the SKIMM-2021.7.22

(출처: 네이버 영어사전, the skimm)

1. pinch: 꼬집다, 꼬집기

-> Americans are feeling the pinch from shortages.

 

2. revamp: (더 보기 좋도록) 개조하다.

-> And to fulfill people's desire to revamp their couch-turned-home office, or flaunt(과시하다) their new lounge set on IG Live.

 

3. Chips - the tech, not the snack - have been in hot demand.

 

4. Roll out: 신제품을 출시하다(명사형: roll-out)

-> But the worldwide shortage has kept automakers from rolling out new cars - driving up the average price (nearly $2,000 from last year by one count).

 

5. It's made used car prices soar even more.

 

6. head-scratcher: something that is confusing

-> It's a real head-scatcher considering the unemployment rate is over 5%.

 

7. bidding war: 입찰경쟁-> The housing marktet's been in a hot bidding war.

 

8. And some first-time home buyers can't even get in the ring.

 

9. Hang up: 전화를 끊다.

-> It could mean that young couples and families will have to wait longer to hang up the "Live, Laugh, Love" signs.

 

10. TBD: to be determined, 추후 결정

-> If you're wondering when this will end, it's still TBD.

 

11. put a damper on sth: -의 기세를 꺾다.

-> And higher prices and shortages are putting a damper on day-to-day life and hurting the wallet.

 

12. And state and local govs, hospitals, Native American tribes, and others have filed over 3,000 lawsuits against big pharma for fueling the crisis.

 

13. Now, the drug companies are ready to pay up. But denied wrongdoing.

 

14. Displace: 대체하다, (살던 곳에서)쫓아 내다

-> This week, floods killed at least 33 people and displaced over a million others in the central part of the country.

 

15. breach: (합의나 약속을)어기다, (방어벽 등에)구멍을 뚫다/ 위반

-> More than a dozen cities are flooded and reservoirs and dams breached.

-> a breach of contract