chair) in a ceremony to mark
the beginning of their rule {]£!Pf& ► en-thronement noun [U, C]
en thuse /in‘0ju:z; NAmE -0u:z/ verb 1 ~ (about/over sth/sb) to talk in an
enthusiastic and excited way about sth %'If
ftk M ift: [V] The article enthused
about the benefits that the
new system would bring. AX o tv speech] TfS a
wonderful idea/he enthused. ”
f&lE#!$Vtf ffeiSL [also V that] 2 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb (with sth) to make sb feel very
interested and excited
Everyone present was enthused
by the idea. £:g/W£f—
en thu si asm On /in'0ju:ziaezam; NAmE -'0u:-/ noun 1 [U] ~ (for sth/for doing sth) a strong feeling of
excitement and interest in sth and a desire to become involved in it ^ f#; A ; tfc: I can’t say I share
your enthusiasm for the idea, k & A
SI
IR # A o o She never lost her
enthusiasm for teaching. MfkXXA3ft ftX Wtto 0 He had a real
enthusiasm for the work. fifeWI$^JlX32LJ|IIXf£o <> The news was greeted
with a lack of enthusiasm by those at the meeting. 0
‘I don’t mind, ’ she said,
without much enthusiasm. “ XlEXo ” o full of enthusiasm
'[f
2 [C] (formal) something that you are
very interested in and spend a lot of time doing i£X:8Vl#
WMl
enthusiast /m'0ju:ziaest;
NAmE -'0u:-/ noun ~ (for/of sth) 1 a person who is very
interested in sth and spends a lot of time doing it fill A; a
football enthusiast 0 an enthusiast of jazz H-
2
a person who approves of sth and shows enthusiasm for it enthusiasts
for a united
en thu si ast ic 0-w /in.Ojuizi'aestik; NAmE-,0u:-/ adj.
~ (about sb/sth) | ~ (about doing
sth) feeling
or showing a lot of excitement and interest about sb/sth $VltW; &H>W; iite&ttW: an enthusiastic
supporter
WxXf# 0 an
enthusiastic welcome
0 You don’t sound very
enthusiastic about the idea. # ft Xt 3& X
SI X X A B X S* o 0 She was even less
enthusiastic about going to
XSL ►
enthu-sias-tic-aMy /-kli/ adv.
en tice /in'tais/ verb [usually +adv./prep.] ~ sb (into doing sth) to persuade sb/sth to go
somewhere or to do sth, usually by offering them sth \% i# PCT7I
persuade : [VN] The bargain prices are
expected to entice customers away from other stores, fUJ^ Wffrl&liclE 0 The animal refused
to be enticed from its hole. 2$ K IB A 01 $ iftX # tB i|s]
<, o
[VN to inf] Try and entice the child to eat by
offering small portions of their favourite food.
i& A if f£ ftk fH
en ticing /in'taisnj/ adj. something that is
enticing is so attractive and interesting that you want to have it or know more
about it IfijfliAW; if AW; If 131 AW: The offer was too
enticing to refuse. 3£t!liXAlfiA^SA,
{£AM► enticingly adv.
en tire 0-w /in'taia(r)/ adj. [only before noun]
(used when you are emphasizing that the whole of sth is
involved including everything,
everyone or
every part knPW; II AW; ^:AW H33 whole: The entire village was destroyed. ItifJiS^STo 0 I wasted an entire day
on it.
XifcklJ TII-^o 0 I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense! — X X 1SJ 3ft3£# W I^i£! 0 The disease threatens
to
wipe out the entire
population.
