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오늘 배운 영어

by Olivia Ha 2021. 3. 13.

- doomscrolling= doomsurfing

is the act of consuming a large quantity of negative online news at once. Mental health experts have stated that the practice can be detrimental(=damaging) to mental health.

 

- double back on myself. 내가 왔던 길을 되돌아가다.

You left your house for the Airport that is 30 miles away. After you traveled 10 miles from your house, you realize you left your passport, that you need to take with you on your flight to travel. So you turn around and double back 20 miles to your house to get your passport. 10 miles back to your house and 10 miles back to the point you were at when you realized you had to double back. When you miss your flight and you have to re book the next flight, you might tell someone who needs to know that the reason you missed your flight is because you had to go out of your way to double back home to get your passport when you were half way to the Airport. So in simple terms the meaning of double back is actually to go out of your way for something or some reason.

Another example that is metaphorical: “Mark is a good guy, he will always double back for a friend.” This a way of saying that Mark is a good friend, he will always go out of his way to help a friend in need.

 

우리가 흔히 말하는 로터리 -> roundabout