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engorge,
engorge [sth] viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be filled or swollen with fluid) | 充满
chōng mǎn |
| | | 溢满
yì mǎn |
engraft [sth],
ingraft [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (graft on) | 嫁接
jià jiē |
engraft [sth],
ingraft [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (implant) | 移植
yí zhí |
| engrave [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (decorate by carving or etching) | 雕刻
diāo kè |
| | Peter engraves bracelets and sells them at fairs. |
| engrave [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (decorate by carving or etching) | 雕刻
diāo kè |
| | Danielle engraved the bracelet with tiny flowers. |
engrave [sth] on [sth],
engrave [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (carve, etch onto [sth]) | 镌刻
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| | The jeweler engraved the customer's initials on the pendant. |
| engross [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (law: produce [sth] in its final form) | 正式誊清
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| engrossed in [sth] adj + prep | (absorbed, involved in) | 专心于
zhuān xīn yú |
| | | 全神贯注于
quán shén guàn zhù yú |
| | Rosa doesn't notice anything when she's engrossed in a book. |
| engulf [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (overwhelm, cover) | 吞没
tūn mò |
| | The tsunami engulfed several coastal villages. |
| enhance [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make more valuable) | 使…更有价值
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| | Good graphics enhance the impact of your presentation. |
| enjoy doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (take pleasure in doing) | 享受做
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| | | 喜欢做
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| | I enjoy watching rugby, but I have never played it myself |
| enjoy the use of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have available) | 享有
xiǎng yǒu |
| | | 拥有
yōng yǒu |
| | The property enjoys the use of a marina and tennis court. |
| enjoy the use of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (take pleasure in) | 享用
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| | | 享受地使用
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| | We are enjoying the use of our swimming pool. |
enlace [sth],
inlace [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literary (intertwine) | 缠住
chán zhù |
| | | 交织
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enlace [sth],
inlace [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literary (encircle as with a lace or cord) | 给…镶边
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| enlighten [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (explain or clarify to) | 使...明白...
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| | | 使...知道...
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| | Would somebody please enlighten me about whatever is going on here! |
| enlighten [sb] as to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (explain or clarify to) | 使...明白...
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| | | 使...清楚...
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| | The manager asked his staff to enlighten him as to what exactly was involved in the project. |
| enlighten [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (inform) | 教导
jiào dǎo |
| | | 指导
zhǐ dǎo |
| | Ray is an expert on French existentialism, so he can enlighten you about that branch of philosophy. |
| enlighten [sb] as to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (inform) | 告诉
gào sù |
| | | 介绍清楚
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| | I wonder if you could enlighten me as to the best way to get to Oxford Street? |
| enlist [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (engage: services, help) (服务等) | 雇佣
gù yōng |
| | (指雇佣服务等) | 请
qǐng |
| | We enlisted the services of a plumber to clean up the mess. |
| | 我们请了一位水管工进行清理。 |
enmesh,
enmesh [sth] or [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tangle up, involve) | 将…牵绊住
jiāng qiān bàn zhù |
| | | 使卷入
shǐ juǎn rù |
| | | 缠住
chán zhù |
| enmeshed in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (tangled up) | 陷入…中的
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| | | 被…缠住的
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| | The dolphin became enmeshed in a fishing net. |
| enmeshed in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (involved) | 卷入…中的
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| | | 陷入…中的
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| | The senator became quickly enmeshed in the scandal. |
| enrich [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (food: add vitamins) (营养学) | 给…增加...
