4000 Essential English Words 2e 2 (2nd Edition) 영한 Unit 26,27,28

hurricane

n. 허리케인, 폭풍
The wind from the hurricane bent the palm tree.

amuse

n. 즐겁게 해주다
The singer was very good. She amused the crowd.

strict

adj. 엄격한
The teacher is strict. She does not let students talk in class.

grand

adj. 웅장한, 거대한
The grand mountain rose high into the sky.

zone

n. 지역, 구역, 영역
Firefighters often work in danger zones.

shut

n. 닫다
Please shut the door; the air outside is cold.

engage

n. 관여하다, 종사하다
Dad was engaged in sawing a piece of wood in half.

task

n. 업무, 일
My task for the weekend was to clean the entire back yard.

deck

n. 갑판
A ship will store many supplies below its deck.

firm

adj. 단단한
He sleeps better on a firm bed.

coral

n. 산호
The diver admired the beautiful coral under the water.

loss

n. 손실, 손해
I suffered a big loss while I was gambling.

adjust

n. 적응하다, 조정하다
He adjusted the old guitar to make it sound better.

accuse

n. 고소하다, 고발하다, 기소하다
She accused her brother of breaking her computer.

fuel

n. 연료
Wood is the fuel that burns to make heat in this fire.

reef

n. 암초
He walked along the reef and looked at the water below.

cotton

n. 면
I like to wear clothes made from cotton in the summer.

surf

n. 파도타다, 서핑하다
The students went to the beach to surf during their vacation.

plain

adj. 평범한, 수수한, 민무늬의
He bought a pair of plain white shoes over the weekend.

crash

v. 충돌하다, 부딪치다
There was a loud noise when the car crashed into the tree.

bug

n. 벌레
Birds like eating bugs.

symptom

n. 증상
Sneezing and a high fever are symptoms of the common cold.

permanent

adj. 영구적인
We don’t know if Aunt Mildred’s visit will be a permanent one.

bold

adj. 담대한, 대담한, 용감한
The bold man climbed the high mountain.

capture

n. 포획하다, 사로잡다
James tried to capture the bubbles in his hands.

resemble

n. 닮다
The baby really resembles his father.

tobacco

n. 담배
The tobacco in cigarettes is bad for you.

expose

n. 노출시키다, 드러내다
He took off his shirt to expose his costume.

guilty

adj. 유죄의
I felt guilty for taking my sister’s cookies.

innocent

adj. 무죄의, 순수한, 순진무구한
The judge said that the woman was innocent of the crime.

apology

n. 사과
After arguing with her teacher, the girl wrote the teacher an apology.

twin

n. 쌍둥이
My sister and I are twins. We look exactly the same.

witch

n. 마녀
People think that witches fly around on broomsticks.

duke

n. 공작
The duke ruled over the land.

preserve

n. 보존하다, 보호하다, 유지하다
Dad sprayed a chemical on the house to help preserve the walls.

hire

n. 고용하다
We hired a man to paint our house.

minister

n. 장관
The minister of education controls the country’s schools.

language

n. 언어
The reporter spoke a language Sally had never heard before.

pronounce

v. 발음하다
Young children often have trouble pronouncing words right.

ordinary

adj. 평범한, 무난한
Today was just an ordinary day. Nothing unusual happened.

net

n. 그물
The boy caught butterflies in his net.

breath

n. 숨
You can’t take a breath under water.

electronic

adj. 전자의
I like having electronic devices such as an MP3 player.

philosophy

n. 철학
My philosophy is “live and let live.”

pot

n. 냄비, 솥
Don’t touch the pot on the stove. It’s hot.

subtract

n. 빼다, 덜다, 공제하다
We learned how to subtract numbers in class.

whisper

n. 속삭이다
We have to whisper in the library so people can focus on reading.

sort

n. 종류
What sort of instrument do you want to learn to play?

bare

adj. 헐벗은, 노출된
He likes to walk around in his bare feet.

bridge

n. 다리, 가교
The old bridge fell into the river.

tight

adj. 꽉 조이는
The knots were too tight to untie.

dare

n. 감히 ~하다, 용감하게 ~하다
He dared to jump out of the airplane and skydive.

inn

n. 여관
The visitor got a room at the inn.

cast

n. 던지다
The fisherman cast his line into the water.

virtual

adj. 실질적인, 사실상의
Because he’s popular, Joe is the virtual leader of the group.

branch

n. 나뭇가지
The monkey was hanging from a branch on the tree.

seed

n. 씨앗
I planted the seed in the dirt, hoping that it would grow into a tree.

weigh

n. 무게가 나가다
The little dog weighed exactly 3 kilograms.

accompany

v. 동반하다, 동행하다, 수반하다
My brothers accompanied me to the movie.

sharp

adj. 날카로운, 예리한
That knife is very sharp. Be careful not to hurt yourself.