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ominous / tremulous / repudiate / cessation
ominous / tremulous / repudiate / cessation
2024.06.16ominous : 불길한ex. After the weatherman had seen the ominous clouds, he prognosticated rain.기상 통보관은 불길한 구름을 본 뒤, 비를 예보했다. tremulous : 떠는, 떨리는ex. The widow's tremulous hands revealed her nervousness.그 과부의 떨리는 손을 보면 초조해한다는 것을 알 수 있었다.[jittery : (비격식)초조한, 조마조마한] repudiate : 부인하다ex. The general attempted to repudiate the testimony of the lieutenant,claiming that the young officer was not an authori..
the sword of Damocles / Pyrrhic victory / a wet blanket / beard the lion in his den / sly / on the sly / accomplice / epilepsy / spell out
the sword of Damocles / Pyrrhic victory / a wet blanket / beard the lion in his den / sly / on the sly / accomplice / epilepsy / spell out
2024.06.11the sword of Damocles : any imminent danger(a king seated one of his subjects underneath a swordthat was hanging by a hair, in order to teach him the dangers a king faces)다모클레스의 검 : 급박한 위험(왕의 자리는 항상 위험과 마주하고 있는 곳이라는 사실을 가르쳐주기 위해왕은 그의 부하 중 한 명인 다모클레스를 머리카락 한 올에 매달려 있는 칼 밑에 앉혔다.)ex. Although the president of the company seemed quite secure, he always complained thatthere was a sword of Damocles ha..