영단어 정리 - Disney [COLLEGE ROAD TRIP] on page 5

COLLEGE ROAD TRIP

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'If there was a law against stealing the moment, you'd be on trial right now!'

 

trial[traɪəl]

/ the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter

 ex) trial proceedings
       Trial by jury is a fundamental* right
       it was a very complicated trial that went on for months
       she's going on trial for fraud*
       Ten witnesses are expected to testify at the trial today
       The judge reacted angrily to the suggestion that it hadn't been a fair trial.
 
 *fundamental: forming the base, from which everthing else develops. ex) we need to make fundamental changes to the way in which we treat our enviroment.
 *fraud: / (crime) the crime of getting money by deceiving people. ex) credit card fraud. He is fighting extradition to Hong Kong to face trial on fraud charges. / (false) someone who deceives people by saying that they are someone or something that they are not. ex) she was a psychic who was later revealed to be a fraud.
 
 

 
 

'"You were just so amazing," Melanie's mom, Michelle, gushed a few minutes later. '

 

gush

/ to flow or send out quickly and in large amounts

 ex) Oil gushed (out) from the hole in the tanker.
       Blood was gushing from his nose.
       Her arm gushed blood where the knife had gone in.
 
 

 
 

'"Dad, this is about legal theory," Melanie pointed out. "Everything isn't just black and white. There are shades of gray."'

 

shades of gray(idiom)

/ the fact of it not being clear in a situation what is right and wrong.

 ex) The movie presents a straightforward* choice beteween good and evill, with no shades of gray.
*straightforward: easy to understand or simple. ex) just follow the signs to Bradford - it's very straightforward.
 

black and white(idiom)

/ A black-and-white subject or situation is one in which it is easy to understand what is right and wrong.

 ex) Disarmament isn't a black-and-white issue for me.
 
 
 
 

 

Forever the hard-nosed cop, James Porter waved his hand. "Gray is just guilty with a good excuse."

 

hard-nosed(adjective)

/ practical and determined, pragmatic

 ex) His hard-nosed business approach is combined with a very real concern for the less fortunate in society.
 

excuse

/ (verb)
to forgive someone or something

 ex) Please excuse me for arriving late-the bus was delayed.
       Nothing can excuse that sort of behaviour.
       No amount of financial recompense can excuse the way in which the company carried out its policy.
       We cannot excuse him for these crimes.
 

/ (noun)
a reason that you give to explain why you did something wrong. a false reason that you give to explain why you do something.

 ex) He'd better have a good excuse for being late.
       I've never known him to miss a meething - I'm sure he'll have an excuse.
       There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.
 
 
 
 

 

'Melanie stopped in her tracks, ready to prove her father's outrageous statement wrong, when her mom stepped between them. "O-kay," she said. "You both make interesting points, but the trial's over. My ruling is we go home and celebrate."'

 

outrageous(aʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs)

/ shocking and morally unacceptable

 ex) THe judge criticized the "outrageous greed" of some of the bankers.
       It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes.
       These prices are just outrageous(=much too high)

/ used to describe something or someone that is shocking because they are unusual or strange.

 ex) outrageous clothes/behaviour
       an outrageous character
 

ruling

/ (noun)
a decision

 ex) The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.
       Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty* of justice.
       The ruling sets a legal precedent.
       Many believe the ruling to be unfair. 
       The judge will make his ruling after all the evidence has been submitted.
       A ruling in favour of the defendant will be seen by some as a victory for common sense.
 
*travesty: something that fails to represent the values and qualities that it is intended to represent, in a way that is shocking of offensive. parody.
 

/ (adjective)
being in control of country, society, etc.; making the decisions about how a country, society, etc. is run

 ex) The Communists are the ruling party at the moment.