Jeff Bezos is currently the richest person in the world. But how does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Neil and Georgina take a peek inside his head and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
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[BBC Leaning English] 6 Minute English - Inside the head of Jeff Bezos에 수록된 영어단어 수는
- 고유명사를 제외하고 총 387개 입니다.
- 이중 OxFord 3000단어와 일치하는 영어단어는 371개로 96%가 해당됩니다.
- 미국의 WordFrequency 사이트에서 조사한 Top 5,000내 포함하는 영어단어는 363개로 94%가 해당됩니다.
- Naver 사전에서 [★★/매우 중요]로 분류된 영어단어는 368개로 95%가 해당됩니다.
- 세개의 기준에 모두 일치하는 영어단어는 모두 358개로 93%의 싱크로율을 보입니다.
이들 기준에 해당되는 영어단어 중 암기해야 할 단어의 수준을 각자 정하고 그 수준의 영어단어가 나오면 문장과 함께 암기하는 습관을 들이면 영어단어공부에 큰 성과를 거둘 수 있을 것입니다
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- 멀티단어공부(금주 대본에 사용된 멀티단어(구동사, 숙어) 간단 정리) 이 글의 포스팅 시점에는 아직 작성되지 않았습니다.
accidentally [부사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] accident < cad-
[본문] [11]When interviewed today, Bezos sometimes compares Amazon to that truck: very heavy, but impossible to stop when it rolls downhill… which is exactly what accidentally happened one day!
[영한] ⒨ 우연히, 뜻하지 않게(by chance), 잘못하여
[파생] accident, accidental, accidentality, accidentally, accidentalness
[어근] ⑴ ac(ad); toward ⑵ cid(cad); to fall ⑶ ent(ant); 형용사어미 ⑷ al; 형용사어미 ⑸ ly; 부사어미
achievement [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2038] [★★] [레마] chief < cap
[본문] [41]Protecting the planet is part of Jeff Bezos's legacy - the achievements of his life that will continue after he dies.
[영영] An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
[영한] ⒨ ① 업적, 성취한 것 ② 성취, 달성
[활용] 복수형; achievements
[파생] achievable, achievement, achiever, achieve
[유의어] accomplishment, realisation, realization
[어근] ⑴ a(ad); to ⑵ chieve(cap); 머리, head ⑶ ment; 명사어미
admire [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3305] [★★] [레마] admire
[본문] [9]These are qualities which Bezos admired in his grandfather, Lawrence, who from an early age taught Jeff that by careful thinking, any problem can be solved.
[영영] If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
[영한] ⒨ ① 존경하다, 칭찬하다 ② 감탄하며 바라보다
[첫뜻] regard with wonder, marvel at,
[활용] admired, admired, admiring, admires
[파생] admiration, admire, admire, admirer, admiring, admiringly, admired
[어근] ⑴ ad; 향하여, 첨가, to ⑵ mire; 감탄, wonder
bald [형용사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] bald
[본문] [18]Well, Jeff Bezos is bald so maybe it's c) his hair fell out.
[영영] Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
[영한] ⒨ ① 대머리의, 머리가 벗겨진 ② (털이나 원래 덮여 있어야 할 것이) 벗겨진 ③ 단도직입적인, 거두절미한, 노골적인
[첫뜻] wanting hair in some part where it naturally grows
[활용] 비교; bald < balder < baldest
[파생] baldish, baldly, baldness, bald
<동사> 머리가 벗어지다
[어원] bal(Celtic), white patch, blaze
bookstore [명사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] store
[본문] [6]From its origins as an online bookstore, Amazon has grown into grocery deliveries, TV and music streaming and even space exploration, making its founder, Jeff Bezos, the richest person on Earth.
[영영] A bookstore is a shop where books are sold.
[영한] ⒨ (미, 영) 책방, 서점
[구성단어] book + store
compete [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2080] [★★] [레마] compete < pete
[본문] [27]In the difficult years following the dot com crash, Jeff Bezos started Market Place where other sellers compete with Amazon's own products.
