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ch 11. 영영사전
Hey Johnny
2024. 2. 8. 17:16
conjure = conjure up |
you make it appear as if by magic → produce, generate |
restless | keep moving around because they find it difficult to keep still |
better you than me | you can say when you are happy that someone else has to do something that you don't have to do. |
is mangled | it is crushed or twisted very forcefully, so that it is difficult to see what its original shape was. |
blasted | to express anger or annyance at something or someone |
twist | it moves into an unusual, uncomfortable, or bent position, for example because of being hit or pushed, or because you are upset. |
diversion | an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on. |
dawn | begin to develop or come into existence |
wheedle | try to persuade sb to do or give them what they want |
is clobbered by | they are badly affected by it |
paint | when you paint a design or message on a surface, you put it on the surface using paint |
flash | [vi]If a light flashes or [vt]if you flash a light, it shines with a sudden bright light, esp as quick, regular flashes of light. |
This is it | a very important thing is about to be done, a very important event is about to happen. |
by heart | you have learned it so well that you can remember it without having to read it. |
glare | you look at them with an angry |
or else | after a command to warn sb that if they do not obey, you will be angry and may harm or punish them. |
give way | to collapse or break down |
belt | you move or travel there very fast. |
that's something | there is one fact that you are pleased about in a situation that is not satisfactory |
glide | you move silently and in a smooth and effortless way |
slide | 1) it moves there smoothly over or against something 2) you move there smoothly and quietly |
loop the loop | to fly in a complete circle |
murmur | something that is said which can hardly be heard. |
neck and neck | In a competition, especially an election, if two or more competitors are neck and neck, they are level with each other and have an equal chance of winning. |
hurtle | sb or sth move there very quickly, often in a rough or violent way. |
hang | [vi]If sth hangs in a high place or position [vt]if you hang it there, it is attached there so it does not touch the ground. |
for dear life | with desperate effort, energy, or speed |
a split seocnd | an extremely short period time |
direct | If you direct something at a particular thing, you aim or point it at that thing |