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sabre-rattling

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칼을 휘두르다.
(무력과시하고 상대방에게 겁주려는 행위)

= a show of force, muscle flexing

(sabre : 기사들이 쓰는 칼)

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saga

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웅장하고 긴 이야기

그래서, ~ saga 라고 하면 우여곡절이 많았던 사건or사고

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sanction ( n. v.)

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n. 제재조치 (못하도록 하기)
Tougher sanctions against 평양 bring a predictably bellicose reaction.

v. 공식적으로 인가, 허가내주다.
e. g.) The church refused to sanction the king’s second marriage.

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bellicose

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Tougher sanctions against 평양 bring a predictably bellicose reaction.

호전적인

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saturate

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to make s/t completely wet

e.g.) The paper was saturated with bovine urine.

(비유적) Saturated market 포화된 시장
e.g.) 치킨집 -> 더 이상 새로운 수요가 발생하지 않는데 공급자만 늘어가는 시장.

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savagely

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in a violent, cruel or very sever way.

어떤 행위가 문명사회에서는 상상할 수 없는 끔찍한 행위일 경우 ( savegely어떻다라고 쓴다. ) 사람부를때 사용하지 않음.

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scalability

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시스템의 확장가능성

Everyone knows his program is unbeatable, but investors aren’t willing to put money on it because they believe it is not scalable.

It’s hard to scale his program.

똑같은 프로그램 적용해서 확장이 두배, 네베 16배..

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scale (v.)

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험준한 산, 지형을 타다.

recovery workers scale the mountain.
[scale the rocks]

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scare

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a situation that makes ppl suddenly feel worried or frightened about s/t

He had a heart scare (심장땜에 겁먹고 병원에 입원->퇴원)

[the COVID-19 scare]

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scupper (v.)

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결국 실패로 돌아가게 만들다, 좌절시키다.

e.g.) The residents’ protests scuppered his plans for developing the land

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seamless

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서로 다른 두가지가 만나서 자연스러운 통합과정 겪을 때 “seamless”하다고 함

변화, 통합과 잘 어울림 [seamless integration]

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sear

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불에 그을리다. e.g.)참치 타다키

햇빛아래 오래있어서 그을린 것 (탄 것)도 sear라고함

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sedative /

sedate (v. a.)

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sedative 진정제 /
(v.) sedate 누군가를 침착하게 만들고, 흥분된 상태를 가라앉게 하다.

(a.) 사람or분위기가 축 가라 앉은 상태

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seepage

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seep : 젖어서 뚝뚝 떨어져

the process of flowing slowly into or out of s/t through small holes.

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seize on s/t

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if you seize on s/t or size upon it, you show great interest in it, often because it is useful to you.

나의 관심을 끌만하다고 생각이 되어 그 것으로 달려들어가다. 오잉~@

e.g. )Mr.Han seized on the 고량주

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semblance

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속내는 모르지만 겉모습은 살짝 다르다.

e.g.) Today’s AI produces the semblance of intelligence

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seminal

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엄청나게 대단하고 역사에 길이남을 법한 + 업적, 작품

e.g.) His seminal work on dinosaur fossils

[seminal achievement]

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senior moment

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I always write important names down, in case I have a senior moment.

노인에게 자주오는 순간들 = 깜빡하는 증상

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sepsis

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고름생기는 질환

Sepsis is a rapidly progressing, life-threatening condition that can cause shock or organ failure.

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set s/t in motion

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오랫동안 걸릴 절차를 확 출발시키다. 촉발시키다.

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set off

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a remote control can set off the alarm.
[set off an alarm] -> 확 울리도록 조작

[go off an alarm] 알람 혼자 울려

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sever

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  1. 가위로 싹뚝 자르다.
  2. 관계 단절하다 (formal)
    [sever the relationship]

[sever pay] : 계약해지통보와 함께 주는 돈

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[a shade of s/t]

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a bit of

조금

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shaft

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갱도 (동굴)

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shamble

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v. to walk slowly in a tired or lazy way

야근 후 / 좀비가 걷는 모습

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sheer

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“정도가 엄청남”의 의미

That’s sheer nonsense. 완전 말도 안돼!
The sheer size of the mountain took my breath away.

