err /3：(r); NAmE er/ verb [V] {old-fashioned, formal) to make a mistake犯错误；做错事；出差错：r〇 err is Aumcm ... 犯错人皆难免…tTMl
err on the side of sth to show too much of a good quality 过于；失之：J thought.ft was better to err on the side
of caution (= to be too careful rather than take a
risk).我认为宁命过于谨慎也
不要冒风险。
errand
/'erand/
noun a job that you do for
sb that involves going somewhere to take a message, to buy sth, deliver goods,
etc.差使；差事：He q/ten runs
errands/or his grandmother.他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。
◊
Her boss sent her on an errand into
town.老板派她进
城办事去了。一 see
also FOOL’S ERRAND
errant /'erent/
adj. [only before noun] {formal
or
humorous) 1 doing sth that is
wrong; not behaving in an acceptable way犯错误的；行为不—的；出格的2 (of a husband or
wife 丈夫或妻子）not sexually faithful 对 配偶不忠的
errat-ic /I'raetik/ adj., noun
» adj. (often disapproving) not happening at
regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely
on不规则的；不确定的；不稳定的；不可靠
的 unpredictable： The electricity supply here is qm‘te erratic•这里的电力供应相当不稳定。◊ She had learnt to live with his sudden changes of mood and erratic behaviour.她已经学会适应他那变幻貪测的情绪和
难以捉摸的行为。◊ Mary is a
gi:/ited but erratic p〖ayer (=she does not always piay well).玛丽是一名有夫賦的
运动员，但发挥不稳金。►er.rat.ic.aMy/-kli/Mv.:
He
was obviously
upset and was driving erratically.
心烦意乱，开起车来摇晃不定。
■
noun (also er.ratic 'block,
er.ratic boulder) (geology a large rock that is different from the rock around
and was left behind when a large mass of ice melted 漂碑； 漂石
er-ratum /e'raitam/
noun [usually pi.] {pi er-rata /-ta/) {technical i^) a mistake in a
book (shown in a list at the back or front)(书刊中的）文字^误（复数errata为
勘误表，列于书前或书后）
er-ro-ne-ous /I'raunias;
NAmE I'rou-/ adj. {format) not correct; based. on wrong information 错误的：erro- neous condusfons/assumptions 错误的结论 /
假设► er-
ro-ne-ous-ly adv. error /'era(r)/ noun [C, U]
~
in sth/in doing sth a mistake, especially one that causes
problems or affects the result of sth 错误；差 错；谬误：No payments were made last week
because of a computer error.由于计算机出错，上周未付任何款项。
◊
TTiere are too many errors fn your work.你的工作失误
太多。◊ J thfnfc you
have made an error i'n caZcukiring the totaL我想你在计算总数时出了差错。◊AsfmpZe error of judgement meant that there was not enough /ood to go around•—个简单的判断错误就意味着食物不
够每人一份。〇 a
grave error (= a very serious
mistake) 严S错误◊ a faring error (= a mistake that
is very obvious)明显的错误◊ The de〖ay was due to human
error (= a mistake made by a
person rather than by a machine).延误是人为错误造成的。◊ TTie computer system was switched off in
error
(=
by mistake).
系统被不慎关闭。◊ There is no room /or error in this job.这蝻工#艇示允许出差错。一see also margin
of error c> note at mistake
r»TOl
see,
realize，etc. the .error of
your 'ways
{formal or humorous) to realize or admit
that you have done sth wrong and decide to change your behaviour知过即改；承认自己的做法不对
并决心改正一 more
at trial n.
error correction ajow/7 [U]‘.(com/?wf/.ng 计）a process by which a
computer automatically corrects mistakes in data纠错（计算机自动纠正数据错误）
error
message noun
(computing if) a message that appears
on a computer screen which tells you that you have done sth wrong or that the
program cannot do what you want it to do出错信息（在计算机屏幕上出
现，表示出错）
ersatz /'eazaets;
NAmE 'ersaits/ adj. artificial and not as good as the real
thing or product 人造的，代用的，合
成的（因而质量不如真品）：ersatzcoj^ee咖啡替代品
675 escape
Erse
/3：s; NAmE 3：rs/ noun [U] {old-fashioned) the Scottish or Irish
Gaelic language苏‘兰（或爱尔兰）盖尔语；埃
尔斯语一compare Gaelic, Irish /7.(1) erst-while /'3：stwail; NAmE '3：rst-/ adj. [only before noun] {formal) former; that until
recently was the type of person or thing described but is not any more 以前的； 先前的；过去的；往昔的：anerstwhf〖eoj)]xment以前的 对争◊ ffis
erstvvhiZejWends turned against him.他先前
的朋;^转而与他作对。
eru-dite /'erudait/ adj. {formaf) having or showing
great knowledge that is gained from academic study 博学 的；有学问的HT1 LEARNED
eru-di-tion /.eru'diXn/ noun [U] (formal) great academic knowledge
始学；_丨、兩_
erupt
/I'rApt/
verb 1 when a volcano
erupts or burning rocks, smoke,
etc. erupt or are erupted, the burning rocks, etc.