[영영] When one firm or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to those of the other firm or country. You can also say that two firms or countries compete.
[영한] ⒨ ① 경쟁하다 ② (시합/경기 등에서) (~와) 겨루다, (시합 등에) 참가하다
[활용] competed, competed, competing, competes
[파생] compete, competer, competing, competition, competitive, competitive, competitively, competitiveness
[어근] ⑴ com; 함께, together ⑵ pete; seek, 찾다
[어원] competere(Latin), [com+petere] strive in common, strive after something in company with or together
correctly [부사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 4410] [★★] [레마] correct < rect
[본문] [42]In other words, Bezos wants to be on the right side of history - judged to have acted correctly or morally by future generations.
[영한] ⒨ 바르게, 정확하게, [문장을 수식하여] 정확히 말하면
[파생] correct, correctable, correctible, correction, correctly, correctness, corrector
[유의어] rightly
[어근] ⑴ cor(com); together ⑵ rect; 바른, rule ⑶ ly; 부사 어미
crash [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2859] [★★] [레마] crash
[본문] [21]As a company, Amazon has been remarkably strong: it survived the dot com crash of 2000 and saw profits jump during the Covid pandemic as more and more people started shopping online.
[영영] A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
[영한] ⒨ ① (자동차 충돌항공기 추락) 사고 ② (무엇이 떨어지거나 부서질 때 나는) 요란한 소리, 굉음 ③ (가격가치의) 폭락[붕괴], (사업) 실패, 도산 ④ (컴퓨터나 컴퓨터 시스템의 갑작스런) 고장
[첫뜻] loud, harsh, complex sound, as of heavy things falling or breaking,
[유의어] collapse
<동사> ① (차량이나 운전자가) 충돌하다[들이받다], (항공기가) 추락하다 ② (움직이는 뭔가가[를] 굉음과 함께) 부딪치다[박살나다/박살내다] ③ 굉음[요란한 소리]을 내다 <형용사> (빠른 결과를 얻기 위한) 단기 집중적인 <부사> 요란스러운 소리를 내며
[어원] crash(imitative/echoic)
delivery [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2828] [★★] [레마] deliver
[본문] [6]From its origins as an online bookstore, Amazon has grown into grocery deliveries, TV and music streaming and even space exploration, making its founder, Jeff Bezos, the richest person on Earth.
[영영] Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
[영한] ⒨ ① (물품/편지 등의) 배달[인도/전달] ② 출산, 분만 ③ (연설/공연 등의) 전달[발표] (태도) ④ (특히 크리켓이나 야구에서) 던진 공[투구]
[첫뜻] act of setting free from bondage
[활용] 복수형; deliveries
[파생] deliver, deliverability, deliverable, deliverance, deliverer, delivery
[어근] ⑴ de; from ⑵ liver(liber); 자유, free ⑶ y; 명사 어미
dot [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 4529] [★★] [레마] dot
[본문] [21]As a company, Amazon has been remarkably strong: it survived the dot com crash of 2000 and saw profits jump during the Covid pandemic as more and more people started shopping online.
[영영] A dot is a very small round mark, for example one that is used as the top part of the letter `i', as a full stop, or as a decimal point.
[영한] ⒨ ① (특히 인쇄된 동그란) 점 ② (컴퓨터) (이메일 주소 등에 쓰이는) 점
[첫뜻] point or minute spot on a surface
[활용] 복수형; dots
[파생] dotal, dotter, dotty, dot
<동사> ① (글자 위나 옆에) 점을 찍다 ② 여기저기 흩어 놓다, 여기저기 흩어져 있다, 산재하다 ③ A를 B (위)에 조금씩 (조금씩) 놓다
[어원] dott(Old English), speck, head of a boil(작은 얼룩[자국], 종기의 윗 부분)
downhill [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] hill
[본문] [11]When interviewed today, Bezos sometimes compares Amazon to that truck: very heavy, but impossible to stop when it rolls downhill… which is exactly what accidentally happened one day!
