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culminate in, tune out, lexicon, unfathomable, asinine미묘한 영어 2022. 8. 17. 22:43
rudder
배의 키, 항공기의 방향타
moral rudder
graduated
눈금이 매겨진, 등급이 나뉘어진
problem-solving
<명사> 문제해결
culminate in(to)
~로 끝이나다
culminate in tragedy 비극으로 끝나다
culminate in suicidal thought 자살하고 싶은 생각으로 끝나다
culminate into your business solution
"Action before answers" means starting now - before you're ready.
abyss
a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm
unfathomable
incapable of being fully explored or understood
(of water or natural features) impossible to measure the extent of
Her grey eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion
One week of real market engagement is more valuable than one month of market research and analysis.
poke
She poked him in the ribs with her elbow.
finicky
음식이나 옷에 지나치게 까다로운, 까탈스러운 (fussy)
세심한 주의를 요하는
It is real finicky to get the whole thing aligned perfectly.
cower
to bend low and/or move backwards because you are frightened
The dog whimpered and cowered at his feet.
They just cower and are not willing to try.
asinine (ridiculous)
To me, asinine is not a swear word.
I thought that was asinine.
assimilate
become similar, try to fit in
My ancestors came to the US and tried to assimilate into the general American culture.
quarterback
<동사>to lead or direct the operations of
Each step in the build process I learned by solving only the problem that stood in front of me.
The only real problem is the one in front of you.cumbersome
large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use (bulky)
slow or complicated and therefore inefficient
cumbersome diving suits
hellacious
very great, bad, or overwhelming
Scientists ultimately concluded that they died in a hellacious hailstorm.
How do I manage hellacious employee payroll and the regulations surrounding it?
gregarious
sociable; fond of company
(of animal) living in flocks
Some are born gregarious.
My father was the one everyone loved because he was so gregarious.
turd
a lump of excrement
a person regarded as obnoxious
You can't polish a turd
You can't make something that's not naturally good even with the hardest attempts.
After years, he's just never going to change his selfish ways
Well, you can't polish a turd!
tune out
to become unresponsive to, ignore
to dissociate oneself from what is happening or one's surroundings
Anytime you drive by that new restaurant, uninspired by its signage and exterior decor, you react by tuning it out as an option.
lexicon
the vocabulary of a language or branch of knowledge
figment
a mere product of the mental invention
an imagined story, theory, etc
I'm not a figment of your imagination
The past is done; the future is just a figment of your imagination.
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