GKV 11

Question 1

elliptical

ih LIP ti kul

Answer 1

椭圆的

adj. oval; missing a word or words; obscure

Question 2

elusive

ih LOO siv

Answer 2

难以捉摸

adj. hard to pin down; evasive

Question 3

emigrate

EM uh grayt

Answer 3

移民

v. to leave a country permanently; to expatriate

Question 4

eminent

EM uh nunt

Answer 4

杰出

adj. well-known and respected; standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment; outstanding

Question 5

empirical

em PIR uh kul

Answer 5

经验

adj. relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical

Question 6

emulate

EM yuh layt

Answer 6

仿真

v. to strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation

Question 7

encroach

en KROHCH

Answer 7

侵占

v. to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to trespass

Question 8

endemic

en DEM ik

Answer 8

地方病

adj. native; restricted to a particular region or era; indigenous

Question 9

enervate

EN ur vayt

Answer 9

削弱

v. to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

Question 10

enfranchise

en FRAN chyze

Answer 10

选举权

v. to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

Question 11

engender

en JEN dur

Answer 11

产生

v. to bring into existence; to create; to cause

Question 12

enigma

(uh NIG muh

Answer 12

谜

n. a mystery

Question 13

enormity

I NOR much tee

Answer 13

巨大的

n. extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity

Question 14

ephemeral

i fEM ur al

Answer 14

短暂的

adj. lasting a very short time

Question 15

epigram

EP uh gram

Answer 15

警句

n. a brief and usually witty or satirical saying

Question 16

epitome

i PIT uh mee

Answer 16

缩影

n. a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole; the perfect example of something; a paradigm.

Question 17

equanimity

ek why NIM uh tee

Answer 17

镇定

n. composure; calm

Question 18

equitable

EK wuh tuh bul

Answer 18

公平

adj. fair

Question 19

equivocal

ih KWIV uh kul

Answer 19

模棱两可的

adj. ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way

Question 20

erudite

ER yoo dyte

Answer 20

博学

adj. scholarly; deeply learned

Question 21

esoteric

es uh TER ik

Answer 21

深奥的

adj. hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar

Question 22

espouse

eh SPOWZ

Answer 22

配偶

v. to support; to advocate

Question 23

ethereal

ih THIR ee ul

Answer 23

空灵的

adj. heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether

Question 24

euphemism

YOO fun mix um

Answer 24

委婉语

n. a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

Question 25

evanescent

ev uh NES unt

Answer 25

消逝的

adj. fleeting; vanishing; happening only for the briefest period

Question 26

exacerbate

ig ZAS ur bayt

Answer 26

加剧

v. to make worse

Question 27

exacting

ig ZAK ting

Answer 27

严格

adj. extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care

Question 28

exalt

ig ZAWLT

Answer 28

提升

v. to raise high; to glorify

Question 29

exasperate

ig ZAS puh rayt

Answer 29

恶化

v. to annoy thoroughly; to make very angry; to try the patience of

Question 30

exemplify

if ZEM plug fye

Answer 30

例证

v. to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example