일일vocab42 Jolt Proust's protagonist, Marcel, has rationally convinced himself that he no longer loves his beloved, Albertine, but is jolted into confronting the falsity of that rationalization upon receiving news of her death. JOLT 갑자기 거칠게(덜컥거리며) 움직이다, (어떤 행동조치를 취하도록) 충격을 주다 / 정신이 번쩍 들게 하다 to cause (someone or something) to move suddenly and violently to shock someone in order to change their behavior or way o.. 2020. 1. 31. Scoff Skeptics might scoff at this notion, arguing that parents just need to grow a spine and say 'no.' But the reality is that parents do say 'no' - over and over again. SCOFF 비웃다, 조롱하다 to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly The critics scoffed at his painting. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by rob.. 2020. 1. 29. Pester Children are much easier to reach with advertising. They pick up on it fast and quite often we can exploit that relationship and get them pestering their parents. PESTER (특히 자꾸 부탁하여) 성가시게 하다, 조르다(badger) to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking something repeatedly At the frontier, there were people pestering tourists for ciagaretts, food, or alcohol. John has been pest.. 2020. 1. 28. Abound Rumors surrounding the decision abound, including one about a growing rift between Prince William and Prince Harry. ABOUND 아주 많다, 풍부하다 to exist in large numbers Theories abound about how the universe began. The streams and rivers abound in fish. 2020. 1. 27. Bicker By watching sore spouses bicker, researchers have noticed a pattern of gender differences. Insecure men tend to focus on fears of their partner's sexual infidelity. Inflamed with jealousy even when there's no cause for it, they become highly possessive and controlling, which puts stress on the relationship and eventually drives the woman away. BICKER 사소한 일로 다투다 to argue about things that are not.. 2020. 1. 26. Cascade The people with high self-esteem (as measrued in a test before the experiment) felt a little threatened, but shrugged it off because they were secure enough to know that their partners valued them. But the people with low self-esteem reacted strongly to the presumed cascade of criticisms. CASCADE 일련의 단계, 풍성하게 늘어뜨려진 것, 작은 폭포 a large amount of something that hangs down to pass on information by ju.. 2020. 1. 25. 이전 1 2 3 4 5 ··· 7 다음
