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了。 ◊ Economically, the centre of Spain has lost its dominant roe.西班牙中部在经济上已失去了其主导地 位◊ the economically acrive/imictive population (=those who are employed/unemployed)就业 / 失业人 P 2 in a way that provides good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent 经济 地;实惠地■: HZ do the job as economically as possible. 我一定尽哥能高效率地工作3 in a way that uses no more of sth than is necessary 检地;节约地;节省地The design is intended to use space as economically as possfWe.这个设计方案是为了尽可能节省空间◊ She writes degcmt〖y and economfcaHy.她写作典雅而简练。

.economic 'migrant noun a person who moves from their own country to a new country in order to find work or have a better standard of living 经济移民■(:以 找工作或寻求更髙生活水平为目的):TTi^y daimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. ffejH 宣称自己#政治难民,,不是经济移民。

eco-nom-ics /.iika'nDmiks; ,eka-; NAmEnoun 1 [U] the study of how a society organizes its money, trade and industry 经济学He studied politics and economics at yae.他曾在耶鲁大学学习政治学和经济学◊ Ke;/nsian/Marxist economics凯恩斯主义/马克思主义经, 学see also home economics 2 [pi.U] the way in which money influences, or is organized within an area ofbusinessorsociety经济情况;经济因素;经济意义: The economics of the project are very encouraging, ^ 工程的经f情况非常令人鼓舞。

econo-mist /i'ki>namist; NAmE i'ka:n-/ noun a person who studies or writes about economics 经济学家;经济 专家 _

econo-mize {BrE also -ise) /I'kDnamaiz; NAmE i'ka:n-/ verb [V] - (on sth) to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use 节輪;节约;节检OZdpeopZeq/ten try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health. ^

年人常常想方设法节约用暖气,结果损害了他们的健康。

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econ-Oliny /I'kDnami; NAmE I'kain-/ noun (pi -ies)

1                  (oiFten the economy) [C] the relationship between

production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region 经清;经济 况;经济结 构The economy is m recession.经济处于衰退之中the world economy    a market economy (= one

in which the price is fixed according to both cost and demand) _ 经济 2 [C】a country, when you are thinking about its economic system (就经济体制而 言)国家;经济制度:加丨(1^1^05 0阳〇/^6/5[65{:- growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s.    20

世纪90年代爱尔兰是西欧经济发展最快的国家之一。

3 [C, U] the use of the time, money, etc. that is available in a way that avoids waste 节约;令省;节检We need to mafce substantia! economies.我们需要厉行节约◊ Jt’s a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long).买便宜衣服实际上如不来◊ She writes wit/i a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words).她写作i字非常简练。◊(£) We’re on an economy drive at home (= trjang to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible).我们正在家里实行勤 备节约◊ Buy the large economy pacfc (= the one that gives you better value for money)/ 买这'大包的实惠装 吧!. to fly economy (class) (= by the cheapest class of air travei)乘坐经济舱◊ an economy /are (= the cheapest)经济舱票价

e'conomy class syndrome noun [\J] (erf) the fact of a person suffering from deep vein thrombosis after they have travelled on a plane. This condition is thought to be more common among people who travel in the cheapest seats because they do not have space to move their legs much.经济舱综合征(在飞机上空间狭 窄的经济舱中久坐不动而导致深静脉血栓形成)

eco-sys-tem /'iikausistam; NAmE 'i:kou-/ noun all the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment 生态系统

eco*terrorism /'iikauterarizMn; NAmE 'iikou-/ noun [u] 1 violent activities which are done in order to draw

attention to issues relating to the environment 过激环 保行为(为引起对环境问题的关注而实施暴力行动) 2 deliberate damage to the environment, done in order to draw attention to a political issue 生态恐怖主义(为

