Phrasal Verbs 012

Vocabulary & Expressions

Term/Expression	Definition	Simpler Paraphrase	Meaning
polished	showing great skill or ability	refined	세련된, 능숙한
dystopian	relating to a state or society in which people experience great suffering and unfairness	nightmarish society	디스토피아의, 암울한 미래 사회의
coercion	the practice of making someone do something by using force or threats	forceful persuasion	강제, 강압
embrace	to accept or support a new idea, technology, belief, etc. with entusiam	accept eagerly	(생각, 변화 등을) 받아들이다
diplomatic	relating to the profession, skill or activity of managing relationships between countries	tactful	외교의, 외교적인
envoy	a representative or messenger, especially one who works for a government	messenger	사절, 특사
diplomatic envoy	a representative sent by a country to manage diplomatic relations with another country	government representative	외교 사절
incompetent	not having the necessary skills or ability to do something successfully	unskilled	무능한, 능력 없는
Be fed up with ~	To find a situation intolerable	be annoyed with ~	~기 지긋지긋하다 / ~를 더는 못 참다
Go through ~	To experience ~	experience ~	~을 겪다 / 경험하다
Let up	To subside / To relax and to make less effort	ease up	(강도가) 약해지다 / (최선을 다하지 않고) 해이해지다
Hang on to ~	To keep ~	keep ~	~을 계속하다 / 고집하다 / 가지고 하다
Think through ~ / Think through	To carefully consider ~	consider ~ carefully	~에 관해 충분히 생각하다
Rush into ~	To make a rash decision	act hastily	~를 성급하게 결정하다
Weigh up ~ / Weigh ~ up	To consider the good and bad aspects of something before making a decision	consider pros and cons of ~	~를 할지 안 할지 심사숙고하다
Look at (options)	To examine options or choices	examine (options)	(선택지 등을) 모두 검토하다
Figure out ~ / Figure ~ out	To solve or understand a problem	solve ~	~을 이해하다 / 알아내다
the last straw	the final problem in a series of problems that finally makes you feel you cannot continue to accept a bad situation	final annoyance	더 이상 참을 수 없게 만드는 것
dispatch	to send someone or something to a place for a specific purpose	send off	파견하다, 급파하다
underlie	to be the cause or basis off something	be the basis of	~의 기초가 되다, ~의 근본 원인이 되다
sentiment	a general opinion or feeling	feeling	감정, 정서