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衰；起伏；消长：the ebb and_/Zow 〇/the seasons 四时更 ^ 0 She sat in silence
enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation.她默默地坐在那儿，饶有兴致地听着时高时
低的谈话声。一more at low
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verfc tv] 1 (/ormfl/) (of the
tide in the sea 海潮）to move away ^rom the
land 退；落.HT71
go out ED3 flow 2 ~ (away) to become gradually
weaker or less 衰弱；
衰退；减ik
decrease: 77ie pain was ebbing.疼 痛逐渐减轻了。◊也 night/吸 our enthiAsiasm bega/i to ebb away.我们的热情随着夜晚的降临而渐渐低落下来。
Ebola fever /ii'baula fl:v8(r);
a'beule; NAmE -'bou-/ noun [U] a very serious
disease, caused by a virus, which causes internal parts of the body to lose
blood and usually ends in death埃博拉热病（致命出血热，由病毒
引起丨
Eb-on-ics /e'bDmks; NAmE -'ba:n-/ noun [U]
a type of English spoken by many African Americans that has been considered by
some people to be a separate language乌语，美国黑人英语（被认为是一种语言而非
方言）
ebony /'ebani/
noun, adj.
a noun [U] the hard black wood
of various tropical trees 乌木；檀：an ebony carving—件乌木雕刻
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black in colour乌黑的：ebony sfci'ri黝黑的皮肤 ebul-li-ent /I'bAliant; -'bul-/ adj. (formal) full of confi-
dence，energy and good humour免满自信的；精力充沛
的；热情洋金的：rhe Prime Minister was
i/i epuHient mood, i # 兴益勃勃。► ebul.li.ence /-ans/../7〇w/i :[U] ebul-li-enMy a£/v.
'e-cash noun [U] a system for sending and receiving
payments using the Internet电子现金（互联网付费和收
费系m) t
ec-cen-tric /ik'sentrik/
adj. considered by other people to be strange
or unusual 古怪的；#单##的：eccentric behavfour/dothes 古怪的疗为；奇#异服◊ an eccentric
a&nt 怪僻的矢婶►
ec.cen.trifc now/? : Most people considered him a
harmZess eccentric.多数人都认为他是
一个无伤大雅的怪人。ecc^rvtrioaMy/-kli/ fli/v. ec-cen-tri-city /.eksen'trisati/ {pi. -ies) noun 1 [U] behaviour that
people think is strange or unusual; the quality of being unusual and different
from other people 古运
行为；反常：As a teacher, she had a reputarion /or eccentricity.她是位教师，以行为古怪而出名。◊ ArtTiur was noted /or the eccentricffy 〇/ his
dothes•阿瑟以穿奇
装异服而毫1称。2 [C，usually pi.] an unusual act or habit 告接；怪癖：V/e aH have our iitrie
eccentricities.我们都
有些小怪癖。
Ec-des cake /'eklz keik/ noun a small flat cake made from pastry with
raisins inside埃克尔斯葡萄干小饼
ecde-si-as-tic /i.klirzi'aBstik/ noun (formal) a priest or minister in the Christian
Church (查督教）教士，圣职
人员_
ecde-si-as-tic-al /i.kliizi'aestikl/
adj. [usually before noun] connected with the
Christian Church 基督知会的；与基
督教会有关的
ECG l,i: si: 'd3i：/ {NAmE also EKG) noun the abbreviation for ‘electrocardiogram’
(a medical test that measures and records electrical activity of the heart)心电图，心 动电流图（全写为electrocardiogram ) ech.elorr/’eJalDn; AM/rjf -la:n/ /7〇w/7 1 [usually pi.] a rank or
position of authority in an organization or a society 职权的等级；阶层：the tower/ujpper/top/higher
echetons 〇/ the QVi〖 Service文职部门的彳|层/上层/最高 层 /.髙层 2 an arrangement of
soldiers，planes, etc. in which
each one is behind and to the side of the one in froy (士兵、飞机等的）梯形编队，梯队
ech-idna
/I'kidna/
(also ,spiny anteater) noun an Australasian animal with a long nose,
sharp claws on its feet, and sharp spines on
its body, which eats insets针鼹，针食蚁兽（澳大拉西亚长吻食蚁兽> ech-in-acea /.eki'neisia; -Ja/ noun [U, C] a plant similar to a daisy, that
