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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| make good | 성공하다, 실행하다 They hope that he will make good there. |
| pay attention to | ~에 주의하다 Pay attention to what your teacher says. |
| be responsible for | ~에 대하여 책임이 있다 You must be responsible for what you have done. |
| prefer A to B | B를 더 좋아하다 He prefers red death to surrender. |
| for the time (being) | 당분간 for the present This will be enough for the present. |
| share A with B | A와 B를 공유하다, 나누다 We share joy and sorrow with each other. |
| keep on~ing | 계속하다(=continue) Don't give up hope, Keep on trying. |
| settle down | 자리잡다, 안정되다 He settled down in a little cottage. |
| date from | ~에서 시작되다 This custom dates from before the war. |
| feel like~ing | ~을 하고 싶다 (=be inclined to) I don't feel like staying indoors on such a beautiful day. |
| run into | 충돌하다, 우연히 만나다 I ran into my old friend Tom the other day. |
| manage to+R | 가까스로~하다, I managed to keep out of debt. |
| call for | 요구하다(=require) The letter calls for an early answer. |
| and so on | ~등등(=and so forth) He asked me my name, my age, and so on. |
| that is (to say) | 즉, 다시 말하면(=namely) He came home three hours later, that is to say about eleven o'clock. |
| be willing to+R | 기꺼이~하다 He is willing to act the part of guide. |
| be grateful to | ~에 감사하다 He is grateful to me for what I had done. |
| make up | 구성하다; 화해하다 A century is made up of 100 years. |
| for sure | 확실히(=for certain) I don't know for sure the name of the man. |
| make out | ~을 이해하다 I cannot make out what you want to say. |
| owe A to B | A는 B의 덕택이다 We owe a great deal to our parents. |
| out of sight | 눈에서 멀어지면 They are now out of sight. |
| owing to, due to | ~때문에 Owing to careless driving, he had an accident. |
| in behalf of | ~을 위하여 He fought in behalf of justice. |
| on behalf of | ~대신하여, 대표하여 He thanked them on behalf of her. |
| out of the question | 전혀 불가능한 That is out of the question. |
| suffer from | 고통을 겪다, 병에 걸리다 She is suffering from a fever. |
| lose one's temper | (버럭) 화를 내다 She entirely lost her temper with me. |
| at the mercy of | ~의 처분대로, 좌우되는 We must not be at the mercy of our emotion. |
| upside down | 거꾸로 He turns everything upside down. |
| in pursuit of | ~을 추구하여 We spent the whole day in pursuit of game. |
| make oneself at home | 편안히 하다 Welcome to my home. Make yourself at home. |
| make oneself understood | 이해시키다 I could make myself understood in English. |
| plenty of | 많은(=lots of) I have plenty of friends to play with. |
| on the ground that | ~라는 이유로 He resigned on the ground of illness. |
| on the condition that | ~라는 조건으로, ~라면 I will consent to it on the condition that you bear expenses. |
| hold on to | ~을 꼭 붙잡다 You should hold on to your hat on a windy day. |
| rise in life | 출세하다 He has risen in life through perseverance. |
| be supposed to | ~하기로 되어있다 They are supposed to be here at eight everyday. |
| for the benefit of | ~을 위하여 for the sake of I'll help you for the sake of our old friendship. |
| run over | (차가) 치다, 대출훑어보다 I ran over the list to see if my name was on it. |
| be content(ed) with | ~에 만족하다 He was contented with what he has. |
| on earth | 도대체, 조금도 What on earth is the matter? |
| between ourselves | 우리끼리 이야기지만 Between ourselves he is a notorious liar. |
| B as well as A | A뿐만 아니라 B도 The little girl could play the piano as well as |
| as well as | ~와 같이 잘 her mother |
| send for | ~을 데리러 보내다 Send for the doctor. |
| show off | 과시하다, 돋보이게 하다 Mother will always show off their children. |
| according to(as) | ~에 의하면, ~에 따라서 According to the report, he is alive. |
