Day 5 (p.49~60)

1. hold down a job

발음
/hoʊld daʊn ə dʒɑːb/

뜻

* 직장을 유지하다
* 꾸준히 직장을 다니다

영영사전

to keep a job for a long time

예문

* He couldn’t hold down a job for more than six months.
* My dad has held down the same job for twenty years.

자주 쓰는 표현

* hold down a full-time job
* hold down two jobs

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2. test subject

발음
/test ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/

뜻

* 실험 대상
* 피실험자

영영사전

a person or animal used in an experiment

예문

* The mice were used as test subjects.
* I don’t want to be your test subject!

자주 쓰는 표현

* human test subject
* animal test subject

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3. regular hours

발음
/ˈreɡjələr aʊərz/

뜻

* 정규 근무시간
* 평소 시간

영영사전

the normal working hours

예문

* She works regular hours.
* The library is open during regular hours.

자주 쓰는 표현

* work regular hours
* during regular hours

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4. be cut out for ~

발음
/bi kʌt aʊt fər/

뜻

* ~에 적합하다
* ~에 소질이 있다

영영사전

to have the ability to do something well

예문

* I wasn’t cut out for teaching.
* She’s cut out for this job.

자주 쓰는 표현

* be cut out for the job
* be cut out to be a doctor

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5. bring in

발음
/brɪŋ ɪn/

뜻

* 들여오다
* 가져오다
* 벌어들이다(돈)

영영사전

to bring something into a place

예문

* Please bring in the boxes.
* His business brings in a lot of money.

자주 쓰는 표현

* bring in money
* bring in new ideas

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6. wrap things up

발음
/ræp θɪŋz ʌp/

뜻

* 마무리하다
* 끝내다

영영사전

to finish something

예문

* Let’s wrap things up.
* We should wrap up the meeting.

자주 쓰는 표현

* wrap up a meeting
* wrap things up

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7. distracted

발음
/dɪˈstræktɪd/

뜻

* 정신이 산만한
* 집중하지 못하는

영영사전

unable to pay attention because something else is interesting

예문

* I get distracted easily.
* Don’t be distracted by your phone.

자주 쓰는 표현

* get distracted
* feel distracted

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8. mooching off

발음
/muːtʃɪŋ ɔːf/

뜻

* 신세 지다
* 얻어먹다
* 남에게 빌붙어 살다

영영사전

to live by using someone else’s money or help

예문

* He’s still mooching off his parents.
* Stop mooching off me!

자주 쓰는 표현

* mooch off parents
* mooch off friends

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9. allowance

발음
/əˈlaʊəns/

뜻

* 용돈
* 수당

영영사전

money given regularly, especially to children

예문

* My parents give me an allowance.
* I save part of my allowance every month.

자주 쓰는 표현

* monthly allowance
* get an allowance

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10. get burned

발음
/ɡet bɜːrnd/

뜻

* 데다
* 손해를 보다
* 속다

영영사전

to suffer because of a bad experience

예문

* I got burned investing in that company.
* She got burned by trusting him.

자주 쓰는 표현

* get burned before
* get badly burned

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11. deal with

발음
/diːl wɪð/

뜻

* 처리하다
* 대처하다
* 상대하다

영영사전

to take action about a problem or situation

예문

* I can deal with it.
* She knows how to deal with difficult people.

자주 쓰는 표현

* deal with a problem
* deal with customers
* deal with stress

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12. suspended

발음
/səˈspendɪd/

뜻

* 정학당한
* 정직된
* 일시 중단된

영영사전

officially stopped for a period of time

예문

* He was suspended from school.
* The game was suspended because of rain.

자주 쓰는 표현

* be suspended from school
* be suspended from work

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13. come across

발음
/kʌm əˈkrɔːs/

뜻

* 우연히 마주치다
* 우연히 발견하다
* (~한 인상을) 주다

영영사전

to find or meet something by chance

예문

* I came across an old photo.
* I came across Ruby in the hallway.
* He comes across as friendly.

자주 쓰는 표현

* come across an old friend
* come across a book
* come across as confident

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⭐ 실생활에서 특히 많이 쓰는 표현 TOP 5

1. deal with
2. come across
3. wrap things up
4. bring in
5. be cut out for

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