English
that is typical of
ETA /,i:
ti: *ei/ abbr. estimated time of arrival (the time at which an
aircraft, a ship, etc. is expected to arrive) ( $jl ) M i+iyiiN'la] — compare ETD
eta /’i:ta/ noun the 7th letter of the
Greek alphabet (H, ri)
et al* / ,et 'ael/ abbr. (used
especially after names) and other people or things (from Latin ‘et alii/alia’)
A,
mm, mm m gftTlfcet alii/alia )
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research by West et al, 1996 ^ JDr A 1996
etc* on* /.et 'setara; ,it/ abbr. used after a list to
show that there are other things that you could have mentioned (the
abbreviation for ‘et cetera’) \>XAit#0lit27 IMA^ffe; mm:
Remember to take some paper, a pen, etc. 0
We
talked about the contract, pay, etc. 1^7
T.m raj®.
et cet-era /.et 'setara; ,it/ = etc.
etch /etj*/
verb ~ A (with B) | ~ B (in/into/on A) 1 to cut
lines into a piece of glass, metal etc. in
order to make words or a picture f4£ij, Hfh ( SfcflS,
fH HI ) : [VN] a
glass tankard with his initials etched on it 0 a glass tankard
etched with his initiab
[also V] 2 [VN] [usually passive] (literary) if a feeling is etched on sb’s face, or sb’s face
is etched with a feeling, that
feeling can be seen very clearly ( Jj&± ) tb: Tiredness
was etched on his face. M.ffe6t)J&1±
Rj o His face was etched with tiredness.
3 [VN] [usually passive] to make a strong clear mark
or pattern on sth ; ifflj tB 0*J : a mountain etched (= having a clear
outline) against the sky £ A $ ^ M T 16 M i# W Lh IT^TTn be etched on your heart/1
memory/1 mind if sth is etched on your memory, you remember it because it has made a strong impression
on you
etch ing /’etjirj/ noun [C, U] a picture that is
printed from an etched piece of metal; the art of making these pictures tikMW; MI'JA;
ETD l,ii tii ‘di:/ abbr.
estimated time of departure (the time at which an aircraft, ship, etc. is
expected to leave) ( fiJlWj ) —compareETA
eternal /i't3:nl;
NAmE i't3:rnl/ adj. 1 without an end;
existing or continuing forever A 6*J; 7k A 6iJ ; tR'II 61): the promise of eternal life in heaven A HI 7k 7 0*J
i7ilr
<> She’s an eternal optimist (= she always expects that the
best will happen). jlfe)iA7;kjzE#J 0
eternal truths (= ideas that are
always true and never change) tR
ti 313 2 [only before noun] (disapproving) happening often
and seeming never to stop Affclt07 7% A & it 61); & %^ 7 61) HT1 constant : I’m tired of
your eternal arguments. 3% ® 7
fMl 5P& tc & 7 6*J 4
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►
eter nal
ly /I'teinali;
NAmE -'t3:rn-/ adv.:
I’ll be eternally grateful to you for this.
0
women trying to look eternally young i^fH 7jci^W#61l A A FM see hope
n.
e.ternal 'triangle noun a situation where two
people are in love with or having a sexual relationship with the same person ELfaMM.
e.ternal 'verity noun [usually pi.] (formal) an essential basic moral principle
eternity
/I'tainati;
NAmE i't3irn-/ noun 1 [U] (formal) time without end,
especially life continuing without end after death 7jcfl; 7X7; A 77 There
will be rich and poor for all eternity. ^ It 7fc S & <> 0 They
believed that their souls
would be condemned to burn in hell for eternity. £«
M7k(§:Ml&o 2 an eternity [sing.] (informal)
a period of time that seems
to be very long or to never end ( f£[ ¥ ) A^A/f*6lJ —SBtlB]: After
what seemed like an eternity the nurse returned with the results of the test.
M
e'ternity ring noun
a
ring given as a symbol of love that will last for a long time 7XtM$c; ( )
eth /e5/
noun
(phonetics
iff#) the letter 6 that was used in Old English to represent the sounds /0/ and
/5/ and later written as th.
This letter is now used as a phonetic symbol
for the sound /5/, as in this. */6/
m w th)
0
eth ane /,i:0em/ noun [U] (symb C2H6)
(chemistry ft) a gas that has no
colour or smell and that can burn. Ethane is found in natural gas and mineral
oil. ( A&AiA
mmnw)
etha
nol /'eGanol;
NAmE -noul/ (also .ethyl 'alcohol) noun [U] (chemistry ft) the type of
alcohol in alcoholic drinks, also used as a fuel or solvent ZM- ethene
/'e0i:n/
noun [u] = ethylene ether /’i:0a(r)/ noun [U] 1 a clear liquid made
from alcohol, used in industry as a solvent
and, in the past, in medicine to make people unconscious before an
operation g$; /M 2 the ether (old use or literary) the upper part of the
sky MA; A 5?: Her words disappeared into the
ether, ftfc
0<j M A & fi W A 0 3 the ether the air, when it is
thought of as the place in which radio or electronic communication takes place
WA
ethereal /i'Giarial;
NAmE i'0ir-/ adj. (formal) extremely delicate
and light; seeming to belong to another, more spiritual, world ftifld;
&SRW; 0J107
ethereal music ftS^W A 0 her ethereal beauty
6f)A
Ethernet
/'i:0anet; NAmE 'i:0arnet/ noun [u] (computing if) a system for
connecting a number of computer systems to form a network bj, AN ethic /'e0ik/ noun 1 ethics [pi.] moral principles
that control or influence a person’s behaviour ;
ft
3 : professional/business/medical ethics |R ik /
IS H 0 to draw up a code of ethics il li o He began to question the ethics
of his position.
2 [sing.] a system of
moral principles or rules of behaviour it Hf£^; ft A JUJU!]: a strongly defined work ethic
0 the Protestant
ethic fr It ft 3 3 ethics [u] the branch of
philosophy that deals with moral principles ft3^; eth ical /'e0ikl/ adj. 1 connected with beliefs
and principles about what is right and wrong ( )
itH
6*J;
ft 3 6fj: ethical
issues/standards/questions A II % $} fa M; II38 ^ ?S / fp] jS o the ethical problems of human embryo research A ^ K J3p W % 6$ ft 3 IpI £§ 2 morally correct or
acceptable ^ t2- II M
W : Is it ethical
to promote cigarettes through advertising? IH 0 ethical investment (= investing money in
businesses that are considered morally acceptable) ft-¥-iIli0*)&^ ► ethical ly /-kli/ adv. : The committee judged that
he had not behaved ethically. ^M^^#6fJftAii#73tm?to
eth nic /'e0mk/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 connected with or
belonging to a nation, race or people that shares a cultural tradition K^6f);
#1^07 ethnic
groups/communities 0 ethnic
strife/tensions/violence (= between people from
different races or peoples) / MJj
<>
ethnic
Albanians living in Germany £i£&filI]0iJH:7e
MUE^A 2 typical of a country
or culture that is very different from modem Western culture and therefore
interesting for people in Western countries fe&fj; # [IIM 07 ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking / ifcStTtfp / mi® ► eth nical ly /-kli/ adv.: an ethnically divided region
■
noun (especially NAmE) a person from an ethnic MINORITY A
.ethnic
'cleansing noun [U] (used especially
in news reports) the policy of forcing the people of a particular race or
religion to leave an area or a country ( AfflA
eth ni city /eG'msati/ noun [U] (technical Ain) the fact of
belonging to a particular race # tW M; # M # &: Many factors are important, for example
class, gender,