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| | Rice is typically enriched with B vitamins. |
| | 在大米中增加维生素B是一种典型的做法。 |
enroll for [sth] (US),
enrol for [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (education: enlist, register) (课程) | 报名，注册
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enroll in [sth] (US),
enrol in [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (education: enlist, register) (课程) | 报名，注册
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| | (学校) | 进入
jìn rù |
| | She didn't enroll in college till the age of twenty-two. |
| | 她直到22岁才上大学。 |
enroll [sb] in [sth] (US),
enrol [sb] in [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (enter into register) | 把…的名字记入
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| enshrine [sth] in [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (values: in law, etc.) | 铭记
míng jì |
| | These rights are enshrined in our constitution. |
enshroud,
enshroud [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (wrap or cover up) (本义) | 彻底盖住…，完全罩住…
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enshroud,
enshroud [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (veil, conceal) (比喻) | 隐藏…，掩盖…，遮掩…
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| ensue from [sth] vi + prep | (be a result or consequence of) | 由...引发的
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| | | 从...产生的
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| | The changes that ensued from the meetings between the council and local residents really improved the area. |
| | 从议会与当地居民会面中产生的变化，让这一地区确实有了改善。 |
| be entangled in [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (involved in: a complicated situation) | 被卷入
bèi juǎn rù |
| | | 被牵连
bèi qiān lián |
| | | 陷入
xiàn rù |
| enter [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (data, etc.: type, key in) | 键入
jiàn rù |
| | | 输入
shū rù |
| | Enter the code using the numeric keypad. |
| enter [sth] in/into [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (data: type, key into [sth]) | 将...输入
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| | | 将...录入
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| | The analyst entered the data into the database. |
| | 分析员将数据录入数据库。 |
| entertain [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (hold, consider) (想法等) | 抱有
bào yǒu |
| | | 怀有
huái yǒu |
| | I don't know how you can even entertain the notion of leaving your job; what will you live on? |
| | 我不明白你怎么会抱有辞职的念头。要是你真辞了职，该怎么生活？ |
| enthusiastic about [sth] adj + prep | (keen, hopeful) | 对…充满热情的
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| | | 对…热切期盼的
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| | | 对…非常感兴趣的
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| | I'm not enthusiastic about the new tax system. |
| | 我对新的税务系统不是非常感兴趣。 |
| enthusiastic about doing [sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (excited to do [sth]) | 热切于...的
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| | | 对...感到激动的
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| | Tony's very enthusiastic about starting college. |
| | 托尼对即将开始的大学生活感到激动。 |
entice [sb] to do [sth],
entice [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (persuade to do) | 劝服某人做某事
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| | | 说服某人做某事
shuō fú mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì |
| | Ann tried to entice her boss to close the office early on Fridays. |
| | 安试图说服自己的老板周五早一点关张。 |
| entice [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (lure) | 诱使
yòu shǐ |
| | | 怂恿
sǒng yǒng |
| | We did our best to entice Tim to the party, but he didn't want to come. |
| | 为了怂恿蒂姆参加聚会，我们竭尽了全力，但他自己不想来，也没办法。 |
| entice [sb/sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (lure using) | 用...引诱...
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| | | 用...诱骗...
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| | Daisy tried to entice the stray dog with food, but it was too nervous to come near her. |
| | 黛西想用吃的引诱那只流浪狗，但流浪狗太过紧张，不敢靠近她。 |
| entitle [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (give right to) | 赋予…权利
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| | | 给予…资格
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| | | 使...有资格
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| | Being the boss entitles Linda to the biggest office. |
| | 琳达的领导职位使他有资格享有最大的办公室。 |
| entitle [sth] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give a name) | 给...起名
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| | | 给...命名
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| | The author entitled his work, "Great Expectations." |
| | 作者给他的作品起名叫“远大前程”。 |
| entitled to [sth] adj + prep | (rightfully permitted to) | 有权得到
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| | You are only entitled to a refund if the goods are defective. |
| entitled to do [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (rightfully permitted to do) | 有权做某事
yǒu quán zuò mǒu shì |
| entrust [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (commit) | 将某物交托给某人
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| | | 将某物付托给某人
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| | Rachel entrusted the tickets to Brian, as she knew she would only lose them. |
| | 瑞秋知道自己肯定会弄丢票，所以将票交托给了布莱恩。 |
| entrust [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (put trust in) | 将某事托付给某人
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| | | 将某事委托给某人
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| | The boss has entrusted me with this task, so I need to make sure I get it right. |
| | 老板既然将这项工作委托给了我，我就得保证做好。 |
| envelope [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (administrative: put in an envelope) | 将...装入信封内
