en chil ada /.entJYlaida/ noun (from Spanish) a
Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla
filled with meat and covered with a spicy sauce ( Iff )
ITiTTl the whole enchilada (informal) the
whole thing; everything H'h fiJfW — more at
big adj.
en-cir-de /in's3:kl; NAmE in's3:rkl/
verb [VN] (formal) to
surround sb/sth completely in a circle Fo,
H: Jack’s arms encircled her waist.
Wio 0 The island is encircled by a coral reef. jf|
S$Flo ► en circle ment noun [U] end. (also enc.) abbr. (business j§i)
enclosed (used on business letters to show that another document is being sent
in the same envelope) ( fhX
)
enclave /'enkleiv/ noun an area
of a country or city where the people have a different religion, culture or nationality from those who live in
the country or city that surrounds it A
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rti, )
enclit ic /in'klitik; en-/ noun (linguistics g) a word
pronounced with very little
emphasis, so that it becomes part of the word before, for example ‘n’t’ in
‘can’t’ can’t n’t )
— compare proclitic
enclose /in'klauz; NAmE in'klouz/
verb [VN] 1 [usually passive]
~ sth (in/with
sth) to build a wall, fence, etc. around sth ( FfligL ) FE- Theyardhad
been enclosed with iron railings.
0
The land was enclosed in the seventeenth century (= in
17 0 (figurative) All translated
words should be enclosed in brackets.
2 (especially of a wall, fence, etc. A Fa!#, M&%f) to surround sth
01 F±: Low hedges
enclosed the flower beds. T o She
felt his arms
enclose her. Mo 3 ~ sth (with sth) to put
sth in the same
envelope, package, etc. as sth else |Sft A; fit® ( ) Pft±: Please return the completed
form, enclosing a recent photograph.
0,
enclosed /in'klauzd; NAmE in'klouzd/
adj. 1 with walls, etc.
all around ( ) Blfifft, £tl=f3#J:
Do not use
this substance in an enclosed space.
2 (abbr. end.) sent with a
letter, etc. Biti |5ft± (ft; Pff ± : Please complete the enclosed
application form. 0 Please find
enclosed a cheque for £100.
fifiii||5fti: 100 ■
3 (of
religious communities ^fSt®#) having little contact with the outside world en clos ure /m'kl0U30(r); NAmE -'klou-/
noun 1 [c] a
piece of land that is surrounded by a fence or wall and is used for a
particular purpose m £Hfe; a wildlife enclosure IF X B 2
[U, C] the act of placing a fence or wall around a piece of land [#]
iffe: the
enclosure of common land in the seventeenth century * 17 £ 3 [C] something that is placed
in an envelope with
a letter ( ) Pff#
en-code
/m'kaud; NAmE in'koud/
verb [VN] 1
to change ordinary language into letters, symbols, etc. in order to send secret
messages IE ■ • • # J$i NlL )
2 (computing if) to change information into a form
that can be processed by a computer fE • • • 53 3 (linguistics
iff pf) to express
the meaning of sth in a foreign language ffi-••#$;£['in — compare decode encomium /en'kaumiam; NAmE -'koum-/
noun (pi. en-co-miums
or enco-mia /en'kaumia; NAmE -'koum-/)
(formal) a
speech or piece of writing that praises sb or sth highly ( mXM ) ;
en com pass /in'kAmpas/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to
include a large number or range of things F3, , F3.1S,
( i ) : The job encompasses a wide range
of
responsibilities. o The
group encompasses all ages.
2 to
surround or cover sth completely F3 0; 0
H: The fog soon encompassed the whole
valley. A^FS
en-core /'Dr)ko:(r); NAmE ‘airj-/ noun, exclamation
1
noun an extra short
performance given at the end of a
concert or other
performance; a request for this made by an audience calling out ( )
An ^ 55 @ & #J ) # iM — 7: she played a
Chopin
waltz as an encore.
^ AP (ft 0 M ft o O The group got three encores. .7 g|
X #: m\MfX Mit^o
2
exclamation an audience calls out encore! at the end of a concert
to ask the performer to play or sing another piece of music (
mi-tr,
encounter On /in'kaunta(r)/
verb, noun m verb [VN] 1 to
experience sth, especially sth unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to
do sth else ifi§, j§ fU ( ) SCI MEET
WITH, RUN
into : We encountered a number of
difficulties in the first week. o I had never
encountered such resistance before.
'A A (ft
PiL fj o 2 (formal) to
meet sb, or discover or experience sth, especially sb/sth new, unusual or unexpected
{$ m frf 3\; EEEIcome
across : She was the most remarkable woman
he had ever encountered. MIMMf JEfJM&AllikfeWAtto
3
noun 1 ~ (with sb/sth) |
~ (between A and B) a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or
violent
(ic*k ) tail, mm, mm,
Three
of them were killed in the subsequent encounter with the police.
0 The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a
dolphin.
ig—R |h]
(ft ^ ill 0 0 a chance encounter ^ jg
0
I’ve had a number of close encounters (=
situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers.
0 It
was his first
sexual encounter (= first experience of sex).
'14 M Ifl o 2 a sports match against a particular player or
team ( ) tfc#, X#: She has beaten her
opponent in all of their previous encounters. M /£ k mi W
en'counter
group noun a group
of people who meet regularly in order to help each other with emotional and psychological problems Sfc'fr'L'Sil&ffBJ#,
mw()
en courage 0-w /in’kArid3; NAmE-‘k3:r-/ verb
1
[VN] ~ sb (in
sth) to give sb support, courage or hope AF#; 15®; MB: My parents have always encouraged me
in my choice of career.
B o o We were greatly encouraged by the
positive response of the public. TfSFMA
2
to persuade sb to do sth by making it
easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do 15 ; %)] -g-; Af, M : [VN to
inf] Banks actively
encourage people to borrow money. Ffl Ft FR ® !5 ® A (H #r o [also V -ing]
3 ~ sth
(in sb/sth) to make sth more likely to happen or develop (£jft; gfj-fc; MM: [VN] They claim that some computer
games encourage violent behaviour in young children. #, fil
P ^ J® B
-feJLSWSAfl Ac O [VN to inf] Music and lighting are used to
encourage shoppers to buy more,
If o [also V -ing] 033 discourage ► en-couraging adj. [not usually before noun]: This month’s unemployment figures
are not very encouraging. j&'hF!
6AAik^tift!c^XA^)lo 0 You could try being a little more
encouraging! ifcBJ |r^ H!
en cour-aging iy adv.: to smile encouragingly MB $L'jpkM ^ % O The attendance was
encouragingly high.
encouragement CNf /in'kAnd3m0nt; NAmE -'k3ir-/ noun [U, C,
usually sing.]
~ (to sb) (to do sth) the act of encouraging sb to do
sth; something that encourages sb BM; &B; &MBffffl 6A ♦ :
a few words
of encouragement /l 'bJ B W 0 He needs all the support and
encouragement he can get.
0
with a little
encouragement from his parents he should do well. R H
o She was given
every encouragement to try something new. M M ft jf