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encyclopedia
n.百科全书
endeavor
v.尽力，努力 to attempt(as the fulfillment of a obligation) by exertion of effort
endorse
vt.签名于（票据等）的背面
vt.确认；赞同
to approve openly especially: to express support or approval of publicly and difinitely
enduring
adj.持久的，忍耐的
lasting, durable
enervate
vt.使衰弱
enfeeble
vt.使衰弱
to make feeble: deprive of strength
enfranchise
vt.给予自治权，给予选举权，解放
engender
vt.产生，引起
to cause to exist or to develop; produce
engross
vt.全神灌注于
to take or engage the whole attention of; occupy completely
enigmatic
adj.阴阳怪气的，谜一般的，高深莫测的
of, relating to, or resembling an enigmare; mysterious
enlighten
vt.授予知识，启蒙
enmity
n.敌意，憎恨
positive, active and typically mutual hatred or ill will
ennoble
vt.授予爵位，使高贵
ennui
n.倦怠，厌倦
a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction; boredom
enrage
vt.激怒
to fill with rage; anger
enrapture
vt.使狂喜
to fill with delight
ensconce
vt.隐藏，安置
establish; settle
enslave
vt.奴役
to reduce to or as if to slavery; subjugate
ensue
vi.跟着发生，继起
to take place afterward or as a result
entangle
vt.使纠缠，卷入，使混乱
to wrap or twist together; interweave
enthusiasm
n.狂热，热心
strong excitement of feeling; ardor
entice
vt.诱骗，引诱，怂恿
to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire; tempt
entrance
vt.使出神，使入迷
to carry away with dlight, wonder or rapture
entrap
vt.骗入，诱捕，使陷入
to catch in or as if in a trap
entreaty
n.恳求，哀求
an act of entreating; plea
entry
n.登录，条目，报关手续，入口，进入
a descriptive record(as in a card catalog or an index)
enumerate
vt.列举，计算，枚举，数
to specify one after another; list
enunciate
v.发音，（清楚地）表达
to make a definite or systematic statement of
announce, proclaim
ephemeral
adj.朝生暮死的，生命短暂的
lasting a very short time
epic
adj.史诗，英勇的，超出正常范围的
extending beyong he ususl or ordinary
epicure
n.美食家
one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
epigram
n.警句，讽刺短诗
a concis poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
epilogue
n.收场白，尾声
a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work; the final scene of a play that comments on or summarizes the main action; the concluding section of a musical composition; coda
episode
n.一段情节，（音）插曲，插话，有趣的事件
a usually brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work
epistemology
n.认识论
the study or a theory o fthe nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its ilmits and validity
equable
adj.稳定的，（脾气）温和的
marked by lack of noticeable , unpleasant or extreme variation or inequality
equity
n.公平，公正，公平的事物，资产净值，（律）平衡法
justice according to natural law or right; specifically: freedom from bias or favoritism
equivocal
adj.意义含糊的，不直率的
subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
erect
adj.直立的，竖立的，笔直的
vt.使竖立，使直立，树立，建立
characterized by firm or rigid straightness in bodily posture
erode
v.（受）腐蚀，（受）侵蚀
to diminish or destroy by degrees
errant
adj.周游的，错误的，不定的
traveling or given to traveling
erratic
adj.反复无常的，古怪的
having no fixed course; wandering
erudite
adj.博学的，饱学的
possessing or displaying erudition; learned
escalate
v.（战争等）升级，扩大，上升
to increase in extent, volume , number, amount, intensity or scope
eschew
v.避开，戒绝
to avoid habitually especially on moral or parctical grounds; shun
escort
n.护送者，陪同
a person or group of persons accompanying another to give pretection or as a courtesy
esoteric
adj.秘传的，神秘的
espouse
vt.支持，赞成，嫁娶
to take up and support as a cause; become attached to
esteem
n. 尊敬，尊重
vt. 尊重，尊敬，珍重，认为，视为，估价，评价
estimable
adj.可尊敬的，可估价的
estrange
vt.使疏远，离间
to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; alienate
etch
n.腐蚀剂
v.蚀刻
a chemical agent used in etching
eternal
adj.永恒的，永远的，不灭的，没完没了的
