1.elapse
V-I When time elapses, it passes. (时间) 流逝
• Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.
他被捕后48小时已经过去了。
2.elevate
①V-T When someone or something achieves a more important rank or status, you can say that they are elevated to it. 提拔
• He was elevated to the post of president.
他被提拔到总裁的职位。
②N-UNCOUNT 提拔
• The elevation of the assistant coach to the head coaching position within only 9 months was a surprise.
这位助理教练仅仅在9个月内就被提拔到总教练的位置是件令人惊讶的事。
③V-T If you elevate something to a higher status, you consider it to be better or more important than it really is. 抬高 (地位)
• Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status.
不要把你的上级抬高到超级明星的地位。
④V-T To elevate something means to increase it in amount or intensity. 提高
• Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.
情绪紧张会使血压升高。
⑤V-T If you elevate something, you raise it higher. 举起; 抬高
• A few times a day, elevate feet above heart level.
一天几次把脚抬到高过心脏的位置。
• I built a platform to elevate the bed.
我搭了一个台子把床抬高了。
3.elicit
①V-T If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something that makes other people respond or react. 引起 (反应)
• Mr. Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response.
诺里斯先生说他希望他的要求会引起积极的回应。
②V-T If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions. 探得 (信息)
• My letters to her have elicited no response.
我写给她的信没有得到回应。
4.eligible
①ADJ Someone who is eligible to do something is qualified or able to do it, for example, because they are old enough. 有资格的
• Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today's election.
将近一半的居民有资格在今天的选举中投票。
②N-UNCOUNT 资格; 合格
• The rules covering eligibility for benefits changed in the 1980s.
关于社会救济金合格条件的规定在20世纪80年代发生了变化。
③ADJ An eligible man or woman is not yet married and is thought by many people to be a suitable partner. (指结婚对象) 令人中意的
• He's the most eligible bachelor in Japan.
他是日本最令人中意的单身汉。
5.emission
N-VAR An emission of something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere. 排放
• The emission of gases such as carbon dioxide should be stabilized at their present level.
二氧化碳之类气体的排放应该被控制在目前的水平上。
6.endanger
V-T To endanger something or someone means to put them in a situation where they might be harmed or destroyed completely. 危害
• The debate could endanger the proposed Mideast peace talks.
这场争论可能会危害中东和谈的倡议
7.endow
①V-T You say that someone is endowed with a particular desirable ability, characteristic, or possession when they have it by chance or by birth. 天生赋予
• You are endowed with wealth, good health and a lively intellect.
你天生赋有财富、健康，和敏锐的智力。
②V-T If you endow something with a particular feature or quality, you provide it with that feature or quality. 赋予 (某种特征或品质)
• Herbs have been used for centuries to endow a whole range of foods with subtle flavours.
香草几个世纪以来一直被用来赋予各种食品细腻的味道。
③V-T If someone endows an institution, scholarship, or project, they provide a large amount of money that will produce the income needed to pay for it. 资助
• The ambassador has endowed a $1 million public-service fellowships programme.
大使资助了一个100万美元的公共服务奖学金项目。
8.erase
①V-T If you erase a thought or feeling, you destroy it completely so that you can no longer remember something or no longer feel a particular emotion. 抹去; 消除
• They are desperate to erase the memory of that last defeat.
他们急于抹去上次失败的记忆。
②V-T If you erase sound that has been recorded on a tape or information which has been stored in a computer, you completely remove or destroy it. 抹掉; 删除
• An intruder broke into the campaign headquarters and managed to erase 17,000 names from computer files.
一名入侵者闯入作战指挥部，设法删除了电脑文件中的17000个名字。
③V-T If you erase something such as writing or a mark, you remove it, usually by rubbing it with a cloth. 擦掉 (字迹)
9.exhaustion
N-UNCOUNT Exhaustion is the state of being so tired that you have no energy left. 精疲力竭
• He is suffering from exhaustion.
他精疲力竭。
10.exquisite
①ADJ Something that is exquisite is extremely beautiful or pleasant, especially in a delicate way. 精美的
• The Indians brought in exquisite beadwork to sell.
印地安人带了精美的珠饰来销售。
②ADV 精美地
• ...exquisitely crafted dollshouses.
…制作精美的玩具小屋。
