E
/i:/ noun, abbr.
m neun (also e) [C,
U] (pi. Es, E^, eJs /i:z/)
1 the fifth letter in the English alphabet 奚语争母去的_ 5
个李母：‘Egg’ begins with fan) £/‘£’•* egg — 词以字母 e
开头。
2
E
(mws/'c
音j the third note in
the scale of C major * E音（C大调的第3音或音符）3 E the fifth highest
mark/grade that a student can get for a piece of work, showing that it is very
bad (学业成绩）第五等，劣：
He
got an £ in//br french.他的法语成绩得 E
级。一see also E-number
■ 1 East; Eastern 东方（的 东部（的
东亚 2 (s/flng)
the drug Ecstasy 摇丸；迷幻药：She had tafcen an £.她吃了一颗摇头丸。
e- /i:/
co/r?fc/>7/>?g/o/7r7 (in nouns and verbs 构成名词和动词) connected
with the use of electronic communication, especially the Internet, for sending
information, doing business, etc.电子的；电子通讯的：e-commerce电子商 务◊ e-busfness 电子商务 _ see
also E-fit, email each Ow /i:tj/ del, pron.
used to refer to every one
of two or more people or things, when you are thinking about them separately
(两个或两个以上的人或物中）各自，各个，每个：£ach answer is worth 20 points.每题为 20 分。◊ Each of the answers is worth
<20 points.每ik答题为 20
分。◊ 77ie answers
are worth 20 poi'nts each.这些答题每题为 20
分。◊
‘Red or Wue?’ ‘HZ tafce one o/each, ptease.’
“红的 还是蓝的？ ”“请一样给我一个。” OWe
each have our own car.我们各人妣有畜己始汽车。◊ There aren’t enough books for everyone to have one each.
人发一本。◊ TTiey tost $40
eac/i.他们每人损失了 40元。◊ Each day that passed he grew more and more
desperate. 他一天天变得越来越绝望。
GRA_AR
POINT语法说明
each ♦ every
■
Each is used in front
of a singular noun and is followed by a singular verb. * each 用于单数名词
前，后接单数动词：Each student has been
given his or /?er own emfl/7 fli/c/ress.每个宁生都得到一个自己
的电子邮件地址。The use of /?/s or her sometimes sounds
slightly formal and it is becoming more common to use the plural pronoun 有时候 his
or her听起来有点正式，故日渐普遍使用复数代词
their： Each student has been given their own email flcWress.每个学生都得到一个自己的电子邮件地址。
騰 When each 丨s used after a
plural subject, it has a plural verb，each用于复数主语后，谓语动词用复
数：They each have their own email address.他们每 个人都有自己的电子邮件地址。
■
Every is always followed by a
singular verb. * every 后总是接单数动词：fvery stwi/e/it //? the c/flss /’5 capflWe o/p仍s/V?g the exom•班上每个同学都有能力
通过这次考试。
■
Each of, each one of and every
one of are followed by a plural noun or pronoun, but the verb is usually
singular. *
each of、each one of 与 every
one of 后接
复数名词或代词，但谓语动词通常用单数：fflch _(one) of the
houses was slightly different 每座房子都
稍有不同0 o / bought
a dozen eggs and every one of 我买了一打鸡蛋，个个都是坏的。A plural verb is more informal.用复数动词贝ij较口语 化〇
used as the object of a
verb or preposition to show that each member of a group does sth to or for the
other members (用作动词或务词的宾语）互相，彼此：Don and Susie
really loved each other (— he loved her and
she loved him).唐和苏西确实相亲相爱。◊ They toofced at each other and kmg/ied.他们彼此看了看便笑了起来。
◊
We can wear each other’s dotftes.我们可以相互换着衣
服穿。
.each 'way adv., adj. [Br£) if you bet money each
way on a race, you win if your horse, etc. comes first, second or third in the
race获得首三全之一地，一注三贏 (指赛马等下的赌注为前三名之一 >:Shef>ut£5each
way
on the/avourite.她用5英镑，在热门马上投注独贏
及奋置。◊ an each-way bet独贏及位置的賭注
eager /_i:ga(r)/ （for sth/to do sth)
