1100 Words | Week 13

importune / all-out / incontrovertible / surreptitious / haven / subjugate / ultimate / eventuate / emit / subterranean / viable / premise / jeopardize / incredulous / permeate / propitious / surmise / curtail / repress / sober / cryptic / inchoate / to take the bull by the horns / the lion's share / out of the frying pan into the fire / to keep the pot boiling

 

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Week 13 Day 1

 

importune

격식 성가시게 조르다 = pester / 사람을 들들 볶다

Longman    to ask someone for something continuously in an annoying or unreasonable way

 

He began to importune her with offers of marriage.

는 그녀에게 결혼해 달라고 성가시게 조르기 시작했다.

all-out

총력을 기울인, 전면적인

Longman    done in a very determined way, and involving a lot of energy or anger all-out war/attack/offensive etc 

 

an all-out effort to win

We’re going all out to win. 

우리는 이기기 위해 총력을 기울이고 있다.

The allied forces launched an all-out attack. 연합군은 총공격을 개시했다

 

incontrovertible

격식 이론[반박]의 여지가 없는 = indisputable

Longman    definitely true and impossible to be proved false

 

CCTV provided incontrovertible evidence that he was at the scene of the crime.

The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of his guilt. 

피고인은 명백한 유죄 증거에 직면했다.

It is incontrovertible that they have made a mistake. 그들이 실수를 했다는 것에는 논쟁의 여지가 없다.

 

surreptitious /-'ti-/

은밀한, 슬쩍 하는 (=furtive)

Longman    done secretly or quickly because you do not want other people to notice 

 

Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam’s wristwatch.

She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 그녀는 슬쩍 한번 시계를 훔쳐보았다.

He made a surreptitious attempt to leave town. 그는 몰래 마을을 떠나려고 했다.

 

haven / hei-/

안식처, 피난처

Longman    a place where people or animals can live peacefully or go to in order to be safe

haven for, a haven of peace/tranquillity/calm

 

The riverbanks are a haven for wildlife.

그 강둑은 야생동물들의 안식처이다.

St Ives is a haven for artists.

In the middle of the city, this garden is a haven of tranquillity.

A ship sought a haven from the storm. 

한 척의 배가 폭풍을 피해 정박할 곳을 찾았다.

 

subjugate

격식 예속시키다, 지배[통제]하에 두다

Longman    to defeat a person or group and make them obey you 

a subjugated people/nation/country, be subjugated to somebody/something

 

The native population was subjugated and exploited. 

Her own needs had been subjugated to (=not considered as important as) the needs of her family.

Saddamism attempted to subjugate the world. 

사담후세인주의는 세상을 정복하려고 시도했다.

The English people had used their violent power to subjugate Ireland. 

영국인들은 폭력을 사용해서 아일랜드를 복속시켰다.

 

 

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Week 13 Day 2

 

ultimate

궁극[최종]적인, 최후의 = final / 최고[최상/최악/최대]의 / 비격식 (~의) 극치

Longman    

1 someone’s ultimate aim is their main and most important aim, that they hope to achieve in the future = final

ultimate goal/aim/objective etc

2 the ultimate result of a long process is what happens at the end of it

3 if you have ultimate responsibility for something, you are the person who must make the important final decisions about it

4 better, bigger, worse etc than all other things or people of the same kind

 

Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.

Our ultimate objective is to have as many female members of parliament as there are male.

The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.

The ultimate fate of the tribe was even sadder.

the ultimate failure of the project

The ultimate responsibility for policy lies with the president.

The ultimate decision rests with the Public Health Service.

The Rolling Stones are the ultimate rock and roll band.

The female nude is surely the ultimate test of artistic skill.

 

eventuate

격식 결국 …이 되다[생기다]

Merriam-Webster    to come out finally = result, come about

 

This caused the bush fires we know as “Black Christmas” to eventuate. 

이것은 우리가 블랙 크리스마스의 결과로 나타난 숲불의 원인이되었다.

