태뽕이의 자기개발 & 경력개발

• missing 1-that cannot be found or that is not in its usual place; that has been removed, lost or destroyed SYNONYM. lost : (사물이) 제자리에 있지 않고 없어진[실종된]; (원래 있던 것이) 빠진[분실된/폐기된] *missing from something e.g.) I never found the missing piece. 나는 없어진 그 조각을 끝내 못 찾았다. Cases with missing data are excluded from the report. My gloves have been missing for ages. 내 장갑이 없어진 지 한참 되었다. Two files have gone missi..

be up to one's neck in something = be up to one's ears in something = be up to one's eyes in something = be up to one's eyebrows in something = be up to one's eyeballs in something -to have a lot of something to deal with : (해야 할 일 등이 아주 많아서) 목까지 차 있다 : (처리해야 할 일이) 목까지 차 있다 : ~이 목까지 차 있다[해야 할 ~이 태산이다] : (해야 할 일 등이) 머리끝까지 차 있다 : (해야 할 일이) 머리끝까지 차 있다 e.g.) We’re up to our neck in debt. 우리는 빚이 목까지 ..

※ 어순 "as/too/so/however/how/this/that + adjective + a/an + noun." 1) as/too/so/however/how + 형용사 + a(n) + 명사 2) 187. adjectives: position after as, how, so, too. After 'as, how, so, too' and 'this/that' meaning 'so', adjectives go before 'a/an'. This structure is common in a formal style. as/how/so/too/this/that + adjective + a/an + noun. e.g.) I have 'as good a voice' as you. She is 'too polite..

• honk 1-[intransitive, transitive] if a car horn honks or you honk or honk the horn, the horn makes a loud noise SYNONYM. hoot : (자동차 경적이[을]) 울리다[빵빵거리다] *honk at somebody/something *honk something e.g.) honking taxis. 경적을 빵빵 울리는 택시들 Why did he honk at me? 왜 그가 나를 보고 빵빵거렸지? People honked their horns as they drove past. 사람들이 빠르게 차를 몰고 가며 경적을 울려 댔다. • hoot 2-[intransitive, transitive] (British Eng..

• except conjunction -used before you mention something that makes a statement not completely true SYNONYM. apart from the fact that : …라는 점만 제외하면, …라는 것 외에는 *except (that)… e.g.) I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money. 난 내가 그 돈이 필요하다는 것 외에는 그에게 아무 말도 안 했다. Our dresses were the same except mine was red. 우리 드레스는 내 것이 빨간색이라는 점만 빼면 똑같았다. • except preposition (also except for) -us..

• see [intransitive, transitive] 9-(not usually used in the progressive tenses) to understand something : [보통 진행형으로는 쓰이지 않음] 알다, 이해하다 *see something *see (that)… *see what, why, etc… e.g.) ‘It opens like this.’ ‘Oh, I see.’ “이건 이렇게 열려.” “아, 알겠어.” He didn't see the joke. 그는 그것을 농담으로 알지[이해하지] 않았다. I don't think she saw the point of the story. 내 생각에는 그녀가 그 이야기의 요점을 이해하지 못한 것 같다. He changed the way ..

*Cut one’s losses: 손실을 줄이다. (손을 떼어) 손해를 막다 e.g.) Mike: I thought you were working on a new advertising campaign. What happened? Kyle: I was, but it was too expensive and not producing enough results, so we decided to cut our losses. 1. I was, but it was too expensive and not producing enough results, so we decided to cut our losses. 그러고 있었는데 그 캠페인이 너무 비싸고 성과가 없어서 손을 떼기로 했어. 2. It is far better t..

*Pull (something) off ／ Pull off (something): (어려운 일을) 해내다, 성사시키다 = Bring (something) off / Bring off (something) e.g.) Daniel: I heard Tom was meeting some people from Ander Corp to strike a deal. Do you think he will pull it off? Mr. Jordan: I have full confidence in his abilities. 1. Do you think he will pull it off? 그가 해낼 것이라고 생각하세요? 2. You will need full cooperation of your team members to ..

• drop-dead Adverb -used before an adjective to emphasize that somebody/something is attractive in a way that is very easy to notice 1-(형용사 앞에서 강조의 의미로 쓰임) 넋을 쏙 빼 놓을 정도로, (가슴을) 덜컥하게 하여, 놀랄 만하게. e.g.) a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood star: 넋을 쏙 빼 놓을 정도로 멋진 할리우드 스타 Ref) [Oxford Collocations Dictionary] *Drop-dead is used with these adjectives: • gorgeous • drop-dead Adjective 1-astonishment, or envy..