사전상 뜻만 알면 쓰기 힘든 Enlighten me🙇♀️🌟 (rave about🗣, I got caught up in the moment)
사전상 뜻만 알면 쓰기 힘든 Enlighten me🙇♀🌟 (rave about🗣, I got caught up in the moment)
1: enlighten: (설명해) 이해시키다, 일깨워주다
- I'm not familiar with the concept. Could you enlighten me?
2: rave about: ~에 대해 극찬하다/열변을 토하다
- Mike raved about you.
3: caught up in: ~에 휘말린, 사로잡힌, 얽매인
- I didn't mean to say that I got caught up in the moment
1. enlighten (설명해) 이해 시키다, 일깨워주다
*Collins 사전: to enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something
(지식 공유, 잘 이해할 수 있도록 설명)
*롱맨 사전: (formal) to explain something to someone
1-1: 더 잘 이해할 수 있도록, 깨우칠 수 있도록 지식을 공유해 주고 설명해 달라며
Could you enlighten me?
<무슨 프로그램인지 알고 싶다며>
Roots Memphis.
I'm curious to know what that's all about.
Could you enlighten us, please?
I'm not familiar with the concept.
Could you enlighten me?
<정확히 어떻게 된 건지 알려달라며>
Good afternoon, boys.
Enlighten me.
대충 vegan이 뭔지는 알지만 정확히 어떤 걸 안 먹고 안 쓰는지 장점은 뭔지 잘 모르기에
상대의 지식을 공유해 주고 확실히 이해할 수 있도록 알려달라며
I'm just curious.
What are the positive aspects of being a vegan?
Could you enlighten me?
<버섯을 직접 길러 먹는 걸 이해 못하자 드셔보면 깨달을지 모른다며>
A: Why can't you buy your mushrooms at a store like a normal person?
B: Maybe this'll enlighten you.
A: Open up!
B: That's damn good.
I still don't get how it can be beneficial to us.
Could you enlighten us a little more?
<다른 방식/방법을 알려달라며>
A: There are other ways.
B: Enlighten me.
<문제가 뭔지 알려달라며>
A: We have a little problem.
B: Enlighten me.
enlightening: 큰 깨우침을 주는, 이해에 아주 도움이 되는
A: How was the seminar?
B: It was very enlightening.
<눈이 뜨이게 하는, 큰 깨달음을 준 실험 결과>
We ran a little test, and the results were very enlightening.
A: I enjoyed our conversation tonight.
It was very enlightening.
B: Likewise.
<덕분에 많은 걸 깨달았어요>
A: I'm so glad we had this talk.
B: Yes, likewise. It was enlightening.
<봉사 활동을 하며 깨달은 게 많다며>
I found it very enlightening.
1-2: (화,짜증) 도대체 어떤 상황인지 모르겠으니 설명 좀 해줄래?
Why did you do that? Enlighten me!
Sit down!
Would you care to enlighten me?
<내가 보기엔 '완벽한 삶'인 것 같은데 뭐가 불만인지 말해달라며>
A: You have no idea what my life is like.
B: Well, why don't you enlighten me?
You're beautiful, you have more money than you can spend, and your have a husband who adores you.
2: rave about: ~에 대해 극찬하다/열변을 토하다
*롱맨 사전: to talk about something you enjoy or admire in an excited way
We should check out Little Italy.
Everyone at the office has been raving about it.
<다들 음식이 맛있다고 난리라며>
Everybody's raving about the food.
+++
It's nice to finally put a face to the name.
Katherine has talked about you for years.
It's nice to finally put a face to the name.
It's nice to finally put a face to the voice.
It's good to put a face to the voice.
Mike speaks/spoke highly of you.
+++
Mike raves/raved about you.
Dr. Yeltsin raved about you and your research.
I don't get why people rave about that restaurant.
It's so overrated.
<극찬하는 리뷰를 보고 갔는데 가보니 형편없었다며>
The man raved about this place, and it was abominable.
I get why you've been raving about this place.
I love the vibe in here, and everything tastes amazing.
<저녁 식사에 초대 받았을 때도>
A: Amelia was raving about your pie on the way over.
B: You just made Nancy's day.
<선생님을 으쓱하게 할 때도>
A: Katie's raved about your class.
B: Aw, good.
3: caught up in: ~에 휘말린, 사로잡힌, 얽매인
*Collins 사전: If you are caught up in something, you are involved in it, usually unwillingly.
Sorry I'm late.
I got caught up in a meeting.
== I got help up in a meeting.
<이미 다뤘을지 모르는 질문을 하며>
This may have been stated.
Sorry, I got caught up in another meeting and was a little late getting on this one.
지나치게 사로잡혀 다른 것에 집중하지 못할 때도
caught up in
*Merriam-Webster 사전: excited about something and having trouble thinking about anything else
*캠브릿지 사전: so involved in an activity that you do not notice other things.
I lost track of time.
I got caught up in a meeting.
1) 단순히 붙잡혀 있었을 때
2) 특히 흥미로운 주제에 대해 얘기하느라 시간 가는지 몰랐을 때
Sorry I'm late.
I got caught up in a conversation with my boss.
I got caught up in a couple different projects, and I wasn't able to get back to this until now.
I got caught up in the moment.
*그 순간에 지나치게 몰입해 다른 건 생각 못함.
순간의 감정/분위기에 휩쓸렸어.
<부탁을 들어주겠다고 한 후 생각해보니 못하겠다고 거절>
A: I think we just got caught up in the moment.
B: Aw, we get it.
I didn't mean to say that.
I got caught up in the moment.
A: Why did you say you wanted to raise the kid?
B: I just got caught up in the moment, you know?
<너무 들떠서 그랬어>
We just got caught up in the excitement.
'완벽한 영어'에 얽매이지 않기
When it comes to learning English, try not to get caught up in sounding perfect.