1100 Words | Week 10

inclement / peruse / gnawing / premonition / desist / recoil / pertinent / hail / mastiff / obsesse / doleful / wan / histrionics / elusive / frustrate / symptomatic / interject / inert / salient / imminent / squeamish / engross / to pay the piper / on the carpet / to show one's hand / to tilt at windmills
 

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Week 10 Day 1

 

inclement /-'kle-/

격식 (춥거나 비가 오는 등으로) 좋지 못한[궂은] ↔ clement

Longman    inclement weather is unpleasantly cold, wet etc 악천후

 

Inclement weather forced the graduation ceremony to be held inside. 

악천후로 인해 졸업식이 실내에서 거행되었다.

 

peruse /-'ruz/

격식 또는 유머 숙독[정독]하다

Longman    formal to read something, especially in a careful way 

 

She leant forward to peruse the document more closely. 앞으로 구부리다

A copy of the report is available for you to peruse at your leisure. 

그 보고서가 한 부 있으니 여가 날 때 잘 읽어 보세요.

peruse a person's face 남의 얼굴을 유심히 보다.

 

gnawing /'n-/

신경을 갉아먹는, 괴롭히는

Longman    worrying or painful, especially for a long time

 

gnawing doubts

The problem had been gnawing at him for months. 

그 문제는 몇 달째 그를 괴롭혀 오고 있었다.

The dog was gnawing a bone. 

그 개는 뼈다귀를 물어뜯고 있었다.

 

premonition /pre-/

(특히 불길한) 예감

Longman    a strange feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen 

premonition of / premonition that

monition 충고 경고

 

a premonition of death 

a premonition of disaster 

재난이 있을 것 같은 예감

When Anne didn’t arrive, Paul had a premonition that she was in danger.

He had a premonition that he would never see her again. 

그는 그녀를 다시는 만나지 못할 것이라는 예감이 들었다.

 

desist

격식 (…을) 그만두다

Longman    to stop doing something 

 

We hope that the military regime will desist from its acts of violence.

They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign. 

그들은 폭격 작전을 그만두기로 했다.

The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns. 

군인들은 발사중지 명령을 받았다.

The court has ordered him to desist from bothering his neighbor. 

법원은 그에게 이웃을 괴롭히는 것을 그만두라고 명령했다.

 

recoil

v. (무섭거나 불쾌한 것을 보고) 흠칫 놀라다 = flinch / (어떤 생각상황에 대해 혐오감공포심으로) 움츠러들다 = shrink

n. (특히 총기 발사 시의) 반동

Longman    

1 to move back suddenly and quickly from something you do not like or are afraid of recoil from/at 

2 to feel such a strong dislike of a particular situation that you want to avoid it recoil from/at 

3 if a gun recoils, it moves backwards very quickly after it has been fired

 

She recoiled from his touch as if she had been slapped. 

He recoils from everything in life that demands hard work. 

We recoil in horror from the thought of subjecting someone to extreme pain. 

Plots sometimes recoil (up)on the plotters. 

음모를 꾀하면 가끔은 당사자 본인이 그 희생물이 된다.

Would the public recoil at the prospect of 10 percent. 

사람들은 10 퍼센트의 가능성에 주춤할 것인가?

 

 

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Week 10 Day 2

 

pertinent

격식 (특정한 상황에) 적절한[관련 있는] = relevant

Longman    directly relating to something that is being considered pertinent to 

 

He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. 

The last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion.

Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion. 

발언은 논의 중인 화제에 관련된 것으로 국한해 주시기 바랍니다.

I think it is wise to follow his pertinent advice. 

나는 그의 적절한 조언을 따르는 것이 현명하다고 생각한다.

 

hail

(특히 신문 등에서 아주 훌륭하거나 특별한 것으로) 묘사하다[일컫다] / 환호하다 / (택시버스 등에[을]) 신호를 보내다[부르다] 

Longman    

1 to describe someone or something as being very good hail somebody/something as something, be hailed something 

2 to call to someone in order to greet them or try to attract their attention hail a cab/taxi 

3 it hails if it hails, small balls of ice fall like rain 

 

Lang’s first film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. 

