大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(二十八)

　　egg

　　[(1) the rounded object containing unborn young produced by female birds, fish or reptiles; (2) a single cell in a female person or animal that can develop into a baby]

　　Sea turtles bury their eggs in the sand. (1)

　　Human eggs can be transplanted from one woman to another. (2)

　　either

　　[one of two, but not the other]

　　Can either of you tell me how to get to the airport?

　　elect

　　[to choose by voting]

　　The voters elected the state governor as President of the United States.

　　electricity

　　[a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines]

　　We did not have electricity or clean water after the storm.

　　embassy

　　[the offices of an ambassador and his or her assistants]

　　All foreign embassies are in Washington.

　　emergency

　　[an unexpected and dangerous situation demanding quick action]

　　The President declared a wildfire emergency in New Mexico.

　　emotion

　　[a strong feeling such as love, hate, fear or sadness]

　　The dispute produced strong emotions on both sides.

　　employ

　　[to give work in return for wages]

　　Jane is employed as a prison guard.

　　empty

　　[(1) having nothing inside; (2) to remove everything]

　　The house was empty. (1)

　　The old man emptied his glass and asked for more water. (2)

　　end

　　[(1) to stop; (2) to finish; (3) the part which comes last]

　　The chairman ended the meeting. (1)

　　The year ended peacefully. (2)

　　We were happy to reach the end of the project. (3)

　　enemy

　　[(1) a person opposing or hating another; (2) a person or people of the other side in a war]

　　The two men were fierce political enemies. (1)

　　Enemy soldiers attacked allied forces on the island. (2)

　　energy

　　[(1) power used to do work, usually with machines; (2) the ability and willingness to be active]

　　Electricity provides most of the energy in our city. (1)

　　You can increase your energy by eating healthy food and exercising every day. (2)

　　enforce

　　[to make something be done]

　　Police enforce the law.

　　engine

　　[a machine that uses energy to cause movement or to do work]

　　He says his car's engine will not start.

　　engineer

　　[a person who designs engines, machines, roads, bridges or railroads]

　　He worked as an engineer in the space program.

　　enjoy

　　[to be pleased or satisfied by something]

　　Did you enjoy the movie?

　　enough

　　[(1) as much as necessary; (2) the amount needed]

　　Does Richard have enough money to buy her a ring? (1)

　　Richard said he had enough. (2)

　　enter

　　[to come or go into]

　　They entered the store together.

　　environment

　　[(1) all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; (2) the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals]

　　The group support stronger laws to protect the environment from industrial pollution. (1)

　　Tell us what we can do to prevent further damage to our natural environment. (2)

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