ejacu-la-tion
/i,d3aekju'leij'n/ noun 1 [C, U] the act of ejaculating; the moment when sperm
comes
out of a man’s penis ft
: premature
ejaculation M 2 [C] (formal) a
sudden shout or sound that you make when you are angry or surprised ( ) $££&>£ M,
PM 9ft 0QEI exclamation
eject /i'd3ekt/
verb 1
[VN] ~ sb (from sth) [formal) to force sb to leave a place W.M ; M 4 ft ETTC1 throw out :
Police
ejected a number of violent protesters from
the ban. 2[vn]
~ sth
(from sth) to push sth out suddenly and with a lot of force iff fcb; tffcM', Used
cartridges are ejected
from the gun after firing. Jg JAtft M&tii „
3
[V] (of a pilot) to escape from an aircraft that is going to crash, sometimes
using an ejector seat (
4
[VN, V] when you eject a tape, disk, etc., or when it ejects, it comes out of
the machine after you have pressed a button ( Stlpl {$#)#&: #
M ►
ejec-tion /i'd3ekjh/ noun
[U,C]
eject-or seat /i'd3ekta
si:t; NAmE -tar/
(US also
ejection
seat) noun a
seat that allows a pilot to be thrown out of an aircraft in an emergency ( <51
eke /i:k/
verb IGT1TM ,eke sth<-'out 1 to make a small supply
of sth such as food or money last longer by using only small amounts of it ( ) jS--(ftj^
j£Zj#A; ^: She managed to eke out her student loan till
the end of the year.
lt#$J T2 ~ a living, etc. to manage to live with very little money %M$L 0
EKG /,i: kei 'd3i:/
abbr.
(NAmE) = ECG elab or ate adj., verb
m adj. /ilaabarat/ [usually
before noun] very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized % Q (ft; #^(ft; jf'll'rfeij#(ft: elaborate designs i£i+ o She had prepared a very elaborate meal. j#
0
an elaborate computer system Jfit (ft if % ►
elab-or-ate-ly
adv.:
an elaborately decorated room J|#'il'^tfp(ftJ!j||B] elab-or-ate-ness noun [U]
* verb /I'lsebareit/ 1 ~ (on/upon sth) to explain or describe sth in a more detailed way #£S.$]}£;
j£: [V] He said he was
resigning but did not elaborate on his reasons,
-fife i& fife /£ & SI JR
ffi A M 0 0 0 [VN]
She went on to elaborate her argument.
7M(fti&,&o [also V speech] 2 [VN] to develop a plan, an idea, etc. and
make it complicated or detailed rtfiJ iT; fit'll'rtjijfl: In his plays he takes
simple traditional tales and elaborates them, (fa|E JgiJ A fg. M T “ ^
iff ^ (ft %iW-o ► elaboration /i.laeba'reijn/ noun [U,
C]: The
importance of the plan needs no further elaboration.
elan /ei'lb;
ei'laen; NAmE ei'la:/
noun [U]
(from French,
literary) great enthusiasm and
energy, style and confidence fgAfn mm
eland /'iiland/
noun
(pi. eland or elands) a large African antelope
with
curled horns )
elapse /I'laeps/
verb [V]
(not usually used in the progressive tenses ii#7M7:iSfTBt) (formal) if
a period of time elapses, it passes ( BtIS ) j$r, MM HT1 go
by: Many years elapsed
before they met again. M7 W&fc(\k
e,
lapsed 'time noun [U] (technical 7ft
iff) used to describe the time that passes between the start and end of a
project or a computer operation, in contrast to the actual time needed to do a
particular task which is part of the project ( — ) ^HfctlB]; ( it
fllft ) isfrStl'a]
elas tane /ilaestein/ noun [U]
(BrE) an
artificial material that stretches easily and is used for making underwear, STOCKINGS, etc. )
elas tic /ilaestik/ noun, adj.