The new service has been hailed a success. 

A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children. 

She leaned out of the window and hailed a passerby. 

The hotel doorman will hail a cab for you. 

We asked the reception to e-hail a taxi. 호텔 리셉션에 온라인으로 택시를 호출 요청했다.
It’s windy and hailing outside.

 

n. 우박 / 쏟아지는[퍼붓는] ~

Longman    

1 frozen raindrops which fall as hard balls of ice 

2 a hail of bullets/stones etc a large number of bullets, stones etc that are thrown or fired at someone 

3 a hail of criticism/abuse etc a lot of criticism etc 

 

heavy showers of rain and hail

Hail was hammering down onto the roof.

우박이 지붕 위로 우두둑 떨어지고 있었다.

The aircraft were met by a hail of gunfire.

The proposals met with a hail of criticism.

 

mastiff

마스티프(털이 짧고 덩치가 큰 개. 흔히 건물 경비견으로 쓰임)

Longman    a large strong dog, often used to guard houses

 

obsess

(어떤 생각이 사람의 마음을) 사로잡다, … 생각만 하게[…에 집착하게] 하다 / (…에 대해) 강박감을 갖다

Longman    

1 if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else – used to show disapproval be obsessed by/with something/somebody

2 be obsessing about/over something/somebody informal to think about something or someone much more than is necessary or sensible

 

A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight.

Jody’s been obsessed with some lifeguard for months.

Stop obsessing about your hair. It’s fine.

Don't obsess about winning. 승부에 너무 집착하지 마라

 

doleful

애절한 = mournful

Longman    very sad 

 

a doleful song about lost love

She has a doleful expression on her face. 그 여자는 슬픈 표정을 짓고 있다.

One may pretend sorrow with a doleful face, profess it with doleful words. 

수심에 찬 얼굴로 슬픈 체할 수도 있고, 수심에 찬 말로 슬픈 체 할 수도 있다.

 

wan /wa-/

창백한, 파리한, 힘없는

Longman    looking pale, weak, or tired 

 

She gave me a wan smile. 그녀가 내게 힘없이 웃어 보였다.

his grey, wan face 그의 창백한 잿빛 얼굴

 

 

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Week 10 Day 3

 

histrionics

격식 못마땅함 (행동이) 연극하는 조의[과장된] 행동

Longman    very loud and emotional behaviour that is intended to get sympathy and attention – used to show disapproval

 

His histrionics do not work on those who know him. 

그의 신파극은 그를 아는 사람들에게는 통하지 않는다.

 

elusive

찾기[규정하기/달성하기] 힘든

Longman    

1 an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen

2 an elusive result is difficult to achieve

3 an elusive idea or quality is difficult to describe or understand

 

She managed to get an interview with that elusive man.

She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but wider international success has been elusive.

For me, the poem has an elusive quality.

 

frustrate

좌절감을 주다, 불만스럽게 만들다 / 방해하다, 좌절시키다 = thwart

Longman   

1 if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want 

2 to prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding = foil

 

The fact that he’s working with amateurs really frustrates him. 

Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards.

 

symptomatic

증상[징후]을 보이는

Longman    

1 formal if a situation or type of behaviour is symptomatic of something, it shows that a serious problem exists symptomatic of 

2 medical showing that someone has a particular illness

 

The rise in unemployment is symptomatic of a general decline in the economy. 

Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners. 

한 관계 내부의 질투는 대체로 파트너 중 한 쪽의 낮은 자긍심을 나타낸다.

 

interject

격식 말참견을 하다

Longman    to interrupt what someone else is saying with a sudden remark 

 

‘That’s absolute rubbish!’ he interjected.

May I interject to say one thing? 

제가 잠깐 한마디 해도 될까요?

 

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Week 10 Day 4

 

inert

격식 기력이 없는 / 화학 비활성[불활성]의

Longman    

1 technical not producing a chemical reaction when combined with other substances

2 literary not moving, or not having the strength or power to move

3 not willing to do anything 

 

inert gases 불활성 기체(helium, argon, neon 등).

