endure /in'djuaft);
NAmE -'dur/ verb 1 to
experience and deal with sth that is painful or unpleasant, especially without
complaining E. If; EBG3 bear: [vn]
They
had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial 0 She
could not endure the thought of parting.
0
The pain was almost too great to endure.
O formal) a love that endures all
things and never fails
0
[V ing, V to inf] He can’t endure being defeated.
0 He can’t endure to be defeated.
AiA 2 [V] (formal) to continue to exist for a long time WX Hnni last: a success that will endure
► endurable /in’djuarabl; NAmE -'dor-/ adj.: I felt that life was no longer
endurable. A 0& 3\ X MM UNENDURABLE
enduring /in'djuarirj; NAmE -'dur-/ adj.
lasting for a long time W X ; ff X Eft: enduring memories A AW iB
tZ 0 What is the
reason for the game’s enduring appeal? ► en-
dur-ing-ly adv.: an enduringly popular style —
en duro /in'djuarau; en-; NAmE
in'durou; -'djurou/ noun (pi. en
duros) a long-distance race for bicycles or motor vehicles over rough ground,
which is designed to test how long people can continue ( g ) ®IF
wa#
, end- laser noun a
person who actually uses a product rather than one who makes or sells it,
especially a person who uses a product connected with computers
end-ways /'endweiz/
(also end wise /-waiz/) adv. 1 (also endways/,endwise 'on) (of an
object %#) with one end facing up, forwards, or towards the person who is
looking at it A^lflX ( ) Jfe; i&ll:
We turned
the table endways to get it through the doors, A fll ffi A It ft
$$ it H o O The first picture was taken from
the side of the building, and the second one endways on.
2 with the end of one thing touching the
end of another f The stones are laid
down endways to make a path. X X ^ ft 11?—
±£ ft I# A
/N&o
’end
zone noun the area at the end of an American football field into which
the ball must be carried or passed in order to score points ( jtA/iLlAlliJ ) SUE,
HE
enema /'enama/ noun a liquid that is put into
a person’s rectum (= the
opening through which solid waste leaves the body) in order to clean out the bowels, especially before a medical
operation; the act of cleaning out the bowels in this way MMM; ( XM X
Xituift )M
enemy 0"*r /'enami/ noun
(pi. -ies)
1
[C] a person who hates sb or who acts or
speaks
against sb/sth St A; ft
A; JxM#: He has a lot
of enemies in the company. 0 After
just one day, she had already made an enemy of her manager. St 7 c 0 It is rare to
find a prominent politician with few political enemies.
0 The
state has a
duty to protect its citizens against external enemies, m ^ GX&fcP XBAv£X^ftStft?Eo
o Birds are the
natural enemies of many insect pests (=
they kill them).
^ H W ft
enemies of progress. ft- A ft #' ®fc © fifft ft □ see
worst adj.
en-er-get-ic /,ena'd3etik; NAmE
,enar'd3-/ adj. having or needing
a lot of energy and enthusiasm ff ft ;
Alt/Sftfrft He knew
I was ener
getic and
dynamic and would get things done.
AJ^'SJo 0 an energetic supporter 0 The
heart responds well to ener
getic
exercise. A'JpXlIjif0 For the more energetic (=
people who prefer physical activities), we offer windsurfing and diving.
l+itlft iiftjcfezjft 0 I think I’d prefer something a
little less energetic. XftMtfiMifco ► en-er
get-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
energize (BrE also -ise) /'enad3aiz; NAmE 'enard3-/ verb [VN] 1 to
make sb enthusiastic about sth
1
to give sb more energy, strength, etc. (
XA )
t£M(^*#ft.?£ft,XS(I): a refreshing and energizing fruit drink 3 (tech
nical At«) to
supply power or energy to a machine, an atom, etc. ft-.vMftftft ( mm ) ; ft®*
en-ergy /'enad3i; NAmE -ard3i/ noun
2
[U] the ability to put effort and
enthusiasm into an
activity, work, etc. tlft ; Mft ; ASA It’s a
waste of time and energy. IP H10]ft
W ft [i 0 She’s always
full of energy. M A Ao 0 nervous energy
(= energy produced by feeling nervous)
X£$$#ft 2 energies [pi.] the physical
and mental effort that you use to do sth )(f A ; A H :
She put all her energies into her work. MffiAnPffftfP&ASjXftA
A T o 0 creative/destructive energies ft j|r / %.
A A
2
[U] a source of power, such as fuel, used
for driving
machines, providing heat,
etc. fb W : solar/nuclear
energy A PH
tb ; ^ tE o It is important to conserve energy. A tia A A £ W 0 0
an energy crisis (= for
example when fuel is not
freely available) % ft ^il
3
[U] (physics #j) the
ability of matter or radiation to
work because of its mass, movement, electric charge, etc. fb; fb it: kinetic/potential,
etc. energy zjj f b. ^
enervate /'enaveit; NAmE 'enarv-/ verb [VN] (formal) to make
sb feel weak and tired ( ft
A ) : an
enervating disease/climate {AA ||^3 W ^A^fJXA^► en-er-va-tion /.ena'veijn;
NAmE .enar'v-/ noun [U]
en-fant terrible /.bfu te'riibl; NAmE ,ada:/ noun (pi. en-fants
ter-ribles /,bfn te'riibl; NAmE ,d:fa:/) (from French) a
person who is young and successful and whose behaviour and ideas may be unusual
and may shock or embarrass other people A
en-fee-ble /in'firbl/ verb [VN] (formal) to
make sb/sth weak ^AA ►
en-fee-biedadj.
en-fold /in'fauld; NAmE in'fould/ verb [VN] ~ sb/sth (in sth) (literary) 1 to hold sb in your
arms in a way that shows affection MM', PEffll embrace: She lay
quietly,
enfolded in his arms, ftfe ft B itk IS A M M o
3
to
surround or cover sb/sth completely ; Wi f±; M ft : Darkness
spread and enfolded him. M flf $$ M iff
Mm*.
en-force /m'fais; NAmE in'foirs/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (on/against sb/sth) to make
sure that people obey a particular law or rule Ml ft A,
A ) : It’s the job of the police to
enforce the law.
. X ft It ;H ft A o
0 The legislation will be difficult to enforce, is " ' ft l/l A Mi 0 0 United
Nations troops
enforced a
ceasefire in the area. ^ ff jl] AfA ft ft M K ® ffii] ft^f^A'pp'^o
2 ~ sth (on sb) to make
sth happen or force sb to do sth lift:
You can’t enforce cooper
ation
between the players. IA m l«] id A ft f ?M X
it A M jAo ► en-force-able /-abl/ adj.:
A gambling debt is not legally enforceable. en
forcement noun [U]: strict
enforcement of regulations MM)n':WthVs O law
enforcement officers ftA'S'ft
en-forced /in'foist; NAmE in'foirst/ adj. that sb is forced
to do or experience without being able to control it it ; s’Si'J'ft $1: a
period of enforced absence X % X M :m -laxtfuj
en-for-cer /in'fb:sa(r); NAmE -fairs-/ noun a person whose
responsibility is to make sure that other people