 

emit

격식 (빛·열·가스·소리 등을) 내다[내뿜다]

Longman    to send out gas, heat, light, sound etc  

 

The kettle emitted a shrill whistle.

An HFCV doesn't emit environmental pollutants. 

수소 연료 전지 차량은 환경 오염 물질을 방출하지 않는다.

 

subterranean

격식 지하의

Longman    beneath the surface of the Earth = underground

 

subterranean passage

Little subterranean animals live under our garden.

우리집 정원에는 땅속에 사는 작은 동물들이 있다.

Subterranean factories are standard in Sweden. 

스웨덴에서는 보통 지하에 공장을 짓는다.

 

viable

실행 가능한, 성공할 수 있는 = feasible / 생물 독자 생존 가능한

Longman    

1 a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully 

viable alternative/proposition/option etc, economically/commercially/financially viable 

2 technical able to continue to live or to develop into a living thing ↔ non-viable

 

The committee came forward with one viable solution. 

They can be viable alternatives to vehicles powered by gasoline. 

그것들은 휘발유 자동차의 가능한 대안이 될 수 있다.

Will a hotel here be financially viable?

The factory is no longer economically viable. 

그 공장은 더 이상 경제적으로 성공 가능성이 없다.

viable seeds

Viable eggs are produced on eco-friendly farms. 

유정란은 친환경 목장에서 생산된다.

 

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Week 13 Day 3

 

premise

격식 (주장의) 전제

Longman    (also premiss British English) a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas

premise that

 

The idea that there is life on other planets is the central premise of the novel.

the basic premise of her argument 그녀 주장의 기본 전제

the premise that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty

Instead, it will work off the premise that dinosaurs never disappeared.

대신에, 이 영화는 공룡이 결코 사라지지 않았다는 것을 전제로 하여 만들어질 예정입니다.

 

premises

(한 사업체가 소유·사용하는 건물이 딸린) 부지[지역], 구내

Longman    the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses

off the premises, on the premises

 

Schools may earn extra money by renting out their premises. 

business premises 

The manager escorted him off the premises. 

The wonderful desserts are made on the premises.

Police collared the culprit as he was leaving the premises. 

경찰이 (수사) 구역을 빠져 나가려던 피의자를 붙잡았다.

The company has just acquired new premises. 

그 회사가 최근에 새 부지와 건물을 취득했다.

 

jeopardize /'dʒep-/

격식 위태롭게 하다 (=endanger)

Longman    to risk losing or spoiling something important 

 

He would never do anything to jeopardize his career. 

그가 자기 경력[앞날]을 위태롭게 할 일은 절대 하지 않을 것이다.

The scandal could jeopardize his chances of becoming the next president. 

그 스캔들은 그가 차기 사장으로 승진하는 것을 위태롭게 할 수도 있다

 

incredulous

믿지 않는, 못 믿겠다는 듯한

Longman    unable or unwilling to believe something incredulous look/expression/voice etc

 

She shot him an incredulous look.

‘Here?’ said Kate, incredulous. 

“여기(서) 말이니?” 케이트가 못 믿겠다는 듯이 말했다.

I was incredulous when I heard the news that he had won the contest. 

그가 그 대회에서 우승했다는 소식을 들었을 때 난 의심이 들었다.

permeate

스며들다, 침투하다 / 스며들다, 퍼지다

Longman    

1 if liquid, gas etc permeates something, it enters it and spreads through every part of it permeate through/into

2 if ideas, beliefs, emotions etc permeate something, they are present in every part of it

 

The smell of diesel oil permeated the air.

Rain permeates through the ground to add to ground water levels.

Racism continues to permeate our society.

Neon light is utilized in airport beacons because it can permeate fog.

네온 등은 안개를 투과할 수 있어 항공 표지에 이용된다.

cause a shiver to permeate the reader 

독자를 전율케 하다.

 

propitious

격식 (일을 하기에) 좋은[유리한]

Longman    good and likely to bring good results propitious for

 

a propitious moment 

Conditions after the 1905 revolution were propitious for stable development.

