em-body /im'bndi;
NAmE im'baidi/
verb (em-bodies,
em-body-ing, em bodied, em bodied) [VN] 1 to
express or represent an idea or a quality ( S $S pp ) HTH represent : a politician who embodied the
hopes of black youth fikiuM O the
principles embodied in the Declaration of Human Rights foMfE «AI£ITW> 2 (formal) to
include or
contain sth £11^; : This model
embodies many new features.
em bold en /im'bauldan; NAmE -'boul-/ verb 1 [usually
passive] (formal) to
make sb feel braver or more confident [vn]
Emboldened
by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her. S, ^AflAftMfb 0
[VN to inf] With such a majority, the
administration was emboldened to introduce radical new policies.
&A£&Aiwm t&mnwimm&M, 2m(technical Ai«) to
make a piece of text appear in bold
print
(X*)
em bol ism /'embalizam/
noun (medical IS) a
condition in which a blood clot
or air bubble blocks an artery in
the body ( ^jj])
em bolus /'embalas/ noun (pi emboli
/-lai; -li:/) (medical IS) a blood
clot, air bubble, or small object that causes an embolism
em boss /im'bDs; NAmE im'bois/ verb [VN] [usually
passive] ~ A with B | - B on A to put a raised design or piece of writing on
paper, leather, etc. HE £p ft ^ # ( WL @
) ; [HI t£b Ep : stationery embossed with the
hotel’s name ftftljfct0 The hotel’s name was embossed on the
stationery.
► envbossed adj.: embossed stationery
mxtm
em bouch ure /,Dmbu'Jua(r); NAmE .conbu'Jur/ noun (imusic #) 1 the shape of the mouth when playing a WIND
INSTRUMENT gjgft ( P §1 ) 2 the
MOUTHPIECE Of a FLUTE (
em brace /im'breis/ verb 1 (formal) to put your arms
around sb as a sign of love or friendship HTfl
hug : [V] They embraced and promised to keep
in touch.
o[VN] She embraced her son warmly. 2 [VN] (formal) to
accept an idea, a
proposal, a set of beliefs, etc., especially when it is done with enthusiasm
( sou ); ft $ ( sml > ■. to
embrace democracy/feminism/Islam HA3]^
±A / 3 [VN] (formaf) to
include sth &
i$: The talks embraced a wide range of issues.
So ►
em-brace noun [C,
U]: He held her
in a warm embrace. #8 0 0 There
were tears and embraces as they said goodbye. IMl##1]
0 the country’s
eager embrace of
modern technology
em brasure /im'brei3a(r)/ noun (architecture £g) an
opening in a wall for a door or window, wider on the inside than on the outside ( si® ) (
MM ft ft
m%)
embrocation /.embra'keijn/
noun [U] a
liquid for rubbing on sore muscles to make them less painful, for example after
too much exercise
em broi der /im'brDida(r)/
verb 1 ~ A
(on B) | ~ B (with A) to decorate cloth with a pattern of stitches usually using coloured thread fij^:
[VN] an
embroidered blouse 0 She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 0 She embroidered the
cushion covers with flowers.
[also V] 2 [VN] to make a
story more interesting by adding details that are not always true ( slf]
fe ) ; H3EI EMBELLISH
em-broidery /rni'broidari/
noun 1 [U,
C] patterns that are sewn onto cloth using threads of various colours; cloth
that is decorated in this way ; $!] ^ fH ^; $ij ifim: a beautiful piece of embroidery —Iffi
Wno 0 Indian
embroideries ft j® M ^ & 2 [U] the skill or activity of decorating
cloth in this way $!] ; $!]
— picture c> knitting
em-broil /im'broil/ verb [VN] [often
passive] ~ sb/yourself (in sth)
(formal) to
involve sb/yourself in an argument or a difficult situation $#A ( im ) ;
f£F6A ( ) ;
: He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 01 was reluctant to
embroil myself in his problems. iftlS
em-bryo /’embriau; NAmE -briou/ noun (pi. -os) a young
animal or plant in the very early stages of development before birth, or before
coming out of its egg or seed, especially a human egg in the first eight weeks
after fertilization K; ) A#S
lEJftj: human embryos AEftKHq ❖ (figurative) the embryo of an idea —
#$I?£Eft§tl]2 0 an embryo politician (=
one who is not yet very experienced) i^AJ$;l&Efti|fc?q^ ITiTOl in embryo existing
but not yet fully developed /E ®)£l?ri£; The idea already
existed in embryo in his earlier novels.
em-bry-ology /.embri'Dladsi; NAmE -'a:l-/ noun [U] the
scientific study of the development of embryos Kflp ^
►
em bryo logic al /,embria'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. embry-olo-gist /,embri'Dlad3ist; NAmE -'a:l-/ noun
em-bry-on-ic /.embri'Dmk; NAmE -‘a:mk/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 (formal) in
an early stage of development KflnlM; The plan, as yet, only
exists in embryonic form.
MZo 2 (technical Ai§)
of an embryo K69; embryonic cells
emcee
/em'si:/ noun (NAmE, informaf) 1 a person who introduces guests or
entertainers at a formal occasion ) ±t#A 033 MASTER
OF CEREMONIES 2 an MC(3) at a club or party ( )
i^»l
► emcee verb [V, VN]
emend /i'mend/ verb [VN] (formal) to
remove the mistakes in a piece of writing, especially before it is printed #BT, ( AH ) S33 correct
emend ation /,i:men'deijn/ noun [C, U] (formal) a
letter or word that has been changed or corrected in a text; the act of making
changes to a text ft §; Eft
*jsl; mi; mx
em-erald /'emareld/ noun 1 [C, U] a bright
green precious stone an emerald
ring 2
(also ,emerald
green) [u] a bright
green colour em-er-ald (also
emerald green) adj.
the .Emerald 'Isle noun [sing.] (literary) a name for
emerge 0-w /i‘m3:d3; NAmE i'm3:rd3/ verb 1 [V] ~ (from sth) to come
out of a dark, confined or hidden place ( )
tUSB, 'ftM, Stib:
The
swimmer emerged from the lake. th 5F o O She finally emerged from her room at
sunlight. 2 (of facts, ideas, etc.
EE^) to become known
^ B33 transpire : [V] No new evidence emerged
during the investigation. o [V
that] It emerged that the company was going to be sold.
3 [V] ~ (as sth) to start to
exist; to
appear or become known if A; H.M:
After
the elections opposition groups began to emerge.
o 0 He emerged as a key figure in
the campaign i&EfJlWAM, A
^J0 o the emerging markets of
uhA: She emerged from the scandal with
her reputation intact. SM&Js,
►
emergence /-d3ans/ noun [U]: the island’s emergence from the
sea 3 000 years ago * 3 000
fFiltB o the emergence of new technologies
§fr]$AEft djll emergency
O-w /i‘m3:d3ansi; NAmE i'm3:rd3-/ noun
(pi. -ies) [C, U]
a sudden serious
and dangerous event or situation which needs immediate action to deal with it ^
A ^