and with them everything.
triple
v. 3배로 만들다
India, once written off as a hopeless case, has almost tripled its food production in the last 30 years.
vapor
v. 증기/ 증발하다
Salt cannot leave the sea by evaporation because the water vapor leaves it behind.
blast
v. 폭발시키다, 솟아오르다
Powered by three engines, which would blast past the current land speed record of 763 mph, set in 1997.
bullet
n. 총알
What’s faster than a speeding bullet and isn’t named Superman?
notation
n. (수학, 음악 등에서)표기법, 기호
Perhaps most significant was the invention of a precise and unambiguous notation.
courtesy
n. 예의바름
They want not only efficiency but courtesy and consideration.
dignity
n. 위엄성, 품위, 존엄
Kings ensured that they presented themselves as impressively as possible, with all the glory of their dignity and power.
sip
v. 한 모금 마시다, 홀짝이다
I sat in a corner sipping the soup slowly, casually listening to country fellows’ chatting.
apt
adj. 적절한, ~하는 경향이 있는
So-called ‘Generation-Y’ is more apt to take an interest in classical music.
metabolism
n. 물질대사, 신진대사
What you do in the 15 to 30 minutes after eating your evening meal sends powerful signals to your metabolism.
riddle
n. 수수께끼
The riddle was not solved until the 1970s, when the deep ocean openings were discovered.
tray
n. 쟁반
Motorists pull up to a gas station where an attendant is enclosed in a glass booth with a tray for taking money.
limp
adj. 기운이 없는
v. 다리를 절다
He’s been limping for two days.
peninsula
n. 반도
Hidden as it is in the northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula, few tourists make the trip.
resilient
adj. 회복력이 있는, 탄력이 있는
They found them to be incredibly resilient.
skim
v. 대충보다, 훑어보다
We skim over the surface thoughtlessly.
stroll
v. 이리저리 돌아다니다, 거닐다
He goes on to describe his daily routine of strolling through the village.
synthetic
n. 합성물, 합성 섬유
a. 종합적인, 합성의
Modern humans are changing the global environment by the worldwide movement of synthetic chemicals through the food chain.
vomit
v. 토하다
The doctor will need to know how old the patient is and whether they have vomited after eating the plant.
wreck
n. 난파선, 잔해, 사고
v. 부수다
It meant that a wreck or a rock was buried there.
martial
adj. 싸움의, 전쟁의
According to Cambodian legends, farmers developed a fierce martial art to defend themselves against the lions.
thump
v. 쿵쿵 거리다, 두근거리다
Her heart was thumping and she started, at every sound, rushing out to the door.
broth
n. 죽
Too many cooks do spoil the broth.
configuration
n. 배열, 환경설정
The result was to have an inefficient keyboard configuration.
holder
n. 소유자
As for publishing letters, a letter as a document becomes the property of the holder.
outbreak
n. 발발, 발생
It was World War I, just after the outbreak of hostilities.
subsidize
v. 보조금을 지급하다, 비용 일부를 지급하다
A few, unable to subsidize the property, will sell at distress prices.
clutter
v. 어질러놓다
When the information set seems less cluttered, information overload can still occur.
comb
n. 빗
v. 빗질하다
Next to the doll was a small box, made of ivory, containing tiny combs and a silver mirror.
eternal
adj. 영원한, 영구적인
Early photographs represented the world as stable, eternal, and unshakable.
expel
v. 쫓아내다, 제명하다
Loneliness can be uprooted and expelled only when these barriers are lowered.
pharmacy
n. 약국, 약학
I’ll be back after stopping by the pharmacy.
termination
n. 종료
One views activity as a global concept ― involving instigation, performance, and termination.
beforehand
n. 미리, 사전에
To learn about the play beforehand
encompass
v. 아우르다
Albert Einstein sought relentlessly for a so-called unified field theory ― a theory capable of describing nature’s forces within a single, all-encompassing, coherent framework.
feat
n. 위업, 솜씨
Many who have experienced a major loss often go on to achieve remarkable feats in spite of their hardships.
sanitation
n. 위생
Poor conditions such as lack of housing and worsening sanitation bring about an increase in disease.
gossip
n. 잡담, 소문, 험담
I could hear the low gossip of hens, and the lower throat singing of turkeys.
introvert
n. 내성(내향)적인 사람
Richard Lippa called a group of introverts to his lab and asked them to act like extroverts.
