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10 words & 1 phrase a day 140409

leak - 유출하다. ex)I want to know who leaked the story. result - 결과 ex)The traffic was very heavy and as a result I arrived late. permission - 허가 ex)You can't leave this building without permission. equivalent - 동등한, 상응하는 ex)The British House of Commons is roughly equivalent to the American House of Representatives. erase - 지우다. ex)You erased that message, didn't you? brief - 간단한. 짧은, (informal)요약하..

1011/2014 2014.04.09

10 words & 1 phrase a day 140408

flawless - 흠이 없는, 무결점의 ex)That is a flawless plan. impeccable - 나무랄 데 없는 ex)Impeccable timing! - 절묘한 타이밍이군요. humiliate - 모욕하다. ex)I felt humiliated when the teacher laughed at my work. dizzy - 어지러운 ex)I feel dizzy in high places vicinity - 근처 ex)There's no bank in the immediate vicinity. deliberately - 고의적으로 ex)You deliberately disobeyed me. claustrophobia - 폐소공포증 ex)Q: What is worse than a gira..

1011/2014 2014.04.08

10 words & 1 phrase a day 140407

neutron star - 중성자별 electron - 전자 (-) ex)Electrons have a negative electric charge. proton - 양성자 (+) ex)Protons have a positive electric charge. halo - 빛, 후광 ex)The halo around the sun is called the corona glisten - 빛나다. ex)Tears glistened in his eyes. eclipse - 식(蝕) ex)a total/partial eclipse of the sun preacher - 전도사, 전파자 doctrine - 교리 ex)The doctrine of the Trinity doesn't make sense. snowfla..

1011/2014 2014.04.07

10 words & 1 phrase a day 140331

adore - 아주 좋아하다. 사랑하다. 존경하다. ex) Kim adores her older sister. as long as - ~하는 한 (provied that, on condition that) ex)We are safe as long as we avoid touching the rails. degree - 정도 ex)I sympathise with her to some degree. unrequited - 일방적인 ex)unrequited love 짝사랑 victim - 희생자 ex)We are the victims of the one-sided affair(unrequited love). inexplicable - 설명할 수 없는 ex)His sudden death is quite inex..

1011/2014 2014.03.31

10 words & 1 phrase a day 140331

abandon - 버리다. 포기(단념)하다. ex)The bank robbers abandoned their car and ran away. abate - 줄어들다. 줄이다. ex)The pain abated. It would seem that his zeal has not abated. bullet-proof - 방탄의 ex)This glass is bullet-proof. ricochet - (총알, 돌 따위가) 튕겨 날아가다. ex)The bullet ricocheted off the wall and grazed my shoulder. aim - 목표, 조준/겨누다. ~할 작정이다. ex)She picked up the gun, took aim, and fired. He aims to go tomo..

1011/2014 2014.03.31