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shortchange

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v. 거스름돈을 적게 받았다는 의미에서 파생하여 부당한 대우 받다의 의미

I was shortchanged by the supermarket owner.

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shrapnel

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철제파편

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shred

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to cut or tear s/t into small thin pieces

[paper shredder]

We either shred it or pack it into bales and get it ready for export

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[bales of straw]

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가을에 추수 후 묶어놓는 짚단

We either shred it or pack it into bales and get it ready for export

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shunt

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빨리 옮기는 느낌 슉!

Synapses are the structures that connect one neuron to another and shunt messages between them.

시냅시스는 빠른 속도로 메세지를 슉슉보낸다

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shut out s/t

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문을 닫아서 누군가를 밖에 내버려두다

I was shut out of the room 에서 파생해서
I was shut of the group. 나 왕따당했어

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shy away from s/t

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겁나거나 내키지 않아서 뭘하려고 들지 않고 피하다.

Libertarians shy away from any meaningful discourse.

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(v.) sift through s/t

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막 뒤져서 찾다.

They’re sifting through hundreds of tons of garbage.

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since antiquity

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= eons ago

=from time immemorial

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v. single out

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여럿 중 하나를 뽑아내다.

e.g.) 여러사람 잘못했는데 한사람만 골라서 혼내다

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single-minded

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다른건 신경안쓰고
e.g.) His single-minded pursuit of money will cost him all his friends.

[right-minded] 옳은 맘을 가지고 있는
[reform-minded lawmakers] 개혁성향의 국회의원

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Sino-

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“중국의” 느낌

Sino-Japan relations 중-일 관계

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sizable

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엄청 큰

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40
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size up

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대략적으로 가늠하다
와. 사이즈 나오네~~

to look at or consider a person or situation and make a judgement about them.

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skirt (v.)

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  1. 애둘러서 피해가다 e.g.) 가려던 길에 웅덩이

2. 안좋은 이야기 나오면 피해가다.

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be slated to /

be slated for

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예정되어 있다.
The meeting is slated for Jan. 3rd.
The conference is slated to start on Thursday.

be scheduled to

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sleek

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a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape.

얄쌍하고 잘 빠진 스포츠카를 생각.
(사람에 잘 쓰지 않는 표현)

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sleuth

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private detective

e.g.) Online sleuths went and searched for his personal profiles and actually found them.

45
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slip up

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to make a mistake

뭐하다가 잘못해서 삐끗 실수하다.

46
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adj. sluggish

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경제회복속도가 더디다.

n. slug 민달팽이

47
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sly

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clever (긍정적 단어 아님 cf. smart) at tricking ppl doing unfair

얍삽한, 똑똑하긴한데 잔머리 굴리는 느낌

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smolder

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이글이글 타들어가다. (활활타는 느낌 X)
꺼지지않는 불씨 생각.

-> 오랫동안 지속되어서 피해를 주다.

49
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snake oil

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어디서 약을 팔아!

50
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snoop on s./t

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여기저기 꼬치꼬치 캐묻고 다니면서 알아보다

한T가 종로 3가에서 본드파는 아저씨 마이크 브랜드 뭔지 지켜볼 때

51
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snowball into

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점점커져서 ~이 되다.

This is a case when minor lapses snowball into self-control collapse.

52
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snuff out

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~을 완전히 끝내다

Pockets (듬성듬성 있는 곳) of resistance still remain which will soon get snuffed out by government forces. -> 남은 것 마저도 싹 없애다.

53
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Sod’s law

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안좋은 일은 겹쳐서 일어난다.
화불단행

Sod law decrees that ~~

decree :say의 의미이지만 법에 씀.

