[General] Words-2

English/Words 2009. 7. 30. 23:12

convict
If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
ex ) In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment...
      There was insufficient evidence to convict him.
       ...a convicted drug dealer.


A convict is someone who is in prison. (JOURNALISM)
= prisoner
유죄를 입증하다



brat
If you call someone, especially a child, a brat, you mean that he or she behaves badly or annoys you. (INFORMAL)
ex ) He's a spoilt brat.
개구쟁이, 선머슴



spoil
If you spoil children, you give them everything they want or ask for. This is considered to have a bad effect on a child's character.


reimburse

If you reimburse someone for something, you pay them back the money that they have spent or lost because of it. (FORMAL)
배상, 배상하다, (빚 따위를) 갚다.


janitor
A janitor is a person whose job is to look after a building. (mainly AM)
      = caretaker
(아파트, 빌딩 등의)관리인



originally
원래


odd
If you describe someone or something as odd, you think that they are strange or unusual.
Something odd began to happen.
이상한, 홀수의( <-> even )
odd-looking

flush
(변기에) 물을 내리다.
If you flush, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger.
         ex )  Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?...
                  He turned away embarrassed, his face flushing red.

despise
경멸하다. 멸시하다.
If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
    ex ) I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him...


curfew
통금시간

inheritance
유산


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