earn/make a living
get what is necessary for life 谋生
Industrious as he is， he can barely earn a living．他尽管勤勉也只能勉强维持生活。
ease in
1．be accustomed gradually 逐渐适应
Don ' tworry！You'll be eased in to the new job．不要担心！你会渐渐适应新工作的。
He is gradually eased in to the weather here．他慢慢地适应了这里的气候。
2．move or place sth．carefully into a position 小心地把某物移入或放入某一位置
He eased the bolt in carefully．他小心地插上插销。
ease of
relieve of缓解；减轻
This medicine will ease you of your pain．这种药会缓解你的疼痛。
ease off
1．remove gently 小心翼翼地取下
The nurse eased the bandoge off．护士轻轻地揭掉绷带。
He eased the stamp off．他小心翼翼地取下那张邮票。
2．become less tense or troublesome缓和
The rain should ease off before midday．这雨到中午会变小。
According to the weather forecast，the storm will ease off．根据天气预报，风暴会渐渐平息下来。
After the injection his pain began to ease off．打针后，他的疼痛开始减轻。
The tension eased off slowly when the two sides began negotiations．谈判开始时，双方的紧张局势就慢慢缓和下来了。
ease up
1．be relieved from pain 解除痛苦
A doctor's duty is to ease up patients．医生的职责是解除病人的痛苦。
The pain began to ease up after she was grven a sedative．给她用了止痛剂后，疼痛轻多了。
2．become less tense；relax 缓和；轻松；放松
The situation should ease up now that the two sides are prepared to talk．既然双方在准备谈判，局势应该缓和了。
I'll be glad when the pressure of work has eased up a little. I'm far too busy at the moment．如果工作压力减轻一点，我会很高兴的，现在我太忙了。
She refused to ease up the least bit，even if she was already tired．虽然她已累极了，但她丝毫不肯放松自己的工作。
3．slow down;decelerate 放慢；减、速
Ease up，we're going too fast！慢点，我们走得太快了！
The machine eased up．这机器的速度减慢了。
4．move along（usu．to make space for sb．else）移动（常指为别人让出座位）
They eased up a bit to make room for those without seats．他们移动了一下，腾出地方给没有座位的人。
I wonder if you could ease up a little as there are severla people without seats．有好几个人没有座位，不知你们是否可以挪一挪让出点座位来。
eat at
disturb打扰；使烦恼
What ate at her was not what you had said but something else．使她烦恼的事不是你所说的，而是其它事情。
eat away
1．destroy gradually（逐渐）腐蚀；消耗
The acid has been eating away the sides ofthe container．酸侵蚀了容器的壁。
Cancer ate away the healthy flesh．癌症侵蚀了健康的肌体。
Our money was eaten away by inflation．我们钱都被通货膨胀吞蚀了。
2．eat continuously 连续不断地吃
They have been eating away for more than three hours.他们一直吃了3个多小时。
eat in
eat at home在家吃饭
Are we eating in tonight？今晚我们在家吃饭吗？
eat one's words
admit one has been wrong in sth．one has said收回自己说过的话
Dick insisted the United States was larger than China but he had to eat his words when Beth showed him his map．狄克坚持说美国比中国大，但当贝思给他看地图时，他不得不收回他的话。
Don't boast too much．You will be forced to eat your words one day．不要吹得太厉害，总有一天你不得不收回你说的话。
eat out
1．eat in a restaurant instead of at home在餐馆吃饭Once in a while we eat out．我们时而在外面饭店用餐。
We need a babysitter tonight，because we are eating out．今晚我们需要一个看孩子的，因为我们要在外面吃饭。
2．rust；rot or be destroyed使生锈；使腐烂
Rust has eaten out the sword．剑已经生锈了。
eat up
1．finish eating； eat all of 吃光
Make sure the children eat their vegetables up！一定要让孩子们把蔬菜吃光。
After working all afternoon，we quickly ate up all of the dinner.我们整整干了一个下午以后，一会儿就把饭吃光了。
2．use all of；consume用完；消耗
Extravagance ate up his inheritance．奢侈的生活耗尽了他继承的遗产。
The central heating eats up a lot of electricity．暖气耗费大量的电力。
Idle talk had eaten up the hour before they knew it．闲谈不知不觉地把他们的时间都耗掉了。
3．destroy as if by eating；distress 毁坏；使苦恼 The mountain flood ate up many buildings．山洪冲毁了许多建筑物。
What's been eating him up lately？近来他为什么一直在苦恼？
The heavy and monotonous job ate him up．繁重而单调的工作使他苦恼烦闷。
ebb away
1．flow away from a given position 从一处流掉；消退
The tide ebbed away．潮水退了。
2．fade away 渐渐衰弱下去；逐渐衰退