[영한] ⒨ ① 내리막길, 몰락 ② (스키) 활강 (경기) ③ (형기/군복무의) 후반기
<형용사> 비탈[내리막]을 내려가는 <부사> 비탈[내리막] 아래로
[구성단어] down + hill
enhance [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2351] [★] [레마] enhance
[본문] [23]Jeff Bezos applied this concept to Amazon by relentlessly focusing on customers, by putting them at the heart of the businesses… that would attract more customers, more traffic to its site which would in turn attract more sellers, which would mean a greater selection for customers, which again would enhance the customer experience.
[영영] To enhance something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness.
[영한] ⒨ (좋은 점/가치/지위를) 높이다[향상시키다]
[첫뜻] to raise, make higher
[활용] enhanced, enhanced, enhancing, enhances
[파생] enhancement, enhancer, enhancive, enhance
[어원] enhaucier(French), make greater, make higher or louder; fatten, foster; raise in esteem
exploration [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 3921] [★★] [레마] explore
[본문] [6]From its origins as an online bookstore, Amazon has grown into grocery deliveries, TV and music streaming and even space exploration, making its founder, Jeff Bezos, the richest person on Earth.
[영한] ⒨ ① 탐사, 답사, 탐험 ② 탐구
[활용] 복수형; explorations
[파생] exploration, explorational, explorationist, explorative, exploratory, exploratory, explore, explorer
[어근] ⑴ ex; out ⑵ plor(plore); to weep, cry ⑶ ation; 명사 어미
grandad [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] dad
[본문] [16]a) Jeff jumped in and pulled the handbrake - , b) Jeff's grandad lost a thumb?
[영영] Your grandad is your grandfather.
[영한] ⒨ 할아버지, 외할아버지
[활용] 복수형; grandads
[구성단어] grand + dad
grandfather [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2974] [★★] [레마] father
[본문] [9]These are qualities which Bezos admired in his grandfather, Lawrence, who from an early age taught Jeff that by careful thinking, any problem can be solved.
[영영] Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother.
[영한] ⒨ 할아버지, 외할아버지
[구성단어] grand + father
grandparent [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 4735] [★★] [레마] parent
[본문] [47]Well, with so many achievements already behind him, I'm sure Jeff has made his grandparents very proud… which reminds me of your quiz question, Neil.
[영영] Your grandparents are the parents of your father or mother.
[영한] ⒨ (외)조부[모], (외)할아버지[할머니]
[활용] 복수형; grandparents
[구성단어] grand + parent
greenwash [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] green
[본문] [35]And you don't think it's just greenwashing in the end?
[영영] a superficial or insincere display of concern for the environment that is shown by an organization
[영한] ⒨ (기업의) 환경 보호 홍보 활동.
<동사> ① (기업이) 환경 보호 홍보 활동을 펼치다. ② (제품) 을 환경 친화적인 것으로 홍보하다. ③ 을 세탁하다.
[구성단어] green + wash
grocery [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3328] [★★] [레마] grocer
[본문] [6]From its origins as an online bookstore, Amazon has grown into grocery deliveries, TV and music streaming and even space exploration, making its founder, Jeff Bezos, the richest person on Earth.
[영영] A grocery or a grocery store is a grocer's shop.
[영한] ⒨ ① store) 식료품 잡화점(미국 영어에서는 흔히 supermarket의 뜻으로 쓰임) ② 식료품 및 잡화
[첫뜻] goods sold by a grocer;
[활용] 복수형; groceries
[어근] ⑴ groc(gross); 전체[전부]의, gross ⑵ ery; 성질,행위,상태
handbrake [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] brake
[본문] [16]a) Jeff jumped in and pulled the handbrake - , b) Jeff's grandad lost a thumb?
[영영] In a vehicle, the handbrake is a brake which the driver operates with his or her hand, for example when parking.