continued without intermission; perpetual
seemingly endless
ethereal
adj.轻的，像空气的，天上的
lacking material substance; immaterial, intangible
marked by unusual delicacy or refinement
ethics
n.道德规范
the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation
eulogize
vt.称赞，颂扬
to speak or write in high praise of; extol
euphemism
n.婉言，委婉的说法
the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
euphonious
adj.音响好的，悦耳的，和谐的
pleasing to the ear
evacuate
v.疏散，撤出，腾出
to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous area
to withdraw from military occupation of
vacate
evade
vt.躲避，逃避，回避
vi.规避，逃避，避开
to avoid answering directly; turn aside
evanescent
adj.短暂的，瞬息即逝的
tending o vanish like vapor
evasive
adj.逃避的，回避的，托辞的
tending or intended to evade; equivocal
everlasting
adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的
lasting or enduring through all time; eternal
evict
vt.赶出，驱逐
to force out, expel
evoke
vt.唤起，引起
to call forth or up
ewe
n.母羊
the female of the sheep especially when mature; also: the female of various related animals
exacerbate
vt.恶化，剧增，激怒，使加剧
to make more violent, bitter or severe
exacting
adj.苛求的，吃力的
tryingly ro unremittingly severe in making demand
exaggerate
vt.夸张，夸大
vi.夸大，夸张
to enlarge or increase especially beyond the normal; overemphasize
exalt
v.晋升，提高，得意洋洋
to elevate by praise or in estimation; glorify
exasperate
vt.使恼怒，激怒
to excite teh anger of; enrage
to cause irritation or annoyance to
exacavate
v.挖掘，开凿，挖出，挖空
to expose or uncover by or as if by digging
exceptional
adj.例外的，异常的，特别的
deviating from the norm
excerpt
n.摘录，节录 to select (a passage) for quoting; extract
exclamation
n.惊呼，惊叹
a sharp or sudden utterance
excoriate
v.擦伤（皮），痛斥，责骂
to censure scathingly
excrete
vt.排泄，分泌
to seperate and eliminate or discharge(waste) from the blood or tissues or from the active protoplasm
excruciate
vt.拷问，折磨，使痛苦（尤指精神上）
to subject to intense mental distress
exculpate
vt.使无罪，分辨，辩解，开脱
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
excursive
adj.游览的，离题的，散漫的
constituting a digression; characterized by digression
execrate
v.宣称…为邪恶，咒骂
to declare to be evil or detestable; denounced
execute
vt.执行，实行，制成，处死
to carry out fully completely into effect
exemplary
adj.可仿效的，可作模范的
serving as a pattern
exempt
adj.免除的
vt.是免除，豁免
n.免税者，被免除义务者
free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
exhaust
vt.用尽，耗尽，抽完，使筋疲力尽
to consume entirely; use up
exhilarate
vt.使高兴，使愉快
to meke cheerful
exhortation
n.劝告，规劝
language intended to incite and encourage
exodus
vt.大批离去
a mass departure; emigration
exonerate
v.免除责任，确定无罪
to relieve of a responsibility, obligation or hardship
exorbitant
adj.过分的，过度的
exceeding in intensity, quality, amount or size the customary or appropreate limits
exotic
adj.外来的，异国的
introduced from another country; not native to the place where found
expansive
adj.易扩张的，健谈的
characterized by high spirits, generously, or readiness to talk; open
expedite
vt.加快，促进，派出
adj.畅通的，无阻碍的，迅速的，方便的
to accelerate the process or pregress
expedition
n.远征，探险队，迅速
efficient promptness; speed
expiation
n.赎罪，补偿
the act of making atonement
explicit
adj.外在的，清楚地，直率的
fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity; leaving no question as to meaning or intent
exponent
n.解释者，说明者，代表者，典型，指数
one that expounds or interprets
expurgate
v.净化，删去
to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous; especially: to expunge objectionable parts from before publication or presentation
exquisite
adj.优美的，高雅的，精致的，剧烈的，异常的，细腻的，敏锐的
marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate or elaborate
extant
adj.现存的，传世的
currently or actually existing