outfit
n. 복장, 장비
The child who is dressed in a cowboy outfit might be very noisy while playing cowboys for a brief time.
pore
n. 구멍
v. 숙고하다, 주목하다
Because the membranes covering bacteria are full of pores, bacteria can exchange genetic information.
airborne
adj. 공수의, 비행 중인
The airship was completed in 1933 as part of an effort to equip the U.S. Navy with airborne military bases.
axe
n. 도끼
Two firemen immediately began smashing down the door with axes.
conducive
adj. 도움이 되는
Few places are more conducive to internal conversations than a moving plane, ship, or train
lump
n. 덩어리
v. 한 덩어리로 만들다
A lump of precious metal would be found in the bottom of his pot.
precipitation
n. 강수량, 강수, 침전
Consider the habitat of these trees, such as rocky areas where the soil is poor and precipitation is slight.
standpoint
n. 견지, 관점, 입장
From the standpoint of health a single big meal is a bad practice.
vacancy
n. 빈 방, 결원, 공석 Vacancy rates climb and the downward trend becomes more severe.
tradeoff
n. 거래, 교환, 협정, 교환 조건
This is not a bad tradeoff, since being able to enjoy a sunset’s beauty seems worth an occasional fall in the dark.
inborn
adj. 타고난
Humans have an inborn tolerance for risk.
thanksgiving
n. 추수감사절
Mitchell and his colleagues studied students going home for Thanksgiving vacation.
assimilation
n. 동화
The United States seeks to eliminate these same skills by reducing existing bilingual programs, out of haste to force their assimilation.
cosmic
adj. 우주의, 장대한
We crack the cosmic codes one by one, replacing an old solution with the new one.
harness
n. 장비, 마구
v. 이용하다
Peter Jenkins began teaching all sorts of people how to climb trees safely using a rope and a harness.
overtime
n. 초과 근무, 초과 근무 수당
Imagine you were asked to work overtime and you didn’t want to do it.
terrain
n. 지형, 지역
The hike covers 3 to 4 miles and includes moderately difficult terrain.
faraway
adj. 멀리 있는
There are millions of people who require different lenses to see near and faraway objects.
penetrate
v. 뚫고 들어가다, 침투하다
While the eye sees at the surface, the ear tends to penetrate below the surface.
undo
v. 원상태로 돌리다, (잠긴 것을)풀다, 망치다
Our romantic mistakes can always be undone these days.
decent
adj. 예의바른, 품위 있는; 적당한
If you know in your heart that you are a good and decent person, you can meet life’s challenges head-on.
majestic
adj. 장엄한, 위엄 있는
All the grace and beauty had gone out of the majestic river.
screenplay
n. 시나리오
The screenplay requires so much filling in by our imagination that we cannot really approximate the experience of a film by reading a screenplay.
blueprint
n. 청사진, 계획
You need to be able to devise a blueprint that communicates to your musicians what it is you want to hear.
glimpse
v. 잠깐(언뜻)보다, 흘긋보다
With each new solution we glimpse a bit more of the overall pattern of nature.
wrongly
adv. 잘못되게, 부당하게
Might parents judge their children wrongly because they have never stood far enough off from them?
onstage
adj. 무대의
Visiting the theater was not merely for the purpose of entertainment, but rather to draw lessons from the play offered onstage.
runway
n. 활주로; 패션쇼무대
They’re communicating with pilots and telling them which runways to use to take off or land.
bride
n. 신부
She had a bride’s flowers in her hair, but her hair was white.
strikingly
adv. 현저하게, 두드러지게
Their own coverage on some major issues looks strikingly one-sided at times.
blacken
v. 검게 만들다
Now the whole surface of the vase was blackened, with figures picked out in the natural red.
remainder
v. 나머지
I worked tirelessly for the remainder of the school year.
sleeplessness
n. 불면증
Lower the temperature a little to about 37℃ and you have the ideal cure for sleeplessness.
checkout
n. 계산대, 체크아웃
Then let’s go to the checkout now.
downsize
v. 줄이다, 축소하다
People who move from an expensive area do not generally downsize their spending much once they move to a moderately priced city.
hinge
n. 경첩
v. 경첩으로 움직이다
Which do you prefer, a sliding door or a hinged door?
unshakable
adj. 흔들리지않는
Early photographs represented the world as stable, eternal, and unshakable.
unspoken
adj. 무언의, 말로 하지 않은
This unspoken timetable provides you with a social clock.
