enjoy able CH* /m^Diabl/ adj. giving
pleasure A5R$glA; fiAMAfft; 4AliM(Kj: an enjoyable weekend/experience 4
A'ifMW MA / ISA
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highly/really/thoroughly/very enjoyable # # 4- A
'Iff
►
en-joyably /-abli/
adv. : The evening passed enjoyably.
en joy-ment 0-w /m'd30imant/ noun
1
[U] the pleasure that you get from sth
MT'tA; MA; A
$g:
He spoiled my enjoyment of the game by talking all through it. o
The rules are there to ensure everyone’s safety and
enjoyment A® o
Children seem to have lost their enjoyment in reading.
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¥ S A A ® -$1 A M o 0 I get a lot of
enjoyment from my grandchildren.
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something that gives you pleasure A ^;
4“ A Hi ^: Children like to share interests and
enjoyments with their parents.
|W] A*0 3 [u] ~ of sth (formal)
the fact of having and
using sth ft A; : the enjoyment of
equal rights jl$3^A
enlarge /in'la:d3; NAmE -'la:rd3/ verb 1 to
make sth bigger; to become bigger jtA; T%\ Ol; i^A:
[VN] There are plans to
enlarge the recreation area. J
It A ^ A ^ (Hi it #J o O
passive] to
make a bigger copy of a photograph or document M. A (
M A flK X # ) : We’re going to have this picture enlarged. ► en
larged
adj. : an enlarged heart A Jt> enlarge
on/upon sth (formal) to say or write more
about sth that has been mentioned H771 elaborate
enlargement /m'la:d3mant; NAmE -la:rd3-/ noun 1 [u, sing.] ~ (of sth) the process or result
of sth becoming or being made larger t A ; t
% ; t M; 1# A ? the enlargement
of the company’s overseas business activities M o There was widespread
support for EU enlargement (= the fact of more countries joining).
MrA#PJfr£lft£#o 2 [C] something that has been made larger, especially a photograph ]f Atl, At/ ( AfsM A ) : If you like the
picture I can send you an enlargement of it. jn
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en-larger /in'la:d30(r); NAmE
-'la:rd3-/ noun a piece
of equipment for making photographs larger or smaller
( ma ) mm.
en-lighten /m'laitn/ verb [VN] (formal) to give sb
information so that they understand sth better ^ A; JF-H;
PH
Bf]: She didn’t enlighten him about her background.
g eW&IHrfro ► en light en
ing adj.
:
It was a very enlightening interview. UP IX ffi $ it
A fit
JnAo
enlightened /m'laitnd/
adj. [usually
before noun] (approving) having or showing an
understanding of people’s needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on
old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice A
HI] ; A JE iR (ft ; Jjft iHj JE (ft: enlightened
opinions/attitudes/ ideas ATOM / AM /
en-light en ment /in'laitnmant/ noun 1 [u] knowledge about and
understanding of sth; the process of understanding sth or making sb understand
it B ifi; A A; “A#; A0J :
The newspapers provided little enlightenment about the cause of the
accident.
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spiritual enlightenment 2 the
Enlightenment
[sing.] the period in the 18th
century when many writers and scientists began to argue that science and reason
were more important than religion and tradition (
en list /in'list/ verb 1 ~ sth/sb (in sth) | ~ sb (as sth) to persuade sb to help
you or to join you in doing sth MM( )
: [VN] They hoped to
enlist the help of the public in solving
the crime. ftMH# o We were enlisted as
helpers. [also VN to inf] 2 ~ (sb) (in/into/for sth) | ~ (sb) (as sth) to join or to make sb
join the armed forces ( ) A ffi. ; fiE 3 ; hk %
SEE! call up,
conscript, DRAFT: [V] They both enlisted in
1915.