very interested
and
excited by sth that is going to happen or about sth that you want to do热切的；渴望命；渴求的EBd keen： eager crowds outside
the stadium 体育场外急不
可耐的观众◊ She is ea^er
/or (= wants very much to get) her parents’ approval M 渴望得到父母 W
赞许。◊ Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
似乎都热爱学习。◊打ley’re eager toptease
(= wanting to be helpful).榼们竭力讨好卖乖。► eager.ly : the
band’s eagerily awaited new
CD人们热切等待着的乐队的
新唱片 eagerness ziown [U，sing.】：I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back
home.義无法掩饰想回家的渴望。
.eager 'beaver noun [informal) an enthusiastic
person who works very hard丰备特别卖力的人；对工作极有热
忱的人
eagle /'i:gl/
noun 1 a large bird
of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with a sharp
curved beak and very good sight 雕：eagZes soaring
overhead 在上
空翱翔的雕一see also bald
eagle, golden eagle 2 (in golf 高尔夫球）a score of two strokes
less than the standard score for a hole (= two under par)鹰击（比
标准杆少打两杆）一compare birdie(2)，bogey(4)
.eagle 'eye noun [usually sing.] if sb has an eagle eye, they watch things
carefully and are good at noticing things敏锐的眼光；锐利的目光：〗Vot/iing escaped our teacher’s eagte ^ye.任#事情都逃不过我们老师那锐利
的目光。►.eagle-‘eyed hawk-eyed ： An
eagle-eyed tourist found the
suspicious package. —
尖的游客发现了可疑的包裹。
'eagle owl noun a very large European
owl with short feathers sticking
up near its ears 雕号鸟（欧洲一种大型猫
头鹰）
eag.let /_i:glat/
now/? a young eagle 雏雕；小雕
EAP
l,t ei 'pi:/ abbr. English for Academic Purposes
eat* JHt /ia(r); NAmEir/
noun
■
[C] either of the
organs on the sides of the head that you hear with 耳；耳朵：an ear fn/ection 耳朵感染◊ the
fnner/owter ear 内 /
夕卜耳◊ She whispered
something in ftis ear.她对他耳语了/l^J。◊ ffe put his hands over his ears.他用叙举梧住耳朵。◊ She’s had her
ears pierced.她4{了耳朵眼儿。◊ 77ie
dephant/lapped its ears.大象拍打着双耳。offe was aZways there with
a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people). 他总是愿意倾听别人的心声。一picture o body — see
also CAULIFLOWER EAR, GLUE
EAR, MIDDLE EAR
■
-eared (in adjectives 构成形容词）having the type of
ears mentioned有…耳朵的；耳朵…的：a long-eared owZ 长耳猫头鹰 3
[sing.] an ability to recognize and copy sounds well 灵敏的听ij;辨音;Ybu need a good ear to
master the piano.弹好钢琴需要有敏锐的辨音能力。
4 [C]
the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat,
that contains the seeds (谷类植_的 >
穗：ears 〇/corn 玉米
穗一picture o cereal ITiTOl be all 'ears {informal) to be waiting with
interest to hear what sb has to say 神贯注地听；聚精会神地听：‘Do you fcnow what he
said?’‘Go on—J’maH ears/ “你知道他说什么了吗？”
“讲吧 我洗耳恭听。” be out on your 'ear
(/•n/omw/)
to be forced to leave (a job, etc.)被迫离开 (工作岗位等 >;被撵出去be up to your ears
in sth to
have a lot of sth to deal with 深陷于；埋头于；忙于：
We’re
up to our ears fn work•勃们工#忙得示可开女。
sth comes to/reaches sb，s 'ears somebody hears about
sth, especially when other people already know about it 备到…的耳朵里：JVews 〇/ his aj^Pafr eventuaHy reached her ears•他鈿闻终于传到她耳朵里。sb’s _ears are burning a person thinks that
other people are talking about them，especially in an unkind way (感到 有人议论，尤指说闲话而）耳朵发热：‘Jbumpedinto