Feeling himself ebbing away，the old man knew that his days were numbered and called for a lawyer to make a will．这位老人感到身体越来越不行了，他意识到他活在世上的日子是屈指可数了，就请来了律师，立了遗嘱。
Her enthusiasm slowly ebbed away．她的热情慢慢地没了。
The old woman felt her strength ebbing away．这位老妇人感到体力渐渐不行了。
ebb back
return；revive回复；复活
With the encouragement of the teacher，his confidence ebbed back again．在老师的鼓舞下，他又恢复了信心。
Our hopes ebbed back．我们又有希望了。
edge on
urge on怂恿
The boy committed the crime partly because he was edged on by others．这男孩犯罪部分是因为受他人怂恿。
The girl edged her boy friend on to buy a colour TV camera．这女孩怂恿她的男友买彩色电视摄像机。
edge out
1．displace 取代
Colour TV sets are gradually edging out black and white ones．彩电正在逐渐取代黑白电视机。
Imported cars from Japan are edging out American cars.从日本进口的汽车正在取代美国的汽车。
2．supplant; defeat or surpass by a small margin排挤掉；险胜
That forceful young woman edged out the forner chairman and is now chairman herself．那位年轻的女强人逐渐挤掉了前任主席，现在她自己当上了主席。
In the last election they succeeded in edging their opponents out by a small margin．在最近的一次选举中，他们以微弱的多数票挤掉了对手。
egg on
encourage；induce 鼓励；怂恿
Stop egging him on to drink more！He has had enough．别再给他劝酒了！他已喝得够多了。
They ogged him on to fight those boys．他们怂恿他跟那些男孩打架。
either…or
one or the other of the two或…或；不是…就是
Please either come in or go out．Don't stand there in the doorway．要么进来要么出去，不要站在门口。
He must be either mad or drunk．他不是疯了，就是喝醉了。
elaborate on
explain in detail（a plan，a theory，etc．）详细说明（计划、理论等）
He is going to elaborate on his design．他将对他的设计作详细的说明。
The physicist is asked to elaborate on his theory．这位物理学家被邀请详细解释他的理论。
eligible for
having the right qualifications 有…资格的
Are you eligible for free medical treatment？你有免费医疗的资格吗？
Anyone who can speak French is eligible for membership in this club．任何会讲法语的人都有资格加入这个俱乐部。
Pupils must pass in all subjects to be eligible for school teams．全部功课及格的学生才有资格参加校队。
embark on
1．go aboard（a shiP，an airplane，etc．）上（船、飞机等）
He embarked on a ship for America yesterday evening.他昨天晚上乘船去了美国。
2．engage in着手；从事
The city has embarked on a program of reshaping its streets and roads．这个城市已着手进行将街道和公路重新规划的项目。
They are embarking on the policy of economic development．他们正在执行发展经济的政策。
Having embarked on this course，they had to stick to it．他们既然已经走上了这条路，只好走到底。
encroach on/upon
1．intrude on（property，etc．）；go beyond what is right or natural or desirable 侵犯；侵占（财产等）；超出正常范围；侵入
We will never allow anybody to encroach upon China'sterritorial integrity and sovereignty．中国的领土和主权绝不允许任何人侵犯。
The army must never encroach upon the people's interests．军队绝不能损害人民的利益。
Never do anything to encroach upon the interests of others for your own good．绝不要做任何损人利己的事情。
I'm sorry to encroach on your time，but I really need your help．很抱歉占用你的时间，但是我确实需要你的帮助。
2．erode侵蚀
The sea is encroaching upon the land．海水侵蚀着陆地。
end in
result in；have sth．as its end以…告终；结果是
The meeting ended in disorder．会议在一片混乱中结束。
If you don't take pains， your dream will end in bubbles．如果你不努力，你的愿望就会成泡影。
After full 12 months the Long March ended in triumph．经过整整12个月，长征胜利结束了。
That affair will end in his dismissal．那件事将以他的除名而告终。
end off
bring to an end；finish 结束；完成
This civil case ended off unexpectedly．这件民事诉讼案的结果出乎人们的预料。
They ended off the off the meeting with a song．他们唱了一首歌结束了会议。
We ended the work off with a flourish．我们积极地完成了工作。
end up
1．reach a final situation；die ；be killed 终结；死；被杀死
The gangster ended up in the electric chair．那个歹徒最后被送上电椅处死。
The runaway prisoner ended up in a river．那个逃犯最后死在一条河里。
2．come to an end；finish by 结束；以…结束
If you don't slow down，you'll end up in hospital.你要是不减速，你会被送进医院的。
