tearing down
손상시키다
The blond kid was tearing down the middle of a long, lush fairway.
fairway
(기다란)잔디밭
grit
이를 악물다
Roy gritted his teeth and kept going.
doggedly
adv. 집요하게, 완강하게, 결연히 = tenaciously
Roy doggedly aimed himself for the woods.
glint
반짝거리다
Moments later there was a distant glint of sunlight on metal, followed by a muted thwack.
thwack
v. 딱(찰싹) 때리다(치다)
squarely
adv. 똑바로, 정면으로
The bounce caught him squarely above the left ear, and at first it didn’t even hurt.
sway
v. 흔들리다, n. 흔들림, 장악, 지배, 영향
Then Roy felt himself swaying and spinning as a brilliant gout of fireworks erupted inside his skull.
frantic
adj. 정신없이, 서두는, 제정신이 아닌
Roy heard their frantic cries but he didn’t move.
snaggle
n. 뒤죽박죽 뒤엉킨
The snaggle-peaked mountains, the braided rivers, the sky so blue it seemed like a painting.
flatly
adv. 단호히, 딱 잘라서=absolutely, 심드렁하게
Disney World is an armpit, Roy had stated flatly.
outvote
v. 투표에서 이기다
As usual, he was outvoted.
accost
v. (위협적으로) 다가가서 말을 걸다.
It was the same answer he gave on the school bus when Dana Matherson accosted him on his first day.
unprovoke
adj.정당한 이유 없이
He says your attack was unprovoked.
strangle
v. 교살하다, 목 졸라 죽이다, 목을 조이다, 옥죄다
The dumb jerk almost strangled me.
snippy
adj. 버릇없는, 건방진
You’ve got quite the snippy attitude, Mr. Eberhardt.
menace
n. 위협적인 존재
“Matherson is the menace!”
nark
n.경찰 앞잡이, 끄나풀
Nobody wanted to nark on Dana and have to face him the next day on the bus.
consternation
n.실망=dismay
Her chilly gray eyes narrowed and her waxy lips pursed in consternation.
bummed
adj. 낙담한, 상심한
Roy tried to look bummed.
swivel
v. 홱 돌리다=swing, 회전시키다=spin
He swiveled around on the rim of the sink and, craning over his shoulder, spotted two matching thumb marks on the nape of his neck. nape-n. 뒤쪽
wolf down
먹어대다.
Sitting with his back to the doors, he wolfed down a chili burger and a carton of lukewarm milk.
lukewarm- adj. 미지근한
snidely
adv. (은근히) 헐뜯는
oh, I heard all about it, the girl said snidely.
sock
v. 강타하다, 세개치다.
She looked as if she wouldn’t mind socking him in the stomach.
shove
v. 밀치다, 힘껏 떠밀다
The girl shoved him once more.
balefully
adv. 해롭게, 악의를 품고, 불길하게
Glaring balefully over the top of her red-framed eyeglasses, she said, from now on, your own damn business.
reproachfully
adv. 비난하여
She shook her head reproachfully.