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Patter If you live on a planet that circles a sun, your time is governed by the patters of light and darkness, summer and winter, warmth and cold. And of course, life and death. PATTER 후두두 내리다, 타닥타닥 소리를 내다, 철벅철벅 튀기다 I heard the rain patter against the window. We could hear rain pattering on the roof. We could hear mice pattering around looking for food. 2020. 1. 12.
BRAVE It's once again that time of year when we brave overcrowded gyms, dry January, and of course, the start of tax season. BRAVE 용감하게 맞서다, 무릅쓰다 brave difficulties(danger/storm) brave the gossip and rumors brave the rush-hour traffic to get there He braved the wrath of his father by quitting law school and becoming an artist. 2020. 1. 11.
EXTEMPORIZE I extemporized a solution: I offered them extra credit if they would give me their phones for nine days and write about living without them. EXTEMPORIZE 즉흥적으로 하다 I'd lost my notes and had to extemporize. To 'extemporize' or ad lib is basically the same as improvising. ​ ​ ​ 2020. 1. 10.
EXPEDITE No expedited shipping required. EXPEDITE 촉진시키다, 추진하다, 빨리 해치우다, 신속히 처리하다 We've got to expedite this order because they need it by tomorrow. You pay more for expedited delivery. What should be done to expedite the transfer of this technology? ​ ​ ​ 2020. 1. 10.
SNOOP Other contractors recall hearing kids share their home address and phone number, a man trying to order sex toys, a dinner party guest wondering aloud whether Amazon was snooping on them at that very instant. 기웃거리다, 염탐하다 뜻 You have no business snooping around my office. People were sent out to snoop on rival businesses. Despite the use of passwords, confidentiality might be breached on the intern.. 2020. 1. 9.
QUALM One former contractor who had no qualms about the work says listening in on real-world users was "absolutely hilarious." QUALM 거리낌, 꺼림찍한 She had no qualms about lying to the police. Rejecting the dictates of an increasingly intolerant society, they had no qualms about imposing gender roles on women. ​ ​ ​ ​ 2020. 1. 9.