err /3:(r); NAmE er/ verb [V] (old-fashioned, format) to make a mistake
3BHBJI; it MU: To err is
human ...
2BltAW%£&■■■ IEITCI err on the side of
sth to
show too much of a good quality ; ft;£. : I thought it was better to
err on the side of caution (= to be too careful
rather than take a risk).
n mto
errand /'erand/ noun a job that you do for
sb that involves going somewhere to take a message, to buy sth, deliver goods,
etc. H ft ; H ^ : He often runs errands for his
grandmother.
0 Her boss sent her on an errand into town.
ATo — see also fool’s
errand errant /'erant/ adj. [only before noun] {formal or humorous) 1 doing sth that is
wrong; not behaving in an acceptable way 3BIbW; fr
A X ^ W; ftl ♦§ W 2 (of a
husband or wife ft ft l£ # T) not sexually faithful 7f
errat ic /I'raetik/
adj., noun
m adj. (often disapproving) not happening at
regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely
on TMJW;
learnt to live with his
sudden changes of mood and erratic behaviour. *#fR
Bi
IS fi W tr ft o 0 Mary is a gifted but erratic
player (= she does not always play well). iss&M, {BA^T^
a noun (also erratic 'block,
er.ratic boulder) {geology
WM
erratum /e'raitam/ noun [usually pi.] {pi. er-rata /-ta/) {technical ftigj a mistake in a
book (shown in a list at the back or front) ( W
) ftTlai^ ( fiffc errata ft
erro neous /I'raunias; NAmE I'rou-/ adj. {formal) not correct; based on
wrong information It W: erroneous conclusions/assumptions Hil / fUA ► er-
roneous-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 If
iA; H It; iiiA: No payments were made last week because of a computer
error. &Ti+^#ld]li,
0
There are too many errors in your work. ft
Wlftft# A^0 0 I think you have made an error in calculating
the total. o A
simple
error of judgement meant
that there was not enough food to go around. —
A-~{fr0
0 a grave error (= a very serious mistake) (“Slai^ 0 a glaring
error (= a mistake that is
very obvious) & 1$ It ijl 0 The delay was due to human error (= a mistake made by a
person rather than by a machine). ^ Ji A ft la la JA W 0 0 The
computer
system was switched off in
error (= by mistake). i+3$|ft %. 7ft ft 31 o 0 There
is no room for error in this
job. ftXAftfl^lao
—see also margin of
error o note at mistake fTiTOl see, realize, etc. the
error of your 'ways {formal or humorous) to realize or admit that you have done sth wrong and
decide to change your behaviour B
ftiftBgfciE — more at trial n.
'error correction noun [u] {computing if) a process by which
a computer automatically corrects mistakes in data *mt ( if£mS^IEfy£lti£ )
'error
message noun
{computing if) a message that
appears on a computer screen which tells you that you have done sth wrong or
that the program cannot do what you want it to do tblafi Ji ( fEi+#tdJiM£± £B ffl,
^K&li )
ersatz /'eazaets; NAmE 'ersaits/ adj. artificial and not as
good as the real thing or product Aia W, ft W, if J&W ( ) : ersatz coffee Wl fffttPn
Erse
/3:s; NAmE 3:rs/ noun [U] (old-fashioned) the Scottish or Irish Gaelic language
—
compare Gaelic, Irish /
ftituW; ilftW; fts'W: an
erstwhile opponent
T-
0 His erstwhile
friends turned against him. ft % gij
MA^MAiffefttfo
erudite /'erudait/ adj. {formal) having or showing
great knowledge that is gained from academic study t$ ^ W; EEC1 LEARNED
eru di tion /.eru'dijn/ noun [U] (formal) great academic
knowledge ^|S]
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 ( Alii ) j*A; ( f
ft: [V] The volcano
could erupt at any time. AlbBtN’BlfBlf Ao 0 Ash began to erupt from the crater. ftii|j£Jf#qM.ftlbn|$
ttj 0 o [VN] An immense volume of rocks and molten lava was erupted. o note at
explode 2 [V] ~ (into sth) to start happening,
suddenly and violently ^ M A X ; M A HT71 break out : Violence erupted outside the embassy
gates. ft ft It H ft 21$ ft £7 HSU o The unrest erupted into revolution.
3 ~ (in/into sth) to suddenly express your
feelings very strongly, especially by shouting loudly ) : [V] My father just erupted
into fury. „ 0 When
third time the crowd erupted. MfkZt
rf ^lo [also V speech] 4
[V] (of spots, etc. JE^#) to suddenly appear on your skin ) it}3E5B:
A
rash had
erupted all over his chest.
If
o ►
erup-tion /i'rApJn/
noun [C, U] : a major volcanic eruption A ill A M A 0 an eruption of violent protest
Mi]ifCiSt&AJil
A 0 skin rashes
and eruptions
t
erup tive /i'rAptiv/ adj. relating to or
produced by the ERUPTION of a VOLCANO A U-l 'H A ; A ill ^ A W eruv /‘eruv/ 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 ( M
-ery,
-ry suffix (in nouns ff) fiB ^ IS]) 1 the group or class of ■■•!¥# ( greenery 0 gadgetry
2
the state or character of •• ) :
bravery i^o rivalry 3 the art or practice of
) : cookery O archery fffft 4 a place where
sth is made, grows, lives, etc. ft )
A:
bakery o orangery
eryth-ro*cyte /i'ri0rasait/ noun (biology ft.) = red
BLOOD
CELL
es cal ate /'eskaleit/ verb ~ (sth) (into sth) to
become or make sth greater, worse, more serious, etc. ( ft )
If
A, T®t
3£ffc, jjp®]: [V] The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. %% M#if A 0
the
escalating costs of health care o
[VN]
We do
not want to escalate the war. ill 7 it $ ft ft
^ 0 ► es cal ation
/.eska'leftn/
noun [C, U] : an
escalation in food prices 0 further
escalation of the conflict
es cal ator /'eskaleita(r)/ noun moving stairs that
carry people between different floors of a large building g
es
cal ope /'eskalnp;
e'skaelap; NAmE I’skailap; I'skae-/ noun a thin slice of meat
with no bones in it, often covered with breadcrumbs
and fried $| ft ( # M
Bi ) : escalopes of
veal
/Jvft ^] ft escapade
/.eska'peid;
'eskapeid/ noun an exciting adventure
(often one that people think is dangerous or stupid) ( ) f l&Trft, Isabel’s
latest romantic escapade ft W ftfr W W N ®'J
es
a verb 1 [V] ~ (from sb/sth)
to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed