| executive : 집행력[집행권]이 있는, 중역[이사]의, 집행부, (경영) 간부
* chief executive 사장
defy : 1. 반항하다(disobey) ex. The soldier defied a direct order to open fire.
2. <사물 이> 허용하지 않다 (If something defies description, belief, or understanding, it is almost impossible to describe, believe, or understand) ex. defy description 이루 다 말할 수 없다
3. (어려운 일을 해볼테면 해봐 하고) 도전하다 ex. I defy you to do this. 이것을 네가 할 수 있으면 해봐라 / I defy you to prove your accusations.
flounder : 허둥대다, 실수하다, 간신히 해내다
ex. The difficult question made the student flounder because he wasn't prepared for the presentation.
ranking : 순위, 등급[순위] 매기기
compile : (자료)를 모으다, 집계하다, (자료 를 모아) 을 편찬하다, 편집하다
ex. compile materials into a magazine 자료를 수집하여 잡지를 만들다.
dubious : 의심스러운, 미심쩍은, 미덥지 않은
* dubious about: ex. I'm very dubious about his ability to do the job.
distinction : 구별, 차이, (구별 되는) 특징, 특색, 출중, 탁월, 공적, 수훈, 공훈 / 1. the excellent qualities, skills, or features that someone or something has 2.an unusual achievement or feature that makes someone or something different from other people or things
ex. She holds the distinction of having been the first woman editor of the Harvard Law Review.
ex. We are fortunate that so many people of distinction and talent are present. (of distinction 탁월한)
* without distinction (of something) : (~의) 구별없이 ex. without distinction of nationality, sex, education, or status.
compare : 비교하다(with, to), 비유하 다 (to)
* compare A with/to B : A와 B를 비교하다 ex. The results are then compared to the results of previous studies.
* compare A to B: A를 B에 비유하 다 ex. Shakespeare compared the world to a stage. 셰익스피어는 세상을 무대 에 비유하였다.
* compared to~ : ~ 과 비교해서 (with), ~ 과 비유해서, ~ 에 비하면
rake : 갈퀴 , 써레 , 갈퀴질하다 , ( 갈퀴 등으로 ) 긁어 모으다
* rake in ( 돈을 ) 잔뜩 긁어들이다
collapse : ( 건조물 따위가 ) 무너지 다 , 붕괴하다 , 부서지다 , ( 계획-희망 따위가 ) 좌절되다 , 실패하다 , ~ 을 부수다 , 무너뜨리다 , 붕괴
* collapsed 무너진 , ( 계획 따위가 ) 좌절된
supposedly : 짐작컨대, 아마, 필경, 일반적으로 믿는 바로는 / as some people believe or say, although you may not agree with this
ex. The house is supposedly haunted. 유령이 나온다고들 한다.
ex. Supposedly the process causes no environmental damage.
check out : 1. (호텔 등에서) 체크 아웃하 다, (슈퍼마켓에서)<손님이> 계산을 하다 [하고 나오다], 2. ~ 을 점검하다
ex. Joan had already checked out of the hotel. ex. The police are checking the woman out.
rig : 부정 수단으로 조작하다, 농간을 부리다
ex. rig an election 부정 선거 하다
* election fraud 선거부정 / * rigged election 부정선거
compensate : 보상하다, 배상하 다, 보수[급료]를 치르다
ex. compensate a person for loss 에게 손실을 배상하다
ex. The company compensated her for extra work. 회사는 그녀의 초과 근무에 대 해 보수를 지불했다.
preponderance : 다수(most of the people or things in a group)
ex. A preponderance of the students in the program came from overseas.
all too often : 너무 자 주, 너무 흔하게 / used for saying that something makes you sad or upset because it happens more often than you think it should
ex. All too often, parents leave their children home alone.
ex. All too often it is the victim who gets blamed.
crony : (오랜) 친구, 벗
incestuous : 근친상간 의, (정상 기능을 서로 저해할 만큼) 밀접한
ex. Press-politics relations are notoriously incestuous.
on board : 탑승하고 있는, 승선하고 있는, 탑재하고 있는, (비유적) 동참하고 있 는
ex. Welcome to the team. It's great to have you on board.
be in part of the club : 클럽에 속해있다, 함께하다
ex. It's so great to be part of the club.
* Join the club ! : (= Welcome to the club) (운이 나쁘기는) 피차 일반이야.
ex. "We can't afford a vacation this year." "Welcome to the club!"
shake up : 흔들다, 재편성하다, (해고·좌천 등에 의한 인사·조직의) 대정리, 대이동
ex. Shake up the ingredients. 재료를 흔들어 섞어.
ex. The rioters wanted to shake up the monarchy because they were unhappy with their poor living conditions.
outrage : 격분, 분개, 격분시 키다 / (가산명)무도한 행위, 그러한 경우 (an event or action that makes you feel extremely angry and upset)
ex. This decision is an absolute outrage!
* outrageous : 부당한, 지나친, 말도 안되는, (미구어) 멋진, 훌륭한 : ex. She blames me for causing her father's death. But that's outrageous!
ex. an outrageous price 엄청난 가격
drive/run ~ into the ground : ~ 를 과로시키다, 과도하게 일을 시키다, 지나치게 부리다
ex. Her busy schedule was driving her into the ground from exhaustion and lack of sleep.
ex. run/drive the horse[the car] into the ground 말[차]을 너무 타서 녹초가 되 게[망가지게]하다. |