List 18 Flashcards
eulogy
eulogy N. /颂词；赞美词/expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death. Instead of delivering a spoken eulogy at Genny’s memorial service, Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
euphemism
euphemismN. /委婉的表达/mild expression in place of an unpleasant one. The expression “he passed away” is a euphemism for “he died.”
euphonious
euphoniousADJ. /悦耳的/pleasing in sound. Euphonious even when spoken, the Italian language is particularly pleasing to the ear when sung. euphony. N.
euphoria
euphoriaN. /非常愉快；病态的愉快，愉悦症/feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated). Delighted with her SAT scores, sure that the university would accept her, Allison was filled with euphoria. euphoric,ADJ.
evanescent
evanescentADJ. /消散的；凋零的/fleeting; vanishing. Brandon’s satisfaction in his new job was evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks. evanescence, N.
evenhanded
evenhandedADJ. /公平的/impartial; fair. Do men and women receive evenhanded treatment from their teachers, or, as recent studies suggest, do teachers pay more attention to male students than to females?
evince
evinceV. /表示/show clearly. When he tried to answer the questions, he evinced his ignorance of the subject matter.
ewe
eweN. /母羊/female sheep. The flock of sheep was made up of dozens of ewes, together with only a handful of rams.
exacerbate
exacerbateV. /恶化，加剧/worsen; embitter. The latest bombing exacerbated England’s already existing bitterness against the IRA, causing the prime minister to break off the peace talks abruptly.
exacting
exactingADJ. /苛刻的/extremely demanding. Cleaning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was an exacting task, one that demanded extremely meticulous care on the part of the restorers. exaction, N.
exalt
exaltV. /晋升；赞扬/raise in rank or dignity; praise. The actor Alec Guinness was exalted to the rank of knighthood by the queen.
exasperate
exasperateV. /激怒/vex. Johnny often exasperates his mother with his pranks.
exceptionable
exceptionableADJ. /不可的，可反对的/objectionable. Do you find the punk rock band Green Day a highly exceptionable, thoroughly distasteful group, or do you think they are exceptionally talented performers?
excerpt
excerptN. /摘抄，摘录/selected passage (written or musical). The cinematic equivalent of an excerpt from a novel is a clip from a film. alsoV.
excoriate
excoriateV. /责难，挖苦，批判；揭露/scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off. Seeing the holes in Bill’s new pants, his mother furiously excoriated him for ruining his good clothes. The tight, starched collar chafed and excoriated his neck, rubbing it raw.
exculpate
exculpateV. /开脱，洗脱/clear from blame. He was exculpated of the crime when the real criminal confessed.
execrable
execrableADJ. /非常糟糕的/very bad. The anecdote was in such execrable taste that it revolted the audience.
exegesis
exegesisN. /解释，注解，通译/explanation; interpretation, especially of a biblical text. The minister based her sermon on her exegesis of a difficult passage from the book of Job. exegetical,ADJ.
exemplary
exemplaryADJ. /出色的；典范的；（杀鸡儆猴的）例子/serving as a model; outstanding. At commencement the dean praised Ellen for her exemplary behavior as class president.
exertion
exertionN. /努力，尽力/effort; expenditure of much physical work. The exertion spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.
exhort
exhortV. /劝诫，忠告/urge. The evangelist exhorted all the sinners in his audience to reform. exhortation, N.
exhume
exhumeV. /出土，发掘/dig out of the ground; remove from the grave. Could evidence that might identify the serial killer have been buried with his victim? To answer this question, the police asked the authorities for permission to exhume the victim’s body.
exigency
exigency N. /紧急情况/urgent situation. In this exigency, we must look for aid from our allies.
exodus
exodusN. /离开，启程/departure. The exodus from the hot and stuffy city was particularly noticeable on Friday evenings.
exonerate
exonerateV. /开脱，免罪/acquit; exculpate. The defense team feverishly sought fresh evidence that might exonerate their client.
exorbitant
exorbitantADJ. /过度的/excessive. The people grumbled at his exorbitant prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.
exorcise
exorciseV. /驱邪/drive out evil spirits. By incantation and prayer, the medicine man sought to exorcise the evil spirits which had taken possession of the young warrior.
expatriate
expatriateN. /放逐；被放逐者/exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land. Henry James was an American expatriate who settled in England.
expedient
expedientADJ. /合适的，有利的；策略性的/suitable; practical; politic. A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical. expediency, N.
expenditure
expenditureN. /支出，花费/payment or expense; output. When you are operating on an expense account, you must keep receipts for all your expenditures. If you don’t save your receipts, you won’t get repaid without the expenditure of a lot of energy arguing with the firm’s accountants.
expiate
expiateV. /赎罪/make amends for (a sin). He tried to expiate his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.
expletive
expletiveN. /感叹词；咒骂/interjection; profane oath. The sergeant’s remarks were filled with expletives that offended the new recruits.
explicit
explicitADJ. /清晰的；坦率的/totally clear; definite; outspoken. Don’t just hint around that you’re dissatisfied: be explicit about what’s bugging you.
expository
expositoryADJ. /解释性的/explanatory; serving to explain. The manual that came with my VCR was no masterpiece of expository prose: its explanations were so garbled that I couldn’t even figure out how to rewind a tape. exposition, N.
expropriate
expropriateV. /没收，剥夺，征用/take possession of. He questioned the government’s right to expropriate his land to create a wildlife preserve.
expunge
expungeV. /取消，去除，排除/cancel; remove. If you behave, I will expunge this notation from your record.
expurgate
expurgateV. /清除，净化/clean; remove offensive parts of a book. The editors felt that certain passages in the book had to be expurgated before it could be used in the classroom.
extant
extantADJ. /现存的/still in existence. Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.
extradition
extraditionN. /引渡/surrender of prisoner by one state to another. The lawyers opposed the extradition of their client on the grounds that for more than five years he had been a model citizen.
extraneous
extraneousADJ. /肤浅的，不重要的/not essential; superfluous. No wonder Ted can’t think straight! His mind is so cluttered up with extraneous trivia, he can’t concentrate on the essentials.
extrapolation
extrapolationN. /推测，推断/projection; conjecture. Based on their extrapolation from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday, the networks predicted that Bob Dole would be the Republican candidate for the presidency. extrapolate,V.
extrude
extrudeV. /挤压，逼/force or push out. Much pressure is required to extrude these plastics.
exuberance
exuberanceN. /富得流油的；精力充沛；浪费，过度/overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness. I was bowled over by the exuberance of Amy’s welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!
exude
exudeV. /卸下，流出/discharge; give forth. We get maple syrup from the sap that exudes from the trees in early spring. exudation, N.
exult
exultV. /高兴，兴高采烈/rejoice. We exulted when our team won the victory.
facet
facetN. /（宝石的）琢面；方面/small plane surface (of a gem); a side. The stonecutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several facets.
facile
facileADJ. /充足的；容易完成的；肤浅的/easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial. Words came easily to Jonathan: he was a facile speaker and prided himself on being ready to make a speech at a moment’s notice.
facsimile
facsimileN. /复制品/COPY. Many museums sell facsimiles of the works of art on display.
faction
factionN. /派别；内讧；纠纷/party; clique; dissension. The quarrels and bickering of the two small factions within the club disturbed the majority of the members.
