4/29 코리아헤럴드 뉴스 속 단어들
fumble
1. If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way.
She rept from the bed and fumbled for her her dressing gown.. He fumbled with the buttons at the nect,... He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette..
2. When you are trying to say something, if you fumble for the right words, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way.
I fumbled for something to say... He fumbled his lines, not knowing what he was going to say.
clumsy
1. A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer... Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep.
2. A clumsy action or statement is not skilful or is tactless and likely to upset people.
The action seemed a clumsy attempt to topple the Janate Dal government... He denied the announcement was clumsy and insensitive.
stutter
1. If someone has a stutter, they find it difficult to say the first sound of a word, and so they ofen hesitate or repeat it two or three times.
He spoke with a pronounced stutter.
2. If someone stutters, they have difficulty speaking because they find it hard to say the first sound of a word..
I was trembling so hard, I thought I would stutter when I spoke.
3. If something stutters along, it progresses slowly and unevenly.
The old truck stuttered along the winding road... The political debate stutters on.
notch
1. you can refer to a step on a scale of measurement or achievement as a notch; used mainly in journalism.
Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August... In this country the good players are pulled down a notch or two... On the third day, General Zhang raised the temperature of the assemble a few notches.
2. If you notch a success, especially in sports, you achieve it; used mainly in journalism.
Steve Bull notched his 200th goal for Wolves as they beat Leicester 3-0... The President is keen to notch a political triumph that would foster freer world trade and faster economic growth.
3. A notch is a small V-shaped or circular cut in the surface or edge of something.
It is a myth that gun-slingers in the American west cut notches in the handle of their pistol for each man they shot.
consumer sentiment index [CSI, 소비자태도지수]
장래의 소비지출 계획이나 경기전망에 대한 소비자들의 설문조사 결과를 지수로 환산해 나타낸 지표. 경제상황과 생활형편, 가계수입, 소비지출, 고용, 물가 등에 대한 소비자의 응답을 가중평균해 작성. 소비자태도지수가 기준치인 100보다 낮으면 향후 경제상황이 지금보다 나빠질 것으로 보는 소비자가 호전을 예상하는 소비자보다 많다는 뜻이며, 100 미만이면 그 반대다. 지수의 최저는 0이고 최고는 200인데, 지수가 0이면 앞으로 경기가 나아질 것으로 생각하는 사람이 한 명도 없다는 뜻이고 반대로 200이면 경기가 나빠질 것으로 보는 사람이 한 명도 없다는 의미다. 100은 양쪽 응답이 똑같다는 뜻이다.한국은행에서는 ‘소비자동향지수’의 명칭으로 작성되고 있으며, 통계청에서는 ‘소비자평가지수'와 ‘소비자기대지수’의 명칭으로 작성된다.
buffoon
If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things; an old-fashioned word.
the man once dismissed by the West as a drunken buffoon.
impeccable
If you describe something such as comeone's behaviour or appearance as impeccable, you are emphasizing that is excellent and has no fault.
She had impeccable taste in clothes... Her academic credentials are impeccable.
effervescent /efer/
1. An effervescent liquid is one that contains or releases bubbles of gas
an effervescent mineral water
2. If you describe someone as effervescent, you mean that they are lively, entertaining, enthusiastic, and exciting; usually used showing approval.
an effervescent blonde actress... America is the most intellectually, artistically and politically effervescent of nations.
bubbly
1. someone who is bubbly is very lively and cheerful and talks a lot; used showing approval
a bublly girl who loves to laugh... she had a bright and bublly personality
2. champagne is sometimes called bubbly; an informal use.
guests ewere presented with glasses of bubby on arrival.
3. if something is bubbly, it has a lot of bubbles in it.
a nice hot bubbly bath... melt the butter over a medium-low heat. when it is melted and bubbly, put in the flour.
improbable
1. something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen.
ordered arrangements of large groups of atoms and molecules are highly improbable...It seems improbable that this year's figure until fall much below last year's 75,000
2. if you describe something as improbable, you mean it is stange, unusual, or ridiculous.
on the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance...her improbable accent.
aspirations
someone's aspirations are their ambitions to achieve something.
the needs and aspirations of our pupils... He is unlikely to send in the army to quell nationalist aspirations.
bogged down
if you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done.
But why get bogged down in legal details?... sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged down by unimportant rules.