previous tests (E-1) Flashcards
enterprise
組織；（尤指）公司，企業；（尤指營利性的、艱巨而重大的）計劃，事業
Don’t forget this is a commercial enterprise - we’re here to make money.
不要忘記這是一個商業組織——我們到這兒來是爲了賺錢的。
enzyme
酶
An enzyme in the saliva of the mouth starts the process of breaking down the food.
由於唾液中酶的作用，食物進入口腔時就開始了分解過程。
epidemic
泛濫；蔓延
a crime/unemployment epidemic
犯罪頻發／大範圍失業
exempt
免除，豁免（責任、付款等）
Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.
小公司可免增稅。
exponent
（想法或信仰的）擁護者，鼓吹者；（某活動的）能手
Adam Smith was an exponent of free trade.
亞當·史密斯提倡自由貿易。
endemic
（尤指疾病或情況）地方性的；（在某地或某些人中）特有的，流行的
Malaria is endemic in many of the hotter regions of the world.
瘧疾流行於世界上許多氣候較炎熱的地區。
eulogy
悼詞，悼文；（爲剛剛退休的人所作的）頌詞，頌文
He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy.
他爲人極其謙遜，最不喜聽頌辭。
ennui
（由於無所事事而感到的）無聊，厭倦，倦怠
The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.
冬天的倦怠感似乎影響著整個國家。
encapsulate
扼要表述；壓縮；概括
It was very difficult to encapsulate the story of the revolution in a single one-hour documentary.
將革命的前後經過濃縮成一部一小時的紀錄片是很難的。
equation
（多種因素的）平衡，綜合體
Managing the economy is a complex equation of controlling inflation and reducing unemployment.
經濟管理包括控制通貨膨脹、降低失業率等複雜的因素。
相等；等同
There is a tendency in movies to make the equation between violence and excitement.
電影傾向於把暴力和刺激畫上等號。
edifice
（尤指雄偉豪華的）大廈，宏偉建築
The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the 15th century.
市政廳是唯一一座存留下來的15世紀的雄偉建築。
epilogue
（戲劇的）收場白，收場戲；（書的）結尾部分，後記，跋
entanglement
糾纏；糾葛；牽連
The book describes the complex emotional and sexual entanglements between the members of the group.
這本書描述了這個團體成員之間複雜混亂的感情糾葛和肉體關係。
expenditure
（政府或個人的）全部開支，花費
It’s part of a drive to cut government expenditure.
這是削減政府開支的一個方法。
electorate
全體選民
The present voting system distorts the wishes of the electorate.
現行的選舉制度不能表現選民的真實意願。
enmity
仇恨，怨恨；敵意
She denied any personal enmity towards him.
她否認自己對他懷有任何私怨。
emporium
大百貨商場；專賣店
an ice cream/antiques emporium
霜淇淋／古玩店
equilibrium
平衡；均衡
The disease destroys much of the inner ear, disturbing the animal’s equilibrium.
這種疾病破壞動物內耳的大部分組織，妨礙其保持均衡。
embezzle
貪汙，侵吞；盜用，挪用（錢款）
She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.
她侵吞了慈善機構數千美元的善款。
epiphany
（對重要事物的）頓悟
encomium
贊詞，頌詞
excursion
（常指結伴同行的）遠足，短程旅行
This year’s annual excursion will be to Lincoln.
今年的年度短途旅行的目的地是林肯。
evict
驅逐；趕走，逐出
Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted.
拖欠房租的房客有被趕走的危險。
escalate
（使）增強；（使）擴大；（使）加劇；（使）惡化
His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
他失業後，經濟問題更是雪上加霜。
