worldlist18 Flashcards
eulogy
N. /颂词;赞美词/expression of praise
euphemism
N. /委婉的表达/mild expression in place of an unpleasant one.
euphonious
DJ. /悦耳的/pleasing in sound.
euphoria
N. /非常愉快;病态的愉快,愉悦症/feeling of great
evanescent
ADJ. /消散的;凋零的/fleeting; vanishing.
evasive
ADJ. /逃避的/not frank; eluding
evenhanded
ADJ. /公平的/impartial; fair.
evince
V. /表示/show clearly.
evocative
ADJ. /唤起的/tending to call up (emotions, memories).
ewe
N. /母羊/female sheep
exacerbate
V. /恶化,加剧/worsen; embitter
exacting
ADJ. /苛刻的/extremely demanding
exalt
V. /晋升;赞扬/raise in rank or dignity; praise
exasperate
V. /激怒/vex
exceptionable
ADJ. /不可的,可反对的/objectionable
excerpt
N. /摘抄,摘录/selected passage (written or musical
excise
V. /去除/cut away; cut out
exclaim
V. /呼喊,大叫/cry out suddenly
excoriate
V. /责难,挖苦,批判;揭露/scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off.
exculpate
V. /开脱,洗脱/clear from blame
execrable
ADJ. /非常糟糕的/very bad
execute
V. /执行,完成/put into effect; carry out
exegesis
N. /解释,注解,通译/explanation; interpretation
exemplary
ADJ. /出色的;典范的;(杀鸡儆猴的)例子/serving as a model; outstanding
exemplify
V. /作为典型;具体化/serve as an example of; embody
exempt
ADJ. /被免除的/not subject to a duty, obligation.
exertion
N. /努力,尽力/effort; expenditure of much physical work
exhaustive
ADJ. /彻底的,完全的/thorough; comprehensive
exhilarating
ADJ. /爽快的,使人愉快的/invigorating and refreshing; cheering
exhort
V. /劝诫,忠告/urge
exhume
V. /出土,发掘/dig out of the ground; remove from the grave