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[영어 단어] stride stride [st롸-이d] 성큼성큼 걷다 (성큼성큼 걷는) 걸음/발 걸음 걸음걸이, 달리는 모습, 달음박질 진전 stride - strode - stridden If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps. A stride is a long step which you take when you are walking or running. Someone's stride is their way of walking with long steps. If you make strides in something that you are doing, you make rapid progress in it. If you get into your stride o..
[영어 단어] gratifying gratifying [g뤠디퐈잉] 흐뭇한, 기쁜 보람 있는 We took a chance and we've won. It's very gratifying. It was gratifying to see our product on the cover of the magazine.
[영어 단어] gratify gratify [g뤠-디퐈이] 기쁘게(흐뭇하게) 하다 (욕구 등을) 충족/만족시키다 If you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure or satisfaction. If you gratify your own or another person's desire, you do what is necessary to please yourself or them.
[영어 단어] value value [벨류] (경제적인) 가치, (가격, 비용 대비) 가치 가치, 중요성, 유용성 가치관, 값 소중하게/가치 있게 생각하다/여기다 (가치, 가격을) 평가하다 price / cost / value / expense / worth The value of something such as a quality, attitude, or method is its importance or usefulness. If you place a particular value on something, that is the importance or usefulness you think it has. The value of something is how much money it is worth. You use value in ..
[영어 단어] start start [s따r-t] (무엇을 하거나 사용하기) 시작하다, (어떤 일이) 시작되다, 시작되게 하다 (없던 일이) 생기다, (사업 등을) 시작하다 떠나다, 길을 나서다, (어떤 일, 것의) 시작 start / begin / start off / kick off / commence / open / get under way If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. When something starts, or if someone starts it, it takes place from a particular time. If you start by doing som..
[영어 단어] relatively relatively [뤨러디블뤼] 비교적, 상대적으로, 상당히, 적당히 Relatively means to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind. There was a time when flagging down a cab was relatively difficult late at night. But that has been rectified by the taxi service smartphone applications. Hailing a cab has become much easier. Moving in Korea can be relatively painless. I hired professional m..
[영어 단어] own own [오운] (소유, 관련성을 강조하여) ~ 자신의, 직접 ~ 한 (특히 매입하여) 소유하다 (~이 사실임을) 인정하다 You use own to indicate that something belongs to a particular person or thing. You use own to indicate that something is used by, or is characteristic of, only one person, thing, or group. You use own to indicate that someone does something without any help from other people. If you own something, it is your property. I don't ..
[영어 단어] come up short come up short 열심히 노력했으나 못 미치다 기대에 미치지 못하다 Now, it has come up short again in the three months through July,sending shares down sharply in after-hours trading. Museum officials hoped to raise $5,000 at the event, but they came up short.
[영어 단어] bend bend [벤d] 구부리다, 굽히다, 숙이다, (방향이) 구부러지다, 휘어지다, (방향을) 틀다, 휘다 굽히기, 구부러짐 bend - bent - bent When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend. When you bend your head, you move your head forwards and downwards. When you bend a part of your body such as your arm or leg, or when it bends, you change its position so that it is no longer straight. If you..
[영어 단어] excuse excuse [익s뀨-z] 변명, 해명, 구실, 핑계 거리 아주 나쁜 사례, (~라기엔) 보잘것 없는 것 (무례나 작은 실수 등을) 용서하다, 봐주다 변명하다, 양해하다/양해를 구하다 면제해 주다 reason / grounds / excuse / motive / need / justification / cause / pretext An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or has not been done, or in order to avoid doing something. To excuse someone or excuse their behavior means to provide reasons..
[영어 단어] brag brag [b뤠g] (심하게) 자랑하다, 뽑내다, 허풍떨다, 떠벌리다 자랑, 허품, 자랑거리 If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something. I sometimes post reviews of my favorite eateries on social media. It's not just to brag. It's in the hopes that other people will be able to benefit from the information. When someone talks boastfully or too proudly about themselves or what they have or wha..
[영어 단어] highlight highlight [하잇라잇t] (특히 사람들이 더 많은 관심을 기울이도록) 강조하다 (텍스트, 컴퓨터 화면 등에) 하이라이트/강조 표시를 하다 (머리카락 일부를 더 밝은 색으로) 부분 염색하다 하이라이트, 가장 좋은/흥미로운 부분 If someone or something highlights a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it. To highlight a piece of text means to mark it in a different color, either with a special type of pen or on a computer screen. The highlights of an event, activity, or..
[영어 단어] self-assessment self-assessment 자기 평가 Please answer each question on the self-assessment form honestly.
[영어 단어] have butterflies in one's stomach have butterflies in one's stomach 안절부절 못하다. 긴장하다, 가슴이 두근거리다, 마음이 조마조마하다 Whenever I have a presentation, I have butterflies in my stomach. to be nervous about something, especially something one is going to do The kids all have butterflies in their stomachs about their exams. I get butterflies in my stomach whenever Laura looks at me. But there must be some way to reduce the butterflies in my sto..
[영어 단어] keep one's cool keep one's cool (압박 하에서) 평정을 유지하다, 자제력을 잃지 않는 태도를 유지하다 to remain calm in a pressured situation; to maintain a controlled attitude You still should've kept your cool. Even if your client gets upset at you, just keep your cool. Everything seems chaotic now, but just try to keep your cool.
[영어 단어] come up come up (땅울 뚫고) 나오다, 위로 오다, ~쪽으로 오다, 생기다, 발생하다, 나타나다, 도달하다, 도착하다, 준비가 다 되어가다, 마련하다 (이야기가) 나오다 to travel from one place to another, usually from a smaller place to a larger one, or from the south of a country to the north (to somebody/something) to go towards a person in order to talk to them to appear above the ground when the sun or moon comes up, it rises in the sky to rise to the surface of w..
[영어 단어] fly in the face of fly in the face of (일상적인 것, 예상에) 위배되다 The cancellation of the event flies in the face of our signed agreement.
[영어 단어] in lieu of in lieu of ~대신에 instead of You can commit to ten hours of volunteer work in lieu of paying the membership fee.
[영어 단어] lieu lieu [류우-] 장소(place) If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance. If you do, get, or give something in lieu, you do, get, or give it instead of something else, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
[영어 단어] be driven by be driven by ~에 이끌리다 A company that is only driven by greed is sure to fail in the long run.
[영어 단어] be at the forefront of be at the forefront of ~에 앞장서다 to be in a leading position in an important activity This recording studio has been at the forefront of the music industry for decades. Our journalists are always at the forefront of the most important news stories.
[영어 단어] forefront forefront [포어rf런t] 맨 앞, 선두 중심 (활동, 흥미 등의), 가장 중요한 위치/지위 If you are at the forefront of a campaign or other activity, you have a leading and influential position in it. If something is at the forefront of people's minds or attention, they think about it a lot because it is particularly important to them.
[영어 단어] consumption consumption [컨썸션] (에너지, 식품, 물질의) 소비/소모(량) (상품의) 소비 먹는/마시는 것, 체내 섭취, 폐결핵 The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them. The consumption of food or drink is the act of eating or drinking something or the amount that is eaten or drunk. Consumption is the act of buying and using things. Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the worl..
[영어 단어] foster foster [풔s터r] 조성하다, 발전시키다 육성하다, 촉진하다 (분노, 기억 등을) 불러 일으키다 (수양부모로서) 아이를 맡아 기르다, 위탁 양육하다 (친부모 같이) 사랑하는, 보살펴 주는, Foster parents are people who officially take a child into their family for a period of time, without becoming the child's legal parents. The child is referred to as their foster child. If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal pa..
[영어 단어] newcomer newcomer [뉴-커머r] 신입자, 신참자 초보, 초짜 A newcomer is a person who has recently arrived in a place, joined an organization, or started a new activity. There are shows in which chefs compete against each other. There are shows in which seasoned experts teach cooking to newcomers. There are even shows in which celebrities reveal their original recipes. And of course, there are countless recipes online. N..
[영어 단어] fundamental fundamental [풘더멘털] 기본적인, 근본적인, 궁극적인, 중요한, 핵심적인, 필수적인 기본적인 법칙, 핵심 You use fundamental to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or essential. They affect the basic nature of other things or are the most important element upon which other things depend. You use fundamental to describe something which exists at a deep and basic level and is therefore likely to continue...

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