Friends season2 episode 22 : Words (프렌즈 2-22 단어)

 

2-22

 

 

Poach :to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently boiling water or other liquid:

 

We had poached eggs for breakfast.

Do you like pears poached in red wine?

 

Committee : a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it:

 

She sits on/is on the school's development committee.

The local council has just set up a committee to study recycling.

a committee meeting

 

 

Beneath : in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something:

 

Jaime hid the letter beneath a pile of papers.

We huddled together for warmth beneath the blankets.

 

 

 

Joyous : full of joy; very happy:

 

a joyous hymn/event/voice

 

Testament : proof:

 

The detail of her wildlife paintings is (a) testament to (= proof of) her powers of observation.

 

Commencement  : the beginning of something: , a ceremony at which students formally receive their degree

 

Would passengers please turn off their mobile phones before the commencement of the flight.

 

address : a formal speech:

 

She gave an address to the Royal Academy.

 

Shush : used to tell someone to be quiet:

 

Shush! I want to listen to the news.

 

Goo : an unpleasantly sticky substance

 

Can you keep dad occupied

 

Vascular : relating to the tubes that carry blood or other liquids in animals and plants:

 

the vascular system

a vascular surgeon

 

I don’t mean to be pain about : I apologize for making trouble

 

Sorry, I don't mean to be a pain. I guess I'm not really in the mood for a show tonight

 

Diversion : something that takes your attention away from something else:

 

Shoplifters often work in pairs, with one creating a diversion to distract the staff while the other steals the goods.

 

On the rocks : If you have an alcoholic drink on the rocks, you have it with pieces of ice:

 

Neat adjective (TIDY) : tidy, with everything in its place:

 

Your house is always so neat - how do you manage it?

She likes everything neat and tidy.

 

Neat adjective (NOTHING ADDED) : (of a strong alcoholic drink) without anything, such as water or ice or another drink, added to it:

 

I'll have a neat gin, please.

She likes her whisky neat.

 

 

Coaster : a small piece of wood, plastic, or other material that you put a glass or cup on to protect a surface from heat or liquid

 

Bifocal : used to refer to lenses that are divided into two parts. The upper half is for looking at things that are far away and the lower half is for reading or for looking at things that are near:

 

Bifocal contact lenses have now been developed.

bifocal lenses

 

Focal : central and important:

 

The focal figure of the movie is Annette Corley, a dancer who has boyfriend troubles.

 

Chimney : a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside:

 

Factory chimneys belched dense white smoke into the sky.

 

 

Take trash out

 

Suspicious : feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something:

 

His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.

 

Boggle : to have difficulty imagining or accepting something as true or possible, or to give the mind such difficulty:

 

[ T ] It boggles the mind to think about how much money was wasted.

 

Bonsai : a very small tree that is grown in a small container and is stopped from growing bigger by repeated cutting

 

Ridicule : to laugh at someone in an unkind way:

 

She rarely spoke her mind out of fear of being ridiculed.

He was ridiculed for his ideas.

 

Wicker : made of very thin pieces of wood twisted together:

 

a wicker basket

 

 

Bitch : to complain and make unkind remarks about someone or something:

 

She's always bitching about Tanya.

 

Forefathers : members of a family, national, or religious group who lived in the past:

 

Mario is spending the summer in Italy, the land of his forefathers.

 

 

I’m gonna hit the road : to leave a place or begin a journey:

 

I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road.

 

Throw up 1 :to vomit:

 

I spent all night throwing up.

He threw up his breakfast all over the back seat of the car.

 

Throw up 2 : to produce new problems or ideas:

 

The meeting threw up some interesting ideas.

 

Throw up 3 : to leave a job suddenly:

 

He threw up his high-paid city job to move into the not-for-profit sector.

 

Smooch : to kiss, hold, and touch someone in a sexual way:

 

Didn't I see you smooching with Mark at Kim's party?

 

Chateau : a large house or castle in France

 

Gelatinous : thick and like jelly:

 

The liquid solidifies into a gelatinous mass.