mnoun [U]
material made with rubber, that can stretch and then return to its original
size ( ^^ ) ;
This skirt needs some new elastic in the waist. &
m adj. 1 made with elastic ) (ft: an elastic
headband 2 able to stretch and
return to its
original size and shape ^ # 14
(ft ; ^ # A (ft : elastic materials # '14 If 14 3 that can
change or be changed M. fg (ft; M (ft; BJ#£!t(ft: Our plans are fairly
elastic.
elasticated /flaestikeitid/
(BrE)
(NAmE elas-ti-cized /ilaestisaizd/) adj. (of clothing, or part
of a piece of clothing ffP) made
using elastic material
that can stretch
Mlft:
a
skirt with an elasticated waist e lastic 'band noun (BrE) = rubber band elas-ti-city /.iilae'stisati; ,elae-; i.lae-/ noun [U] the quality that
sth has of being able to stretch and return to its original size and shape (=
of being elastic) #jS; #A elas-tin /ilaastin/ noun [U] (biology £) a natural substance that stretches
easily, found in the skin, the heart and other body tissues
elasto mer /i'laestama(r)/ noun (chemistry ft) a natural or
artificial chemical that behaves like rubber
n&w
elated /i'leitid/
adj. ~ (at/by sth) very happy and excited because of sth good
that has happened or will happen
(ft; mfcSHW;
#^##lft: They were elated at
the result, fife ffl 5ft & “ ^ fik M. U. 0
1
was elated by the prospect of the new job
ahead,
jSHo.. o
note at excited
ela-tion /i'leijn/
noun [U] a feeling of great
happiness and excitement
elbow Ow /'elbau; NAmE -bou/ noun, verb u
noun 1
the
joint between the upper and lower parts of the arm where it bends in the middle
; [fef pf>: She jabbed him with her elbow, hfa ^ j§& ®f ft jf
fife 0 o He’s fractured his
elbow, fife M nP # iff 0
— picture o body
2
the part of a piece of
clothing that covers the elbow ( (ft ) JfrpP: The jacket was worn at the elbows.
o 3
a part of a pipe, chimney, etc. where it bends at a
sharp angle ( If 7, J® ® ^ naai get the ‘elbow (BrE, informal) to be told by sb that
they no longer want to have a relationship with you; to be told to go away M
Jr; MM; give sb the 'elbow (BrE, informal) to tell
sb
that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell sb to go away
; MM; —more at know v., power n., rub v.
* verb [VN, usually +adv./prep.] to push sb with your
elbow, usually in order to get past them Jfrfl; M M : She elbowed me out of
the way to get to the front of the line. *tfeM 0 He elbowed
his way through the
crowd. jifeMMMA^ASf M£0 'elbow grease noun [U] (informal) the effort used in
physical work, especially in cleaning or polishing sth i*r
7; ).*«,
m
'elbow room noun [U] (informal) enough space to move or
walk in
elder /'
madj. 1 [only before noun]
(of people, especially two members of the same family A, X fn I^J—M.M M 7 J&M) older J: my elder brother $1$)0 his
elder sister fife (ft MM 2 the elder used without a noun
immediately after it to show who is the older of two people ( #m#*lft
) the
elder of their two sons ftfef|] (ft W X J L 7 ^ M A (ft HP 7
3
the elder (formal) used before or after sb’s name to
show that they are the older
of two people who have the same name ( M7A£i!u^/o, )
MMAlft—'h
the
elder Pitt <> Pitt the elder
# —
compare the younger at young adj.(6) o note at
OLD
mnoun 1 elders [pi.] people of greater
age, experience and authority -j£ # ; j£ !|; % ^ : Children have no
respect for their elders nowadays. iJE;i£(ft^7)ft‘-l£3|—- o the village elders
(=
the old and respected people of the village) J! M li M S' (ft
¥ 2
my, etc. elder [sing.]
(formal) a person older than me, etc. tfc-^-lfcW A: He is her elder by several years. fife tfe M ^ -k El & o 3 [C] an official in
some Christian