is thought to help the body heal itself and fight infection松果菊属植物，紫锥菊（类似雏菊，
据信有助于身体自愈及抗感染）
echo
/'ekau;
NAmE 'ekou/ noun, verb mnoun {pi. -oes) 1 the reflecting of
sound off a wall or
inside a confined space so
that a noise appears to be repeated; a sound that is reflected back in this way
回响；回声；回音：There was an echo on the Hne and couWn’t hear dearty.电话里有回音，我听不清楚。orhe hiHs sent bade a/aint
echo•座座山丘传来微_的回声。◊ the echo of footsteps
running down the corridor 的脚步回声 2
the fact of an idea，event, etc. being like
another and reminding you of it; sth that reminds you of sth else 映现；暗示；启示；皮响：yesterday’s crash has
grim echoes 〇/previous disasters.昨天的撞幸事故和
以前的灾难令人泰心地相似。3 an opinion or attitude that agrees with or repeats
one already expressed or thought 共鸣；附和；金复：His words were an echo 〇/ what she had heard many rimes be/ore•他的话是她多汝
听到过的话的重复。◊ The speech}bimd an
echo in the hearts of many of the audience (= they agreed with
it). 这次演讲在许多听众的心中引起共鸣。
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verb (echoes, echo-ing,
echoed, echoed) 1 [V] if a sound echoes, it is reflected off a wall,
the side of a mountain， etc. so that you can
hear it again 回响； 回荡 .
EEC!
reverberate ： Her footsteps echoed in
the empty room. 她的脚步声在空荡荡的屋子里回响着。orhe沿mshpt echoed through
the/orest.枪炮声在林中回荡。2 〜（to/ with sth) | 〜sth (back) to send back
and repeat a sound; to be full of a sound发出回声；产生回响；充满
回声 HTT1 reverberate ： [V] The whole house echoed. 整个房子充满回声+。◊ The street echoed with t/ie cries 〇/ c/ii'Wren.街上直佘着孩子的哭声。◊ [VN] rhe vaHey echoed baefc his voice•山谷里回荡着他的声音。3 [VN] to repeat an idea or opinion because you agree
with it fi 复，附和（想法或看法）:；TTiis
is a view echoed by many cm the right 〇/the party.这是党内许多右翼分子都重复过
的观点。4 to repeat what sb else has just said, especially
because you find it surprising (■ 尤因感 匈 意夕卜 而）重复…话，模仿：[V speech] ‘He’s gone/’ Vfv echoed.
“他去了! 维夫重复道。[also vn] echo-loca-tion /.ekaulau'keijn; NAmE
fikoulou-/ noun [U] the use of reflected sound waves for finding things,
especially by creatures such as dolphins
and bats (尤 指海豚、蝙蝠等动物的）回声定位，
'echo
sounder noun a device which
measures the depth of the sea, or which finds objects underwater, by measuring
how quickly sound waves are reflected 回声
测深仪（用于海洋探测)
echt /ext/ fle/y. (from Gewjfl/?) genuine and
typical 真正
的；典型的；+ 足的►echtfli/v.: echt Viennese cream cafc$真正的维也纳奶油蛋糕
eclair /i'kle0(r); NAmE I'kler/ noun a
long tliin cake for one person, made of light pastry,
filled with cream and usually with chocolate on top (巧;克方 r
长形泡
'夫；奶油f饼；奶油酥饼
edamp-sia /I'klaempsia/ noun [U] a condition in which a
pregnant woman has high blood pressure and convulsions,
which can be dangerous to the woman and the baby子痫（怀孕引起高血压和惊厥，对产妇母子
造成威胁）_ compare
pre-eclampsia edec-tic /I'klektik/ adj. (formal) not
following one style
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or set of ideas but
choosing from or using a wide var- iety 不拘一格的；兼收并蓄的：She Zias very edecric
tastes mZiterature.她在文学方面的兴趣非常广泛。►eclec.tic- al-ly /-tikli/ adv. eclec-ti-cism
/I'klektisizam/ noun [U]
eclipse 日食
eclipse /I'klips/ noun, verb
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noun 1 [C] an occasion when
the moon passes between