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51. entangle
[en-, in-, in, inside + tangle] : (v)
①
to involve in or as in a tangle; catch, as in a net, vine, etc. so that escape
is difficult; ensnare
②
to involve in difficulty
③
to cause to be tangled; complicate
52.
disentangle
[dis-, not, away, free from + entangle] : (v)
①
to free from something that entangles, confuses, etc.; extricate; disengage
②
to straighten out (anything tangled, confused, etc.); unravel; untangle
53. untangle
[un-, not + tangle] : (v)
①
to free from a snarl or tangle; disentangle
②
to free from confusion; clear up; put in order
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Joe
Romano works for a man named Anthony Orsatti. Orsatti runs New Orleans. I
found out too late that Romano's done this before with other companies. Even
if your mother had taken him to court, it would have been years before it
was all untangled,
and she didn't have the money to fight him.
[If Tomorrow Comes written by Sidney Sheldon]
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The
question I am asked mostly frequently when it comes to getting from where
you are to where you want to go is : "I want to, but how
do I do it ?"
My immediate
response is consistent: Don't focus on how,
focus on what.
How
drives you into your head trying to untangle
the mystery of the act; what
moves you into action steps that you can take. How
is intangible
and elusive; what
leads you to the concrete, specific steps you actually can take to transform
your goal into reality.
[If success
is a game, these are the rules
written by Cherie
Carter-Scott, Ph.D.]
54. tentacle
[tentare, to touch] : (n)
①
any of a variety of long, slender, flexible growths, as about the head or mouth
of some invertebrate animals(무척추동물),
used variously for grasping, feeling, moving, etc./ 촉수(觸手)
-
As
Second Wave civilization pushed its tentacles across the planet,
transforming everything with which it came in contact, it carried with it
more than technology or trade. Colliding with the First wave civilization,
the Second wave created not only a new reality for millions but a new way of
thinking about reality.
[The Third
Wave written by Alvin Toffler]
②
Bot. any of various sensitive hairs on the leaves of some plants,
as those used capturing insects/ 촉모(觸毛)
55.
thumb [thuma < tumor,
to swell ... meaning "enlarged
finger" ] :
(n) the short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is
opposable to the other fingers /엄지손가락
-
finger
: 손가락
-
fingerprint
:지문
-
toe
: 발가락
-
palm
: 손바닥
-
sole
: 발바닥
(v)
to thumb through
: to glance rapidly through (a book), as by releasing or turning pages along
their edge with the thumb; leaf through
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Tracy
was thumbing
through a copy
of a magazine when a photograph caught her eye.[If
Tomorrow Comes written by Sidney Sheldon]
-
...
Even a common, respectable magazine that one might innocently pick up in a
bank or at a fast-food restaurant to
thumb through devotes
the first 20 or so pages to male-directed pornography. [이
예문은 일본 영자신문에 실린 기사 내용으로 일본의
잡지/만화의 엄청난 선정성에 그대로 노출된 일본 여성
및 청소년의 실상을 드러내고 있습니다. 기사내용을 전부
보시려면 여기를 클릭하세요.]
제가 항해사로 근무할 때 제일 많이 입출항한 곳이
일본이었고 당시 제 취미는 서점에서 책을 사서 승선
중에 독파하는 것이었습니다. 자연히 서점을 많이
방문했었고 일본 서점, 문방구점의 실상은 놀랍다 못해
충격적이었습니다. 학교 부근의 문방구.학습서를 파는
곳에서 조차 즐비하게 널려 있는 총칼라의 외설 잡지들...
그리고 그 앞을 수시로
지나는 어린이들 ...
전 영원히 이해할 수 없을
것이며 이것은 일본의 큰 사회문제로 될 것 입니다.
56. thumb
up (sign) : a
signal of acceptance or approval
57. all
thumbs : awkward,
especially with your hands; clumsy
58. thumbstall
: a kind of thimble(골무) or
protective sheath of leather for the thumb
59. thimble
[ thumb, 엄지 +
-el,-le, suffix meaning small] : a small cap of metal, plastic, etc. worn as a
protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing/골무
60. green
thumb :
an apparent skill or talent for growing plants easily; a talent for gardening;
ability to make things grow
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