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Respite / Throng Young people are craving privacy, safety, and a respite from the throngs of people on social platforms. RESPITE 일시적 중단, 한숨 돌리기 a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. The refugee encampment will provide some respite from the suffering. Their teacher was away, so they had a day's respite before they essays were due. We worked for hours without respite. ​ ​ ​ THRON.. 2020. 2. 20.
Meandering So in this year's edition, we're not just celebrating the bottom line or the finish line, but the more meandering startup path. MEANDERING 구불구불한, 정처없이 거니는 moving slowly in no particular direction or with no clear purpose a long meandering speech meandering river He meandered with the sightseers gawping at the boat people. ​ ​ 2020. 2. 8.
Summation While we can appreciate their brushstrokes of wisdom individually, it's only when we step back and consider them in summation that the full painting comes into focus. SUMMATION 요약, 총체 a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something something that represents a complete account or impression of what someone or something is like sum, total He offered his own consice su.. 2020. 2. 6.
Without further ado Without further ado, here are the standout pieces of advice we heard in 2019 - presented with hopes that you can apply them to make your next decade even brighter. Without further/more ado wihtout wasting more time * ado : delay or unnecessary activity (불필요한 소란/야단법석) And so, without further ado, let me introduce tonight's speaker. much ado about the need to reform ​ ​ 2020. 2. 5.
Gnarly Greenwald recalls having to get up to speed for a story on network security, a particularly gnarly topic for an outsider. ​ ​ GNARLY 기가 막힌, 끝내주는 / 매우 어려운(difficult, dangerous, challenging) / 불쾌한(unpleasant, unattractive) used to describe something exetreme, especially something that is very dangerous and exciting The waves were what surfers would call "pretty gnarly." She battled through the gna.. 2020. 2. 4.
Spout Your more experienced colleageus might be able to spout familiar terms, but that doesn't mean they know what they're talking about. SPOUT 지껄이다, 지겹도록 반복하다 to speak a lot, in a way that is boring and annoying other people He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him! I really don't want to listen to Mike spouting on all afternoon. The volcano spouted flame a.. 2020. 2. 3.