describe what I had seen,
etc.) at the trial,
MffvEo 0 He was released
when the judge ruled there was no evidence against him.
vE$5, ftilSITo — see also circumstantial evidence at circumstantial IT»TW1 (be) in 'evidence present and clearly
seen MBH; ill JE: The police were much in evidence at today’s demonstration,
XXX 69;7$cHA±W^I$i&llHjJEo turn King’s/Queen’s 'evidence (BrE) (US turn state’s
'evidence) to give information against other criminals in order
to get a less severe punishment $t |W] 69
¥ il, M & & ftfe £
2E
( tX
M $£ fX M) — compare plea-bargaining — more at balance n.
as verb [VN] [usually passive] (formal) to prove or show sth;
to be evidence of sth -fiE BJ ; ^ 01]; ff A • • • 69 iLE #1 HTT1 testify to : The legal profession is still a largely male
world, as evidenced by the small number of
women judges. &##£mAM±«Jl^A69ffiJA Mk
evi dent /'evident/ adj. ~ (to sb) (that
... ) | ~ (in/from sth) clear; easily seen 69 ; If® JE 69 ; & 69
H771 obvious : It has now become evident to us that a
mistake has been made. IS Cl BM'/n MtB THIho
o The growing interest in history is clearly
evident in the number of people visiting museums and country houses.
IS
ill A M o O The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.
evi dent ly /'evidantli/ adv. 1 clearly; that can be seen or understood
easily ^ £ ifa; & ^ PSWI obviously : She walked slowly down
the road, evidently in pain. M/q & it 'It M ft % , a B U M %
o O ‘I’m afraid I couldn’t finish the work last night.’ ‘Evidently
not.’ “29 A®,
o ” ” 2 accord
ing to what people say ii
H7?l apparently : Evidently, she had nothing to do with the whole
affair.
mx
evil /’i:vl; 'iivil/ adj.,
noun
m adj. 1 (of people A)
enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel 35# 69; IP3569: an evil man
MM <> an evil grin % 2 having a harmful effect on people; morally bad
^#69; 69: evil deeds Mff o the
evil effects of racism 3 connected
with the Devil and with what is bad in the world
35 Iff 69; if M. 69: evil spirits fpa 4 extremely unpleasant
hfA69; AAM09; $AA£?fl&69: an evil smell $£61169^^ from the evil
'hour/'day/'moment (often humorous) the time when you
have to do sth difficult or unpleasant ff ij 1| 69 W li ( ) — more at
brew n., genius n.
mnoun (formal) 1 [U] a force that
causes bad things to happen; morally bad behaviour IfP 35; ¥35; 35 ff: the
eternal struggle between good and evil #^3£zAAJftiihi69
if-#- 0 the forces of evil o You
cannot pretend
there’s no evil in the world. BlIBi
W¥35o 1*133 good
2
[C,
usually
pi.] a
bad or harmful
thing; the bad effect of
sth HF&h.; ^4®: the evils
of drugs/alcohol #& / M69iir£l: 0 social
evils IfiTTH see lesser, necessary
'evil-doer noun (formal) a person who does
very bad things #3569A; A A
the .evil 'eye noun [sing.] the magic
power to harm sb by looking at them ^#69BRft, M S ( m&MifiX )
evil ly /'iivali/ adv.
in a morally bad or very unpleasant way fP35ife; to grin evilly ff-g
o to look evilly
atsb
evince /I'vins/ verb [VN] (formal) to show clearly that
you have a feeling or quality , XM, JkA ( lift jjfr ) : He
evinced a strong desire to be reconciled with
his family. immitH^xmmmmm.
evis-cer-ate /I'visareit/ verb
[VN] (formal) to remove the inner
organs of a body # A fl£; # ••• 69 1*1
PTJ71 DISEMBOWEL
evoca-tive /I’vnkativ; NAmE
I'vark-/ adj. ~ (of sth) making you think of or remember a strong
image or
feeling, in a pleasant way 3l;3£ifijZ,69;
^ IB ‘If 69: evocative
smells/sounds/music 911® 0 fc69 A 9* / Ait’/ ## o Her new book
is wonderfully evocative of village nfe.
evoke /I'vauk; NAmE I'vouk/ verb [VN] (formal) to bring a feeling,
a memory or an image into your mind 31,
•ft
& ( HI If , iB fZ) : The music evoked memories of
her youth. eEABtft690
\Z o 0 His case is unlikely to evoke
public sympathy. #, 69 ‘If U A A AT tl 3l M ik 69 f^T ft o ► evocation /.iivau'keijn; NAmE .iivoti-/ noun [C, U] : a brilliant evocation of childhood in the 1940s 20 40
evo-lu-tion /.iiva'luijn; ,ev-/ noun [u] 1 (biology £) the gradual
development of plants, animals, etc. over many years as they adapt to changes
in their environment it:
the evolution of the human species A ^ (tfJ if it 0
In politics
evo
lu tion ary /,i:va'lu:Janri; ,ev-; NAmE -neri/ adj. connected with evolution; connected with gradual
development and change ikittt)-, ^ $ 69 ; M'MXM 69 : evolutionary
theory 0 evolutionary change
evo lu tion ist /.iiva'lurjmst; ,ev-/ noun, adj. noun a person who believes
in the theories of evolution and
NATURAL SELECTION i&ittt^ m adj. relating to the theories of evolution and natural selection ► evo-lu tion-ism /.iiva'lurXmzam;
,ev-/ noun
evolve /i’VDlv; NAmE i'vailv/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (from sth)
(into sth) to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated
form; to develop sth in this way (M )'mmlil$: [V] The idea evolved
from a drawing I discovered in the attic, #
jf,
OThe
company has evolved into a
major chemical manufacturer. o [vn]
Each school must evolve its own way of working, if $M3J®
i Bo 2 ~ (from sth) (biology A) (of plants, animals, etc.
zjfjfl^j^p) to develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are
better adapted to survive changes in their environment jft it; 'MtcffcMi-.
[V] The three species evolved from a single ancestor. 0 [VN] The
dolphin has evolved a highly
developed jaw. 'MW*
ewe /jur/ noun a female sheep # ^ #■ ; 4t #■
—
picture o goat — compare ram n.( 1) ewer /'juia(r)/ noun a large jug used in the past for carrying water ( [0N'M^cM69 )
Ati?R®> AP/Kfct ex /eks/ noun, prep.
® noun (pi. exes) (informal) a person’s former wife, husband or
partner fj H; ftf A; 1^ mf 69 '14 # (o : The children are spending the
weekend with my ex and his new wife. jm9-^69#A££^AA£-&Jf jiA= m prep. (BrE) not including sth A 'll fS; The
price is £1500 ex VAT. faX 1500
ex- 0-w /eks/ prefix (in nouns
j^l&^ia]) former atf-ff: ex-wife lu# 0 ex-president exa- /‘eksa-/ combining form (in units of
measurement
I018^t
( ) ; ^iLiZ:
exajoule MiZiZ
ex acer bate /ig'zaesabeit; NAmE
ig'zaesarb-/ verb [VN] (formal) to make sth worse, especially a
disease or problem {£35ft; H33 aggravate;
The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs,
►
exacer ba tion noun
[U,C]
exact 0-w /ig'zaekt/ adj., verb
m adj. 1 correct in every
detail ft fi| 69 ; fift 69 HT71 precise : She gave an exact description of the
attacker. j®^H^#69#®#7^ltW69iijto o an
exact copy/ replica of the painting IPteia69ftWS$lJnFi o We
need to