引起对某政治问题的关逢而蓄意破环环境> eco_terror- ist noun

eco-tour-ism /'iikautuarizam; -to:r-; NAmE 'iikoutur-/ noun [U] organized holidays/vacations that are designed so that the tourists damage the environment as little as possible, especially when some of the money they pay is used to protect the local environment and animals 生态旅游eco.tour-ist /■i:k9utu9rist; -to:r-; NAmE 'iikoutur-/ noun

eco-type /'iikautaip; NAmE 'iikou-/ noun {biology the type or race of a plant or animal that has adapted to live in particular local conditions 生态型已适应特定局

部条件的植物或动物种类)

ecru /'eikru:; 'ekru:/ noun a light brown or cream colour

淡褐色;米色

ec-stasy /'ekstasi/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [U, C] a feeling or state of very great happiness 狂喜;陶醉;入迷BBCI bliss 2 Ecstasy [u] [abbr. E) an illegal drug, taken especially by young people at parties, clubs, etc.摇头丸;遠幻药 ec-stat.ic /ik'staetik/ very happy, excited and enthu­siastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm 狂喜的; 情极鳶的          delighted Sally was ecstatic about

her new j'ob.萨莉对她的新工作高兴得发狂。◊ecstatic ajjptouse/praise/revfews狂热的鼓掌/赞美/评论 c> note at excited ec-stat-ic*al*ly /-kli/ adv. ecto.morph /'ektaumoif; NAmE 'ektoumoirf/ noun [biology ^:) a person whose natural body shape is thin 外胚A体型(偏于颀长> —compare endomorph,

MESOMORPH

-ec-tomy combining form (in nouns    a medical

operation in which part of the body is removed 切除 采;截除appendectomy (=■ removal of the appendix)

阑尾切_除术

ec.top.ic /ek'tupik; AM/rj£ -'ta:p-/ fldy.     in an

ectopic pregnancy, the baby starts to develop outside the mother’s womb (妊娠鼻位的,子宫外的 ecto-plasm /'ektauplaezam; NAmE 'ektou-/ noun [U] 1 (fc/_o/ogy )(oW-/fls^?/A7erf) the outer layer of the jelly- like substance inside cells外质(细胞的外胚层质i) —compare endoplasm 2 a substance which is said to come from the body of sb who is communicating with the spirit of a dead person, allowing the spirit to have a form外质(据信为神鬼附体者身上渗出的物质,可能形 成死者的f形)

ecu-men-ic-al /.iikjur'memkl; ,ekju:-/ adj. involving or uniting members of different branches of the Christian Church基督宗教合一的;大公的 ecu-men-ism /I'kjuimamzam/ noun [U] the principle or aim of uniting different branches of the Christian Church (基督宗教)合一运动精神,大公主义 eczema /'eksima; NAmE ig'ziima/ noun [U] a skin condi­tion in which areas of skin become red, rough and sore 湿疹

-ed,-d swx 1 (in adjectives 构成形容词)having; having the characteristics of的;畚特的;以…为特征 的:tate/ited天才的◊ bearded长胡须的◊ diseased患病 的 2 (makes the past tense and past participle of regular verbs构成规则动词的过去式和过去芬词):hated ◊ vmZfced走路◊ toved

ed* (also Ed.) abbr. edited (by), edition, editor ‘•Big/iteenth Century Women Poets’£d. ionsdafe 朗斯代 尔主编的《十八世纪女诗人》◊ 7th ed.第七版 Edam /'iidaem/ noun [u, C] a type of round yellow Dutch cheese that is covered with red wax 埃丹荷兰球 形干酪,色黄,外涂红蜡) eddy /'edi/ noun, verb

u noun {pi. -ies) a movement of air, dust or water in a circle (空气、灰尘或水的 > 旋涡,涡流 verb (ed-dies, eddy-ing, ed-died, ed-died) [V] (of air, dust, water, etc空气、.尘埃、水 _) to move around in a circle 起旋祸;Si H771 swirl The waves swirled and eddied around the rocfcs.波浪翻滚着在岩石周围 打旋。