• Check that the machine are free from dirt and corrosion.
• This bridge is durable enough to withstand natural disasters such as water corrosion, gale winds up to 65m/sec and severe earthquakes registering as high as 6 on the Richter scale.

12. corrosive :(adj.) tending or having the power to corrode

• A corrosive substance can destroy solid materials as a result of a chemical reaction (화학반응).

13. anti-corrosion/방식(防蝕)

• The company's electronic deposition paint is famous for its excellent anti-corrosion and the preserved appearance for aluminum sashes as well as its mass productivity and the advanced production environment.

14. muscle [m(o)us(e), 쥐 + -cle, a suffix meaning "small" : "조그마한 쥐" 라는 의미] : 
(n) an organ that is essentially a mass of a muscle tissue attached at either end to a fixed point and that by contracting moves or checks the movement of a body part
(v) to move or force by or as if by muscular effort

• to move a muscle : to move even a very little (mainly used in negative sentences and questions and with if)
  The deer stood without moving a muscle until the hunter was gone. (It stood very quietly.)
  The students were so startled that they didn't move a muscle. (They stood very quietly, not moving at all.)
  The robber said he would shoot the bank worker if he moved a muscle. (The robber warned the man to stand perfectly still.)
  　
• to muscle in : If you muscle in on something, you force your way into a situation where you have no right to be and where you are not welcome
  They are jealous of your success and resent the way you are muscling in on their territory.
  　
• to muscle out : If someone is muscled out, they are forced out of a situation or position where they want to be by someone who uses force or unfair methods.
  She had a restaurant by the station until she was muscled out by the Council.

15. muscle-bound : having your muscles large, hard, and tight from too much exercising; having muscles so developed that you can hardly move/ 근육이 경직된

• Bob was big and strong, but but he was muscle-bound, and Bill could beat him. (Bob couldn't move as fast as Bill, so Bill could beat him.)
• An athlete must train properly so as not to become muscle-bound. (An athlete must train properly to keep his muscles firm and strong, but not too tight.)

운동을 무리하게 하다 보면 다리에 쥐(cramp)가 나서 근육(muscle)이 부분적으로 경직되어 움직이기가 불편한 적이 있었을 거예요. 이는 cramp라고 합니다. 다리 또는 근육에 알이 뱄다는 의미로 muscle-bound를 쓰면 됩니다.

• I had a cramp in the leg.
• My muscles are stiff. I have cramps in my leg muscles.

16. biceps [bi-, two + caput, head] : a muscle having two heads, or points of origin; esp., the large muscle in the front of the upper arm or the corresponding muscle at the back of the thigh/ 이두박근(二頭膊筋)

• Some gangsters are instantly identifiable by their tattoos(문신) - dragons and snakes curling about their biceps or shoulder blades.

17. triceps [tri-, three + caput, a head] : a muscle having three heads, or points of origin; esp., the large muscle at the back of the upper arm that extends the forearm when contracted/ 삼두박근(三頭膊筋)

• Triceps is a very powerful muscle group. You rarely hear of anyone tearing or pulling a triceps muscle. That does not mean it hasn't been done, it just means it's rare. Most people spend time working the biceps and not the triceps. Wake Up! The triceps makes up about 2/3rds of the upper arm.

18. article [ar-, to join; to fit together < art + -cle, a suffix meaning small] : (n)
① one of the sections or items of a written documents, as of a constitution(헌법), treaty(조약), contract, etc.
② a complete piece of writing, as a report or essay, that is part of a newspaper, magazine, or book

• "Did you see The New Yorker article on you ? Wasn't it great ?"
  Lara walked over to her desk. "Not bad."
  [The Stars Shine Down written by Sidney Sheldon]
• Have you read the leading article(=the one given the most important place) in today's paper ?

③ Grammar, any one of the words a, an, the (and their equivalents in other language), used as adjectives: a and an are the indefinite articles(부정관사) and the is the definite article(정관사) 

In English, it is often necessary to use an article in front of a noun. There are two kinds of article; the definite article the, and the indefinite article a or an. In order to speak or write English well, it is important to know how articles are used. When deciding whether or not to use an article and which kind of article to use, you should ask a following question ?

• Is the noun countable or uncountable ?

Singular countable nouns always need an article or another determiner like my, this, etc. Other nouns can sometimes be used alone.

19. art [ar-, to join; to fit together] : 예술

• artist : 예술가

예술은 흔히 "종합"이라는 말이 앞에 붙어 "종합예술"이라는 말을 많이 하죠 ? 그러나 "예술"의 영어 단어인 art에는 "종합성"이 내재되어 있으므로 art 그 자체로 족합니다.

20. con artist : 재치가 넘치는 사기꾼 또는 야바위꾼(해운대 등의 해수욕장에 가면 번호판을 돌려 화살 던지기/ 석장의 카드를 가지고 현란한 손동작으로 하나를 골라내게 하는 내기 등이 야바위꾼이 하는 것입니다. 제가 좋아하는 작가 Sidney Sheldon의 "If tomorrow comes"에 con artist들의 이야기가 잘 나옵니다.)

• Tracy headed for the airport. It was the only place she could think of. If the men had taken a taxi, it meant they did not have their own transportation, and they would surely want to get out of town as fast as possible. She sat back in the cab, filled with rage at what they had done to her and with shame at how easily they had conned her. Oh, they were good, both of them. Really good. They had been so convincing. She blushed to think how she had fallen for the ancient good cop-bad cop routine. ~ <중략> ~. Well, she was going to get those jewels back. She had gone through too much to be outwitted by two con artists. She had to get to the airport in time.
  [If Tomorrow Comes written by Sidney Sheldon]

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