728x90 반응형 정이로운 영어공부/A Treasury of Colloquial Phrases72 54. Dour Q : The stereotypical puritan is ........ serious, and likely to judge people severely. (unfriendly, forbidding, grim) 1) Barren 2) Gaunt 3) Dour 4) Lanky 5) Gawky A : 3) Dour Dour 험악하게, 비우호적으로, 쌀쌀맞게, 시무룩한, 음침한, 재미없는 dour = serious = unfriendly = forbidding = grim = severe = unsmiling = frowning = poker-faced = unapproachable = uninviting 험악하게, 쌀쌀맞게, 엄하게 2023. 9. 13. 53. Invidious Q : I drew the short straw and had to carry out the ......... task of punishing the culprits. (unpleasant because it is likely to make you unpopular) 1) Perfidious 2) Insidious 3) Uxorious 4) Invidious 5) Fastidious A : 4) Invidious Invidious 부당한, 남의 심기를 건드릴, 비위에 거슬리는, 악감정을 일으키는 Invidious = unpleasant = disagreeable = unpopular 비위에 거슬리는, 불쾌한, 유쾌하지 않은 It is invidious to single out ~만 골라내는 것은 ~의 심.. 2023. 9. 12. 52. Banter Q : She is a good salesperson. She engages in friendly ......... with the customers. (Good-humoured, playful conversation) 1) Derision 2) Mockery 3) Scorn 4) Scoffing 5) Banter A : 5) Banter Banter 정감 어린 농담, (정감 어린) 농담을 주고받다 banter = good-humoured conversation = playful conversation = joke = jest = raillery = chaff = kidding (악의없는)농담 exchange banter with ~와 농담을 주고 받다 witty banter 재치있는 농담, 재미있는 농.. 2023. 9. 11. 51. Dichotomy Q : There is often a ........... between what politicians say and what they do. (division, gulf, split, separation) 1) Deuce 2) Splinter 3) Branch 4) Dichotomy 5) Bilateral A : 4) Dichotomy Dichotomy 양분, 이분 dichotomy = division = gulf = split = separation = dichotomous approach = either-or = all-or-nothing = black-and-white = binary manner = polorized manner 이분법, 양분법, 흑백논리, 이분법적 사고 false dichoto.. 2023. 9. 10. 50. Endeavour Q : They continually ............ to improve customer service whenever it is possible. ( concerted effort, attempt earnestly) 1) Pursue 2) Stalk 3) Contemplate 4) Endeavour 5) Assert A : 4) Endeavour Endeavour (특히 새롭거나 힘든 일을 하려는) 노력, 시도, 힘껏 노력하다, 분투하다 endeavour = strive = attempt = try = make an effort = make a concerted effort = exert oneself for 노력하다, 애쓰다 make every endeavour to ~하기위한 모든 노력을 하.. 2023. 9. 9. 49. Eschew Q: If you want to lose weight you need to ......... fattening foods. 1) Remit 2) Abstain 3) Desist 4) Eschew 5) Disdown A : 4) Eschew Eschew 피하다, 삼가다, 꺼리다 eschew = refrain from = abstain from = keep aloof = balk at = shrink back = avoid = shun = avade = avert = dodge = duck down = give up = forgo = forswear = renounce 피하다, 삼가다, 꺼리다, 망설이다, 포기하다, 그만두다 eschewal 피하기, 삼가기 2023. 9. 8. 이전 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ··· 12 다음 728x90 반응형
