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- cower
- ì¹´ìš° ì–¼ 1, ì›…í¬ë¦¬ë‹¤:The sound of her boss's footsteps in the hallway made Lizzie cower behind her desk like a wounded animal.
- crass
- í¬ë¤ ì“° 어리ì„ì€:Sending a get-well card to the man who had just died was a pretty ~ gesture, in the opinion of his widow.
- craven
- í¬ë¤ ì´ ë²ˆ 1, ê²ë§Žì€:The ~ soldier turned his back on his wounded comrade and ran for the safety of the trenches.
- crescendo
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í¬ë¤„ 쉔 ë„ìš° 2, í¬ë ˆì…´ë„:The concert ended with a stirring ~ that began with a single note from a single violin and built up to a thunderous roar from every instrument in the orchestra.:a gradual increase in the intensity of anything:The fund-raising campaign built slowly to a
~ of giving that pushed the total well beyond the original goal. - crestfallen
- í¬ë¤ 스트 팔 런 1, í’€ì´ì£½ì€:dejected; dispirited:Your crest is the highest point of your body--your head. When your crest falls--when your head is drooping--you are dejected or dispirited. You are ~.:The big red F on her science paper left Zoe ~, until she realized that the F stood for Fantastic.:I was ~ when I opened my Christmas presents; all I got was underweaer and socks.
- crevice
- í¬ë¤ 버쓰 1, 틈:The million-dollar bill I had found on the sidewalk fell into a crevice between the two buildings, and I never saw it again.
- cringe
- í¬ë¥€ì¥ 움찔하다:Alison ~d when the doctor came striding toward her with an enormous hypodermic needle in his hand.:굽실거리다:The ~ing jester(어릿광대) eventually began to annoy the king, who told the jester to stop fawning.
- critique
- í¬ë¤¼ 티잌 2, 비í‰:The reviewer's brutal ~ of my latest book made me reluctant ever to pick up a pen again.v.The art teacher ~d the students' projects in front of the entire class, making some of the students feel utterly miserable.
- crux
- í¬ë¤…ì“° the central point; the essence:The ~ of an argument is the crucial part of it.~ and crucial are related words. Very often when you see this word, it will be followed by "of the matter." The ~ of the matter is the heart of the matter.:Building a lot of atom bombs and dropping them on the capital was the ~ of the renegade general's plan to topple the existing government.
- cuisine
- í¬ìœ„ 진 2, 요리:a style of cooking:~ is the French word for kitchen and cooking. A restaurant advertising French ~ is a restaurant that serves food prepared in a French style. A restaurant advertising Italian ~ is slightly absurd, since ~ is French not Italian, but this usage is very common and everyone understands it.
- cull
- 컬 따다:The farmer ~ed the very best raspberries from his new crop and sold them for twenty-five cents apiece.:ì¶”ë ¤ë‚´ë‹¤:The poet ~ed a few of his favorite poems from among his collected works and had them printed in a special edition.
- curb
- 컬브 ì–µì œí•˜ë‹¤:The best way I've found to ~ my appetite is to eat a couple of pints of coffee ice cream; once I've done that, I'm not hungry anymore.:control:The scout leader did his best to ~ the young scouts' natural tendency to beat up one another.:A ~ is something that ~s. The ~ on a street is a barrier that ~s cars from driving onto the sidewalk.
- curmudgeon
- 컬 머 줜 2, ì‹¬ìˆ ìŸì´:Old age had turned kindly old Mr.Green into a ~; he never seemed to see anything that didn't displease him, and he always had something nasty to say to the people who came to visit.:adj.~ly
- debase
- ë”” ë² ì´ì“° 2, 가치를떨어뜨리다:To deprive a single person of his or her constitutional rights ~s the liberty of us all.:Soviet monetary policies had ~ed the national currency to such an extent that rubles were worth almost nothing outside the Soviet Union.n.debasement
- debunk
- ë”” ë²™í¬ 2, ~ì˜ì •ì²´ë¥¼í로하다:The reporter's careful expose ~ed the company's claim that it had not been dumping radioactive waste into the Hudson River.:Bunk, by the way, is nonsense or meaningless talk.
- decry
- ë”” í¬ë¡¸ì´ 2, í—뜯다:The environmental organization quickly issued a report ~ing the large mining company's plan to reduce the entire mountain to rubble in its search for uranium.
- deficit
- ë° í¼ ì• 1, ì ìž:The national ~ is the amount by which the nation's revenues fall short of its expenditures.:부족함:Frank had forgotten to eat lunch; he made up the ~ at dinner by eating seconds of everything.