| stand up for | ~의 편을 들다, 옹호하다 A mother will usually stand up for children. |
| sum up | 합계를 내다, 요약하다 She summed up bills at the grocery. |
| to tell the truth | 사실은(대로 말하면) To tell the truth, I don't know much about it. |
| frankly speaking | 솔직히 말해서 Frankly speaking I don't want to see him. |
| think over | ~을 숙고하다(=consider) I'll give you three days to think it over. |
| use up | 다 써버리다 Try not to use up all the flour. |
| strictly speaking | 엄밀하게 말해서 Strictly speaking, he is not worthy of his fame. |
| turn over | 뒤집다, 책장을 넘기다 The waves turned our boat over. |
| abound in | 풍부하다(=be rich in) This stream abounds in fish. |
| exert oneself | 노력하다 He exerted himself to win the race. |
| talking of | ~으로 말하자면 Talking of marriage, did you know that Jill got married? |
| have an influence on | ~에 영향을 미치다 He has a great influence on those around him. |
| get along (with) | 지내다, 사이좋게 지내다 How is he getting along with his wife? |
| in public | 공공연하게, 대중 앞에서 He hates to be seen in public. |
| face to face | 마주 대하여 She was sitting face to face with the boy. |
| speak well(ill) of | 칭찬하다 (헐뜯다) I have never heard him speak ill of others. |
| make up one's mind | 결심하다 I made up my mind to get up earlier. |
| set off, set forth | 출발하다(=start) He set off over the ice in pursuit of bear. |
| even if (=even though) | 비록~일지라도 I will not mind even if she does not come. |
| by all means | 반드시, 꼭 You must keep your promise by all means. |
| at any cost | 어떻게 해서라도, 꼭 I will do it at all costs. |
| in full bloom | (꽃이) 활짝 피어 The roses are in full bloom. |
| out of breath | 숨이차서, 헐떡이며 He ran himself out of breath. |
| be similar to | ~과 비슷하다, 유사하다 Your opinion is similar to mine. |
| for sale | 팔려고 내놓은 Not for sale. |
| on and off | 때때로, 불규칙적으로 We visited there on and off. |
| a point of view | 견해, 견지, 관점 From the historical a point of view. |
| not A but B | A가아니고 B이다 He is not my son but my nephew. |
| remind A of B | A에게 B를 생각나게하다 You remind me of your father. |
| inform A of B | A에게 B를 알리다 She informed her parents of her safe arrival. |
| have a hard time~ing | ~하느라 어려움을 겪다 have trouble (in)~ing The teacher was having a hard time keeping the pupils quiet. |
| as a rule, on the whole | 대체로, 일반적으로 He is, as a rule, punctual. |
| attribute A to B | A를 B에 돌리다(탓) She attributed her success to good luck. |
| be subject to | 지배를 받다, ~되기 쉽다 We are all subject to the laws of nature. |
| let alone, not to | ~은 말할 것도 없고 not to mention It takes too much time, not to speak of money. |
| hold good | 유효하다, 적용되다 The promise still holds good. |
| in terms of | ~에 의하여(=by means of) They express an idea in terms of action. |
| cope with | 대처하다 We cannot cope with the present difficulties. |
| give in | 제출하다, 굴복하다 Give in your paper now. |
| run short of | ~이 부족하다, 떨어지다 We have run short of money. |
| fall short of | ~에 이르지 못하다 The arrow fall short of the mark. |
| do well to | ~하는게 좋다 You would do well to be quiet. |
| turn up | 모습을 나타내다 He turned up an hour later. |
| take~into account | ~을 고려하다, 참작하다 You must take account of the fact. |
| make a point of~ing | 습관적으로~하다 make it a rule to I always make a point of kissing the children when I leave home. |
| do away with | ~을 없애다(= get rid of) This law should be done away with. |
| as good as | ~한 것이나 마찬가지 He is as good as dead. |
| give way (to) | ~에게 지다, 굴복하다 You must not give way to temptation. |
| make up for | 보충(보상)하다 Lost time could not be made up for. |
| compensate for | 보충(보상)하다 I will compensate you for your loss. |
| come near~ing | 거의 ~할 지경이다 The child came near being drowned. |