[영한] ⒨ 핸드 브레이크
[구성단어] hand + brake
initiative [형용사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2157] [★★] [레마] initiate
[본문] [32]Bezos chose Tom Rivett-Carnac of the environmental group, Global Optimism, to help Amazon meet Climate initiative goals aimed at slowing climate change.
[영한] ⒨ 처음의, 시작의, 창시의, 발단의, 솔선적인
[파생] initial, initiate, initiate, initiation, initiation, initiative, initiatively, initiatory
<명사> ① (특정한 문제 해결/목적 달성을 위한 새로운) 계획 ② 진취성, 결단력, 자주성 ③ 주도권, 주도
[어근] ⑴ initi(init); 들어가다, 시작하다, begin ⑵ at(ate); 동사 어미 ⑶ ive; …의 경향, …의 성질
invention [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 4828] [★★] [레마] invent < vene
[본문] [8]When Jeff Bezos's friends talk about him, three words they often use are: invention, risk-taking and long-term vision.
[영영] An invention is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone.
[영한] ⒨ ① 발명품 ② 발명 ③ (사실이 아닌 것을) 지어냄[날조], 지어낸[날조된] 이야기 ④ 창의력, 독창성
[첫뜻] finding or discovering of something
[활용] 복수형; inventions
[파생] invent, inventable, inventible, invention, inventional, inventionless, inventive, inventive
[어근] ⑴ in; in, on ⑵ vent; to come ⑶ ion(ation); 명사어미
legacy [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3217] [★★] [레마] legate
[본문] [34]It did seem to me that it was a legacy issue for him, that he wanted to be on the right side of history.
[영영] A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die.
[영한] ⒨ ① (죽은 사람이 남긴) 유산 ② (과거의) 유산
[첫뜻] body of persons sent on a mission
[유의어] inheritance
[어근] ⑴ lega; 보내다 ⑵ cy; 명사어미
meaningful [형용사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3805] [★] [레마] meaning < mean
[본문] [40]As long as they do something meaningful and deliver a major outcome.
[영영] If you describe something as meaningful, you mean that it is serious, important, or useful in some way.
[영한] ⒨ ① 의미 있는, 중요한 ② (말로 하지 않는 눈짓/표정 등이) 의미 있는[무슨 뜻을 담은] ③ (이해 가능한) 의미를 갖는, 유의미한
[파생] meaningfully, meaningfulness, meaningful
[유의어] significant
[어근] ⑴ mean; mean ⑵ ing; 형용사 어미 ⑶ ful; 형용사 어미
mineral [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 4634] [★★] [레마] mineral
[본문] [30]And in 2019 he launched his space exploration company, Blue Origin, to explore mineral resources on Mars.
[영영] A mineral is a substance such as tin, salt, or sulphur that is formed naturally in rocks and in the earth. Minerals are also found in small quantities in food and drink.
[첫뜻] substance obtained by mining
[활용] 복수형; minerals
[파생] mineralize, mineral
[어원] minerale(Latin), something mined
morally [부사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3001] [★★] [레마] moral < mores
[본문] [42]In other words, Bezos wants to be on the right side of history - judged to have acted correctly or morally by future generations.
[영한] ⒨ 도덕[도의]적으로, 도덕적 원칙에 따라
[파생] morality, moralize, morally, moral
[어근] ⑴ moral(mor); pertaining to manners ⑵ ly; 부사어미
numb [형용사] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] numb
[본문] [26]Customers can write reviews on Amazon's website and happy customers mean more web traffic - the number of people visiting a particular website.
[영영] If a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything there.
[영한] ⒨ ① (추위 등으로 신체 부위가) 감각이 없는 ② (제대로 생각반응을 못하고) 멍한[망연자실한]
[첫뜻] deprived of motion or feeling, powerless to feel or act
[활용] 비교; numb < number < numbest
[파생] numbly, numbness, numb
[유의어] dead
<동사> ① (신체 부위에) 감각이 없게 만들다 ② (충격 등으로) 멍하게[망연자실하게] 만들다
[어원] niman(Old English), to take, catch, grasp
optimism [명사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★★] [레마] optimism
[본문] [32]Bezos chose Tom Rivett-Carnac of the environmental group, Global optimism, to help Amazon meet Climate Initiative goals aimed at slowing climate change.
