ENVIRONMENT 环境 8 [C，usua丨ly sing.] a
natural or suitable environment, especially for an animal (尤指动物 的）自然环境，宜的环境：Winter
is a_/?sh’s naturaZ dement.水是鱼的天然生活环境。
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ELECTRICAL PART 电器元件 9 [C] the part of aj)iece of electrical equipment that gives out heat 电热元件；电
热丝：The fcetrte needs
a new element•这个电壶需要一
根新电热丝。
in your 'element doing what you are good at and enjoy 如金得水；得心应手：She’s
reaHy in her dement at parries. 社女聚会上真是如鱼得氽。out of your
'element in a
situation that you are not used to and that makes you feel uncomfortable 处于不适宜的环境；
不得其所■
elem-en-tal /.eli'mentl/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal)
1
wild and powerful; like the forces of
nature 狂暴的；
猛烈的；似 i 然力的：the
eZementai〇/ the storm 暴 风雨的肆虐2 basic
and important查本的；主要的；重
要的：an eZementa〖 truth基本事实
elem-en-tary
/.eli'mentri/ adj. 1
in or connected with the first stages of a course of study 初级的；基础的： an dementary £ngZis/i course 基础英语课程◊ a boofc/or
eZementa/y students 初学者课本◊
at an eZementa/y ZeveZ 处于初级水平一compare primary
adj.{3), secondary (3) 2 of the most basic kind 基本的：t/ie eZementary Zaws 〇/economics
基本经济法则◊
cm eZementary mistake 根本错误3 very simple and
easy简单的；容易的： eZementary questions 简单的问题 .elementary 'particle noun {physics <^j) any of the
different types of very small pieces of matter (= a substance) smaller than an
atom 基本粒子
.ele'mentary
school (also informal 'grade school) noun (in the
US) a school for children between the ages of about 6 and 12 (美国.）小学 ele.phant /'elifent/ /iow/7
a very large animal with thick grey skin, large ears, two curved outer teeth
called tusks and a long
nose called a trunk. There
are two types of elephant, the African and the Asian•象：herds of elephants/elephant herds
<> a baby elephant —see also white elephant
'elephant grass noun [U] a type of tall African grass
used to feed animals and to make paper 象草（非洲高
草，用作饲料或用于造纸）
ele-phant-ia-sis /.elifan'taiasis/ noun [u] [medical I£) a
condition in which part of the body swells and becomes very large because the lymphatic system is blocked 象 皮病（因淋巴系统阻塞M引起的身体肿胀）
ele-phant-ine
/.eli'faentain; NAmE -ti:n/ adj. (formal or humorous) very large and clumsy; like an elephant ^ 大的•，笨重的；似象一样的
'elephant seal noun a very large seal with a long nose
象海豹；海象
ele-vate
/'eliveit/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb/sth (t〇 sth)丨 ~ sth (into sth) {formal) to
give sb/sth a higher position or rank, often more important tiian they deserve 提拔，晋 升，提升（到不应有的位置RAISE,
PROMOTE: He
elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the毋)vemment.他将许多朋友都提拔到政府部门的要职
。◊ ft
was an attempt to devdte /ciotbaH to a subject worthy 〇/serious
study.这是试图将k球拔髙成一门季科
来进行户肃的研究。2 (fec/m/a?/术语or/orma/) to lift
sth up or put sth in a higher position 举起；抬起：It is important that the injured
leg should be elevated.