ensue
v. 잇달아 일어나다
When sincere apologies are offered in an ordinary human relationship, they are readily accepted by the victims and reconciliations ensue.
itch
n. 가려움, 참을 수 없는 욕망
If the itches do not disappear, stop scratching and take the medicine.
mermaid
n. 인어
The bus driver has started to sing the song ‘Under the Sea’ from the movie The Little Mermaid.
utmost
adj. 최고의, 최대한의
It is of the utmost importance to government, business, and the public.
outperform
v. 더 나은 결과를 내다, 능가하다
If the employee knew that individual rewards were possible, he would be more likely to strive to outperform expectations.
peruse
v. 정독하다
Most people think that to ‘peruse’ something means to ‘scan or skim it quickly, without paying much attention.
adjoin
v. 인접하다
The clanhouse usually consists of a room adjoining the dwelling of the senior female member of the clan.
ideological
adj. 사상적인 Ideological influences also factored in.
ferment
n. 발효
v. 발효시키다
When sugar is fermented, it produces alcohol.
hydro
n. 수력
In 1971, hydro was the second biggest source of electricity generation.
refrigeration
n. 냉장, 냉동, 냉각
Evolutionary psychologists have suggested that the absence of any effective form of refrigeration was critical to our early moral development.
slash
v. 베다, 대폭 줄이다
Today, the average French meal has been slashed down to 38 minutes.
submerge
v. 잠수하다
At the close of the Ice Age the entire region was submerged beneath a lake of meltwater.
whatsoever
adv. 전혀
In the present state of technology, a computer will be no help whatsoever.
alright
adj. 괜찮은, 나쁘지 않은
The next day, when I was feeling alright again, I played it back.
candid
adj. 솔직한, 숨김없는, 자연스러운
The nonverbal message is deliberate, but designed to let the partner know one’s candid reaction indirectly.
chant
v. 구호(노래)를 부르다
As people chanted my name, I was carried off the field on the shoulders of my teammates.
mummy
n. 미라
He is the Iceman, the intact mummy found sticking out of the ice by a German couple hiking in the Alps in 1991.
childlike
adj. 천진난만한, 어린애 같은
A childlike joy spreads through me.
inward
adj. 내부의, 마음속의
The downdraft spreads out when it hits the ground and forms an inward circular pattern.
tan
n. 햇볕에 탄 빛깔
v. (피부를)햇볕에 태우다
Many make a point of getting to the beach to get a tan.
unused
adj. 사용되지 않은
Obviously, throwing away unused ink translates into wasted money.
cliche
n. 상투적인 문구(생각)
They believe in the old cliche that 'every cloud has a silver lining.'
diffusion
n. 확산, 보급, 흐림, 산만
Social contact plays a crucial role in the process of diffusion.
fleeting
adj. 순식간의, 잠깐 동안의
Any fleeting thoughts are overcome by more powerful self-justifying thoughts.
fling
v. 내던지다, 돌진하다
All the villagers at the banquet began to fling tofu into each other's laps.
irrigation
n. 관개(물을 끌어들임)
There needs to be enough rain, or in some cases, irrigation.
scrap
n. 오려낸 작은 조각
Beethoven took scraps of paper with him on his frequent walks.
sermon
n. 설교
“Too true, it’s been dry, especially the sermons!”
uniformity
n. 획일성, 균일성
The key to a successful business chain can be expressed in one word: “uniformity”.
brass
n. 놋쇠, 금관악기
A layer of gold dust was put in the bottom of a copper or brass pot, and covered with wax.
lace
v. 끈으로 묶다
Costume then became short for men and long for women and buttoned or laced.
paste
n. 반죽
It’s traditional Korean soybean paste.
runny
adj. 묽은, 콧물이 나는
It is a thin, runny glue with special molecules which hardens anything it touches.
uphold
v. 뒷받침하다, 옹호하다
In much of social science, evidence is used only to affirm a particular theory ― to search for the positive instances that uphold it.
stiffen
v. 뻣뻣해지다
Her legs started to shake and she felt her body stiffen.
basin
n. 분지, 유역
Kathmandu sits almost in the middle of a basin, forming a square about 5km north-south and 5km east-west.
maneuver
n. 움직임, 계략
v. 조종하다, 움직이다
Remember what it was like to begin to maneuver a desktop publishing program?
transgenic
adj. 유전자 변형의
In South Africa, the profit ratio of the transgenic crop to the conventional one was the highest, followed by China.
