vocabulary(9)
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chunk
Why is CHUNK Important? What is Chunking? HOW TO SPEAK MORE FLUENT ENGLISH for NATURAL LANGUAGE. If you want to speak natural English you need to learn chunking. Do you know what chunking is? How do you learn about chunking? Where do you learn chunking? In this video I teach you HOW TO SPEAK MORE FLUENT ENGLISH using chunks for NATURAL LANGUAGE. 영어 표현을 배우다보면 문법적으로는 맞는 표현인데 의미적으로는 어색한 표현들이 상당히 많이..
2022.05.29 -
count (somebody/something) as something
To see or interpret someone or something in a particular way: I count my daughter as my greatest blessing in life. You should count this as a major accomplishment—freshmen hardly ever get published in the literary magazine. It counts as a carry-on.
2022.05.26 -
lay low
Keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention: At the time of the murder he appears to have been lying low in a barn. We're trying to lay low and not attract the attention of the Watchers. The robbers knew they had to go on the lam and lay low for a while to avoid being caught.
2022.05.26 -
come by
Call casually and briefly as a visitor: His friends came by. Do you want to come by for tea and cookies? He's supposed to come by this afternoon. Nimmi Gowrinathan, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Manage to acquire or obtain something: Cameron managed to come by some cheap tickets to Rome. Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by. A good job is hard to come by. Could you survive the real Twili..
2022.05.26 -
work out
Verb 1. Plan or devise something in detail: We need to work out a seating plan. 2. Find the answer to something: I couldn't work out whether it was a band playing or a record. 3. Undersstand someone's character: Tom turned to look him, staring at him, trying to work him out. 4. Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation: The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the cu..
2022.05.22 -
put oneself out there
Putting oneself 'out there' simply means being open and honest about who you are and how you feel: John is always willing to put himself out there for others. A: I will never have a relationship/someone/soulmate etc. B: You just have to put yourself out there! [A short story] Today, I found out the person I've fallen for is seeing someone else. This isn't a problem. What is a problem is the fact..
2022.05.22 -
self-sabotage
Self-sabotage occurs when people hinder their own success. When people take these destructive steps, their harmful behavior can negatively impact nearly every part of their lives including their relationships and career: [A short story] My lazy, spoiled brat of a boy screwed up his fifth job interview in the past month. He keeps self-sabotaging by asking the employers about the pay and benefits,..
2022.05.22 -
too little, too late
not enough and not soon enough to make a difference: Her efforts to improve her grade were too little, too late. We tried to reinvigorate the company's earnings by branching into electronic publishing, but it was too little, too late, and we ended up going out of business a few months later. If you describe a situation as too little too late, you are blaming someone for not doing enough to preve..
2022.05.21 -
let alone
used to indicate that something is far less likely, possible, or suitable than something else already mentioned: He was incapable of leading a soccer team, let alone a country. I can hardly run let alone lift a weapon. He left, barely able to see straight let alone think straight. I've never begged anyone for anything, let alone money. used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrast..
2022.05.20