Lesson 2-6 Flashcards
elevated
提高的；升高的；抬高的
The doctor said I was to keep my leg elevated.
醫生說我要保持腿部抬高。
eligible
具備條件的；有資格的；合格的
Are you eligible for early retirement/maternity leave?
你符合提前退休／休産假的條件嗎？
elucidate
闡明；解釋
I don’t understand. You’ll have to elucidate.
我不懂，你得解釋一下。
elusive
難以描述（或找到、達到、記起）的；困難的
The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever.
這些問題的答案仍然是不得而知。
emanate
表現；顯示
Her face emanated sadness.
她臉上露出傷心的表情。
emancipate
解放；使不受束縛[（+from）]
emancipate somebody from slavery 把某人從奴役下解放出來
embellish
裝飾，修飾；給…錦上添花，渲染
The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.
天花板上裝飾著花和葉。
embezzle
貪汙，侵吞；盜用，挪用（錢款）
She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.
她侵吞了慈善機構數千美元的善款。
embroider
刺繡；繡（花樣）
I am embroidering this picture for my mother.
我正在爲媽媽繡這幅畫。
eminent
顯赫的；卓越的；著名的
an eminent historian
聲名顯赫的歷史學家
emulate
效仿，模仿；和…競爭，努力趕上
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
他們希望能夠效仿其他軟體公司的成功先例。
encapsulate
扼要表述；壓縮；概括
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.
將革命的前後經過濃縮成一部一小時的紀錄片是很難的。
encircle
圍繞；環繞
The house is encircled by a high fence.
房屋四周圍著高高的柵欄。
encompass
包含，包括（尤指很多不同事物）
The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts.
本屆文化節將涵蓋從音樂、戲劇、芭蕾到文學、電影、視覺藝術等各種藝術形式。
encroach on/upon sth
逐步侵犯（權利）；慢慢侵佔（時間）；逐漸干擾（工作）
What the company is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.
公司打算做的這件事侵犯了個人的權利。
encumber
使…負擔沈重；妨礙，阻礙；拖累
Today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heavy skirts and high-necked blouses.
幸好今天的女子網球運動員打球時不用受笨重的長裙和高領襯衫的束縛了。
endow
向（院校、醫院等）捐款，捐贈，資助
The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research for industry.
密西根州已經向三所研究所提供資助進行産業研究。
enervate
enervate
使衰弱；使無力；使喪失活力
engender
引起（某種感覺）；導致；産生
Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
她的新作引起了很大爭議。
engross
使全神貫注
What is it about Harry Potter that so engrosses children?
《哈利波特》的什麼方面讓孩子們如此著迷？
enigmatic
費解的；難以捉摸的；神秘的
The Mona Lisa has a famously enigmatic smile.
蒙娜麗莎的神秘微笑非常有名。
enjoin
囑咐；吩咐
[ + to infinitive ] We were all enjoined to be on our best behaviour.
我們都被叮囑舉止一定要得體。
ensconce yourself
使安頓；安置；使安坐
After dinner, I ensconced myself in an armchair with a book.
吃過晚飯，我舒舒服服地坐在扶手椅上看書。
ensue
（尤指作爲結果而）接著發生，繼而發生，因而産生
The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued.
那名員警說他逮捕了那個男子後隨即發生了扭打。
entail
必需；使承擔[+v-ing]
This job would entail your learning how to use a computer. 這工作將需要你學會怎樣用電腦。
entice
誘惑；誘使；引誘
The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don’t really want.
廣告誘使顧客購買他們並不真正需要的東西。
enunciate
清楚地念（字）；清晰地發（音）
He doesn’t enunciate (his words) very clearly.
他（說話）發音不是太清晰。
envisage
設想；展望，預計
Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year.
預計明年火車票價將會上漲15%。
ephemeral
短暫的，極短的；轉瞬即逝的
Fame in the world of rock and pop is largely ephemeral.
在搖滾和流行音樂界，名聲大多轉瞬即逝。
equivalent
等值的；相等的；等同的
She’s doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.
她在新公司做同樣的工作，但薪水比以前高。
equivocal
含糊的；模棱兩可的；有歧義的
His words to the press were deliberately equivocal - he didn’t deny the reports but neither did he confirm them.
他對新聞界發言時故意含糊其詞——既沒有否認也沒有證實這些報道。
equivocate
（尤指爲隱瞞真相而）說模稜兩可的話，含糊其詞
She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was.
她指責部長含糊其詞，稱他故意不讓大眾知道問題真正嚴重到了甚麽地步。
erroneous
錯誤的，不正確的
an erroneous belief/impression
錯誤的信念／印象
erudite
博學的；有學問的；博大精深的
He’s the author of an erudite book on Scottish history.
他寫過一本博大精深的有關蘇格蘭歷史的著作。
eschew
迴避，避開；放棄
We won’t have discussions with this group unless they eschew violence.
除非這個團體放棄使用暴力，否則我們不會與之舉行會談。
esoteric
極不尋常的；只有少數人（尤指內行）才懂的；限於小圈子的
He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games.
他收藏了一批極罕見的老玩具和遊戲。
estrange
（使）疏遠；離間
Her lifestyle estranged her from her parents.
她的生活方式使她跟父母越來越疏遠。
ethereal
輕飄的，縹緲的；優雅的；（尤指）超凡的
an ethereal being
精靈
eulogize
歌頌，讚美，稱頌
Critics everywhere have eulogized her new novel.
各地的評論家都對她的新小說大加稱讚。
eulogy
悼詞，悼文；（爲剛剛退休的人所作的）頌詞，頌文
He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy.
他爲人極其謙遜，最不喜聽頌辭。
euphoric
狂喜的；亢奮的；異常興奮的
a euphoric mood
極其興奮的心情
evoke
引起，喚起（記憶或感情）
That smell always evokes memories of my old school.
那種氣味經常喚起我對母校的回憶。
exacerbate
使惡化；使加重；使加劇
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
這次襲擊將令兩個原本已經處於緊張狀態的團體關係更加惡化。
exalt
1.使升高，高舉
2.提升；提拔；提高（榮譽，品質等）[（+to）]
He was exalted to the position of president. 他被提升當了總裁。
3.頌揚，讚揚
The retiring professor was exalted by his colleagues. 這位即將退休的教授受到了同事們的讚揚。
4.使喜悅，使得意，使激動
They were exalted by the news of the victory. 他們因聽到勝利的消息而興高采烈。
exasperate
使惱怒；激怒[（+by/at）]
She was exasperated to find nobody at home. 她因發現沒人在家而生氣。
exclusive
專用的，專有的；獨有的，獨佔的
This room is for the exclusive use of guests.
這間房是專供客人使用的。
exculpate
為…開脫；證明…無罪
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
當一切真相大白時，肯定可以證明飛行員是沒有過錯的。
execrate
咒駡；憎惡；譴責
I execrate any policy that interferes with the rights and freedoms of others.
我譴責任何干涉他人權利和自由的政策。
exemplar
範本；模範；樣本
It is an exemplar of a house of the period.
這是那個時期的房屋典範。
exorbitant
（價格、要求等）過分的，過高的，離譜的
The bill for dinner was exorbitant.
晚餐的價錢太高了。
