strong emotions ii^^'l##*; WlSSfeiJM; $(zAAX#J H771 emotive : emotional language ^ lii W fi*J iff s O abortion and other emotional issues Aft

M IA M 3 (sometimes disapproving) showing

strong emotions, sometimes in a way that other people think is unnecessary 'If & tfo W ; ]|8 'If W ifa 61): an emotional outburst/response/reaction 'Hr 'J§ A; If

$J<P^/ ELM. o They made an emotional appeal for help. 4 ill 'If M zb % Av£ & &}. 0 He tends to get emotional on these occasions.

zblBWo ► emo-tion-ally /-Janali/ adv. : emotionally disturbed children 'If 0 I try not to become

emotionally involved. „ o They have

suffered physically and emotionally. 1M]It'S:7 $] ^PHif#±l!tfJ#fJif <, 0 an emotionally charged atmosphere

emotion less /I'maujanlas; NAmE i'mou-/ adj. not showing any emotion an

emotionless voice

emo-tive /i'mautiv; NAmE i'mou-/ adj. causing people to feel strong emotions #®!i'|f£Kj; A

A (ft PTI71 emotional : emotive language/words X ^ ^ f] (ft if W / if in 0 Capital punishment is a highly emotive issue. empanel = impanel

em pa thize (BrE also -ise) /'empaGaiz/ verb [V] ~ (with sb/sth) to understand another person’s feelings and experiences, especially because you have been in a similar situation A HI#

em pathy /‘empaGi/ noun [U] r (with sb/sth) | ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (between A and B) the ability to understand another person’s feelings, experience, etc. [s] ^ n4 ; H 'If : the writer’s imaginative empathy with his subject G^J^'lf SAiiJ^T^JAiJ o empathy

for other people’s situations )WftkAiA&iMfiilH1# em-peror /'empara(r)/ noun the ruler of an empire H W : the Roman emperors W A 5/ M W 0 the Emperor Napoleon — see also empress

'emperor penguin noun a large penguin that has a yellow area on each side of its head em phasis 0-w /'emfasis/ noun {pi. emphases /-si:z/) [U, c]

1 ~ (on/upon sth) special importance that is given to sth ® i^; fi M; Jr W 14 HTl stress _: to putAay/ place emphasis on sth ®ilf / 0 There has been

a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries. * W E ^ fk f!I if ik fa ® # ft ± ^ „ o The

emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language.

Pifl±o O The course has a vocational emphasis. iff! if IS if It3R ik if ill| ₀ 0 We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.

oThe

examples we will look at have quite different emphases.

2 the extra

force given to a word or phrase when spoken, especially in order to show that it is important; a way of writing a word (for example drawing a line underneath it) to show that it is important ( )^fSAi5]£&Mift(ft ) ® ID, jJB a iff H, a^ Eim stress : ‘I can assure you, ’ she added with emphasis, ‘the figures are correct.’ “ik nj

IfiUo ”

em pha size {BrE also -ise) 0"w /'emfasaiz/ verb

1 to give special importance to sth ® iff; WlM; if a H771 stress: [VN] His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. Itk fi^ AW tWT fA 31 X ik 3\ M H fill a ic '14 o 0 [V that] She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work. M ® ill

ilX#₀ 0 [V wh-] He emphasized how little was known about the disease, ftkir ais 0 [VN that] It should be

emphasized that this is only one possible explanation. M Mi^fiUJt, [also V speech]

2 [VN] to make sth more noticeable 3! If; 1A fib S: She swept her hair back from her face to emphasize her

high cheekbones,

1# H A tH o 3 [VN] to give extra force to a word or phrase when you are speaking, especially to show that

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it is important ®iH ( if ) ; in® - fillipH

3 note at stress

em phat ic /im'faetik/ adj. 1 an emphatic statement, answer, etc. is given with force to show that it is important ® iH (ft ; W W fill : an emphatic denial/ rejection ®T$S(ftWiA/ 2 (of a person A) making it

very clear what you mean by speaking with force fib AX (ft; ifi ® if H 61): He was emphatic that he could not work with her. ftk ® ]J| #, X tu M Ml ^ ♦ o 3 an emphatic victory, win, or defeat is one in which one team or player wins by a large amount fiU & fill; W tb fill; JilrfilJ ► em-phat-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.: ‘Certainly not,’ he replied emphatically. “ W ^ A'o.” itkK^1® Wito 0 She is emphatically opposed to the proposals. MMiA/xAi if ® ^ o o He has always emphatically denied the allegations, life — O The proposal

was emphatically defeated.

emphy sema /.emfi'siima/ noun [U] {medical E) a condition that affects the lungs, making it difficult to breathe fAWHt

em pire o-w /'empai8(r)/ noun

4 a group of countries or states that are controlled by one ruler or government WH: the Roman empire

W H 2 a group of commercial organizations controlled by one person or company Aliiik; AkikH0i: a business empire

'empire-,building noun [U] (usually disapproving) the process of obtaining extra land, authority, etc. in order to increase your own power or position ( BfilJ

tiL/jjkmik) rmm± (i&mmxm); wa

'Empire line noun a style of women’s dress with the waistline positioned just below the breasts and a low-cut neck (i£A|gfi!J )

em-pirioal /im'pirikl/ adj. [usually before noun] based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories ) A)«fiU; ^WAfiU: empirical evidence/knowledge/research

^^W^ltfilJ^liR; W^^^^llifillSf^ O an empirical study Rraa theoretical ► em pir ic al ly

/-kli/ adv.: Such claims need to be tested empirically. If

em piri cism /im'pirisizam/ noun [u] {philosophy W) the use of experiments or experience as the basis for your ideas; the belief in these methods

► em piri cist /-sist/ adj.: an empiricist theory em-piri-cist noun : the English empiricist,

John Locke

em place ment /im'pleismant/ noun {technical A i«) a position that has been specially prepared so that a large gun can be fired from it IS p ; 'ISlv em ploy o-w /im'plDi/ verb, noun ■ verb 1 - sb (as sth) to give sb a job to do for payment H ff]: [VN] How many people does the company employ? If 0 ffi T ^ A ? o For the past three years he

has been employed as a firefighter.

!W M o O [VN to inf] A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work. B® A&lIfRJBEfilJXftA —see also self-employed, unemployed 2 [VN] {formal) to use sth such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose M ; is A]; {A ff]: He criticized the repressive methods employed by the country’s government. ftkJa WTifWH^ilkjff X S o o The police had to employ force to enter the building. iftAA^co DEMI be employed

in doing sth if a person or their time is employed in doing sth, the person spends time doing that thing jf ^■X, ttX ( ) : She was employed in making a

list of all the jobs to be done. £&'f£#JE]gli&fi!ijAWIfb?!j

mnoun [U] DEMI in sb’s em ploy | in the em ploy of sb

(formal) working for sb; employed by sb AX#; W

em ploy able /rni’ploiabl/ adj. having the skills and qualifications that will make sb want to employ you W

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