* 기쓰다 : [氣쓰다] be hot[bent] ; be very eager[going all out] ; be mad[frantic] ; do with great zeal; vehemently[heatedly / excitedly] do ; make desperate[strenuous] efforts; do one's best; exert oneself to the utmost; strain; struggle <-- 기(heart: mind; spirit) + 쓰다(use)
- 기써서 일하다 : work with all one's might / work to the best of one's ability
- 기쓰고 달아나다 : run (away) for one's life / take to one's heels
- 저 회사는 새 시장을 개척하려고 기쓰고 있다 : That firm is very eager[is going all out] to open new markets
- 그들은 정보를 얻으려고 기쓰고 있다 : They are mad [frantic] for information. / They are bent [hellbent] on getting information
- 그녀는 기써서 그 소문을 부정했다 : She vehemently [heatedly / excitedly] denied the rumor
- 그는 기쓰고 공부했다 = 그는 기써서 공부했다 : He worked hard with great zeal[in real earnest]
- 그는 기써서 돈을 벌려고 했다 : He made desperate efforts[He struggled hard] to make money. / He was all for making money. / He was intent on money-making
- 꼭 이기겠다고 그는 기쓰고 있다 : He has got himself all worked up to win
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