- defile
- ë”” íˆì¼ 2, ë”럽히다:The snowy field was so beautiful that I hated to ~ it by driving across it.:In the night, vandals ~ the painting
- deft
- ë°í”„트 솜씨좋ì€:The store ~ was so ~ in his capture of the shoplifter that none of the customers was aware of what was going on.:재치있는:In one ~ move, the shortstop scooped the ball out of the dirt and flipped it to the second baseman.
- defunct
- ë”” 펑í¬íŠ¸ ì—†ì–´ì ¸ë²„ë¦°:Most of the business in the oldest section of downtown were now ~; the new shopping mall on the other side of the river had put them out of business.:~ is related to the word function.
- degrade
- ë”” ê·¸ë¤ ì» 2, to lower in dignity or status 지위를낮추다; Being made to perform menial(시시한) duties at the behest(ëª…ë ¹) of overbearing(ê³ ì••ì ì¸) male senior partners clearly ~s the law firm's female associates.:The former bank president felt ~ed to work as a teller, but he was unable to find any other job. The former bank president felt that working as a teller was ~ing.:<질ì´>ë‚˜ë¹ ì§€ë‹¤:The secret potion(약)had ~ed over the years to the point where it was no longer capable of turning a person into a frog.
- deign
- ëŒ€ì¸ í™©ì†¡í•˜ì˜µê²Œë„..하여주시다:When I asked the prince whether he would be willing to lend me five bucks for the rest of the day, he did not ~ to make a reply.
- deity
- ë””ì´ ì–´ í‹° 1, ì‹ :Members of the ancient tribe believed that the big spruce tree in the middle of the forest was an angry ~ that punished them by ruining crops and bringing bad weather.:v.to deify(ë”” ì–´ íŒŒì´ 1)ì‹ ê²©í™”í•˜ë‹¤:Gloria ~ied money;the "almighty dollar" was her god.
- dejected
- 디 줵 틷 2, 낙담한:Barney was ~ when he heard that Fred had gone to the lodge without him, but he cheered up later when Betty made him some brownies.:To be ~ is to be in a state of dejection.
- delectable
- 딜 ë ‰ ë– ë²Œ 2, ì¦ê±°ìš´:Vince's success as a writer was made all the more ~ to him by the failure of his closest rival.:맛있는:The Chirstmas turkey looked ~ from a distance, but it was so dry and leathery that it was nearly impossible to eat.
- delinquent
- 딜 ë§ í¬ì›¬íŠ¸ 2, ìžê¸°ì˜ë¬´ë¥¼ì†Œí™€ížˆí•˜ëŠ”:The ~ father failed to show up for visits with his children from his first marriage.:체납하는:The city's motor vehicle bureau decided to impound the cars of drivers who had been in ~ in paying their traffic tickets.n.A person who fails to pay his or her taxes is a tax ~ and is subject to prosecution. A juvenile ~ is a young person who habitually breaks the law.
- delve
- ë¸ë¸Œ 깊ì´íŒŒê³ 들다:Janice was afraid to ~ into her childhood memories, because she was afraid of what she might remember.
- demeanor
- ë”” ë¯¸ì´ ë„ 2, ì²˜ì‹ :You could tell by Harold's ~ that he was a jerk; he picked his nose two nostrils(콧구ë©) at a time, and he snorted(콧방귀뀌다) loudly whenever he heard or saw something that he didn't like.:태ë„:The substitute teacher was thrilled by the ~ of the children until she realized that they had glued her to her seat.
- demise
- ë”” 마ì´ì¦ˆ 2, 죽ìŒ:Aunt Isabel was grief-stricken about the ~ of her favorite rosebush; that plant was the only friend she had ever had.:소멸:Ever since the legislature had passed an income tax, Senator Jones had been working to bring about its ~.
- demography
- ë”” 마 그뤄 피 2, ì¸êµ¬í†µê³„í•™:When a magazine announces that 75% of its readers drink Scotch and that 53% of them earn more than $100,000 per year, it is referring to the results of a demographic(대 머 그래 픽 3) study. The characteristics measured in such a study are referred to as the demographics of the group being studied.:Computers have made it possible for companies to learn quite a bit about the demographics of their customers, such as how old they are, how much moeny they make, how many children they have, and what other products they buy.:A person who studies demographics is a demographer(ë”” 마 그뤄 í¼ 2)
- demur
- ë”” ë©€ 2, 난색ì„표하다:Billy ~red when I suggested that he eat the entire plate of "seriously spicy" chicken wings at Fred's dinner.
