experience
B1 [ U ]
(the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things:
Do you have any experience of working with kids? (= Have you ever worked with them?)
The best way to learn is by experience (= by doing things).
I know from experience that Tony never keeps his promises.
I don't think she has the experience for the job (= enough knowledge and skill for it).
In my experience, people generally smile back if you smile at them.
The experience of pain (= what pain feels like) varies from one person to another.
B1 [ C ]
something that happens to you that affects how you feel:
I had a pretty unpleasant experience at the dentist's.
It was interesting hearing about his experiences as a policeman.
I did meet him once and it was an experience I shall never forget.
[ C ]
the way that something happens and how it makes you feel:
They go out of their way to make sure you have a great dining experience.
A spokesman for the company said that it was committed to improving the customer experience.
추가 예
Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life.
The new job will provide you with invaluable experience.
We need someone who has experience in marketing and teaching, and I think Alex is just the woman for the job.
A tour of Australia is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
I know from past experience that you can't judge someone by their appearance.
a stranded ship
좌초한 배.
(보통 수동태) …을 오도 가도 못하게 하다, 어찌할 바를 모르게 하다
be stranded penniless in a strange city
낯선 도시에서 무일푼이 되어 어찌할 바를 모르다.
"I'm up to my neck in work." "Take it easy." (→be up to one's neck in)
「일에 파묻혀서 꼼짝달싹할 수가 없어요.」 「쉬엄쉬엄 하세요.」
My husband and I recently bought a business, and I'm totally swamped helping him run it.
남편과 제가 최근에 사업체를 하나 매수했는데 그이의 운영을 돕느라 저는 꼼짝달싹을 하지 못 하고 있습니다.