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earthworm (n) |
蚯蚓🪱 |
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echolocation (n) |
回声定位 |
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eclipse (n) |
黯然失色 |
日食 |
She was eclipsed by an even more successful actress. |
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eco-construction (n) |
生态共构 |
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ecotype (n) |
生态类型 |
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edible (adj) |
安全可食用的 |
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efficacy (n) |
功劳, 功效 (高级的effect) |
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egoist (n) |
自我中心主义者, 自负者 |
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Politicians are notorious egoists. |
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egotistical (adj) |
自大的, 自负的 |
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elaborate (adj) |
复杂的 |
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elaboration (n) |
认真做 |
精致的作品 |
A doctoral thesis needs more elaboration than a short paper does. |
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elastic (adj) |
有弹性的 = resilient |
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elasticity (n) |
弹性 |
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elevation |
晋升, 提拔 |
高地, 高处; 海拔 |
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eligible (adj) |
有资格的 |
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eliminate (v) |
消除 |
排除, 淘汰 |
Three suspects have been eliminated from this investigation. |
eliminate the need to do…: 不再需要做 |
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elite (n) |
社会精英 |
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elitist (n) |
优秀人才 |
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elk (n) |
驼鹿 |
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elongated (adj) |
细长的 |
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eloquence (n) |
雄辩 |
传词达意 |
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eloquent |
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elucidate (v) |
阐明 |
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elude (v) |
避开, 主动逃避 |
使...无法得到 |
The 2 man managed to elude the police for 2 months. |
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elusive (adj) |
难找的 |
难懂的, 难实现的 |
The police are still trying to find the elusive man. |
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emanate (v) |
散发, 放射 |
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emancipation (n) |
解放 |
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embassy (n) |
大使馆 |
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embellish (v) |
美化 = polish |
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He embellished his story a little when telling it to others. |
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embody (v) |
使显现 |
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She embodies her principles in her behavior |
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emerald (n) |
绿宝石, 翡翠 |
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eminent (adj) |
显赫的, 非凡的, 杰出的 |
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emission (n) |
散发 |
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empirical (adj) |
经验主义的 |
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empiricism (n) |
经验主义 |
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enact (v) |
制定法律 |
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endemic (adj) |
地方性的 |
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Kangaroos are endemic in Australia. |
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endorse (v) |
公开地支持 |
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endow (v) |
(向医院等) 捐款 |
使具有某种品德 |
She was endowed with a beautiful singing voice |
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endowment (n) |
捐款 |
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endure (v) |
忍耐 |
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endure doing sth. |
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engrave (v) |
雕刻, 篆刻 |
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enigma (n) |
谜团 = mystery |
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enigmatic (adj) |
神秘的 = mysterious |
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The Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile has not been properly interpreted. |
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enlist (v) |
入伍 |
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Many people enlisted soon after the war broke out. |
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ensue (v) |
接着发生 |
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ensuing (adj) |
随后的 |
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enumerate (v) |
列举 |
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enzyme (n) |
酶 |
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epidemic (n) |
瘟疫 |
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epitome (n) |
典型 |
化身 |
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equator (n) |
赤道 |
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equitable (adj) |
公正的 |
公平合理的 |
The politician calls for an equitable distribution of social resources. |
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eradicate (v) |
根除 |
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erect (v)(adj) |
竖起 |
垂直的 |
Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back. |
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erratic (adj) |
不规则的, 不确定的 |
不可靠的 (err) |
He was drunk and drove an erratic course down the road. |
a erratic person: 不可靠的人 |
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erupt (v) |
喷发, 爆发 |
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Ash began to erupt from the crater. |
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escalate (v) |
恶化, 加剧 |
不断扩大 |
The house prices in China have escalated sharply. |
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esoteric (adj) |
深奥的, 难懂的 |
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essence (n) |
本质, 精髓 |
香精 |
Speed is of the essence in dealing with an emergency. |
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estuary (n) |
河口, 入海口 |
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ethic (n) (adj) |
伦理学; 道德准则 |
伦理的 = ethical |
Disclosing clients' personal information is a violation of a lawyer's professional ethics. |
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ethical (adj) |
伦理的 |
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ethnic (adj) |
民族的 |
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ethnicity (n) |
种族渊源 |
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evade (v) |
逃避 |
难倒, 使困惑 |
Mike changed to another topic to evade the embarrassing question. |
evade tax: 逃税 |
invade: 入侵 |
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evaporate (v) |
使蒸发 |
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evaporation (n) |
蒸发 |
消失 |
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evergreen |
长青的(adj.) |
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exaggerated (adj) |
夸张的 |
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excavate (v) |
挖掘 |
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Ice age bones are being excavated in the caves. |
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exceptional (adj)
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优秀的, 杰出的 |
特别的 |
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excessive (adj) |
过高的, 过多的 |
过重的 |
Crops were destroyed by the excessive rainfall last month. |
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exclusivist (n) |
排外主义者 |
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excrete (v) |
排泄 |
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This drug will help you excrete most toxins from the body. |
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exemplify (v) |
举例说明 |
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exert (v) |
运用 |
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exoplanet (n) |
系外行星 |
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exotic (adj) |
异域的 (尤指是热带国家) |
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expedition (n) |
远征 (注意区别 expectation ) |
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expel (v) |
开除; 驱除出境 |
喷射 |
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expend (v) |
付出, 花费, 耗费 |
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experimentalist (n) |
经验主义者 |
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explicable (adj) |
可解释, 可说明, 可理解的 |
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exploit (n) (v) |
英雄事迹; 风流韵事 |
利用, 发挥; 剥削 |
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exquisite (adj) |
优美的, 精致的, 赏心悦目的 |
造诣很高的 |
The man bought his wife an exquisite piece of jewelry. |
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extant (adj) |
尚存的, 现行的 |
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Few of the manuscripts are still extant. |
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extinct |
灭绝的 |
消失的 |
Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. |
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extraneous (adj) |
外来的 |
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extraterrestrial (n) (adj) |
外星人👽 |
外星球的 |
These scientists insist on searching for extraterrestrial intelligence. |
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extremity (n) |
末端, 极限 |
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The lake lies on the northern extremity of the park. |
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