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sorcery

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귀신부르는 것. 주술. 마법.

55
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soul-searching

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뭔가 큰 일을 당했을 때, 내가 뭘 잘했고, 뭘 못했고

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v. sour

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점점 안좋아지고 상하고 나빠지다.
사람이나 관계가 sour 할 수 있다.

adj. [ turn sour]
Their friendship turned sour when it turned out ~~

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spare

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~에게 무엇을 당하지 않게 해주다.

He spared me my life.
He spared some time for helping me out. 시간빼놔

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speak to

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얼마나 어쩌구 저쩌구 할지 잘 보여주다. = represent

Such dramatic improvements in his rankings speak to his hard work and persistence.

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spearhead

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노력, 캠페인을 앞에서 이끌어가다.

Europe is spearheading the worldwide campaign to get rid of plastic garbage out of the ocean.

60
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spell

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특히 안좋은 일에 대한 인과 관계 나타날 때 씀.
(다른 스펠로 쓰면 )

A refusal to accept his offer could spell an end to your life.

61
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splice

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짚 꼬다.

Scientists have discovered how to splice pieces of DNA.

조합하다.

62
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splurge

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to spend a lot of money as a way of making yourself feel good.
돈을 흥청망청쓰다.

e.g.) The gov’t that want to splurge will have to win over jumpy electorates

63
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win over

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~의 마음을 사다, 우리쪽으로 끌어오다

e.g.) The gov’t that want to splurge will have to win over jumpy electorates

64
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spook

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a spy

spooky 귀신이 금방이라도 나올 것 같이 안개 많고 음산한

65
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sprightly

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사람의 성향이 활기가득할 때 어울리는 표현/

경제가 막 살아나다

66
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sprint

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100m sprint

[sprint to safety] 빠른 속도로 달려서 안전한 곳으로 대피하다.

67
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sprout up

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v. 콩나물 자라듯 여기저기서 막 생겨나다

68
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squander

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귀중한 자산이나 가치가 있는 것을 낭비하고 버리는 것(사용하지 않고 그냥 버려지게) OR 좋은 것을 엉뚱한 곳에 써서 낭비하다.

How not to squander the potential of autistic ppl.

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square up to s/t

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강한 적에게 용감하게 맞서는 느낌

Uber and its competitors are squaring up to regulators, which have banned them.

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squeamish

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a. 깨름직하고 비위상하는

e. g.)필리핀에 바퀴벌레요리 생각하면 우웩

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squish

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나보다 훨씬 작고 힘이 없는데 힘으로 눌러서 으깨 죽이다.

Getting bigger is not the only way to squish competitors.

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stake

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판돈

Your life is at stake here.
Stakes are high in this deal

73
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stamp out s/t

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완전 싹 없애다. (세스코가 하는 일)

Managing drug use causes less harm than trying to stamp it out.

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standard procedure

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원레 ~ 하게 되어있는 것

e.g.) Inflicting extreme social pain is more or less standard procedure in America’s prison.

75
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standoff

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진전없는 대치상태
토론, 협상, 싸움, 전쟁 시 사용.

= impasse

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starboard

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배의 우현
e.g.) The ferry suddenly turned to starboard

좌현: portside

77
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start out as

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(커리어 이야기할 때)

My dad started out as a salesperson in a shop.

78
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staunch

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strong support 보여주는

[staunch supporters]
[staunch fans]

79
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stave off

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= head off

어떤 일이 벌어지기 전에 미연에 방지하다.

80
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stay put

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움직이지 않고 가만히 있다.

e.g.) Just stay put with the suitcases, while I go and find a cab.

81
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stellar

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[stellar performance] 아주 훌륭한 퍼포먼스

Interstellar travel is going to be possible soon.

constellation 별자리

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step up s/t

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강화시키다, 증대시키다, 증진시키다, 크게 만들다.

