230102(월) English

미온적인

1) wishy-washy (informal)

- Stop being indecisive. 

 

2) indecisive [ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv]

우유부단한, 뚜렷한 해답(결과)을 내놓지 못하는

- a weak and indecisive man

- an  indecisive battle

 

3) lukewarm

미지근한, 미온적인

- (온도) 

- (행동, 태도, 관심) a lukewarm response

 

4) tepid

 

실행가능한

practicable

viable

feasible

(컴퓨터) executable

workable

actionable

 

무신론자

athiest

 

많은 사람들의 입에 오르내리다

하마평에 오르다

bandied about

bandied around

- His name was being bandied about as a future prime minister. 

- Many figures are bandied around about the efficiency of police forces, and one sometimes treats them with scepticism.

 

산발적인

sporadic

- happening often but not regularly, not constant or steady

- sporadic outbreaks of the disease

- The sporadic attacks caused a lot of damage to the country. 

- I will remind you sporadically.

intermittent 

 

소강, 달래다/안심시키다, 진정시키다 

lull

1) 소강

- a lull in sth. 

- a lull in the conversation/fighting

- They crossed the road during a lull in the traffic.

- Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm.

 

2) 달래다/안심시키다

- The vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep.

 

3) 진정시키다

-  His father’s arrival lulled the boy’s anxiety.

- calm, soothe