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| | This machine stamps and envelopes letters ready for posting. |
| | 这台机器会给信件盖章，并将其装入信封内，准备邮递。 |
| envious of [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (coveting: [sth]) (事物) | 羡慕
xiàn mù |
| | I'm so envious of your trip to New Zealand! |
| | 我好羡慕你能去新西兰旅游啊！ |
| envisage [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (imagine happening) | 想象
xiǎng xiàng |
| | | 设想
shè xiǎng |
| | The rebels envisage an era of peace and prosperity after the revolution. |
| | 革命者想象着革命结束后和平昌盛的时代。 |
| envisage [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (see as possible, forecast) | 预计
yù jì |
| | | 预期
yù qī |
| | | 展望
zhǎn wàng |
| | The firm envisages good end of year profits. |
| | 公司预计年底会收益不错。 |
| envisage doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (consider, intend) | 设想
shè xiǎng |
| | | 构想
gòu xiǎng |
| | Karen envisages retiring at the age of sixty. |
| | 卡伦设想会在六十岁时退休。 |
| envision [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (imagine, conceive) | 设想
shè xiǎng |
| | | 想象
xiǎng xiàng |
| | We'd envisioned a park where there was only a mud hole. |
| | 我们在一片只有泥洞的地方设想建设一座公园。 |
| envy [sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be covetous) | 羡慕某人的某物
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| | | 嫉妒某人的某物
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| | I envy my grandchildren their energy and exuberance. |
| | 我羡慕自己孙子、孙女旺盛的精力和勃勃的生气。 |
| envy [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (covet) | 羡慕
xiàn mù |
| | | 艳羡
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| | I envy your independent lifestyle. |
| | 我羡慕你独立的生活方式。 |
epitomize [sth],
also UK: epitomise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be a perfect example of) | 象征
xiàng zhēng |
| | | 代表
dài biǎo |
| | | 成为…的缩影
chéng wéi de suō yǐng |
| | Your bad attitude epitomizes everything that is wrong with people today! |
| epoxy [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (glue with epoxy) | 用环氧树脂粘
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| equal [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (to match) | 比得上
bǐ de shàng |
| | | 与...一样
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| | The sprinter equalled his best time this year. |
| | 那位田径运动员取了与自己今年最佳表现一样的速度。 |
| equal to [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (having the same value as) (价值) | 与…等值
yǔ děng zhí |
| | In value, this vase is equal to that jug. In terms of price there is no difference, they are both equal to each other. |
| equal to [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (good enough for) | 能够胜任
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| | | 有能力完成
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| | He is strong, and is equal to the task. |
| equal to [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (the same as) | 与…一样
yǔ yí yàng |
| | | 与…相同
yǔ xiāng tóng |
| | Talking like that could be equal to slander. |
equalize [sth],
also UK: equalise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | mainly US (make equal) | 使平等
shǐ píng děng |
| | | 使相等
shǐ xiāng děng |
| | The boss decided to equalize the pay of all the managers. |
equalize [sth],
also UK: equalise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (scuba diving: ears) (潜水) | 耳压平衡
|
equatable,
be equatable with [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (equivalent, comparable) | 可相提并论的
kě xiāng tí bìng lùn de |
| | | 相当的
xiāng dāng de |
| | | 可比的
kě bǐ de |
equate [sth],
equate [sth] and [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (consider equal) | 视为等同
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| | How can you equate wealth and moral authority? |
| equate to [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (be equal) | 等同于
děng tóng yú |
| | Wealth doesn't equate to moral authority. |
| equip [sb/sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (supply) | 配备
pèi bèi |
| | The school is aiming to equip every student with a laptop. |
| equip [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (provide [sb] with attributes) | 赋予
fù yǔ |
| | Decades of work experience has equipped her with skill and confidence. |
| equipped with [sth] adj + prep | (having tools, supplies) | 装备的
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| | The police were equipped with guns and shields. |
| equipped to do [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having tools, supplies for [sth]) | 装备的
|
| equipped with [sth] adj + prep | figurative (having desirable features) | 装备的
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| | The defence was not equipped with arguments against such evidence. |
| equipped to do [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (having desirable features) | 具备...能力
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| | I am not equipped to deal with this stress! |
| the equivalent of [sth] adj + prep | (same as) | 与...相同的
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| | | 与...相等的
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| | | 等于...
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| | My new car cost the equivalent of a year's salary. |
| | 我在新车上花的钱等于一年的薪水。 |
| equivalent to [sth] adj + prep | (comparable to) | 相当于...的
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| | | 与...对等的
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| erase [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (remove by rubbing out) | 擦去
cā qù |
| | | 擦净
cā jìng |
| | The teacher erased the vocabulary list once all of the students had written it down. |
| | 所有的学生都做好笔记后，老师擦去了词汇表。 |
| erase [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (eradicate, remove) | 清除
qīng chú |
| | | 抹去
mǒ qù |
| | | 除去
chú qù |