[영영] Optimism is the feeling of being hopeful about the future or about the success of something in particular.
[영한] ⒨ 낙관론, 낙관[낙천]주의
[첫뜻] the greatest good
[활용] [U]
[파생] optimist, optimistic, optimistical, optimistically, optimistictically, optimism
[반의어] pessimism
[어근] ⑴ optim; best ⑵ ism; 이념, 주의
peek [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] peek
[본문] [59]That's all for our peek inside the brain of Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man.
[영한] ⒨ 몰래 엿보기
[첫뜻] a peek, glance,
<동사> ① (재빨리) 훔쳐보다 ② 살짝[아주 조금] 보이다
[어원] piken(Middle English), look quickly and slyly, to peep
positively [부사] [R; 5001+] [레마] pose
[본문] [57]Someone who is on the right side of history will be judged positively by future generations.
[영영] You use positively to emphasize that you really mean what you are saying.
[영한] ⒨ ① (진술 내용이 사실임을 강조하여) 분명히 ② 긍정적으로, 좋게 ③ (찬성/동의하여) 긍정적으로 ④ (의심의 여지없이) 분명히 ⑤ 양전자에 의해
[파생] positively, positiveness, positivity, positive
[유의어] conclusively(분명하다)
[반의어] negatively(긍정적으로)
<감탄사> 물론, 그렇고말고
[어근] ⑴ posit(pose); 두다, 놓다 ⑵ ive; 형용사어미 ⑶ ly; 부사/형용사 어미
pretend [동사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2928] [★★] [레마] pretend < tend
[본문] [58]And finally, greenwashing is when you pretend that your company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is.
[영영] If you pretend that something is the case, you act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not.
[영한] ⒨ ① …인 척하다[것처럼 굴다], 가식적으로 행동하다 ② (특히 아이들이 놀이로) …라고 가장[상상]하다 ③ (사실이 아닌 것을) 주장하다
[첫뜻] to profess, assert, maintain; to direct (one's) efforts
[활용] pretended, pretended, pretending, pretends
[파생] pretense, pretension, pretentious, pretend
[유의어] put on(가장하다)
<형용사> 가짜[상상]의
[어근] ⑴ pre; 앞(先), before ⑵ tend; 뻗치다, 잡아당기다
[어원] praetendere(Latin), prae+tendere; stretch in front, put forward, allege
relentlessly [부사] [R; 5001+] [레마] relent < lent
[본문] [23]Jeff Bezos applied this concept to Amazon by relentlessly focusing on customers, by putting them at the heart of the businesses… that would attract more customers, more traffic to its site which would in turn attract more sellers, which would mean a greater selection for customers, which again would enhance the customer experience.
[영영] relentless + ly
[영한] ⒨ 가차없이.
[파생] relentless, relentlessly, relentlessness, relent
[어근] ⑴ re; 다시, 반대로, again ⑵ lent; lent ⑶ less; 형용사 어미 ⑷ ly; 부사 어미
remarkably [부사] [Oxf5] [R; 5001+] [★] [레마] remark < mark
[본문] [21]As a company, Amazon has been remarkably strong: it survived the dot com crash of 2000 and saw profits jump during the Covid pandemic as more and more people started shopping online.
[영한] ⒨ 두드러지게, 현저하게, 몹시, 매우
[파생] remarkability, remarkable, remarkableness, remarkably, remark
[어근] ⑴ re; 다시 ⑵ mark; mark ⑶ able(hab); ⑷ ly; 부사 어미
reputation [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2432] [★★] [레마] repute < pute
[본문] [37]Would you define greenwashing if you said somebody got into this issue 'cos they wanted to improve a reputation of company or an individual?
[영영] To have a reputation for something means to be known or remembered for it.
[영한] ⒨ 평판, 명성
[첫뜻] credit, good reputation
[활용] 복수형; reputations
[파생] reputable, reputation, reputational, reputationless, repute
[유의어] repute
[어근] ⑴ re; again ⑵ put(pute); udge, suppose ⑶ ation; 명사 어미
retail [형용사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3509] [★★] [레마] retail
[본문] [22]retail analyst, Natalie Berg, thinks Amazon's success is due to its customer strategy as she explained to BBC Radio 4 programme, 'Seriously':
[영한] ⒨ 소매의, 소매상의
<명사> 소매 <동사> ① 소매하다 ② (상업) (특정 가격에) 팔리다 ③ (특히 남의 행위/사생활에 대해) 이야기하다[들려주다] <부사> 소매로
[어근] ⑴ re; back ⑵ tail; cut
risk-taking [명사] [R; 5001+] [레마] risk
[본문] [8]When Jeff Bezos's friends talk about him, three words they often use are: invention, risk-taking and long-term vision.
[영영] Risk-taking means taking actions which might have unpleasant or undesirable results.
[영한] ⒨ (어떤 일을 성취하는 데 따르는) 위험을 각오함[위험 부담]
[활용] [U]
[구성단어] risk + taking
selection [명사] [Oxf3] [Rank; 2152] [★★] [레마] select < lect
[본문] [23]Jeff Bezos applied this concept to Amazon by relentlessly focusing on customers, by putting them at the heart of the businesses… that would attract more customers, more traffic to its site which would in turn attract more sellers, which would mean a greater selection for customers, which again would enhance the customer experience.
[영영] Selection is the act of selecting one or more people or things from a group.
[영한] ⒨ ① 선발, 선정, 선택 ② 선발[선정/선택]된 사람들[것들] ③ 선택 가능한 것들(의 집합)
[활용] 복수형; selections
[파생] select, selectional, selective, selection
[유의어] range, choice
[어근] ⑴ se; 분리 ⑵ lect; 모으다, 읽다 ⑶ ion(ation); 명사 어미
seller [명사] [Rank; 4960] [★] [레마] sell
[본문] [23]Jeff Bezos applied this concept to Amazon by relentlessly focusing on customers, by putting them at the heart of the businesses… that would attract more customers, more traffic to its site which would in turn attract more sellers, which would mean a greater selection for customers, which again would enhance the customer experience.
[영영] A seller of a type of thing is a person or company that sells that type of thing.
[영한] ⒨ ① 파는 사람, 판매자 ② 잘 팔리는/잘 안 팔리는 상품 등
[활용] 복수형; sellers
[반의어] buyer(구매자)
[어근] ⑴ sell; sell ⑵ er; 명사 어미
thumb [명사] [Oxf5] [Rank; 3785] [★★] [레마] thumb
[본문] [16]a) Jeff jumped in and pulled the handbrake - , b) Jeff's grandad lost a thumb?
[영영] Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to your four fingers.
[영한] ⒨ ① 엄지손가락 참조 green thumb ② (장갑의) 엄지손가락 (부분)
[활용] 복수형; thumbs
[파생] thumbless, thumblike, thumb
<동사> ① (엄지손가락을 들어) 차를 얻어 타다[히치하이크하다] ② 엄지손가락으로 건드리다[움직이다] 참조 well thumbed
[어원] thuma(Old English), thumb
whitewash [동사] [R; 5001+] [레마] white
[본문] [45]Well, I know that 'whitewashing' means trying to hide the truth about something.
[영영] If a wall or building has been whitewashed, it has been painted white with whitewash.
[영한] ⒨ ① 백색 도료를 바르다 ② (불쾌한 사실들을) 눈가림하려 하다 ③ (스포츠에서) 연전연승[완승]을 거두다
[활용] whitewashed whitewashed whitewashing whitewashes
[파생] whitewasher, whitewash
<명사> ① (초크나 석회로 만든) 백색 도료 ② (불쾌한 사실들을 숨기기 위한) 눈가림 ③ (스포츠에서) 연전연승, 완승
[구성단어] white + wash
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