#/$ fPji 1915 AAfiWo o to enlist as a soldier AfEi^^.O
[VN]
He was enlisted into the
►
en list ment noun [U]: the
enlistment of expert help f tj 0
his enlistment in the Royal Air
Force
en list ed /in'listid/ adj. (especially US) (of a member of the
army, etc. A{5 [A # (ft — M) having a rank that is
below that of an officer ± ^ (ft : enlisted men and women
MAfnAA 0 enlisted personnel J^flEAffrAM enliven /in'laivn/ verb [VN] (formal) to make sth more
interesting or more fun ( SfciS'A )
en masse /,b 'maes; NAmE ,&:/ adv. (from
French) all together, and
usually in large numbers —12; Ekfc en-mesh /in'mej/ verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (in sth) (formal) to involve sb/sth in a
bad situation that it is not easy to escape from j^PgA, f£#A ( ISft# ) en-mity /'enmati/ noun
[U, C] (pi. -ies) ~ (between A and B) feelings of hatred
towards sb (fcA; Mitt: the traditional problem of
the enmity between Protestants and Catholics o
personal enmities and
political conflicts AAMtttft/lfc'ic?- A ^ 0 Her action
earned her the enmity of two or three colleagues, ft Eft M B. 7 — see also enemy
en-noble /I'naubl; NAmE I'noubl/ verb [VN] (formal)
2
[usually passive] to make sb a member of
the nobility
it ( JtA ) A 2 to give
sb/sth a better moral character ft; In a strange way
she seemed ennobled by
her grief. Rf'SlAH,
► en noble ment noun [U]
ennui /nn'wir; NAmE a:n-/ noun [U] (from French, literary) feelings of being
bored and not satisfied because nothing interesting is happening A®P; MM; MS enol-ogy (US) = oenology eno-phile (US) = oenophile
enormity /i'no:mati; NAmE I'norrm-/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u] the - of sth
(of a problem, etc. |r] gj§ #)
the very great size, effect, etc. of sth; the fact of sth being very serious EtA; i^lzsIPlnl; MJitt: the enormity
of the task
0
People are still coming to terms with the enormity of the disaster. Af]fJ5AAffl^^—
1I^0
0 The full enormity of the crime has not yet
been revealed. &-^ftWASttaSAA
3
[C, usually pi.] (formal) a very serious crime WlT,
P
A38M: the enormities of the Hitler regime
UMmAWft
enormous /I’noimas; NAmE I'noirmas/ adj.
extremely large SAW;
MAW; IAW S5G3 huge, immense: an enormous house/dog gAWAA; A$J 0 an enormous amount of
time At W N- fU 0 enormous interest W A ffi 0 The
problems facing the President are enormous.
enor-mous-ly /I'noimasli; NAmE I'nairm-/ adv. very; very much # fi;
® A: enormously rich/powerful/ grateful ® A / Mft o The
price of wine varies
enormously depending on where it
comes from.
^ ^ M M M. U'J tS A o 0 She was
looking forward to
the meeting enormously. MS-MMli&MIIA-o
enough CH* /I'nAf/ det., pron., adv.
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det. used before plural or
uncountable nouns to mean ‘as many or as much as sb needs or wants’ ( A A %
W.
AAlA aaflsuFFi- cient : Have you made enough copies?
(% ? 0 Is there enough room for me? ^ fife A
[®f ? o I didn’t have enough clothes to last a week.
Pi) A JK $ -* M W o 0 Don’t
ask me to do it. I’ve got enough problems as it is. & S HSl lA®
O
(old-fashioned)
There was food enough for
all. U/fAAfPAA^W'i/t/o
lirara Although enough after a
noun now sounds old-fashioned, time enough is still fairly common: There’ll
be time enough to relax when you’ve finished your work. A-If enough g A 4! ill A jWAB&iiBA {fi time
enough A 'ft'A: There’ll be
time enough to relax when
you’ve finished your work.
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pron. as many or as much as sb needs or wants ;
A A; A A: Six bottles should be
enough. A)fRjSi£# T 6 0 Have you had enough (=
to eat)? ? o