1. dump 傾倒 傾銷(xiāo)
This chemical pollution has two sources: the factories, which dump polluted
water directly into the river, and the local community, which dumps untreated
human wastes into the river.
2. earn賺得 掙得 獲得
Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in a style that is
too expensive for most of people.
3. ease不費(fèi)力 安適 自在
Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday? It caused 120 deaths. I’m
never at ease when taking a flight.
Though we often hear about the air crashes and serious casualties, flying is
still one of the safest ways to travel.
4. economic 經(jīng)濟(jì)的 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)
For them, the economic benefit they reap surpasses the risk of dying or losing
property in one of the volcano’s frequent eruptions.
5.edition版 版本
Hi, Louise, I’ve got a used copy of our chemistry textbook for half price.
I’m afraid you wasted your money, yours is the first edition, but we’re
supposed to be using is the third edition.
6. electricity電
Benjamin Franklin’s Experiments with electricity and lightening led directly
to the invention of the lightening rod.
7. electronic電子的 電子學(xué) 電子設(shè)備
I’m told Alice is trying to find a job in an electronic company.
As far as I know, she is good at anything but electronic.
8. elementary基本的 初級(jí)的 基礎(chǔ)的 小學(xué)的
Youth in elementary school sites completed one version of the survey, while
youth in junior high site completed a different version.
9. embarrassed 尷尬的 窘迫的
Boys, for example, cry only about a quarter as oftener as girls when they
reach the teenage years, and we all cried a lot less now than we did as babies,
could it possibly be that we face less stress? Maybe we found other ways to
deal with it, or maybe we just feel embarrassed.
10. emergency緊急情況 突然事件
A few months ago, millions of people in London heard alarms all over the
town. The Emergency Services, the Fire Departments, the Police, hospitals
and ambulances stood by, ready to go into action.
11. employ雇傭 使用 利用
The factories here employ 3000 people in the area where there is very little
alternative employment.
12. employment 工作 職業(yè)雇傭
After the earlier period of settlement, the first sharp increase in immigration
took place in the 1830s and 1840s, this brought to American crafts people
from northern Europe who lose employment in the industrial Revolution.
13. enable使能夠 使可能 使可行
Benjamin Franklin worked hard to enable the American colonies to gain
independence from Britain.
14. encourage鼓勵(lì) 支持
The program will encourage governments to establish building standards,
emergency response plants and training programs.
15. engage占用 使從事于 雇 使訂婚 參加
Young children should be not allowed to engage in activities at the same time
that they eat.
16. engine 發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī) 引擎 機(jī)車(chē)
In the earlier days, horses pulled the trains. The train had no engine and no
power of their own.
17. enjoy享受 喜愛(ài) 享有
During the summer, people started work very early in morning, so they can
finish early and enjoy a leisure afternoon.
18. ensure保證 擔(dān)保 確保
Laws have been written to govern the use American national flag and to
ensure proper respect for the flag.
19. entertain 招待 款待 給…娛樂(lè)
Good movies not only entertain us, they also help us understand a little more
about life.
20. entertainment 娛樂(lè) 文娛節(jié)目 款待
Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans.
21. enthusiasm熱情 巨大興趣
Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court.
I only wish he’d show much for his studies.
22. enthusiastic 滿(mǎn)腔熱情的 熱心的 倍感興趣的
You didn’t seem to be terribly enthusiastic about the performance.
You must be kidding. I couldn’t have clapped any harder. My hands are still
hurting.
23. environment 環(huán)境 周?chē)鸂顩r 自然環(huán)境
Yoga is a corporeal practice which emphasizes on a work on a body in a
specific environment.
24. epidemic 流行病
Some people believe that the obesity epidemic is a result of a more
evolutionary development of the sedentary life-style in modern society.
25. erupt(火山、噴泉等)噴發(fā) (危機(jī)、問(wèn)題等)爆發(fā)
Mount Etna does erupt frequently, but those eruptions are usually minor, So
the overall risk for people living nearby is relatively small.
26. especially特別 尤其 格外
As immigrants were accustomed to poverty, they were willing to work for
very lower wages. This made other workers, especially those in Lab unions,
afraid that immigrants would thus lower wage levers and take job away from
them.