的腿抬高是很重要品。3 术语）to make
the
level of sth increase 提髙；使升髙：Smoking
often derates Wood pressure•抽如常常會压升高。4
(/brmfl/) to improve a person’s mood，so that they feel happy 使 情绪昂；使精神振奋；使兴高采烈：口ie song
never /ai'Zed to elevate his spirits.这首歌总运他精神振奋。
ele-vated /'eliveitid/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 high in rank高贵舍；职位義的：an
eZevated status高贵的身份
(formal) having a high
moral or intellectual level 髙尚的；睿智的：e〖evated kmguage/senriments/ thoughts 高尚的语言 / 情操 / 思想 3 higher than the area around; above the level of the ground 髙的；升髙的；
髙出地面.的：77ie
house is in an eievated position, over〖oo/dn^ the town.这栋房子地势较高，可以俯瞰全
城。〇 an elevated highway/railway/road (= one
that
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runs on a bridge above the ground or street)高架公路 / 铁路 / 道路 4 (techn/cfl/ 术语）higher
than normal 偏高
的：eZevated bZood
pressure 血压偏高
eie-vat-ing
/'elrveitii]/ adj. making
people think about serious and interesting subjects 发又深思的；有启发
的；有趣的：Readi'ng
this essay was an etevaring experience. 阅读这篇短文很有启发。
ele-va-tion /.eliVeiJn/
noun 1 [U]
(formal) the
process of sb getting a higher or more important rank 提拔；晋 级；提升：Ziis
etevation to the presidency 他提升到校长
会职?立.2 [C, usually
sing.] (fedw/a?/ 术语）the
height of a place, especially its height above sea level (某地方 的）高度；（尤指）海拔：77ie
dfy is at an devation 〇/ 2 000 metres.这座城7^海麥 2000 米。3 [C] (/brma/) a
piece of ground that is higher than the area around 高地；高处 4 [C] (fl/r/7/fecfwre 建）one side of a
building, or a drawing of this by an architect
(建筑物的）立面
_.(图 立视图：the/hml/rear/side eievation 〇/ a house房子沾正面’/后面/侧面立视图一compare plan r?.(4) 5 [U, sing.] {technical 7^t§) an increase in the level or amount
of sth (水平或数量）提髙，升高，增加： eZevation 〇/Wood
sugar /evek 血糖升高
ele-va*t〇r On* /'eliveit8(r)/
noun 1 (
梯。2 a
place for storing large quantities of grain 谷 粮仓 3 a
part in the tail of an aircraft that is moved to make it go up or down (飞行器的）升降舱一picture c>
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eleven fHr/i'ievn/
1 number ll -\- — 2
noun a
team of eleven players for football (SOCCER)，CRICKET
or HOCKEY ‘（足余、板球或 曲棍球 > 十一人认：She was chosen for the first eleven. 她®S派首发上珐。►
elev.enth /i_levn0/
oriZ/Vw/ noun There
are examples of how to use ordinal
numbers at the
entry for 序数词用法示例见 fifth
条。I1TO1 at the eleventh hour at the
last possible moment; just in time在最后时刻；刚好来得及
e.leven-'plus
not/n (usually the eleven-plus) [sing.] an
exam that all children used to take in
elev-enses
/ilevnziz/ noun [U] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a very small meal,
for example biscuits with tea or coffee, that people sometimes have at about
eleven o’clock in the morning (_上午-f■*一时左右吃的.）
午前茶点
ELF
/elf/ abbr.
(linguistics i^W)
English as a lingua franca 作为共同语言的英语；通用英语
elf/elf/ noun {pi. elves/elvz/)
(in stories) a creature like a small person with pointed ears, who has magic
powers
(故事中的）精灵，小妖精
elfin /’elfm/ 口办（of a
person or their features 人或容貌）
smali and delicate 小巧玲球的：an /ace
小 $ 清秦 的脸庞
elicit /i'lisit/ verb [VN] ~ sth (from sb) (formal) to get information or a reaction from sb, often with
difficulty 引出；探出；诱出：I could elicit no response from
him. 無从他那里套不出任何反应。◊
Her tears elicited great sympathyher
audience.她的眼泪博得观众的无限同
情。►■elicitation/i.lisi’teijn//iow/7
[uj. elide /i'laid/
verb [VN] {phonetics W)
to leave out the sound of part of a word when you are pronouncing it 省略（词命部分）发音：The ‘t’
m ‘q/ten’ may b.e eZided. * often + ^ t 岢以禾发音。一see also elision
eli-gible /'elid3abl/ adj. 1 ~ (for sth) | ~ (to
do sth) a person who is eligible
for sth or to do sth, is able to have or do it because they have the
right qualifications, are the right age，etc.有备格的；合格的；具备条件的：
OnZy those over 70 are
digt’bZe /or the speriaZ payment.只 有70岁以上的人才有资格领取这项专款。◊When
are you digibie to vote in your country?在你们国家多大才有 资格投票选举呢？ RTin ineligible 2 an eligible
young man or woman is thought to be a good choice as