무언인가를 찾아 헤매다 혹은 뒤지다 라고 할 때 쓰는 표현입니다.
If you poke around or poke about for something, you search for it, usually by moving lots of objects around.
poke around = look or search around
I've been poking around in the library looking for some statistics. I don't mind if you look in my drawer for a paper clip, but please don't poke about.
2009년 11월 6일 금요일
Idiom 157: fair enough
일상생활에서 직장에서 아주 많이 사용하는 표현입니다. 이 글을 쓰기 전에도 회사동료가 쓰는 것을 보고 생각이 나서 이렇게 올려놓습니다. 어떤 제안에 대해 '됐어'라는 표현으로 많이 사용합니다. 어떤 아이디어나 제안이 합당하다고 느낄 때 동의의 뜻으로 씁니다.
This expression is used to say that an idea or suggestion seems reasonable.
This expression is used to say that an idea or suggestion seems reasonable.
2009년 11월 5일 목요일
Common error 56: hyperventilate vs. hypoventilate
hyperventilate: to breathe at an abnormally rapid rate
hypoventilate: to breathe at an abnormally slow rate
hypoventilate: to breathe at an abnormally slow rate
Common error 55: Hyperthermia vs. Hypothermia
hyperthermia: having an abnormally high body temperature 이상(異常) 고열
hypothermia: having an abnormally low body temperature 저체온(증)
hypothermia: having an abnormally low body temperature 저체온(증)
Idiom 156: bite one's tongue
하고 싶은 말이 있어도 꾹참는다는 표현입니다. 나중에 후회하는 말을 삼가하는 것이 좋겠지요. 특히 아이들에게나 사랑하는 사람에게.
bite one's tongue = keep oneself from speaking
I had to bite my tongue in order not to tell him that he won the raffle.
raffle = lottery
bite one's tongue = keep oneself from speaking
I had to bite my tongue in order not to tell him that he won the raffle.
raffle = lottery
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