27. establish 建立 創(chuàng)辦 確立
Asians like Koreans and Vietnamese then began to arrive, many of these new
comers have worked very hard to establish themselves in their new land.
28. estimate 估計(jì) 估量
In lower paid occupations, where paid wages have been reduced, workers
have added hours in over-time or extra job to preserve their living standards.
The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job.
29. eventually終于 最后
Miss Susan Brown felt she needed to change for one thing, and for another,
she hoped to eventually become a head nurse.
30. evidence根據(jù) 證據(jù) 跡象
The comparatively mild effects of the northern California earthquake in 1999
are good evidence that we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction.
31. evidently明顯地 顯然
As we mentioned earlier, the relations between firms and their stakeholders
are evidently not all of the same kind.
32. excellent 優(yōu)秀的 卓越的 杰出的
I’ve read the newspaper, that the novels you are reading is excellent.
I’ve also read some negative reviews.
33. except除了 要不是
It’s nice and quiet here, away from the dust and noise city. And our
departments are new and well furnished.
It’s a good place except it’s a bit far away from where we work. Anyway, I’ll
talk with my husband tonight, and give you a call tomorrow.
34. excess過(guò)量 過(guò)量的 額外的
The vast majority of the individuals who want to change their body weight do
it for the sake of appearance. Most want to lose excess body fat, while a
smaller percentage of individuals actually want to gain weight.
35. exchange交換 兌換 調(diào)換 交流
Gabriella Mistral tried to break through the national barriers that hindered the
exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking people of South America.
36. executive 執(zhí)行者 行政官
For example, in the media industry, successful executives are often seen to eat
fried and boiled insects from time to time while working at their desks.
37. exercise 鍛煉 練習(xí) 演習(xí) 鍛煉 行使
This exercise Flood call didn’t cause panic in London. Most people knew it
was just warning. one lady said,’ it’s a flood warning, isn’t it?” the water
doesn’t look high to me.
38. existence 存在 生存 生活(方式)
Americans go to the movies to escape their normal everyday existence and to
experience a life more exciting than their own.
39. exotic 奇異的 外(國(guó))來(lái)的 異國(guó)情調(diào)的
These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the internet, and young
people are logging on to exotic websites and ordering samples of prepared
insects to serve at their dinner parties.
40. expect預(yù)料 期望 盼望
How do you do on your on the maths exam? John.
I barely made it, it was just a passing score but better than I had expected.
41. experience 經(jīng)歷 經(jīng)驗(yàn) 經(jīng)歷
As corporations have experienced stiff competitions and slow in growth of
productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer.
42. expertise 專(zhuān)門(mén)知識(shí)(或技能等) 專(zhuān)長(zhǎng)
Who do you think should get the job? How about Mr. Becket?
Mr. Becket? I am not sure, he is a nice fellow, of course, and easy to get along
with. But I doubt his professional expertise. I want someone to get the job
done.
43. explain講解 解釋 說(shuō)明
“It’s no secret that the children learn words, but the words they tend to know
are linked to the specific situations in the home,” explained Shaffer.
44. explanation 解釋 說(shuō)明 闡述
What was the traditional explanation of left-handers having more accidents?
45. export 出口(物) 出口
You can use to close all windows to close the active window or to export the
current window to excel.
46. express 表示 表達(dá) 陳述
I don’t agree with on Mr. Johnson on his views about social welfare. He
seems to suggest the poor are robbing the rich.
He might have used better words to express his ideas, but I find what he said
made a lot of sense.
47. extend 延伸 擴(kuò)展 伸展 延伸
The farmers were forced to leave their lands when Lord Chestfield, their
landlord, refused to renew their traditional lease last year in order to extend
the reservation area for birds.
48. extinct滅絕的 絕種的
All the traditional banking will be coming extinct in the 21th
century. Just like
the dinosaur, if they cannot suit to the electronic development properly.
49. extra 額外的 外加的 特別的
We should take extra time and spent extra money to build disaster safety into
our lives.
50. factor 因素 要素
Which according can most seriously endanger airplane according to this
passage?
51. failure失敗 失敗的人或事 失靈 故障
What were the circumstances? Were they bad weather, a fire, or engine
failure?
Apparently, there were some lower clouds in area, but mostly it was just
miscommunication between the pilots and the traffic controllers.