She ended up her speech with a short poem．她朗诵了一首短诗结束了她的演讲。
Despite his strenuous efforts，he ended up unsuccessfully after all．尽管他付出了艰苦的努力，可最后还是没有成功。
endowed with
born with 赋有
Jane is endowed with many talents．简多才多艺。
He was endowed with the spirit of selfsacrifice.他富有自我牺牲精神。
She is endowed with beauty and intelligence．她天生美丽聪明。
engage for guarantee；promise 保证；允诺
I can engage for nothing but his honesty．我只能对他的诚实担保。
That's all I can engage for．我所能担保的仅此而已。
Your demand is more than I can engage for．你的要求我无法答应。
engaged in
busy with；occupied in 忙于；从事于
The diligent student engaged himself in concentrated study．那位勤奋的学生一直在专心地学习。
The employer engaged his new workers in hard labor．这位雇主让他的新工人一直不停地干艰苦的工作。
She is an experienced teacher, for she has engaged in teaching for thirty years．她是一位有经验的教师，因为她从事教学已经30年了。
engage with
1．attack（the enemy）；enter into conflict with 攻击；与…交战
Our army engaged with the enemy at the first light of day．天一破晓，我军就同敌人交了火。
It's very likely that the two countries will engage with each other．很可能这两个国家要发生冲突。
2．connect with sth．as in machinery（机器）啮合
The engine has stopped because the different parts of the motor are not engaging with one another properly．由于各零件彼此啮合欠佳，发动机停了。
3．be busy dealing with 忙于应付；忙于
Most of my time is engaged with theedaytoday work in the office．我的大部分时间都是在办公室处理日常事务。
At present he is engaged with the revision of his book．目前他正忙于修订他那本书。
enjoy oneself
have a good time 玩得快乐
Did you enjoy yourself during the winter vacation？寒假你玩得痛快吗？
enlarge on／upon
say or write more about（a point，a matter， etc．）进一步详述（观点、事情等）
I need not enlarge upon this matter，because you all know my views．我不需要详述此事，因为你们都知道我的观点。
The chairman asked him． to enlarge on his suggestions．主席请他进一步叙述他的建议。
The children wanted him to enlarge on what he had said about the umidentified flying objects.孩子们要他详细讲解他所说的飞碟问题。
enter for
put one's name down for（a contest，an exam，etc．）报名参加（竞赛、考试等）
How many students entered for the competiion？多少学生报名参加比赛？
All the students in Band 4 have entered for College English Test Band 4．所有 4级的学生都报名参加了大学英语4级考试。
I want to enter for high iump． 我想报名参加跳高比赛。
enter into
1．come or go in；begin（correspondence，conversations，negotiations，etc．）进入；开始（书信、谈话、谈判等）
Shortly after graduation from college，he entered into business．大学毕业后不久他就进入了商界。
The two old men entered into a long discussion．这两位老人开始了长时间的讨论。
They entered into negotiations with their business rivals．他们开始跟业务上的对手进行谈判。
At that time he entered into correspondence with an American for im provement in the English language．那时候他开始同一位美国人通信以提高英语水平。
2.relate in detail；begin to consider；examine 详述；开始考虑；研究
Without entering into all the advantages and disadvantages，we can see that the plan is feasible．尽管没有详述优缺点，我们也看得出这个计划是可行的。
We can't enter into details at present．我们目前还不能讨论细节。
Let's enter into an elaborate investigation．让我们开始详细调查吧。
3．take part in 参加
A catalyst changes the speed of chemical reaction without entering into it．催化剂能改变化学反应的速度而不参加反应。
4．form a part；be part of 成为…一部分
Oxygen enters into many compound bodies．氧是许多化合物的组成部分。
5．sympathize with；understand；comprehend同情；理解；深知
I can enter into your feeling at the loss of your father．我能理解你失去父亲后的心情。
She did not enter into my mood．她不体谅我的心情。
All of us have come from developing countries，so we can enter into one another's feelings and views．我们都来自发展中国家，因此能理解彼此的感情和观点。
6．come into a state of 进入…状态
The actress acted very well because she has entered into the feelings of her part．这位女演员表演得很好，因为她已经进入了角色。
