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비추다

bichuda[비추다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

shine; illuminate; light up

Verb

  1. 1

    shine; illuminate; light up

    For something that emits light, to make another thing appear or be illuminated by light.

    Korean definition: 빛을 내는 것이 다른 것을 밝게 하거나 나타나게 하다.

    • The moonlight was shining brightly on us.

    • When the studio lights shone on her, her beautiful face was revealed.

  2. 2

    light up; flash

    To make something bright or visible by using an object that emits light.

    Korean definition: 빛을 내는 물건을 사용하여 다른 것을 밝게 하거나 드러나게 하다.

    • We shone a torch to look around inside the cave.

    • Shining a flashlight, I walked carefully along the dark road.

  3. 3

    hint; drop a hint

    To say something in a roundabout way, not directly.

    Korean definition: 직접 말하지 않고 의견을 넌지시 나타내거나 알려 주다.

    • He hinted, however faintly, that deep down he didn't like it.

    • She hinted briefly that she would not leave until the end of this month.

  4. 4

    reflect; mirror

    To make the shape of something appear in the mirror, on the surface of water, etc.

    Korean definition: 수면이나 거울 등에 무엇의 모습이 나타나게 하다.

    • She looked at her nicely made-up face in the mirror.

    • Perhaps fascinated by its own reflection on the water, the child would not leave the water's edge.