vista
n. 경치, 전망
We drive around in circles, inventing and rejecting successive hypotheses about where to find the scenic vistas that would entertain and enlighten the tourists.
per capita
a. 1인당
While consumption of beer and spirits has stayed basically steady in France, the per capita consumption of alcohol from wine fell from 20 liters in 1962 to about 8 in 2001.
dumb
adj. 멍청한, 우둔한
It is the greatest tool we have for making people dumber faster.
geothermal
adj. 지열의
Far more use is made of geothermal energy for direct heat than any other source of energy.
defy
v. 거부하다
The process of journal-keeping through writing and drawing helped heal me from a mysterious illness which had defied the doctors and their medicines.
impede
v. 지연시키다, 방해하다
Excessive co-suffering impedes and may even paralyze the physician into a state of inaction.
patriot
n. 애국자
She was a devoted Patriot.
pointless
adj. 무의미한
What you consider pointless your friends may find meaningful.
telecommute
v. 재택 근무하다
Employers may not accept the idea of telecommuting.
demoralize
v. (사)기를 꺾다
Do not be terribly demoralized if you make some mistakes along the way.
dissent
n. 의견 차이
v. 이의를 제기하다 Dissent was far more frequent in the high-performing clubs.
escort
v. 호위하다, 에스코트하다
The teacher escorted him along the aisle to the door.
hoop
n. (농구의)링
He fastened a basketball hoop over the wastebasket.
paddle
n. 노
v. 노를 젓다
I headed to the beach and jumped on my surfboard and paddled out.
reconciliation
n. 화해
We must work to resolve conflicts in a spirit of reconciliation.
sprain
v. (팔목, 발목을)삐다
Jim got a chance to play in the last 30 seconds of the championship game when a starting player sprained his ankle.
hiss
n. 쉿 소리
v. 쉿 소리를 내다
He knew what it was to tremble when he heard the hiss of a bird’s wings over his head.
cargo
n. 화물
On January 10, 1992, a ship traveling through rough seas lost 12 cargo containers.
scrub
v. 문지르다
She would scrub, mop, and dust everything.
liner
n. 여객선, 정기선
Mr. Potter was sailing for Europe on one of the greatest transatlantic ocean liners.
stationery
n. 문방구, 문구류
A little notebook in the stationery department caught my eye.
bland
adj. 무미건조한
It produces a sameness, a bland version of what used to be unique experiences.
brainstorming
n. 창조적 집단 사고, 난상토론
If you have lots of energy early in the morning, that is when you should schedule difficult activities, whether for you these are brainstorming, writing, or practicing.
compile
v. 엮다
We must protect citizens against the compiling of personal data and the unrestricted use and distribution of such data.
mercury
n. 수은
The alchemist placed some mercury in the melting pot and heated it.
myriad
adj. 많은
European Union has experienced terrible difficulties in trying to regularize the complex and myriad differences in its members’ sales taxes.
outdated
adj. 뒤떨어진
Today we are so interdependent that the concept of war has become outdated.
oval
adj. 타원형의
The breadfruit is a round or oval fruit that grows on the tropical islands in the Pacific Ocean.
disbelief
n. 불신
“Are you sure, Bill?” I said in disbelief.
perseverance
n. 인내심
This was not from a lack of diligence or perseverance.
anecdote
n. 일화
Then in a revised edition of Lives in 1568, complete with portraits of the artists, he combined biographical anecdotes with critical comment.
euphemism
n. 완곡 어구(표현)
Why do people use euphemisms?
stale
adj. 진부한, 김빠진, 상해가는
Mental rehearsal is disastrous cognitive static when it becomes trapped in a stale routine that captures attention.
elusive
adj. 정의하기 어려운
What should writers do when they’re teased by intriguing but elusive ideas?
capitalize
v. 자본화하다, (~on)이용하다
More and more classical organizations take the initiative to capitalize on this, the future is beginning to look promising.
cradle
n. 요람
In Scandinavia the welfare state has earned the famous characterization 'cradle to grave'.
epic
n. 서사시/ 장대한
Music can convey the scope of a film, effectively communicating whether the motion picture is an epic drama or a story that exists on a more personal scale.
drape
v. 주름 잡다, 걸치다; 가리다; 장식하다
Ancient Greek and Roman costume is essentially draped.
slum
n. 빈민가
Even more serious examples include describing rotting slums as ‘substandard housing’.
