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정이로운 영어공부/A Treasury of Colloquial Phrases72

60. Petulant Q : I was made to feel like a ........ child who had flown into a temper because their favourite had been taken away. (unreasonably easily annoyed, complaining) 1) Brash 2) Saucy 3) Cocky 4) Petulant 5) Reckless A : 4) Petulant Petulant 심술을 부리는, 심통 사나운 petulance = ill-temper = bad-temper = pettishness = peevishness 성마름, 앵돌아짐, 심술 사나움, 무례한 태도, 건방진 언동 petulant = sulky = moody = grumpy = cranky = pe.. 2023. 9. 19.
59. Cathartic Q : Talking to a psychiatrist can be a very ........ experience. (purifying, cleansing, purgative) 1) Scouring 2) Lenient 3) Lulling 4) Frangible 5) Cathartic A : 5) Cathartic Cathartic 정화하는, 카타르시스를 느끼게 하는 cathartic = purgative = pursing = purifying = cleansing = aperient = laxative = abreactive 정화되는, 정화하는, 정제되는 cathartic experience 카타르시스를 느끼게하는 경험 catharsis 카타르시스 2023. 9. 18.
58. Whimsical Q : She has an imaginative, playfully funny and strangely .......... attitude towards life. 1) Arbitrary 2) Whimsical 3) Tetchy 4) Cantankerous 5) Churlish A : 2) Whimsical whimsical 엉뚱한, 기발한, 변덕스러운 whimsical = playful = mischievous = waggish = quaint = eccentric = imaginative = original = ingineous = ingenious = creative = bizarre = weird 엉뚱한, 기발한, 창의적인 whimsical = capricious = unpredictable = .. 2023. 9. 17.
57. Gnaw Q : Self-doubt began to ......... away at her confidence. (bite away small pieces, create consistent worry) 1) Erode 2) Harass 3) Gnash 4) Fester 5) Gnaw A : 5) Gnaw Gnaw 갉아먹다, 물어 뜯다 gnaw away at = gnaw at = eat away at (오랫동안) ~를 괴롭히다, ~의 신경을 갉아먹다 chip away at ~을 조금씩 깎아먹다 gnawin anxietyg 신경을 갉아먹는, 괴롭히는 gnawing anxiety = unrelieved anxiety 정신을 갉아 먹는 불안감, 누그러지지않는 불안감 plug away at (특히 힘들게 여겨지는) ~을 .. 2023. 9. 17.
56. Bucolic Q : The painting shows a/an ........ scene with peasants harvesting crops in a field. (rustic, country, rural, agricultural) 1) Callous 2) Ephemeral 3) Trenchant 4) Bucolic 5) Fettered A : 4) Bucolic Bucolic 전원의, 목가적인 bucolic = pastoral = rural = country = countryside = rustic 전원의, 목가적인, 시골지역의 bucolic scene 목가적인 풍경, 전원 풍경 bucolic life 전원 생활 2023. 9. 15.
55. Alacrity Q : He accepted my invitation to the party with ........ . I knew that he really wanted to go to the party. (willingly, cheerfully, quickly, readily) 1) Alacrity 2) Terseness 3) Inertia 4) Laconism 5) Quiddity A : 1) Alacrity Alacrity 아주 기꺼이 alacrity = willingness = readiness = enthusiasm = ardour = quickness = agility = nimbleness = promptitude = smartness 민첩함, 기민한, 아주 기꺼이, 재빠르게 with alacrity =.. 2023. 9. 14.
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