en tire ly 0-w /in'taiali; NAmEin'taiarli/ adv. in every way possible;
completely A oft iife; % M; % A3&: I entirely agree with
you. fl^cAIWJjtf^W# 0 I’m not entirely happy
about the proposal. ffcXfjftAltiX
XX+AfilA 0 That’s
an entirely different matter. IP 0 The audience was almost
entirely female. AXXAJiXtto
| 667
entirety /in'taiarati/
noun [sing.] (formal) the ~ of sth the whole of sth
A&R; Af£; Hffc IT»kl in its/their entirety as a whole, rather than
in parts jf
f] H
ffc; HA±&; Affiffe: The poem is too long to quote in its
entirety. #XA,
en
title Our /m'taitl/ verb
1 [often passive] ~ sb to sth to give sb the right
to have or to do sth f^^
entitled to your pension when
you reach 65. #XJ 65 A it ^ ^ A <> o Everyone’s entitled to their own
opinion. AAfRWIXXAl SW^iEo 0 [VN
to inf] This ticket does not entitle you to travel
first class.
2
[VN-N] [usually passive] to give a title to a book, play, etc. - ) : He read a poem
entitled ‘Salt’. ftilM-f» <&> Wi#0
en title ment /in'taitlmant/ noun (formal) 1 [U] ~ (to sth) the official right to
have or do sth (
^♦W ) IXf'J, This may affect your
entitlement
to compensation. &Ain WIX^'Jo 2 [C] something
that you have an official right to; the amount that you have the right to
receive AIX # I'J W A M; JSZ# W
iWSIo 3 [C] (NAmE) a government system
that provides financial support to a particular group of people ( LU#X^fXXlAflW ) SfcJft&JUiifel: a reform of
entitlements M ® IS W 5it A 0 Medicaid, Medicare
and other entitlement
programs
Efr^hAJk
en-tity /'entati/ noun (pi. -ies) (formal) something that exists
separately from other things and has its own identity The unit has become part
of
a larger department and
no longer exists as a separate entity. JtX-AXWlOT,
WlikTLfEfEo 0 These countries can no
longer be viewed as a single entity.
en tomb /in'tuim/ verb [VN] [usually passive]
~ sb/sth (in sth) (format) 1 to bury or
completely cover sb/sth so that they cannot get out, be seen, etc. f#fi; lip 2
to put a dead body in a tomb
en-to-mol-ogy /,enta'mDl0d3i; NAmE -'mail-/ noun [U] the scientific study
of insects ► en to mo logic al
/,entama'lnd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. ento mologist /,enta'mDlad3ist; NAmE -'mail-/ noun
en-tou-rage /'Dnturai3;
NAmE 'a:n-/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of people who
travel with an important person
(MOItlrAM,
R6^
en tr’acte /‘nntraekt; 'bt-; NAmE 'aintraekt;
ain'traekt/ noun (from French) 1 (formal) the time between
the different parts of a play, show, etc. ( $ftB#W
)
H IB] Ji PCT71 interval 2 a short performance between the different
parts of a play, show, etc. H |r] |g
mwa@; mmm
en trails /'entreilz/ noun [pi.] the organs inside the
body of a person or an animal, especially their intestines |/j Ift; (
en-tranee1 ^ /'entrans/ noun — see also entrance2
►
DOOR/GATE f ! 1 [C] ~ (to/of sth) a door, gate, passage, etc. used for entering a room,
building or place X fl
( p ) ; An ( ) ; liil: the entrance to the mu-
seum/the museum entrance tf tt A P &L 0 the front/ back/side entrance of the house ^ A W ttf H/X H/fPl1!
H o A lighthouse marks the entrance to the
harbour. £Ti§rJ§
TttA^^MilWI^Ao o an entrance hallAobby flff 0 I’ll meet you at
the main entrance. A IE fl JE Vf o — compare exit n.( 1)
GOING
IN fjfir'A 2
[C, usually sing.] ~ (of sb) the
act of entering a room, building or place, especially in a way that attracts
the attention of other people 3ftA; IfiMi; fit Mi: His sudden entrance took everyone by surprise. #, WkM&^f£#rWA£Rlil!]^h 0 A fanfare signalled the
entrance of the king. »|r)
IE W $'j °A AX® X % 3\ W ft ^ 0
o She made her entrance after all the
other guests had arrived. MA^ffefr^^AIRIiJ^/sXA^o 0 The hero makes his entrance (=
walks onto the stage) in