The Basic Idioms 3-3

The Basic Idioms 3-3

 

원어민들이 자주 사용하는 idiom을 모았습니다.

학습에 부담 없도록 하루 분량을 정리하였습니다.

매일 조금씩 꾸준히 익히시고 많은 도움이 되시기 바랍니다.

 

 

• I hear that ~ [~이라고 하더라, 내가 듣건대]
• - I hear that he is ill in bed. [그는 병으로 누워있다고 하더라.]

 

• if it had not been for~ = had it not been for ~ [만약 ~이 없었더라면]
• - If it had not been for your help, I should not have tried it. [만약 당신의 도움이 없었더라면, 나는 그 일을 해 보지도 않았을 것이다.]

 

• if it were not for ~ = were it not for ~ [만약 ~이 없다면]
• - If it were not for air, we could not live. [만약 공기가 없다면 우리는 살 수 없을 것이다.]

 

• if possible [가능하다면]
• - Call on me if possible. [가능하면 방문해 주게.]

 

• if you please [제발, 부디=please]
• old fashioned
• a) formal used to politely ask someone to do something
• - Close the door, if you please.
• b) 영국식 used to show that you are surprised, angry, or annoyed about something
• - He asked me, in my own house if you please, to leave the room!

 

• in a hurry [급히, 서둘러=in haste, =in a rush]
• more quickly than usual
• - You’ll make mistakes if you do things in too much of a hurry.
• be in a hurry to do something
• - Why are you in such a hurry to leave?
• ► Do not say that you are ‘in hurry’. Say that you are in a hurry.

 

• in a moment [순(식) 간에=instantly, in an instant]
• immediately
• - All four victims died instantly.
• - The information was instantly available.

 

• in a sense [어떤 뜻으로는(점에서는)]
• That is true, in a sense. [그것은 어떤 뜻으로는 정말이다.]

 

• in addition to ~ [~에 더하여, 위에 또]
• used to add another piece of information to what you have just said
• - The company provides cheap Internet access. In addition, it makes shareware freely available.
• in addition to something
• - In addition to his movie work, Redford is known as a champion of environmental causes.

 

• in all [전부, 모두가]
• including every thing or person
• - We were seven in all. [우리들은 모두가 일곱 사람이었다.]
• - I think there were about 25 of us in all.

 

• in an instant [순식간에, 즉시]
• He came back in an instant. [그는 즉시 되돌아왔다.]

 

• in blossom [꽃이 피어=in bloom]

 

• in brief [요컨대, 간단히 말하면]
• In brief, this is what I wanted to tell you. [요컨대, 이것이 내가 당신에게 말하고 싶었던 것입니다]
• a) in as few words as possible
• - We should, in brief, invest heavily in digital systems.
• b) without any details
• - Here again are today’s headlines in brief.

 

• in consideration of ~ [~을 고려하여]
• in consideration of his youth [젊음을 감안하여]

 

• in detail [상세하게, 세세히=at length]
• They answered the question in detail. [그들은 질문에 상세하게 대답했다.]

 

• in distress [곤란 받고(있는)]
• She is in deep distress. [그녀는 매우 곤란 받고 있다]

 

• in fact [실은, 사실상]
• He is, in fact, a liar. [그는 실은 거짓말쟁이다.]

 

• in flower [꽃 피어=in bloom]
• a plant or tree that is in flower has flowers on it
• - It was May, and the apple trees were all in flower.
• - Roses start to come into flower in June.

 

 

• in front of ~ [의 앞(정면)에] ↔ at the back of ~; [~의 뒤를 쫓아서, ~의 배후에], [~의 그늘에=behind], [~을 후원하여] 
• - The police was at the back of the criminal. [경찰은 범인의 뒤를 쫓고 있었다]
• a) further forward than someone or something
• - Suddenly, something ran across the road in front of the car.An old wooden desk stood in front of the window.
• b) facing someone or something
• - The door opened and Harriet stood in front of him.
• - Billy crouched in front of the fire to warm his hands.
• c) outside a building, near its entrance
• - There was a small garden in front of the house.
• d) if you say or do something in front of someone, you do it where they can see or hear you
• - Don’t swear in front of the children!
• e) if you have problems or difficulties in front of you, you will soon need to deal with them

 

• in (full) bloom [꽃피어 (만발하여)]
• The roses are in full bloom. [장미가 만발하고 있다.]

 

• in general [일반적으로=generally]
• a) usually or in most situations
• - In general, about 10% of the candidates are eventually offered positions.
• b) used when talking about the whole of a situation, group, or thing, rather than specific parts of it
• - We’re trying to raise awareness about the environment in general and air pollution in particular.