단어의 쓰임세 usage 문제

[Sir Henry]

“The fact is,” he added, “if we extend the Bush tax cuts, it locks in the status quo. Earth to Washington: The status quo stinks. With the economy still limping forward, much more significant fiscal-policy medicine is in order.”

위 문장 읽다가

Earth to Washington 에 걸렸다

요게 머여?

사전을 다시 찾아보니

지구/땅으로만 알고있었는데

땅위에 사는 인간분들도 earth 로 표현한다네...

What do I know!

"사람들이 와싱턴 정치가들에게 고하다" 하는 의미

earth
n.

1. 1. The land surface of the world. 지구 표면
      
   2. The softer, friable part of land; soil, especially productive soil. 흙
      
2. often Earth The third planet from the sun, having a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 365.26 days at a mean distance of approximately 149 million kilometers (92.96 million miles), an axial rotation period of 23 hours 56.07 minutes, an average radius of 6,378 kilometers (3,963 miles), and a mass of approximately 5.974 × 10²⁴ kilograms (1.317 × 10²⁵ pounds). 지구
   
3. The realm of mortal existence; the temporal world. 도덕성존재영역
   
4. The human inhabitants of the world: The earth received the news with joy. 지구거주인
   
5. 1. Worldly affairs and pursuits. 세상사
      
   2. Everyday life; reality: was brought back to earth from his daydreams of wealth and fame. 일상사/현실
      
6. The substance of the human body; clay. 진흙
   
7. The lair of a burrowing animal. 땅굴
   
8. Chiefly British. The ground of an electrical circuit. 접지
   
9. Chemistry. Any of several metallic oxides, such as alumina or zirconia, that are difficult to reduce and were formerly regarded as elements. 화학용어
   

v., earthed, earth·ing, earths. v.tr.

1. To cover or heap (plants) with soil for protection. 흙으로 덥다
   
2. To chase (an animal) into an underground hiding place. 땅굴로 쫏다
   

v.intr.
To burrow or hide in the ground. Used of a hunted animal. 땅굴에 숨다

idiom:

on earth 가능성 많은중에

1. Among all the possibilities: Why on earth did you put on that outfit?

      하고많은것중에 하필이면 그런 옷입었냐?

store 

n.

1. A place where merchandise is offered for sale; a shop. 가게

2. A stock or supply reserved for future use: a squirrel's store of acorns. 비축

3. stores Supplies, especially of food, clothing, or arms. 복수로하면 비축물품, 식량, 의복, 무기

4. A place where commodities are kept; a warehouse or storehouse. 창고

5. A great quantity or number; an abundance. 다량/다수

tr.v. stored, stor·ing, stores

1. To reserve or put away for future use. 비축하다

2. To fill, supply, or stock. 물품을 확보해두다

3. To deposit or receive in a storehouse or warehouse for safekeeping. 창고에 보관하다

4. Computer Science To copy (data) into memory or onto a storage device, such as a hard disk. 저장

Idiom:

in store

1. Forthcoming: great trouble in store for her. 예비되어있다

2. In reserve; stored. 물품입하되어있다

위와같이 한 단어가 여러 가지 방법으로 쓰이니 글을 읽어 바로 의미가 통하지 않으면

알고있는 뜻과 먼가 다른 뜻으로 쓰였다는걸 즉감하여 좀 귀찮아도 사전을 펼쳐보아야

오역의 실수를 방지할 수 있고 실력배양에도 도움이 된다는걸 새삼 느낌니다

한 단어를 요래 세세하게 외울려면 한도끝도 없으니

문장에서 막힐 때마다 그때 그때 알아보는게

정신건강에 좋다 봅니다