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Today’s ten dollar word : teeter on the brink/edge of something (불쾌하거나 위험한 상황인) ~으로 금방이라도 치달을 듯한 상태이다 be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation Hong Kong (CNN Business)Evergrande has called off plans for a multibillion-dollar deal for its property management unit, worsening its cash crunch as the Chinese real estate giant teeters on the brink of collapse. 중국 부동산 대기업이 부도 위기에 치달으면서..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 22. 10:24

Today’s ten dollar word : offload (자기가 원치 않는 것을) 없애다[떠넘기다] If you offload something that you do not want, you get rid of it by giving it or selling it to someone else. in AM, usually use unload The sprawling property-to-electric-cars empire founded by former steel executive Xu Jiayin in the mid-90s has been scrambling to offload assets in order to pay back some of its loans. Its Chinese creditor..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 21. 11:20

Today’s ten dollar word : úrban spráwl도시 스프롤 현상 ((도시 개발이 근접 미개발 지역으로 확산되는 현상)) the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas. New Zealand’s cities could be reshaped for decades to come, after the government joined forces with the opposition to announce sweeping bipartisan housing legislation that aims to counter urban sprawl and boost supply by up to 105,000 new homes in the next eight years. 정부가 야당..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 20. 19:50

Today’s ten dollar word : in the driver's seat 책임자[경영자] 입장에 있는, 권좌에 있는 be in the driver's seat US (UK be in the driving seat) to be in charge or in control of a situation Labor flexes its muscle as leverage tips from employers to workers(title) 영향력이 고용주에서 직원드로 기울어지면서 노조는 그들의 힘을 과시/행사한다. New York (CNN Business) Workers are saying enough is enough. And many of them are either hitting the picket li..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 18. 11:42

Today’s ten dollar word : in absentia [ æbsenʃə ] 부재중에 If something is done to you in absentia, it is done to you when you are not present. When Giulio Regeni's mutilated body was found in a ditch near Cairo in February 2016, it was so badly disfigured that his mother struggled to identify him. Five years on, four members of Egypt's security forces go on trial in absentia on Thursday, accused of..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 15. 14:16

Today’s ten dollar word : pent-up demand 보복소비,보상소비 :When the demand for a service or product is unusually strong. Pent up demand is used by economists to describe the general public's strong return to consumerism following a period of decreased spending. "Border controls and mobility restrictions, unavailability of a global vaccine pass, and pent-up demand from being stuck at home have combined ..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 13. 11:22

Today’s ten dollar word : discretio (자유) 재량(권) If someone in a position of authority uses their discretion or has the discretion to do something in a particular situation, they have the freedom and authority to decide what to do. While granting the government maximum discretion to take action against whatever they deem to be foreign interference, Fica provides very little independent oversight, ..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 12. 22:42

Today’s ten dollar word : come-from-behind 역전승 to succeed in winning after being in a losing position in a game: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo has declared she will run for president in May 2022, embarking on an uphill political battle in a crowded field to succeed populist incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte, as she hopes to replicate her come-from-behind 2016 victory in an election re..

카테고리 없음 2021. 10. 11. 11:20