1100 Words | Week 9

impresario / extortion / adverse / asset / limelight / rabble-rousing / bigot / blatant / entourage / virulent / venom / spew / loath / preach / solicit / astute / advocate / quarantine / ineffectual / warp / scrutinize / nefarious / amicable / vexatious / malady / to spill the beans / to keep a stiff upper lip / to have cold feet / to look a gift horse in the mouth
 

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Week 9 Day 1

 

impresario

(극장 등의) 기획자, (극단·오페라단·발레단의) 단장

Longman    someone who organizes performances in theatres, concert halls etc

 

She is a singer, actor and impresario. 

그녀는 가수이고 배우이고 단장(기획자)이다.

 

extort

Longman    to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them

extort something from somebody

Rebels extorted money from local villagers.

extortion

금전 탈취, 강요, 억지로 뺏음, 강탈

He faces charges of kidnapping and extortion.

He was arrested and charged with extortion.

그는 갈취 혐의로 체포되어 기소되었다.

He was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion. 

그는 공갈에 의한 금품수수로 유죄판결을 받았다.
pay extortion 터무니없는 돈을 지불하다.

commit extortion 갈취하다

 
adverse

부정적인, 불리한

Longman    

1 not good or favourable 

2 conditions that make it difficult for something to happen or exist

 

They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets. 

Miller’s campaign has received a good deal of adverse publicity.

They have attracted strong adverse criticism.

그들은 매우 부정적인 비판을 받아 왔다.

Lack of money will have an adverse effect on our research programme. 

자금 부족이 우리 연구 프로그램에 부정적인 영향을 줄 것이다.

The expedition was abandoned because of adverse weather conditions.

 
asset

자산(이 되는 사람·물건) / (특히 부동산과 같은) 자산, 재산

Longman    

1 [usually plural] the things that a company owns, that can be sold to pay debts in assets 

2 [usually singular] something or someone that is useful because they help you succeed or deal with problems ↔ liability 부채

be an asset to somebody/something

 

a corporation with $9 billion in assets 

the value of a company’s assets 

A sense of humor is a great asset in this business. 

I think Rachel would be an asset to the department.

In his job, patience is an invaluable asset. 

그가 하는 일에서는 인내가 귀중한 자산이다.

Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team. 

존스는 부상을 입은 이후로 팀의 자산이 아니라 골칫거리가 되었다.

 
limelight

각광, 세상의 이목[관심]

Longman    a situation in which someone receives a lot of attention, especially from newspapers, television etc in/out of the limelight 

 

Tad loves being in the limelight. 

The president’s wife wanted to stay out of the limelight. 

She’s afraid this new actor will steal the limelight from her. 

his few moments of limelight in front of the cameras

The jokeful guy hogged the limelight that night.

그날 밤 익살스러운 남자가 인기를 독차지했다.

to be in the limelight 각광을 받다[세상의 이목을 끌다]

to steal/hog the limelight (남이 받을) 관심을 가로채다

 
rabble-rousing

민중을 선동하는, 민중 선동가의

Longman    when someone deliberately makes a crowd of people angry and violent, especially in order to achieve political aims 

 

He accused union leaders of rabble-rousing.

I don’t see why this is rabble rousing. 

나는 이것이 왜 민중을 선동시키는지 이해하지 못하겠어.

rabble-rouser    대중 선동

rabble    왁자한 무리, 폭도 = mob / (하찮은) 일반 대중[서민] = the masses

 
bigot

편견이 아주 심한 사람

Longman    someone who is bigoted

 

a religious/racial bigot 

종교적/인종 편견이 아주 심한 사람

You are unfortunately a narrow-minded bigot. 

당신은 불행하게도 속좁은 고집불통이네요.

 

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Week 9 Day 2

 

blatant

못마땅함 노골적인, 뻔한 = flagrant

Longman    something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see,  but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed

 

blatant discrimination 차별

a blatant attempt to buy votes

돈으로 표를 얻으려는 노골적인 시도

It was a blatant lie.

그것은 뻔한 거짓말이었다.

 

entourage

(주요 인물의) 수행단

Longman    a group of people who travel with an important person

 

The president visited China with his entourage[retinue]. 

대통령은 수행원들과 함께 중국을 방문했다

The rock-star arrived in London with her usual entourage of dancers and backing singers. 

그 록스타는 평소처럼 무용수와 코러스로 이루어진 그녀의 일행들과 함께 런던에 도착했다.

 

virulent

악성의, 치명적인, 맹독의 / 격식 매서운, 맹렬한

Longman    

1 a poison, disease etc that is virulent is very dangerous and affects people very quickly ↔ mild  

2 formal full of hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way – used to show disapproval  

 

a particularly virulent form of influenza

Ebola is one of the most virulent virus-infecting diseases known to humankind and usually results in death.