warlike
adj. 호전적인, 전쟁의
Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games.
inland
a. 내륙에 있는
ad. 내륙으로
I had accepted a job offer from Dr. Gilbert, who had opened a medical clinic at an inland village last year.
mumble
v. 중얼거리다
Jackson mumbled.
stink
n. 악취
v. 악취를 풍기다
Being happy means that you realize that there are times that you will be unhappy and recognize that life sometimes stinks.
abolish
v. 폐지하다
Costa Rica became the first Latin American country to abolish slavery.
greasy
adj. 기름투성이의
No, it’s too greasy. How about Korean food instead?
haired
adj. 머리털이 있는
I knew she was tall, short-haired, and in her fifties, but how would I know her name?
boom
n. 쾅하고 울리는 소리
v. 쾅하는 소리를 내다
The storm boomed and roared outside the long-range aircar as it fought for altitude.
lifeline
n. 생명선, 생명줄
Adding to their importance is that many of the lifeline systems serve vital roles in disaster recovery.
luncheon
n. 오찬
The time of the luncheon has also been moved to 12: 15 to give our speaker in the morning session more time.
gleam
v. (희미하게)빛나다
Everest looms as a three-sided pyramid of gleaming ice and dark rock.
intrude
v. 방해하다, 침범하다
Mental rehearsal becomes trapped in a stale routine that captures attention, intruding on all other attempts to focus elsewhere.
lease
n. 임대차 계약, 임대
v. 임대[임차, 대여]하다
I have lived in this apartment for the last ten years and the lease has been renewed three times.
sabotage
v. 방해하다, 파괴하다
n. 방해 행위
Anxiety also sabotages academic performance of all kinds.
halve
v. 이등분하다, 반으로 줄다
Have you heard the saying “A problem shared is a problem halved”?
hurriedly
adv. 다급하게, 허둥지둥
Alice got up late this morning and hurriedly went out of her apartment.
pledge
n. 맹세, 약속
v. 맹세하다, 약속하다
Millions of people, watching Jim’s concert on television, were asked to phone in pledges of money to give to African relief.
utensil
n. 도구(기구), 가정용품
I’ll check if all the cooking utensils and seasonings are in place.
embassy
n. 대사관
In his residence near the embassy, he had one room known as “the shepherd’s room”.
erroneous
adj. 잘못된
I made it up in response to my erroneous belief that what I was all worked up about was really important.
zip
v. 쌩[휙] 하고 가다, 지퍼를 잠그다
Biologists can zip over in small boats.
menace
v. 위협하다
Disease, enemies and starvation are always menacing primitive man.
anarchy
n. 무정부 상태, 난장판 Anarchy can consist of “mutual aid” or a “war of all against all” that proceeds in the absence of any rule of law.
arousal
n. 각성, 자극, 흥분
According to this view, the peculiar sounds of laughter have a direct effect on the listener, inducing positive emotional arousal that mirrors the emotional state of the laugher, perhaps by activating certain specialized brain circuits.
compost
n. 퇴비
v. 퇴비를 만들다
The type of ‘imperfect’ produce was often tossed on the compost heap or left in the ground.
interchange
n. 교차점
v. 교체하다
The right and left sides of your face are interchanged.
jobless
n. 실업자들
a. 실직 상태인
What about all the young people in our town who are jobless?
subtract
v. 빼다
Now, subtract your current age.
futile
adj. 헛된, 쓸데없는
After several futile attempts to teach the role of theme, or the prominent repeated melody, in classical music, the teacher was at wit’s end.
winding
adj. 구불구불한
With its tiny winding lanes and hidden temples, Jaisalmer is straight out of The Arabian Nights.
shuffle
v. 이리저리 움직이다, 섞다
We then shuffle the pieces around to see how they fit together.
vend
v. 팔다
That’s right―a vending machine from which you can get prescription drugs!
verdict
n. 의견(결정), 평결
Making better decisions when picking out jams or bottles of wine is best done with the emotional brain, which generates its verdict automatically.
razor
n. 면도기
There are not only paper plates and napkins, but even disposable razors and cameras.
speechless
adj. 말을 잃은
When the little boy was finished, his father sat speechless.
aggravate
v. 악화시키다
Difficulty in assessing information is aggravated by the overabundance of information at our disposal.
zeal
n. 열성
I always choose zeal over ability.
fuzzy
adj. 흐릿한, 불분명한
I put them on, and the world turned into fuzzy, unfocused shapes.
