#; M M ‘If R: The government has declared
a state of
emergency following the earthquake. Jf ft A X it Jfr B o This
door should only be used in an emergency. £&£}£$£^S'lf. 0 the emergency exit (= to be used in an emergency) K.Udi P 0 The government had to take emergency
action. lifcjfrR i# X ft M .H Hr o O The
pilot made an emergency landing in a field. Aif 0 I
always have
some extra cash with me for emergencies.
O The government has been granted emergency powers (- to
deal with an emergency). M B
e'mergency brake noun (NAmE) 1 = handbrake 2 a brake on a train that can be pulled
in an emergency
(km.i)
e'mergency room noun (abbr. ER) (NAmE) = accident AND EMERGENCY
e'mergency services noun [pi.] (BrE) the public organizations that deal
with emergencies: the police, fire, ambulance and coastguard services JSZ ,H §£ 9r #1
m <mz. )
emergent /i’m3id30nt; NAmE i’m3:rd3-/ adj. [usually before noun] new and still
developing 0rA#J; ifXAft fJ)MW; emergent nations/states /
MM
emeri tus /i'meritas/ adj. (often Emeritus) used with a title
to show that a person, usually a university teacher, keeps the title as an
honour, although he or she has stopped working ( Aif 6X
# il ft (tfJ: the
Emeritus Professor of Biology ^ # il GH3a In NAmE the form Emerita /i'merit0/ is
used for women: Professor Emerita Mary Judd fe jfc H H iff A
Emerita fjXAif: Professor Emerita Mary Judd
emery
/'emari/ noun [U] a hard mineral
used especially in powder form for polishing things and making them smooth
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'emery
board noun a small strip of
wood or cardboard covered in emery, used for shaping your nails Jf Ep £!?$£ emet ic
/i'metik/ noun (medical EE) a substance
that makes you vomit (=
bring up food from the stomach) mntM ► emet-icadj.
emi grant /'emigrant/ noun a person who
leaves their country to live in another ^ ® ^ h 51 A ; :
emigrant
workers ^MM^^Xk 0 emigrants to Canada #)i§jjn^:A$jA — compare immigrant emigrate /'emigreit/
verb [V] ~ (from ... ) (to ... )
to leave your own country to go and live permanently in another country HA; #
g* — compare immigrate ►
emi gra tion /.emi'greiXn/ noun [U, C] : the mass emigration of Jews from
Eastern Europe XftAAAXlXX ^ff Jf Eftfj— compare immigration 1) emi-gre /'emigrei/
noun (from French) a
person who has left their own country, usually for political reasons ( 11 f EEdexile
emi nence /'eminans/ noun 1 [u] (formaf) the
quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession ( ) AM, &M: a man of polit
ical eminence ftiK±d}^|$Al$A 2[C] His/Your Eminence a title used in
speaking to or about a cardinal (=
a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church) ( +
(ft fix #1: Their
Eminences will see you now. ft oJifc [ft #x 3 [C] (old-fashioned or formaf) an area of high
ground jijJf; Lhir
emi nent /'emmant/ adj, [usually
before noun] 1 (of
people A) famous and respected, especially in a particular profession
(ft, M.M(ft: an
eminent architect Ir% (ft
(Jrp 2 (of
good qualities S.^fopM) unusual; excellent A Jl(ft; fa hi (ft: a
man of eminent
good sense (ft A
.eminent
do'main noun [u] {NAmE, law W) the
right to force sb to sell land or a building if it is needed by the government
(
eminent-ly /'eminantli/ adv. (formal) (used to emphasize a positive
quality [§.£F ppM) very; extremely A
job.
emir (also amir) /e'mia(r);
‘eimi0(r); NAmE e'mir;
ei'mir/ noun the
title given to some Muslim rulers JAXX ( ft ) : the Emir of
lft:£*X
emirate /'emiarat;
’emirat; NAmE
‘emarat/ noun 1 the
position of an emir XX (ftlRiv 2 an area of land that is ruled over by
an emir the
time that an emir
rules
emis sary
/’emisari; NAmE -seri/ noun (pi. -ies)
(formaf) a
person who is sent to deliver an official message, especially from one country
to another, or to perform a special task BQd envoy
emis-sion /i'mijn/
noun 1 [U] (formal) the
production or sending out of light, heat, gas, etc. (ft. A,^p(ft ) A ufcj, M ill, Wfflt: the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ❖ emission controls
WWL&M 2 [C] gas, etc. that is sent out into the air $9; ft A #1: The government has pledged to
clean up industrial emissions.
emit /i'mit/
verb (-tt-)
[vn] (formal) to send out
sth such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. A tb ,
Mfh , It A ( ft.
Aff > ) : The metal container began to emit a
clicking sound. ft) 0
Em-men tal (also Em-men-thal) /'emantail/
noun [U] a
type of Swiss cheese, with holes initJ^ftf^^sXSS ( ^
?L^±XS§ )
Emmy /'emi/ noun (pi -ies)
one of the awards given every year in the
)
emol li
ent /i'mDliant; NAmEi'mail-/ adj., noun
uadj. (formal) 1
making a person or situation calmer in the hope of keeping relations peaceful (ft;
ftl soothing
: an
emollient reply J§> ^ X A
0^2 (technical Ailf) used for making your skin soft or
less painful Sid soothing: an emol
lient cream
• noun [C, U] (technical A to)
a liquid or cream that is used to make the skin soft PJU^/Rj;
emolu ment
/TmDljumant; NAmE i'mail-/ noun [usually pi.] (formal) money paid to sb
for work they have done, especially to sb who earns a lot of money (
HftA#ltt ) m±, §r7jc, X^
emote /I'maut;
NAmE I'mout/
verb [V]
to show emotion in a very obvious way ( WkM )
fi'lt
emoticon /I'mautikDn; NAmE i'moutika:n/ noun (computing if) a
short set of keyboard symbols that represents the expression on sb’s face, used
in email, etc. to show the feelings of the person sending the message. For
example :-) represents a smiling face (when you look at it sideways). 'If A'lf
( $P :-) )
emo
tion <Ht /i m0Ujn; NAmE Tmoujn/ noun [C, U] a strong
feeling such as love, fear or anger; the part of a person’s character that
consists of feelings f'X ^ 'If; $('lf; 'lf^; 'If^t: He lost control of his emotions. if,'If
A A 7 !l c 0 They
expressed mixed emotions at the news, if fll ft & A ^ S h M tb M & (ft IB 'If „ o Emotions
are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.). # 1f
M & o o The decision was based on emotion rather than
rational thought.
o She
showed no emotion at the verdict. iifaftjZ.—
Ac 0 Mary was overcome with emotion.
emo tion al fHf /I'maujanl; NAmETmou-/ adj.
1 [usually before noun] connected
with people’s feelings (= with the emotions) ]f£ 'If
(ft ; 'If ; 'If it
&(] : emotional problems/needs /
HA 0 emotional
stress 'If ^ ^ 0 a child’s emotional and intellectual
development JL^W'lf A Aft o Mothers are often the ones who provide emotional
support for
the family. #A®#Ji^EW'lf 2
causing people to feel