age and ethnicity. ^
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.ethnic
mi nority noun a group of people
from a particular culture or of a particular race living in a country where the
main group is of a different culture or race
ethnocentric /.eOnau'sentrik;
NAmE ,e0nou-/ adj. based on the ideas
and beliefs of one particular culture and using these to judge other cultures )
a white, ethnocentric school curriculum U 6 # A A A ^ g ► ethno-cen trism noun [U]
eth nog raph er /e0'nt>grafa(r); A//\m£ -'na:g-/ noun a person who studies
different races and cultures
("SAmfe)
eth nog raphy /e0'nDgrafi; NAmE -'na:g-/ noun [U] the scientific
description of different races and cultures A # ;
A # ifc ►
ethnographic
/.eOna'graefik/
ad/'. :
ethnographic research Af^Afiif A ethnology /e0'nDlad3i; NAmE -'nail-/ noun [u] the scientific study
and comparison of human races fct
ethnological /te0na'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. ethnolo-gist /e0'nnlad3ist; NAmE -’nail-/ noun
ethos /'i:0Ds;
NAmE *i:0a:s/ noun [sing.] {formal) the moral ideas and
attitudes that belong to a particular group or society ( £4S*: an ethos
of public service
ethyl
/'e0il;
'i:0ail/ adj. [only before noun] (chemistry it) containing the group
of atoms C2H5, formed from ethane #ZiS(ft: ethyl acetate ZJ&Z-Mn .ethyl 'alcohol noun [U] (chemistry ft) = ethanol ethylene /'e0ili:n/ (also
eth-ene/'e0iin/) noun [u] (symb C2H4)
(chemistry ft) a gas which is
present in coal, crude oil, and
natural gas TLtifc eth-yne /'i:0ain; NAmE 'e0-/ noun [U] [symb C2H2)
the
chemical name for acetylene eti ol ated /’iitialeitid/ adj. 1 (biology A) if a plant is etiolated it is pale because it
does not receive enough light ( ) Jfft&fJ 2 [formal) lacking
force and energy AAW; eti ology [NAmE) = aetiology
eti-quette /'etiket;
-kat/ noun [U] the formal rules
of correct or polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular
profession ( )
advice on etiquette
A 0 medical/legal/professional
etiquette Iff
Wftffy / ff— see also netiquette Eton-ian /ii'taunian; NAmE -‘tou-/ noun a person who is or
was a student at the English private school
-ette
suffix (in nouns is]) 1 small /g: kitchenette
/MfJ&
2 female £14: usherette
etude /'eitjuid; A/Amf also
-tu:d/ noun [music W) (from French, especially NAmE) = study n.[8) ety-mol-ogy /,eti'mDlad3i; NAmE -'mail-/ noun [pi. -ies) 1 [U] the study of
the origin and history of words and their meanings is) ^ 2 [C] the origin and
history of a particular word is] 'if, ► etymo logic al /,etima’lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj.: an etymological dictionary islif ety-mon /'etimon; NAmE -main/ noun [pi. etymons or ety ma /-ma/) [linguistics i^W) a word or part
of a word from which another word comes isfif; fztfj
mm
EU /,i: 'ju:/ abbr. European Union eucalyptus /juika'liptas/ noun [C, U] [pi. eucalyp- tuses or eu-ca-lypti /-tai/) (also euca lyptus tree, gum
tree) a
tall straight tree with leaves that produce an oil with a strong smell, that is
used in medicine. There are several types of eucalyptus and they grow
especially in
Eu char ist /'juikarist/ noun [sing.] a ceremony
in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory
of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples;
the bread and wine taken at this
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ceremony ( ) £|^L, 2#, Sf^JflL —see also
COMMUNION, MASS(l)
Euclidean
geometry /jui.klidian
d3i‘Dmatri; NAmE -'aim-/ noun [U] the
system of geometry based
on the work of
eu
gen ics /jui'd3emks/ noun [U] the study of
methods to improve the mental and physical characteristics of the human race by
choosing who may become parents ft £ ^; A # gfc ^ ► eugenic adj. eugen-ist /jui- ‘d3iimst/ (also eu geni cist) /jui'd3emsist/ noun eu lo gize [BrE also -ise) /‘juilad3aiz/ verb [vn] ~ sb/sth (as sth) {formal) to praise sb/sth
very highly ffc ®^ He was eulogized as a hero.
Ilo ► eu logistic /juila'd3istik/ adj. eulogy /'juilad3i/ noun [C, U] [pi. -ies) 1 ~ (of/to sb/sth) a speech or piece of
writing praising sb/sth very much iS]; a eulogy to marriage ^U$is] 2 ~ (for/to sb)
[especially
NAmE)
a speech given at a funeral praising the person who has died ( ) f£is],
eu
nuch /'juinak/
noun 1 a man who has been
castrated, especially one
who guarded women in some Asian countries in the past pH A ; A ; Hi If 2 [formal) a person without
power or influence ft (
MBvfa ) W A: a political eunuch “I^A” eu phem ism /'juifamizam/ noun ~ (for sth) an indirect word or
phrase that people often use to refer to sth embarrassing or unpleasant,
sometimes to make it seem more acceptable than it really is 'If : ‘Pass away’ is a euphemism for
‘die’.
“ A ttt ” H “ ft ” (ft ^ iH o 0 ‘User fees’ is just a politician’s
euphemism for taxes. ^ M
® In %
euphemistic
language
H
M gf
eu
phem is tic al ly /juifa'mistikli/ adv.: The prison camps were euphemistically
called ‘retraining centres’, ff
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eu
pho ni ous /jui'faunias; NAmE -'fou-/ adj. {formal) (of a sound, word, etc.
^ ^^) pleasant to
listen to [& ^li&W ►eu-pho-ny /'juifani/ noun [U] eu pho nium /jui'fauniam; NAmE -’fou-/ noun a large brass musical instrument like a tuba eu phoria /jui'foiria/ noun [U] an extremely
strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time
(
'fr 'If , eu-phor-ic /jui’fnrik; NAmE
-’fair-;
-'fair-/ adj.: My euphoric mood could not last.
& o ^ note at excited Eurasian /ju'rei3n; -'reij'n/ adj., noun a adj. 1 of or connected
with both Europe and Asia gfcM : the Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies #10C M. % A 2 having one Asian
parent and one parent who is white or from Europe mnoun a person with one
Asian parent and one parent who is white or from Europe [xA®if,IfiljL: Singapore Eurasians Kr/jn$i#J0:®ilJlnJL eureka /ju'riika/ exclamation used to show
pleasure at having found sth, especially the answer to a problem
(mmmvu, m%
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eu-rhyth-mics (BrE) [NAmE eu-ryth-mics) /ju'ribmiks/ noun [U] a form of
exercise which combines physical movement with music and speech ^
Euro
/'juarau;
NAmE 'jurou/ adj. [informal) (used
especially in newspapers) connected with
euro Oir /'juarau; NAmE 'jurou/ noun [symb €) [pi. euros or euro)
the unit of money of
some countries of the European Union gfcjc ( )
- The price
is
given in dollars or euros. 0 I
paid five euros for it. ^ fE 755! [& ft 0 0 10 million euro * 1 000 0 a 30-million-euro deal * 3 000 Jj
0 the value of the euro against the
dollar
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yttimamm