No. 5,487 in Korean
맞물려
"맞물려" means "interlocked" or "interconnected."
In a sentence
두 기어가 맞물려 돌아갑니다.
The two gears interlock and rotate.
In this sentence, '맞물려' describes the action of the gears interlocking and functioning together as part of a mechanism.
논쟁이 점점 더 복잡해져 서로 맞물려 버렸어요.
The argument became increasingly complex and interlocked.
Here, '맞물려' is employed metaphorically to describe the arguments becoming interconnected or tangled.
프로젝트의 일정이 다른 팀들과 맞물려 진행되고 있습니다.
The project's schedule is being coordinated and interlocked with other teams.
In this case, '맞물려' indicates the schedules of the projects being arranged to align and interconnect with others.
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