goody
n. 맛있는 것
Praise encourages children to find ways to get future verbal “goodies” from important adults.
hub
n. 중심지, 중추
New York : A Hub of Grocery Transportation
deluxe
adj. 호화로운, 사치스러운
Constructed in the 12th century, now a deluxe hotel, Palazzo Sasso is all about the view.
hysterical
n. 히스테리 상태의, 발작적인; 너무나도 웃기는
Sometimes you may try to appeal to an emotion in your audience: hysteria by being hysterical, anger by raging.
overboard
adv. 지나치게, 배 밖으로, 물속으로
Just don’t go overboard.
stern
adj. 엄중한
Her mother was stern and meticulous about house cleaning.
amplify
v. 증폭시키다
He used it to invent an amplifying system that enabled radio receivers to pick up distant signals.
pointer
n. 충고, 신호, 바늘
There are a few pointers about the oral recitation of poetry.
squad
n. (경찰서의)반, 분대
When the day arrived, Chris was welcomed by three squad cars and a police motorcycle ridden by Officer Frank Shankwitz.
craze
n. 열풍
In a society where people craze for beauty, the condition of one’s skin and body can be a status symbol.
equator
n. 적도
Here, indeed, south of the equator, the waxing moon appears to be on the left.
inflame
v. 염증을 일으키다, 악화시키다
The whole thumb was swollen to the wrist and in the center was a little inflamed sore.
naval
adj. 해군의
The outcome was a remarkable engagement that ranks as one of the most curious naval conflicts of all time.
blunt
adj. 직설적인, 무딘
The term euphemism involves substituting a more pleasant, less objectionable way of saying something for a blunt or more direct way.
creak
n. 삐걱거리는 소리
v. 삐걱거리다
The door creaked as it swung back.
salient
adj. 두드러진
The most salient feature of individual moral agents is the fact that they bring multiple perspectives.
bureaucracy
n. 관료제, 관료
Local bureaucracies usually followed administrative patterns that had been locally developed.
downshift
v. 생활을 단순화 하다; 저속 기어로 바꾸다
This decade, nearly a quarter of Australians aged 30 to 59 have downshifted.
eligible
n. 적격의/ 적임자
Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible, with the exception of professional photographers.
liken
v. 비유하다
I often liken fundamental science to doing a crossword puzzle.
pillar
n. 기둥
What waited for me in this new world was tree-lined avenues, brick buildings with white pillar.
parachute
n. 낙하산
The parachute jump is not as dangerous as you think.
unopened
adj. 열어보지않은
She raised her daughters to keep an extra box and bottle unopened in the cupboard for every bottle and box that was in use.
afflict
v. 괴롭히다
A person afflicted with loneliness will realize, in the long run, that only he can find his own cure.
homeostasis
n. 항상성
Most of the systems in animal and human physiology are controlled by homeostasis.
digitize
v. 수치화하다, 디지털화하다
The digitized image of the face is rough.
fishery
n. 어업
In the end, the fishery stopped altogether, bringing economic destruction to the village.
parasitic
adj. 기생하는/ 기생 동물(식물)
These results show how, in the absence of pressure from parasitic cuckoos, the appearance of the eggs has altered.
richness
n. 풍부함, 풍요로움
To enjoy the richness that life has to offer, we need to take our time.
yearly
adj. 해마다 있는, 연간의
They laughed, sharing funny memories of their yearly visits.
chronically
adv. 만성적으로
In a complex, intellectually demanding and high-pressure task such as that of air traffic controllers, having chronically high anxiety is an almost sure predictor that a person will eventually fail in training or in the field.
gigantic
adj. 거대한
The two captains of the luxurious and gigantic passenger ships, the British ocean liner Carmania and the German linar Cap Trafalgar, were both ordered to convert their vessels into armed merchant cruisers.
crutch
n. 목발
He had to learn to walk first without the aid of crutches.
fruitful
adj. 보람있는, 생산적인, 유익한
“To my taste,” he says, “the most fruitful and natural exercise of our mind is conversation."
tin
n. 주석, 깡통
Norman’s tin legs were his only supports.
tirelessly
adv. 쉼 없이, 지치는 줄 모르게
Frank j. Scott, an early landscape architect, worked tirelessly to rid the landscape of fences.
whereby
adv. 그리고 그것에 의하여
Often this simple action starts a chain of loving actions whereby the person receiving your letter may decide to do the same thing to someone else.