| as such as | 그런 것으로서 He is a leader, and as such, must be obeyed. |
| at a loss | 어찌할 바를 몰라, 당황하여 I was so surprised that I was quite at a loss for words. |
| make friends with | ~와 친하게 지내다 He makes friends with whomever he could. |
| at first sight | 첫눈에, 얼핏보기에 He fell in love with her at first sight. |
| not a few | 꽤 많은 (=quite a few) She has quite a few good friends. |
| from time to time | 때때로(=occasionally) I see Hicks at the library from time to time. |
| have a tendency to | ~의 경향이 있다(=tend to) Janet tends to get angry if you annoy her. |
| turn out | ~을 끄다; ~임이 판명되다 It turned out (to be) true. |
| feed on | ~을 먹고살다, 기르다 I feed the dog on meat. |
| dress up (as) | ~로 가장하다, 옷을 차려입다 The prisoners escaped by dressing up as guards. |
| insist on (upon) | 주장하다, 고집하다 He insisted on my going there. |
| persist in | 고집하다, 주장하다 She persists in her opinion. |
| look on A as B | A를 B로 여기다(간주하다) Do you look on him as a genius? |
| at any rate | 하여튼 At any rate it will be a good experience for you. |
| take~by surprise | 기습하다 Our troops at last take the enemy's fortress by surprise. |
| cannot ~ too | 아무리~해도 지나치지않다 You cannot be too diligent. |
| get in touch with | ~와 접촉을 유지하다 Keep in touch with her while I am away. |
| at length | 드디어, 자세히 I'll explain the matter. at length. |
| take after | ~을 닮다(=resemble) Mary really takes after her mother. |
| dispose of | 처분하다, 처리하다 He has disposed of his house and land. |
| read between the lines | 글뒤에 숨은 뜻을 읽다 If you read between the lines, this letter is really a request for money. |
| in charge of | ~을 맡아서, 담당해서 He is the teacher in charge of us. |
| leave off | 그만두다 He has left off the work. |
| may well | ~하는 것도 당연하다 You may as well give up smoking. |
| may as well | ~하는게 낫다(=had better) You may as well go at once. |
| might as well A as B | 차라리 A 하는 편이 낫다 You might as well advise me to give up my fortune as my argument. |
| be worth ~ ing | ~할 가치가 있다 This museum is worth seeing. |
| take turns | ~을 교대로 하다 Let's take turns at cooking. |
| relieve~of | (사람)에서 (사물) 제거하다 That relieved him of all responsibility. |
| in that | ~라는 점에서, 이므로 We love him in that he is honest and diligent. |
| refrain from | ~을 그만두다, 삼가다 Athletes usually refrain from smoking. |
| bring up | 기르다, 양육하다 She was brought up to behave politely. |
| hand down | 물려주다, 전하다 The story will be handed down to posterity. |
| work out | 풀다, 결국~이 되다 The problem will work out. |
| take in | 속이다, 이해하다 She told the lie so well I was easily taken in. |
| it goes without saying ~ | 말할 나위도 없이 It goes without saying that man is moral. |
| look up to | ~을 존경하다 (=respect) You should look up to your parents. |
| look down upon | 경멸하다, 얕보다 You must not look down on poor people. |
| for my part | 나로서는 For my part I have no objection to it. |
| as for | ~에 관해서는 As for me, I don't want to do so. |
| as to | ~에 관하여(=as regards) He said nothing as to his plan. |
| take one's time | 천천히 하다 You should take your time doing the task. |
| of one's own-ing | 자기 자신이~한 This is a dress of her own making. |
| far from~ing | 조금도 ~않다 Far from reading the letter, he did not open it. |
| in advance | 미리, 사전에 I paid a month's rent in advance. |
| fall in with | 우연히 만나다, 동의하다 I fell in with her at a ball. |
| cut a finger figure | 이채를 띠다 The scientist cut a fine figure in the history of human progress. |
| in effect | 사실상, 실시되어 The reply was, in effect, a refusal. |
| the last ~to B | 결코 B할 것 같지 않은 He is the last man to do such a thing. |
| at times | 때때로 She was very much distressed at times. |
| come up to | ~에 달하다 He came up to me in the street. |
