잉글리쉬쇼핑

전체 | 어휘 | 표현 | 숙어 | 슬랭 | 콩글리쉬
미드/생활표현 | 사람/표현/명사

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  Silence is deafening  the silence is so great that one becomes uncomfortable, the silence is so great that it suggests the disapproval of something(지나친 침묵에 불편함을 느끼게 되다, 대꾸가 없지만 반대를 의미하는 침묵으로 보이다): The silence was deafening at the meeting when nobody stood up to challenge the speaker for his extreme remarks.
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  Silence is golden  is better to say nothing than to talk(침묵은 금이다)
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  Silly season  midsummer when nothing much is happening that is newsworthy, which reduces the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories(신문이 별 볼일 없어지는 시기(보통 여름철에 특별한 뉴스가 없어서 신문에 시답잖은 기사들만 잔뜩 실리는 시기): It must be the silly season. There's a story here about peculiarly shaped potatoes.
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  Silver bullet  a complete solution to a large problem, a solution that seems magical(문제 해결의) 묘책, 특효약): There is no single silver bullet for global warming.
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  Silver screen  the cinema(은막; 영화 산업): I love the old stars of the silver screen.