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[TIL] 영어 - 2023.08.01 (Wed)

Sujin Lee (Daisy) 2023. 8. 2. 11:53

https://www.theverge.com/23551060/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-layoffs-workplace-salute-emoji

 

Inside Elon’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter

Three months, thousands of layoffs, one ego

www.theverge.com

for one's own ends To exploit someone for one's personal gain. use. take advantage of.
ecstatic 황홀해하는, 열광하는 
feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
ex) ecstatic fans filled the stadium
catatonic relating to or characterized by catatonia.

What does it mean when a person is catatonic?
Catatonia is a state in which someone is awake but does not seem to respond to other people and their environment. 
simultaneously 동시에 (발음 주의..!!)
absentee
부재자 
a person who is expected or required to be present at a place or event but is not.
circa
~경
ex) circa 2012: 2012년경 
swirl 소용돌이치다 
move in a twisting or spiraling pattern.
ex) Rumors were swirlling 
ex) the smoke was swirling around him
propel drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward.
ex) the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle
ex) Donald Trump propelled himself into the White House in 2016.
sewer 하수 (물) 
an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter.
overhaul 1. (기계시스템을) 점검[정비]하다
2. (경주에서 남을) 앞지르다 (=overtake)

1. take apart (a piece of machinery or equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if necessary.
ex) a company that overhauls and repairs aircraft engines
2. overtake (someone), especially in a sporting event.
ex) Jodami overhauled his chief riva 
tyrant 폭군
insurrection 반란, 폭동
irk irritate; annoy.
짜증스럽게[귀찮게] 하다
legitimate 정당한 
conforming to the law or to rules.
ex) his claims to legitimate authority
incessant
끊임없는
irreverent 불손한
   

 

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