🌟 얼결

Noun  

1. 어떤 일이 뜻밖이거나 복잡해서 정신을 제대로 차리지 못한 사이.

1. BEING MOMENTARILY DAZED; MOMENT OF CONFUSION: A state of being during the time when a person is out of his/her senses due to an unexpected or complicated event.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 얼결에 둘러대다.
    Surround by the ice.
  • 얼결에 들어가다.
    Enter in the nick of time.
  • 얼결에 소리치다.
    Shout out before you know it.
  • 얼결에 알다.
    Know by a whisker.
  • 얼결에 일어나다.
    Happens on the spur of the moment.
  • 얼결에 쫓겨나다.
    Get kicked out on the spur of the moment.
  • 나는 친구가 계속 물어보는 바람에 얼결에 비밀을 털어놓았다.
    I let the cat out of the bag because my friend kept asking.
  • 지수는 하도 정신이 없어서 얼결에 동생의 부탁을 들어주기로 했다.
    Jisoo was so distracted that she decided to do her brother's favor on the spot.
  • 공을 잡아야지 피하면 어떡해?
    You have to catch the ball. how can you avoid it?
    미안해. 공이 갑자기 날아오니까 깜짝 놀라서 얼결에 피해 버렸어.
    I'm sorry. when the ball suddenly flew, i was so surprised that i avoided it.
Synonym 얼떨결: 어떤 일이 뜻밖이거나 복잡해서 정신을 제대로 차리지 못한 사이.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 얼결 (얼껼)

📚 Annotation: 주로 '얼결에'로 쓴다.

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