They’re stepping up efforts to increase the number of subscribers.

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sterilize

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멸균시키다. 소독하다.

병원에서 수술집기나 주사바늘을 sterilize하다.

84
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stigma

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= the scarlet letter

낙인

85
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v. stomach

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idea나 생각을 받아들일 때 힘들지만 꾹 참고 받아들이다.

It’s hard to stomach such sharp criticism.

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a. stoned

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마리화나해서 몽롱한 상태가 stoned
꽐라되서 헤벌레한 상태

Casey had a high school stoner period where he smoked every day for two and a half years.

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stop short of

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~하기 직전에 멈추다.

She stopped short of spewing profanities

88
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strain (v.)

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to make a relationship uncomfortable and not friendly

[strained relations]

89
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streamline

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쓸데없는 것에 대해 절차를 없애다.

Streamline the procedures to board a plane. /
They need to streamline the procedure that passengers are forced through to board a plane.

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stricken

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affected by serious problems such as injury or illness.

[poverty-stricken] 가난에 찌든
[grief-stricken families]
[hunger-stricken kids]

91
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stricture

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규제, 규정 하는 정책

e.g.) From the nuclear bomb to traffic rules, mankind has used technical ingenuity and legal strictures to constrain other powerful innovations.

92
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strike down s/t

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(규정이나 법을) strike down하면 취소하다.

누군가가 문제제기 -> 그 문제제기를 받아들여서 그 규정이 잘못되었다고 이야기하며 없애다.

93
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stringer

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정식 신문기자가 아닌 비상근으로 근무하는 기자나 통신원. 학생기자나 명예학생기자도 stringer라고 할 수 있음.

94
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stumbling block

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목표성취위해 노력할 때, 못하도록 만들 수 있는 문제점, 장애물

[a stumbling block on the way to N]

95
Q

stump

A

if you are stumped by s/t, you cannot explain or answer it.

e.g.) The problem still stumps me
(내가 그 문제를 이해하지 못하는 상태)
The expression “ draw a line in sand” still stumps me.

n. stump 나무 그루터기 (밑둥)

96
Q

stunted

A

질병이나 문제 때문에 문제생긴 상태가 stunted

97
Q

stymie (vt.)

A

방해해서 힘들게 만들다. (목조르다와 비슷)

[stymied competition]
e.g.) The strict rules on the start-ups have stymied competition among the major players.

98
Q

entitle

A

자격을 부여하다.

e.g.)An open-source ecosystem is tricky to manage, but this does not entitle Google to stymie alternative ecosystem.

99
Q

subdued

A

흥분한 상태나 시위 등이 잦아들고 잠잠한, 차분한)/
위로 막 올라오는 것을 아래로 막다. /
폭동 (riots)진압한다고 할 때 subdue

He was strangely subdued when he should have been very excited.
(통대합격했는데도 차~~분해)

100
Q

submerge

A

to put s/t completely under water.
수면 밑으로 가라앉다.

e.g.)The insects can survive submerged in water for 20min.

101
Q

subpoena

A

n. v.

소환하다 (사람뿐아니라 자료도 가능)

102
Q

succulent

A

(과일 or 고기에 사용) 과즙 or 육즙이 풍부한 /어패류에도 사용가능

succulent beef

103
Q

succumb to (vi.)

A

e.g) He succumbed to kidney cancer and passed away today.

[succumb to 누군가의 압력/ 협박]

104
Q

sucker

A

gullible ppl

잘 속는 사람

105
Q

superintendent

A

학교 or 병원의 기관장

106
Q

supposedly

A

당연히 그럴거라고 생각하는

e.g.)
Supposedly, she never spoke to him again.
I suppose he is lying

107
Q

syndicate

A

공동의 목표가 있거나 그 목표가 돈일 때 그 조직(사업체)

108
Q

synthetic

A

not natural
합성보다는 “인공”의 느낌

consumption of synthetic drugs like meth

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