List 10 Flashcards
Ennui
Lack of interest
Ennoble
To make noble
Ensemble
合唱,合奏
Ensconce
To settle securely
Ensue
Take place afterward
Entangle
To involve in troublesome situation
Entice
Tempt, lure诱使
Entreat
Ask urgently,恳求
Enunciate
To utter articulate sounds
Epaulet
肩章
Ephemeral
Lasting very short time
Epic
Surpassing the usual scope or size
Epicure
美食家
Epidermis
表皮,上皮
Epigram
A short, witty poem
Epilogue
文学作品的结局,戏剧的收场白
Epistemology
认识论
Epitaph
墓志铭
Epithet
侮辱性的话,外号
Epitomize
摘要
Equable
Not easily disturbed
Equivocate
模棱两可地说以逃避承诺
Erode
To diminish or destroy by degrees
Errant
Straying from proper course or standards误入歧途
Erratic
Lack of consistency, regularity
Erudite
Learned
Escalate
To increase in extent
Eschew
To avoid on moral or practical grounds刻意避开
Esoteric
Restrict to a small group
Espouse
To take up and support as a cause支持,拥护; to take in marriage
Estimable
Admirable
Estrange
使疏远,离间
Etch
蚀刻,腐蚀剂
Ethereal
Immaterial, intangible
Eulogized
To speak or write in high praise of
Euphemism
Inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
Euphonious
Pleasing to ears
Euphoria
A feeling of great happiness
Evacuate
To empty or remove the contents of
Evanescent
Tending to vanish like vapor
Evasive
Equivocal, intentionally vague or ambiguous
Evict
To put out by legal process
Evince
To display clearly
Ewe
母羊
Exacerbate
To make more violent
Exacting
Making severe demands
Exalt
To raise in rank, to glorify, praise
Exasperate
To excite the anger of
Excavate
To dig out and remove
Excerpt
摘录
Excoriate
严厉批评
Excrete
排泄
Excruciate
Torture, to inflict severe pain on
Exculpate
To clear from guilt
Excursive
离题的,散漫的
Execrate
To declare to be hateful or abhorrent
Exemplary
Deserving imitation
Exempt
To release from some liability
Exhilarate
To make cheerful and excited
Exhort
To urge by strong argument
Exigent
Requiring immediate aid
Exodus
A mass departure
Exonerate
To free from blame
Exorbitant
Exceeding the customary or appropriate limits
Expansive
Having a great expanse; open and communicate
Expedite
To speed up the progress
Expedition
Speed in performance
Expiate
To extinguish the guilt
Expire
To breathe one’s last breath
Explicit
Fully expressed without vagueness
Exploit
A heroic act; to employ to the greatest possible advantage
Exponent
One that advocates
Expurgate
净化,删去不当处
Exquisite
Flawless craftsmanship
Extant
Still in existence
Extemporize
To do without prior preparation
Extenuate
To lessen the seriousness
Extol
To praise highly
Extort
勒索
Extract
To pull out forcibly
Extraction
Origin, lineage, ancestry
Extraneous
Having no relevance
Extravagant
Spending much more than necessary
Extricate
To free from an entanglement