Vocabulary

estranged, eschew, operative

Korean 마스크맨 2015. 8. 30. 19:40

estranged: 
an estranged ​husband or ​wife is not now ​living with the ​person they are ​married to: [주로 명사 앞에 씀] (부부가) 별거 중인his estranged ​wife
 If you are estranged from ​your ​family or ​friends, you have had a ​serious ​argument with them and are no ​longerfriendly with them:  (~와 사이가) 멀어진[소원해진]It's ​sad to ​see someone estranged from ​their ​parents.

~ (from sth) (~와) 상관이 없어진

She felt estranged from her former existence.

그녀는 이전의 자기 자신과 전혀 다른 사람이 된 기분이었다.


Arran became increasingly estranged from the mainstream of Hollywood.


estrangementa ​period when you are estranged from someone, or the ​factof being estranged
---------------------------------------------------------------------------eschew: (격식) 피하다, 삼가다. to avoid (something) especially because you do not think it is right, proper, etc.
We won't have ​discussions with this ​group unless they eschew​ violence.
------------------------------------------------------------formal a ​worker, ​especially one who is ​skilled in ​working with ​their ​hands:a ​factory operative mainly US a ​person who ​works ​secretly for an ​organization:a CIA operative
 working or being used:The ​agreement will not ​become operative until all ​members have ​signed.