- demure
- ë”” 뮤얼 2, 수ì¤ì€:Jenna was a ~ child; she sat quietly next to her mother with her hands folded in her lap.
- denomination
- ë”” 나 머 ë„¤ì´ ì…˜ 4, 종파:Religious ~s are religious groups consisting of a number of related congregations. Episcopalians and Methodists represent two distinct Christian ~s.:액면금액:~ is often used in connection with currency. When a bank robber demands bills in small ~s, he or she is demanding bills with low face values;ones, fives, and tens.
- denote
- ë”” 노웉 2, ..를ì˜ë¯¸í•˜ë‹¤:Blue stains in the sink ~ acidic water in the pipes.:to signify:The doll's name--Baby Wet'n'Mess--~s exactly what it does.
- deplore
- 디 플로어 2, 한탄하다:~ing waste is one thing; actually learning to be less wasteful is another.
- deploy
- ë”” í”Œë¡œì´ 2, (부대를)배치하다:The Soviet soldiers were ~ed along the border of Afghanistan, ready to attack.
- depose
- ë”” í¬ìš°ì¦ˆ 2, 물러나게하다:The disgruntled generals ~ed the king, then took him out to the courtyard and shot him.
- depredate
- ë° í”„ë¤„ ë°ìž 1, ~를먹ì´ë¡œì‚¼ë‹¤:The greedy broker ~ed his elderly clients, stealing many millions of dollars before he was finally caught and sent to jail.:약탈하다:Despite the frequent ~s of the enemy soldiers, the villagers rebuilt their homes and went on with their lives.
- derelict
- ë° ë¤Œ ë¦íŠ¸ 1, 무책임한:The crack-addicted mother was ~ in her duty to her children; they were running around on the city streets in filthy clothes.:ë²„ë ¤ì§„:The broken shutters on the ~ house banged back and forth in the wind, confirming the children's suspicion that it was haunted.
- desist
- ë”” 지스트 2, 그만ë‘다:Mary was slurping her soup loudly when Greta asked her to ~.
- devout
- ë”” 바웉 2, ë…실한:Mary was such a ~ Catholic that she decided to become a nun and spend the rest of her life in a convent.:devout is related to devoted. Someone who is devoted to something is a devotee.
- diatribe
- ë‹¤ì´ ì–´ 트롸입 1, a bitter, abusive denunciation:Arnold's review of Norman Mailer's new book rapidly turned into a ~ against Mailer's writing.:The essay was more of a ~ than a critique; you could almost hear the sputtering of the author as you read it.
- dichotomy
- ë‹¤ì´ ì¹´ í„° 미 2, division into two parts, especially contradictory ones:There has always been a ~ between What Harry says and what he does; he says thing and does the other.:Linda could never resolve the ~ between her desire to help other people and her desire to make lots and lots of money, so she decided just to make lots and lots of money.
- diffuse
- ë”” 퓨우즈 2, 확산ë˜ë‹¤:The tear gas ~ed across the campus; students as far away as the library reported that their eyes were stinging.:확산ëœ:Resistance to the proposition was so ~ that the opposition movement was never able to develop any momentum.
- dilate
- ë‹¤ì´ ë ˆìž 2, 확장시키다:Before examining my eyes, the doctor gave me some eyedrops that ~ed my pupils.:길게ë§í•˜ë‹¤:The evening speaker ~ed on his subject for so long that most of the people in the audience fell asleep.
- diminution
- ë”” 머 누 ì…˜ 3, ì €í•˜:The process was so gradual that Larry didn't notice the ~ of his eyesight; it seemed to him that he had simply woken up blind one morning.:ê°ì†Œ:The ~ of the value of savings means that I am not as wealthy as I used to be.adj.diminutive ë”” 미 뉴 íŒ 2, 아주작ì€:The giant's wife was surprisingly ~; when she stood beside her husband, she looked like his child.
- dire
- ë‹¤ì´ ì–¼ 1, 처참한:The tornado struck the center of town, with ~ results; nearly every building was flattened, and all the beer poured into the streets.
- dirge
- ëœì¥ 장송가
- disaffect
- 디쓰 어 팩트 3, to cause to lose affection;to estrange; to alienate:With years of nitpikcing, pestering, and faultfinding, Mary ~ed her children.:My students' nasty comments did not ~ me; I gave them all F's anyway, to show them that I loved them.:adj.disaffected:to be no longer content or no longer loyal.:The assassination attempt was made by a ~ civil servant who felt that the government had ruined his life.