are thrown out from the volcano (火山）爆发；（岩浆、烟等）喷出：[V] The volca.no cou〖d erupt at
any rime•这座火山随时可能爆发。◊ Ash began to erupt介om the crater.火山灰开始从火山口喷
出。◊ [VN] An immense voZume 〇/ rocks and moZten Zava was erupted.大量岩石和溶岩命发出来。〇 note at explode 2 [V]〜（into sth) to start happening，suddenly
and violently 突:然发生、爆发 HT?1
break out ： Violence erupted outside
the embassy gates.大使馆门夕卜
突然'发生了暴乱。◊ rhe unrest erupted
into revoZurion. 动舍/il发棄命。3 〜（in/into sth) to suddenly express your feelings very
strongly, especially by shouting loudly 突然发出（壳指叫喊）：[V] My/ather just erupted into 我父亲勃然大怒。◊ When
third rime the cromi erupted戴维斯第三次得分，观众欢
■声雷动。[also
V speech] 4 [V] (of
spots, etc. 点等）to suddenly appear on your skin 突然（在皮肤上）出现：
A
rash had erupted aH over his chest•他的胸部突然出满
疼子。> erup.tion -/i_rApJn/ now/?‘[e, U] : a major voZcanic eruption 火山大爆发◊ cm eruption 〇/ vioZent protest 暴力抗议的爆发◊ s[in rashes eruptions 皮瘆 和疫f
erup-tive /I'rAptiv/ adj. relating to or
produced by the ERUPTION Of a VOLCANO火山爆发的；火山喷发的
eruv
I'eruw/
noun {pi. eruvim /'eruvim/) an area
in a city inside which Jews may do certain things on the Sabbath that they are
not normally allowed to do (:城 市中犹太人可不受安息日约束的）开戒界域
-ery,
-ry (in
nouns 构成名词）1 the group or class of…群体（或$)的事物：greenery绿色植物◊ gacigetry 小巧机械2
the
state or character of…状态（或性质>
: bravery
勇气◊ rivaZry 竞争 3
the art or practice of …的
艺术（或ft朵）：cookery 烹饪◊ archery 射箭 4 a place where sth is made, grows, lives, etc.做（或生长、住） 的地方：bafcery面包店◊ orange/y柑命园 eryth-ro-cyte /I'riGresait/ noun
(b/o/ogy 生）=red
BLOOD
CELL
es-cal-ate /'eskaleit/
verb ~ (sth) (into sth) to
become or make sth greater, worse, more serious, etc.(使）逐步 扩大，不断恶化，加剧：[V] The 你/iring escaiated into a
/iiH-scak war.这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。0 the
escakiting
costs o/hea〖th care 逐渐增加的医疗费用◊_ [VN] We do not
want to escaicrte the war•我们不想让战‘升
级。► es.cal.ation /.eska’leijn/ now/? [C，』U] : an
escaZaricm
in/ood prices 食品价格的不断上故◊ /iirther escalation of the
conflict
es-cal-ator /'esk9leita(r)/ noun moving stairs that
carry people between different floors of a large building g
动扶梯；电动楼梯；滚梯
es-cal-ope
/'eskalDp;
e'skaelap; NAmE I'skailap; I'skae-/ noun a thin slice of meat
with no bones in it, often covered with breadcrumbs and fried 薄肉片（常裹以
面包屑油炸:
escalopes
o/veai小牛肉片
es-cap-ade /.eska'peid;
'eskapeid/ noun an exciting adventure
(often one that people think is dangerous or stupid)(危险而愚蠢的 >
冒险行为，恶作剧：Isabel's latest romcmric escapade伊莎贝尔最新的浪漫闹剧
es-cape
/I'skeip/
verb, noun
• verb 1 [V] ~ (from sb/sth) to get away from a
place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed