[TIL] 2022.02.01 (Tue)

영어 

 - 민병철 전화영어 + Netflix 시리즈 Atypical 1-3화 

alma mater	the school, college, or university that one once attended. ex) "he started teaching at his alma mater" Alma mater is an allegorical Latin phrase currently used to identify a school, college, or university that one formerly attended.
pawn	deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent. 전당포에 저당잡히다
pick on	repeatedly single someone out for blame, criticism, or unkind treatment in a way perceived to be unfair. ex) "no one is picking on you—we're trying to help" ex) Scientists have discovered why bullies pick on their victims and how they chose them ~을 괴롭히다
promiscuous	having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships. 난잡한, 문란한
varsity	the principal team representing a high school or college in a sport or other competition. ex) "Miller promoted him to the varsity for his sophomore season" (미국 학교·대학 스포츠의) 대표팀  --> a varsity player: 대표 팀의 선수
powwow	(informal) a conference or meeting for discussion, especially among friends or colleagues. (비격식) 회의, 미팅
flaunt	display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance. "newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity" ex) "I don't understand why you do all that working out if you're not gonna flaunt your cute figure."
jostle	push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd ex) "people jostled against us" ex) "All I'm asking is just a little consideration. Imaginge what it's like to be on the spectrum in a place like this, with the harsh lighting, and the music that's so loud, and people jostling by."
regression	a return to a former or less developed state.
amicably	in a friendly and peaceable manner. ex) "they have amicably resolved their outstanding dispute"
prude	a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity. ex) "the sex was so ambiguous and romantic that none but a prude could find it objectionable"
entice	attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage. ex) "a show that should entice a new audience into the theater"
jousting	a medieval sports contest in which two opponents on horseback, typically knights, fight with lances. ex) "at the center of the festivities were several days of jousting by armored knights" 마상 창 시합
copulate	have sexual intercourse. (주로 동물에게 쓰이는듯)  ex) "only the dominant male copulates with the female" 교미하다
wrap (one's) head around (something)	To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept. ex) Kate is willing to pay full price for an expensive handbag, but I just can't wrap my head around that. ex) "I just couldn't wrap my head around it. And I felt like I was just messing things up."
pit	a large hole in the ground. 구덩이
erratically	in a manner that is not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictably. ex) "he had been seen driving erratically minutes before the accident" ex) "I'm acting erratically. I know that. But here's what I don't know. I don't know who I am anymore."
clank	a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as made by pieces of metal being struck together. 철커덕거리는 소리. 철커덕거리는 소리가 나다.  ex) clanking chains  ex) keys clank 열쇠가 짤랑거리다
clink	a sharp ringing sound, such as that made when metal or glass are struck. ex) "the clink of ice in tall glasses" make or cause to make a clink. ex) "his ring clinked against the crystal"