| indulge (oneself) in | ~에 빠지다, 탐닉하다 He seldom indulged himself in such idle thoughts. |
| abide by | 지키다, 따르다 You must abide by your promise. |
| figure out | 이해하다, 계산하다 I can't figure out what he's trying to say. |
| be about to | 막 ~하려고 하다 I am just about to call you. |
| carry out | 실행하다, 성취하다 Plans once made, should be carried out. |
| put up with | 참다, 견디다 I could not put up with his insolence. |
| put up at | ~에 묵다 Wherever I go, I put up at the best hotel. |
| associate A with B | A를 B와 관련지어 생각 No European associates wealth with personal merit. |
| lose sight of | (시야에) 놓치다 I lost sight of him in the crowd. |
| never A without~ing | A하면 반드시~하다 It never rains without it pouring. |
| keep A from ~ing | A가 ~하지 못하게 하다 Business prevented me from going fishing. |
| turn away | 외면하다, 거절하다 How could you turn away from a puppy in trouble? |
| keep up with | ~에 뒤떨어지지 않다 He walked so fast that I couldn't keep up with him. |
| the one~the other | 전자~후자(=that ~this) Virtue and vice are before; the one leads to happiness, the other to misery. |
| provide for | ~에 대비하다, 부양하다 We must provide for the future. |
| provided, providing | 만일~하면(=if) I'll go provided that you go. |
| be free from | ~이 없다 No one is free from cares. |
| in the long run | 결국(=in the end) All kinds of experiences are utilized in the end. |
| look to A for B | A에 B를 의지하다 I look to him for help. |
| object to | ~에 반대하다 They all objected to the plan. |
| correspond with | 일치하다, 편지 왕래하다 The copy does not correspond with the original. |
| correspond to | 일치하다, 해당하다 The goods do not correspond to the samples |
| for all, with all | ~에도 불구하고 For all his efforts, he lost the match. |
| make one's way | 나아가다, 출세하다 He makes his way to the radio and turned it on. |
| account for | ~을 설명하다(=explain) There is no accounting for tastes. |
| approve of | ~을 시인하다, 찬성하다 His father did not approve of his choice. |
| answer for | 책임을 지다, 보증하다 You must answer for the consequences. |
| one thing~another | ~과 ...은 별개이다 To know is one thing; to teach is another. |
| compete with | ~와 경쟁하다 There is no book that can compete with this. |
| be equal to | ~와 같다, 감당할수있다 He is not equal to the task. |
| (every) once in a while | 가끔, 종종 They go out together every once in a while but not very often. |
| put off | 연기하다(=postpone) She put off answering the letter. |
| put aside | 저축하다 (lay aside) You should put money aside for your old age. |
| be aware of | ~을 알고 있다 He was aware of his weakness. |
| at the risk of | ~을 걸고, 무릎 쓰고 He saved the child at the risk of his life. |
| at the sight of | ~을 보고 At the sight of the teacher the boys ran way. |
| rely on, depend on | 의지하다, 믿다 The winter weather cannot be relied on. |
| in follows that | (당연한) 결과로서~이 되다 If that is true, in follows that he was not there. |
| by means of | ~에 의하여 We climbed up the cliff by means of a rope. |
| in accordance with | ~에 따라서 Everything has been done in accordance with the rules. |
| look back upon | 돌아다보다, 회고하다 She used to look back upon her happy school days. |
| in consequence | ~의 결과로, ~때문에 He succeeded in consequence of hard work. |
| keep away from | ~을 멀리하다 Keep the matches away from the children. |
| used to | ~하곤 하였다 There used to be a house here. |
| tell A from B | A와 B를 구별하다 I can't tell one twin from the other. |
| be used to~ing | 익숙하다 I am accustomed to this climate. |
| in the event of | ~의 경우에(=in case of) There will be much trouble in case of his not coming. |
| in one's presence | ~의 면전에서 It is rude to yawn in the presence of others. |
| What ~ for? | 무엇 때문에 What did you say that for? |