| | The government department erased the incident from its records. Sally couldn't erase the memory of Neil's cruel words. |
| | 政府部门抹去了那次事故的记录。萨丽无法将尼尔无情的话语从自己的记忆中抹去。 |
| erase [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (delete: a computer file) (计算机) | 清除
qīng chú |
| | | 抹去
mǒ qù |
| | | 删除
shān chú |
| | | 擦除
cā chú |
| | Harry accidentally erased the file he had been working on all day and had to start again. |
| | 哈利一不小心删除了自己处理了一整天的文件，不得不从头在来。 |
| erase [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (delete: text on a computer) (电脑文本) | 删除
shān chú |
| | Alison looked at what she had just written, decided she didn't like it, and erased it. |
| | 艾莉森看了看刚才写的东西，觉得不称心，又删除了。 |
| escalate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (forward to higher level) | 使…上升
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| | | 使…升级
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| | When my manager ignored my complaint, I escalated the matter. |
| escape from [sth/sb] vi + prep | (flee, run away from) | 从…处逃离
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| | | 从…处逃跑
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| | The prisoner escaped from his jailers. |
| escape from [sth/sb] vi + prep | (avoid, evade) | 逃避
táo bì |
| | | 回避
huí bì |
| | He goes out to work on the car to escape from his mother-in-law. |
| escape [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (elude) | 躲开
duǒ kāi |
| | | 逃避
táo bì |
| | | 躲避
duǒ bì |
| | The boy escaped punishment by blaming his friend. |
| | 那男孩把责任推到朋友身上，逃避了惩罚。 |
| eschew [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | formal (avoid, reject) | 避免
bì miǎn |
| | | 避开
bì kāi |
| | | 回避
huí bì |
| | The couple are eschewing tradition by getting married on the beach. |
| | 那对夫妻回避了传统做法，转而选择在沙滩上举行婚礼。 |
| escort [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (accompany) | 陪同…去…
|
| | | 陪伴…前往…
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| | After she caught them truanting, Melanie started escorting her kids to school. |
| | 梅兰妮在捉住自己孩子逃学后，就开始陪他们一起去学校。 |
| escort [sb] into [sth] vtr + prep | (accompany in) | 陪同...进入...
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| | | 伴随...进入...
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| | The secretary escorted the visitor into the boss's office. |
| | 秘书陪同访客一起进入了老板的办公室。 |
| escort [sb] out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (accompany out) | 陪同某人走出...
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| | | 押送某人走出...
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| | The security guards escorted the troublemaker out of the building. |
| | 保安押送肇事人走出大楼。 |
espy,
espy [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (perceive, catch sight of) | 突然看到…
tū rán kàn dào |
| | | 注意到…
zhù yì dào |
be essential for [sth],
be essential to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be necessary for) | 对...而言必不可少的
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| | | 对于...必需的
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| | An atmosphere containing oxygen is essential for the maintenance of human life. |
| | 含氧的大气层对于维持人类生命来说是必需的。 |
| establish [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (install) | 确立
què lì |
| | | 开设
kāi shè |
| | | 安装
ān zhuāng |
| | The chain decided to establish a restaurant in every major city in the US. |
| | 这家连锁餐厅决定在美国的每一个主要城市中都开设分店。 |
| establish [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (form: a relationship) (关系) | 建立，形成
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| esteem [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (high regard) | 对…评价很高
duì … píng jià hěn gāo |
| | | 敬重
jìng zhòng |
| | The boss esteemed Charlotte's work highly. |
| | 老板对夏洛特的工作评价很高。 |
| esteem [sb/sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (respect) | 尊敬
zūn jìng |
| | | 敬重
jìng zhòng |
| | Many cultures esteem artistic people. |
| esteem [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | formal (consider) | 认为
rèn wéi |
| | | 以为
yǐ wéi |
| | | 觉得
jué de |
| | I would esteem it a great honour to work with you. |
| estimate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (value, price: assess) (价值等) | 估计
gū jì |
| | | 估算
gū suàn |
| | The valuer estimated the value of the house at £450,000. |
| | 估价师估算这栋房子的价值在450,000英镑。 |
| estimate [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (measurement: guess) | 估计
gū jì |
| | | 估量
gū liang |
| | I estimate the distance from here to the church to be about a mile. |
| | 我估计了一下，从这里到教堂的距离大约是一英里。 |
estimate [sth] at [sth],
estimate [sth] to be [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (judge, assess) | 判断
pàn duàn |
| | | 估计
gū jì |
| | Marco estimated his chance of winning to be 30%. |
| | 马可估计，自己获胜的几率为30%。 |
| etch [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (engrave) | 蚀刻
shí kè |
| | | 蚀镂
shí lòu |
| | The craftsman specializes in etching stone. |
etch [sth] on [sth],
etch [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (engrave [sth] on [sth]) | 把...蚀刻在...上
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| | The jeweller etched the couple's initials on the rings. |
| etch [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (engrave: glass) | 蚀刻
shí kè |
| | | 雕刻
diāo kè |
| | Watch how the artist uses this technique to etch glass. |
etch [sth],
etch [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (engrave: glass with [sth]) | 蚀刻，雕刻
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| | | 在...上蚀刻出
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| | Lydia etched the glass with a geometric pattern. |
| etch [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative, often passive (in memory) | 铭记
míng jì |
| | The events of that day would remain etched in Paul's mind forever. |