It was not a propitious time to start a new business.

그 때는 새로 사업을 시작하기에 좋은 시기가 아니었다.

Conditions seemed propitious for social reform.

상황이 사회 개혁에 좋아 보인다.

 

 

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Week 13 Day 4

 

surmise

격식 추측[추정]하다 = conjecture / 추측, 추정

Longman    formal to guess that something is true, using the information you know already surmise that 

 

When she came in, he didn’t look up, so she surmised that he was in a bad mood.

His guilt was a matter of surmise. 

그가 유죄라는 건 순전히 추측이었다.

Her surmise about the weather turned out wrong. 

날씨에 대한 그녀의 추측은 빗나갔다.

 

curtail

격식 축소[삭감/단축]시키다

Longman    to reduce or limit something = cut

severely/drastically curtail

 

The new law will curtail police powers.

Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs.

 

repress

(감정을) 참다[억누르다/억압하다] = control / 탄압[진압]하다 = put down, suppress

Longman    

1 to stop yourself from doing something you want to do 

2 if someone represses upsetting feelings, memories etc, they do not allow themselves to express or think about them 

3 to control a group of people by force

 

Brenda repressed the urge to shout at him. 

I repressed a smile. 

He had long ago repressed the painful memories of his childhood. 

The police were widely criticized for their role in repressing the protest movement.

 

sober

술 취하지 않은 / 냉철한, 진지한 / 정신이 들게[냉정해지게] 만들다, 냉정[진지]해지다

Longman    1 not drunk

2 serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things

3 plain and not at all brightly coloured

 

He’s a nice guy when he’s sober.

a sober hard-working young man

a sober reminder of the difficulties we face

a sober grey suit

 

cryptic

수수께끼 같은, 아리송한 = mysterious

Longman    having a meaning that is mysterious or not easily understood 

cryptic remark/comment/statement etc 

 

a cryptic note at the end of the letter

 

inchoate /-'kou-/

격식 이제 시작 단계인

Longman    inchoate ideas, plans, attitudes etc are only just starting to develop

 

She had a child’ s inchoate awareness of language.

그녀는 어린이의 초기 언어 인지력을 지니고 있다

It is still in an inchoate stage.

그것은 아직 요람기 (搖藍期) 에 있다.

 

 

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Week 13 Day 5

 

to take the bull by the horns

문제[난국]에 정면으로 맞서다 / 신속한 결정을 내리다

to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way 

 

She decided to take the bull by the horns and try to solve the problem without any further delay.

He decided to take the bull by the horns. 

그는 좀 더 과감해지기로 결심했다

 

the lion's share

가장 큰[좋은] 몫

the largest part of something 

 

The firm has captured the lion’s share of the UK market.

Jim was supposed to divide the cake into two equal pieces, but he took the lion's share. 

짐은 그 케이크를 반쪽씩 나누어 가지기로 하였지만 그는 큰 쪽을 가졌다.

 

out of the frying pan into the fire

설상가상, 갈수록 태산, 엎친데 덮친 격 / 어려운 상황에서 더 안 좋은 상황으로 가다

to go from to go from a bad situation to one that is even worse

 

I really went out of the frying pan into the fire. 

정말 혹 떼려다 혹 붙였다니까.
I thought I had escaped, but actually I went out of the frying pan into the fire.
난 내가 탈출했다고 생각했지만, 사실상 어려운 상황에서 더 안 좋은 상황으로 간 것이었다.

 

to keep the pot boiling

살림을 꾸려가다, 현상을 유지하다 / 순조롭게 진행되다 / 관심을 식지 않게 하다

Collins    to make sure that a process does not stop

 

I threw in a question, just to keep the pot boiling while my brain caught up.

Dickens kept the pot boiling by ending each chapter on a note of uncertainty and suspense.
디킨스는 각 장을 불확실하고 긴장감 넘치는 상태로 끝냄으로써 관심을 식지 않게 했다.