에볼라는 인류에게 알려진 가장 치명적인 바이러스 전염병 중 하나로 대부분이 죽게 된다.

virulent anti-Semitism 반유대주의

The image is drawing virulent criticism amongst New Yorkers. 

이 사진은 뉴욕 사람들 사이에 맹렬한 비판을 불러 일으키고 있다.

 

venom

(뱀 등의) 독[독액] / 격식 앙심, 원한

Longman    

1 great anger or hatred = malice 

2 a liquid poison that some snakes, insects etc produce when they bite or sting you

 

There was real venom in her voice. a look of pure venom 

She spouted venom when she spoke.

그녀의 말에는 독기가 서려 있었다

The viper paralyses its prey by injecting it with venom. 독사

The venom of a king cobra is not the most lethal.

킹 코브라의 독은 뱀 중 가장 치명적인 것은 아니다.

 

spew

뿜어져 나오다, 분출되다; 뿜어[토해] 내다, 분출하다 / 英 비격식 (먹은 것을) 토하다

Longman    

1 (also spew out/forth) to flow out of something quickly in large quantities, or to make something flow out in this way

spew from/into/over etc

2 (also spew out/forth) to say a lot of bad or negative things very quickly

3 (also spew up) informal to vomit

 

Factory chimneys spewed fumes out into the sky.

Brown water spewed from the tap.

Groups like these use the Internet to spew racial hatred.

Moreover, the Amazon region stores at least 75 billion tons of carbon in its trees, which when burned spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 

게다가, 아마존 지역은 적어도 750억톤의 탄소가 나무에 함유되어 있어 연소 시 이산화 탄소를 대기 중에 방출합니다. 

Whatever, just don't spew on it, all right. 

무엇이건 간에, 넌 그냥 그거 위에 토하지만 마, 알겠지?

 

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Week 9 Day 3

 
loath

격식 ~하기를 꺼리는

Longman    be loath to do something formal to be unwilling to do something = reluctant ↔ willing

 

Sarah was loath to tell her mother what had happened.

He was loath to admit his mistake.

그는 자기 실수를 인정하기를 꺼렸다.

I was loath to do it. 

그 일 하기가 끔찍이 싫었다.

I would do this for you nothing loath.

나는 이것을 너를 위해 기꺼이 하겠다.

 

solicit

격식 간청[요청]하다, 얻으려고[구하려고] 하다 / 호객 행위를 하다

Longman    

1 to offer to have sex with someone in exchange for money 

2 formal to ask someone for money, help, or information solicit something from somebody 

3 American English to try to sell a product or service by taking it to homes or businesses and showing it to the people there

 

She was arrested for soliciting. 

Morgan is accused of illegally soliciting campaign contributions. 

We respectfully solicit your continuous patronage.

변함없는 애호(愛護)를 해주시기 거듭 부탁하나이다.

The governor sent two officials to Mexico City to solicit aid from the president. 

They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations. 

그들은 여러 기관들로부터 기금을 얻으려고 계획하고 있었다.

I think I’m going to solicit bids from other contractors. 

다른 업체들한테 견적을 넣으라고 할까 생각중이에요.

No soliciting on company premises is allowed. 부지

 

astute

약삭빠른, 영악한 = shrewd

Longman    able to understand situations or behaviour very well and very quickly, especially so that you can get an advantage for yourself = clever

 

an astute politician

astute investments

He is astute in business. 

그는 사업에 눈치가 빠르다.

It was an astute move to sell just before the prices went down. 

가격이 폭락하기 직전에 판매한 것은 기민한 동작이었다.

 

advocate

격식 (공개적으로) 지지하다[옹호하다] / 옹호자, 지지자 / 변호사

Longman    to publicly support a particular way of doing something advocate for

 

Extremists were openly advocating violence.

Those who advocate for doctor-assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.

The group does not advocate the use of violence. 

그 단체는 폭력 사용을 지지하지 않는다.

a staunch advocate of free speech 

강력한 언론 자유 옹호자

 

quarantine

(전염병 확산을 막기 위한 동물사람의) 격리 / 격리하다

Longman    a period of time when a person or animal is kept apart from others in case they are carrying a disease in quarantine

 

The dog was kept in quarantine for six months. 

그 개는 6개월 동안 격리되어 있었다.

a two week period of self-quarantine 2주 간의 자가격리 기간

 

ineffectual

격식 능력이 부족한, 원하는 목표를 얻지 못하는

Longman    not having the ability, confidence, or personal authority to get things done

 

She remembered her ineffectual efforts to comfort him.

If threats proved ineffectual, he had often recourse to violence. 

