Vocabulary - E(e)

• equivalent:(a)等值的、等同的。

〉〉 She's doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money. (她在新公司做同樣的工作，但薪水比以前高。)

• envisage:(v)想像、設想。

〉〉 The union now envisages strike action. (工會現在打算採取罷工行動。)

• embark on:(phr.v.) 指從事、進行、乘船、上飛機。

〉〉 He has embarked on world tour. (他正進行一場世界之旅。)

• exposure:(n)接觸。

〉〉 Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous. (即使只是短期接觸輻射，也非常危險。)

• extend: (v)延伸，擴大。

〉〉　Rain is expected to extend to all parts of the country by this evening. (今天傍晚之前，預計降雨範圍會擴大到全國各個地區。)

• endorsement:(n)背書、贊同、支持。
• 〉〉 Without official endorsement, the project cannot proceed. (沒有官方背書，計畫無法進行。)
• erupt:(v)指噴發、出疹、或突然發出、加劇、轉變。

〉〉 She erupted into laughter. (她突然大笑。)

• embezzlement:(n)侵吞、挪用公款；(v)embezzle

〉〉 Amy was caught embezzling money from her clients. (艾咪被逮到挪用客戶的款項。)

• emanate:(v)(氣味等)發出，散發出。

〉〉 Happiness seems to emanate from her. (幸福的味道似乎從她身上散發出來。)

• expletive: (a)指填補的、附加的；(n)指填充詞、語助詞、髒話。

〉〉 He often uses expletives in public. (他常常在大庭廣眾之下罵髒話。)

• enthrall: (v)使著迷。

〉〉 They listened enthralled to what he was saying. (他的描述讓大家聽得如癡如醉。)

• exotic:(a)指異國的、外來的、奇特的、吸引人的；(n)指舶來品、外國人。

〉〉 There are some exotic words in our language. (我們的語言中有些外來字。)

• emblazon:(v)用紋章裝飾。

〉〉 The helmets were emblazoned with the team's name. (這頂頭盔上飾有這支隊伍的名稱。)

• elbow(sb) out:(片語動詞)排擠，強迫某人離開(工作、職位或環境)

〉〉 The board tried to elbow me out. (董事會試圖逼我退出。)

• etiquette:(n)禮儀。

〉〉 telephone etiquette (電話禮儀)

• Every dog has its day:(諺語)字面上的意思是[每隻狗都有好運的一天]，意指每個人都會有成功的一日、風水輪流轉。
• end up with someone or something:(慣用語)以與某人或某事做為結束或告終。

〉〉 I thought my date with Jake, but I ended up with his twin brother Frank. (我以為我是跟傑克約會，沒想到最後卻是跟他的雙胞胎兄弟法蘭克。)

• encourage:(v)鼓勵、促進。

〉〉 The council is encouraging the development of the property for both employment and recreation. (委員會為了增加就業漢娛樂設施，鼓勵房地產開發。)

• epic:(a)史詩、壯麗、極大規模的。

〉〉 an epic snowstorm. (特大暴風雪。)

• excavate:(v)挖掘。

〉〉 They excavated an ancient city. (他們挖掘一個遠古城市。)

• enable:(v)使能夠。

〉〉 Training will enable you to find work. (培訓能夠使你找到工作。)

• elevated:(a)升高的。

〉〉 There is an elevated area at the back of the building. (這棟大樓後面事一片高地。)

• enter a plea:法律上為提出抗辯、答辯之意，plea又可指請求、藉口。

〉〉 The defendant entered a plea of not guilty. (被告提出無罪的抗辯。)

• explain away:(vp)搪塞、辯解(為淡化重要性或擺脫責任)。

〉〉 When being questioned about his whereabouts, Ben managed to explain it away. (班被問到他的行蹤時，設法搪塞過去。)

• expectation:(n)指期待、預料。

〉〉 You're not in this world to live up to others' expectations. (你不是為了滿足他人期待而存在於這個世上的。)

• end up: (片語)結束、告終。

〉〉 She ended up head of the firm. (她最後成了這家公司的首長。)

• end up: (vp)指最終變成、最後處於。

〉〉He thought he was going to hate his job, but he ended up enjoying himself. (他以為他會討厭這份工作，但他最後卻樂在其中。)

• enthusiastic: (a)熱情的、熱切的。

〉〉They were enthusiastic supporters of the president.(他們曾經是總統的熱情支持者。)

• embargo: (n)禁運，或指封港令、禁止。

〉〉International society urges US  to lift an embargo on Crba. (國際社會呼籲美國解除對古巴的禁運。) 

• establish:(v)查明、發現。

〉〉Before we take any action we must establish the facts. (我們採取行動前，必須查明事情真相。)

• egalitarian(n)平等主義者(a)平等主義的
• encounter(vt)遭遇(敵人)；遇到(困難,危險等)；意外地遇見(朋友等)；(vi)偶然相遇(或遭遇)；(n)遭遇，衝突；偶然(或短暫的)碰見；
• even if()即使；雖然。當even if(even though)引出的是把握不大或假設的事情時,句子多用假設語氣。if和though有時也單獨使用來代替even if或even though。