- disarray
- 디쓰 ì–´ ë¤ ì´ 3, 난잡:My children played in my office for several hours yesterday, and they left the place in ~, with papers and supplies scattered everywhere.:혼란:The entire company had been in ~ ever since federal officers had arrested most of the vice presidents.:v.:The intermittent artillery bombardment ~ed the soldiers, making it impossible for them to make an organized counterattack.
- disclaim
- 디쓰 í´ë ˆìž„ 2, to deny any claim to:The mayor publicly ~ed any personal interest in his brother's concrete company, even though he was a major stockholder.:A disclaimer(디쓰 í´ë ˆì´ ë©€ 2) is an act or statement that ~s.An advertisement that makes a bold claim in large type("Cures Cancer!") will often also make a meek ~er in tiny type("Except in living things") in order to keep it from violating truth-in-advertising laws.
- discomfit
- 디쓰 ì»´ í•• 2, ì¢Œì ˆì‹œí‚¤ë‹¤:I was ~ed by my secretary's inability to type, write a grammatical sentence, answer the telephone, or recite the alphabet; in fact, I began to think that he might not be fully qualified for the job.
- disconcert
- 디쓰 컨 ì°íŠ¸ 3, 당황하게하다:The boos of the audience did not ~ Bob; he droned on with his endless, boring speech regardless.
- discursive
- 디쓰 컬 씨브 2, 종잡ì„수없는:My mother's letter was long and ~; if she had a point, she never got to it.
- disgruntle
- 디쓰 í¬ë¤ˆ 털 2, 불만ì„품게하다:The children were ~ed by the lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings.
- disinformation
- 디쓰 ì¸ íŽ„ ë©”ì´ ì…˜ 4, í—ˆìœ„ì •ë³´(ì •ë¶€ì—ì˜í•œ):The government hoped to weaken the revolutionary movement by leaking ~ about it to the local press.
- dismal
- 디즈 ë©€ 1, ìŒì¹¨í•œ:The weather has been ~ ever since our vacation began; a cold wind has been blowing, and it has rained almost every day.:참담한:The new television show received ~ ratings and was canceled before its third episode had aired.
- dismay
- 디쓰 ë©”ì´ 2, 질리게하다:The carnage [knid]n. ê³ ì–´ (ì „ìŸí„° 등ì˜) ì¦ë¹„í•œ 시체, 송장 in the field ~ed the soldiers, and they stood frozen in their steps.:to discourage greatly:Peter ~ed his children by criticizing nearly everything they did and never finding anything nice to say about their school work.
- dispassionate
- 디쓰 페쉬 ì–´ ë„¡ 2, ëƒ‰ì •í•œ:The prosecutor's ~ enumeration of the defendant's terrible crimes had a far more devastating effect on the jury than a passionate, highly emotional speech would have had. The judge had no interest in either side of the dispute; she was a ~ observer.:adj.impassive(ìž„ 패 씨브 2):revealing no emotions, or expressionless
- dispirit
- 디쓰 피 ë¤ 2, 기를꺾다:The coach tried not to let the team's one thousandth consecutive defeat ~ him, but somehow he couldn't help but feel discouraged.
- disposition
- 디쓰 í¼ ì§€ ì‰¬ì› 3, characteristic attitude:Mary Lou had always had a sweet ~; even when she was a baby, she smiled almost constantly and never complained.:inclination:My natural ~ is to play golf all the time and not care about anything or anyone else. I am disposed(디쓰 í¬ìš°ì¦ˆë“œ 2) to play golf all the time.:배치:The seemingly random ~ of buildings on the campus suggested that no one had given much thought to how the campus ought to be laid out.:Predisposition ia an attitude or state of mind beforehand:The heavy-metal music of the warm-up band, the Snakeheads, did not favorably predispose the audience to enjoy the Barry Manilow concert.
- disquiet
- 디쓰 ì½°ì´ ì— 2, 불편하게하다:The movie's graphic depiction of childbirth ~ed the children, who had been expecting a story about a stork(황새).
- dissemble
- 디 쎔 벌 2, ..를숨기다:Anne successfully ~ed her hatred for Beth; in fact, Beth viewed Anne as her best friend:시치미떼다:When asked by young children about Santa Claus, parents are allowed to ~.:cf.disassemble:to take apart.