He lay inert with half-closed eyes. 그는 기력이 없어 눈을 반쯤 감은 채 누워 있었다.

He lay, inert, in his bed.

He is by nature inclined to be rather inert. 그는 천성적으로 좀 움직이기 싫어하는 편이다.

The government was inert and inefficient.

 

salient /'seil-/

가장 중요한, 핵심적인; 가장 두드러진, 현저한

Longman    the salient points or features of something are the most important or most noticeable parts of it 

 

the salient points of the report

He summarized the salient points. 

그가 핵심적인 점들을 요약했다.

She pointed out the salient features of the new design. 

그녀는 그 새 디자인의 가장 두드러진 특징들을 지적했다.

 

imminent

금방이라도 닥칠 듯한, 목전의, 임박한

Longman    an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon 

imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc 

 

A new trade agreement is imminent.

An announcement about his resignation is imminent. 

그의 사임 발표가 임박했다.

He was in imminent danger of dying. 

The system is in imminent danger of collapse. 

체제가 금방이라도 붕괴해 버릴 위험에 처해 있다.

 

squeamish / 'skwimi-/

비위가 약한[상한](특히 피 같은 것을 보았을 경우에 대해 씀) / (부정직한·비도덕적인 일에 대해) 결벽성이 있는[결벽증적인]

Longman    

1 easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things 

2 the squeamish people who are squeamish 

 

A lot of kids are squeamish, which means they feel uncomfortable dissecting an animal. 

많은 아이들은 동물 해부가 불쾌감을 주기 때문에, 지나치게 민감해진다.

This movie is not for the squeamish.

이 영화는 비위가 약한 사람들을 위한 것이 아니다.

 

engross

몰두하게 만들다

Longman    if something engrosses you, it interests you so much that you do not notice anything else 

engross yourself in something 

 

The scene was stunning, and for a time engrossed all our attention. 

Since football does not engross him, he never watches any of the games. 

그는 축구에 빠져있지 않기 때문에, 그는 전혀 경기를 보지 않습니다.

engross one’s whole time 온 시간을 빼앗다.

engross the market 시장을 독점하다.

Take your mind off it by engrossing yourself in a good book.

 

 

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Week 10 Day 5

 

to pay the piper

비용을 부담하다 / 자기 행동의 결과에 책임을 지다

Merriam-Webster    to bear the cost of something 
피리 부는 사람에게 돈을 지불하다: 결과를 감수하다 (피리 부는 사람 하멜른의 이야기에서 유래)

 

You have to do what they say because they are paying the piper.

You couldn't get away with plagiarizing all of your essays. It's finally time to pay the piper. 

과제를 전부 표절하고도 무사히 빠져나갈 수는 없어. 드디어 대가를 치를 때가 됐다.

You'll have to pay the piper someday. 

언젠가는 뿌린 씨는 거두어야 할 때가 올 것이다.

 

on the carpet

잘못을 해서 윗사람에게 불려가서 꾸지람을 듣다

Merriam-Webster    before an authority for censure or reproof 

 

I got called on the carpet for being late. 나는 지각한 것 때문에 불려갔다.

He got called on the carpet by his boss.

 

to show one's hand

가지고 있는 패를 보여주다, 속셈[계획]을 보여주다.

Longman    to make your true power or intentions clear, especially after you have been keeping them secret 

 

There were so many rumours that the company was forced to show its hand.

Don't show your hand to the opponent. 

상대에게 너의 패를 보이지 마라

I will show my hand. 

내 의도를 알려줄게.

 

to tilt at windmills

가상의 적을 공격하느라 에너지를 낭비하다 (Don Quixote의 이야기에서)

Oxford    attack imaginary enemies or evils

Merriam-Webster    to use time and energy to attack an enemy or problem that is not real or important

 

"the priest was too busy healing the sick to bother with tilting at ecclesiastical windmills" 기독교의

Aren't you too smart to go tilting at windmills? 

하잘 것 없는 일로 길을 돌아가는 것은 현명하다고 할 수는 없지 않습니까?