협박이 통하지 않을 때는 그는 흔히 폭력을 쓰곤 하였다.

an ineffectual teacher 능력이 부족한 교사

 

warp

(원래의 모습을 잃고) 휘다[틀어지다], 휘게[틀어지게] 만들다 / (행동 등을) 비뚤어지게[뒤틀리게] 만들다 / (베틀의) 날실 ↔ weft

Longman    

1 if something warps, or if heat or cold warps it, it becomes bent or twisted, and loses its original shape 

2 to influence someone in a way that has a harmful effect on how they think or behave

n. technical the threads used in weaving cloth that go from the top to the bottom of the machine

time warp 시간 왜곡(공상 과학 소설 등에서 묘사되는 현상으로 과거나 미래의 일이 현재에 뒤섞여 나타나는 것)

 

The door must be warped. It won’t close properly.

You mustn’t allow your dislike of her to warp your judgment.

The window frames had begun to warp. 

창틀이 틀어지기 시작하고 있었다.

Virtue and vice are warp and woof of our world. 

이 세상은 선과 악이라는 기본적 요소(씨실와 날실)로 짜여 있다.

 

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Week 9 Day 4

 

scrutinize

세심히 살피다, 면밀히 조사[검토]하다

Longman    to examine someone or something very carefully 

 

He scrutinized the document. 

She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces. 

그녀가 앞으로 몸을 숙이고 그들의 얼굴을 세심히 살폈다.

Schools may need to scrutinize their plans before their implementation. 

학교들은 실행하기 전에 그들의 계획을 자세히 검토할 필요가 있을 것이다.

 

nefarious /ni'f-/

격식 범죄의, 비도덕적인

Longman    evil or criminal 

 

nefarious activities such as drug trafficking and fraud

It is nefarious that the hackers essentially have remote controls of the web servers. 

해커들이 사실상 웹 서버를 외부에서 조종하는 것은 불법이다.

Once she learned of his nefarious bombing plans, she vowed to stop him naturally. 그의 흉악한 폭파 계획을 알고 나서 그녀는 물론 그의 행동을 막으려고 애썼다.

 

'amicable

우호적인, 원만한

Longman    an amicable agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel

amicable settlement/agreement 

 

Their relationship hasn’t always been amicable. 

The public opinion on Megxit is not amicable. 

멕시트에 대한 여론이 우호적이지 않다.

His mother made an appeal for amicable management. 

그의 어머니는 선처를 호소했다.

The two parties have reached an amicable settlement.

An amicable settlement was reached.

원만한 해결이 이뤄졌다.

 

vexatious

구식 또는 격식 성가신, 짜증스러운

Longman    making you feel annoyed or worried

 

How vexatious!

참 약오른다! 화가나 죽겠다!

the abolition of several useless and vexatious formalities

몇가지 무용하고 귀찮은 수속의 폐지

 

malady

격식 심각한 문제, 병폐 (=ill) / 옛글투 병

Longman    1 formal a serious problem in society 2 old use an illness

 

To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant. 

자기의 무지를 모르는 것이 무지한 사람들의 폐단이다

The boy is suffering from some strange malady. 

그 소년은 어떤 이상한 병으로 고통받고 있다.

 

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Week 9 Day 5

 
 to spill the beans

(비밀을) 무심코 말해 버리다

Longman    informal to tell something that someone else wanted you to keep a secret

 

It's time you spill the beans about your new boyfriend. 

이제 네 새 남자친구에 대해 비밀을 털어놓을 때가 됐어.

I wouldn't spill the beans even if I had a knife at my throat. 

목에 칼이 들어와도 비밀을 지키겠다

 

to keep a stiff upper lip

구어 (어려움에 부딪쳐도) 겁내지 않다, 버티다, 꺾이지 않다, 용기 내어 어려움에 맞서다

Longman    stiff upper lip the ability to stay calm and not show your feelings in a difficult or upsetting situation

 

Men were taught to keep a stiff upper lip.

Now. Billy, don't cry. Keep a stiff upper lip. 

자, 빌리야, 울지 마라. 침착하게 행동해라.

 

to have cold feet

투지가 없다, 두려움과 불확실성 때문에 주젖하다

Longman    informal to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do something you planned to do

 

The plan failed after sponsors got cold feet.

You have no reason to have cold feet. 

긴장할 필요가 전혀 없어요.

I can't give my speech now. I have cold feet. 

지금 나는 연설을 할 수가 없어요. 너무 떨려서 꼼짝을 못하겠어.

 

never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

속담 선물에 대해 흠을 잡지 말라 

Longman    spoken used to tell someone to be grateful for something that has been given to them, instead of asking questions about it or finding something wrong with it
(선물용 말의 입안을 들여다보다 : 말의 나이를 치아를 통해 판단하는 관습에서 유래됨)

 

It is ungracious to look a gift horse in the mouth. 

선물의 결점을 찾는 것은 무례한 짓이다.