Day 12 Flashcards

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complacent

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a. 현실에 안주하는

[kəmpléisnt]

(파) complacency / n. 현실 안주, 자기만족

(예) a dangerously complacent attitude to the increase in unemployment.

실업률 증가에 대해 위험할 정도로 현실 안주적인 태도

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startle

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v. 깜짝 놀라게 하다

[stάːrtl]

(예) “I’m sorry, did I startle you?”

“죄송합니다만, 제가 당신을 놀라게 했나요?”

(유) surprise

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3
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quell

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v. (폭동을) 진압하다, 정복하다, (감정을) 억누르다

[kwel]

(예) Extra police officers were called in to quell the disturbances.

그 소요를 진압하기 위해 경찰이 추가로 투입되었다.

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4
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profane

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a. 신성을 더럽히는, 불경스런

[prəféin]

(예) profane language

신성 모독적인 언어

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5
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espouse

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v. 옹호하다

[ispáuz]

(예) They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.

그들은 교육에 있어서 모든 사람에게 기회 평등이라는 개념을 옹호했다.

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6
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run-of-the-mill

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a. 보통의, 평범한

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