The country has entered into a state of war．这国家已经进入战争状态。
enter on/upon
1．begin（an age，a career，a term of office，etc．）开始（一个时代、生涯、新职务等）
Our country has entered，on a new period．我们国家已进入一个新时期。
After the splendid wedding party，the new couple entered on a new stage of their life．在隆重而壮观的婚礼以后，这对新婚夫妇开始进入了生活的新阶段。
He felt proud when he entered on the duties of his new appointment．当他开始担任新职务时，他感到很自豪。
2．begin to consider；begin to deal with 开始考虑；开始研讨
Let's enter upon the question．我们开始讨论这个问题吧。
Once we enter on a question，we should not easily give it up．一旦我们研究某个问题，就不要轻易放过它。
3. take possession of 得到；占有
She entered upon a large property．她获得了一大笔财产。
enter up
record；write down 登记；写下
The manager told the accountant to enter up the sales for the past month．经理要会计把上个月的销售登记入账。
It is very im portant that every sale of a dangerous poison should be entered up at the time of sale．每卖出一件危险的毒品都必须在卖时登记下来，这很重要。
Would you please enter up your name and address in the register？请在这本登记簿上登记你的名字和地址，好吗？
entitle to
give sb．the right to（sth．）使…有权；使…有资格
The ticket entitles you to a free seat at the concert.用这张票你可以免费听一场乐会。
What she did was entitled to high praise．她所做的事情值得高度赞扬。
University students in our country are entitled to free medical care．我国的大学生享受公费医疗。
All the company's employees are entitled to an annual paid leave of from 24 to 30 days．这个公司的所有雇员每年有资格享受24到30天的休假。
You are not entitled to use our school library．你无权使用我校的图书馆。
entrust to
give the charge of sth．to sb．委托某事给某人
We cannot entrust such a task to a person we don't know.我们不能把这样一项任务交给我们不了解的人。
entrust with
trust with；give sb．the charge of sth．托某人做某事
She entrusted me with mailing this letter．她委托我寄发这封信。
envious of
full of envy；showing or expressing envy 羡慕或妒忌的；表示羡慕或妒忌
John is envious of Tom's success．约翰对汤姆的成功非常羡慕。
I am never envious of others for their wealth．我从不羡慕别人的富有。
equal to
1．the same in size，number，etc．等于；相等
Twice two is equal to four．2 乘 2等于4。
2．able to bear 胜任
He is equal to anything．他事事都能胜任。
Are you equal to the occasion？你能应付那个局面吗？
I'm not equal to the position．我不能胜任这个职位。
equip with
provide…with给…装备
We should equip our children with a good education.我们应当让孩子们受到良好的教育。
essential to
necessary to为…不可缺少的
Water is essential to the growth of crops．水是庄稼生长所不可缺少的。
Hard work and perseverance are essential to success.努力工作和持之以恒是成功所不可少的。
even if/though
although 即使…也
I won't mind even if he doesn't come．即使他不来，我也不介意。
I won't lose heart even if I don't succeed．即使是失败，我也不灰心。
even out
1．make（a surface，etc．） even or smooth使（表面等）平坦或光滑
The workers are busy evening out the surface of the road．工人们正忙着平整路面。
When the building of the bridge was finished，the workers began evening out the ground of the construction site．当桥梁建造完工时，工人们开始平整建筑工地的路面。
2.stabilize 稳定
It is expected that prices will even out next year．预料明年的物价会稳定。
3．equalize；make regular or equitable使平均；使均衡
I'll pay this time and yod pay next time；it'll even out in the long run．这次我付，下次你付，最后还是平摊了。
even up
equalize；make（accounts，etc．）balanced；make equal 平均；使（帐目等）平衡；使…成为平局
According to the contract，the two parties should even up accounts with each other．根据合同，双方的收支账目应该相等。
If you give him an apple you must give his brother one to even things up．你要是给他一个苹果，就也得给他弟弟一个，这样才公平。
The two teams evened up their score．这两队打成平局。
ever so
very；vastly；immensely非常；大大地（加强语气）
He was ever so tired．那时他太累了。
I like it ever so much．我非常喜欢它。
She's got ever so many books．她有好多书。
every now and then
from time to time； occasionally 不时；时常
Every now and then I like to walk along the beach and forget my problems．我常常喜欢沿着海滩散步，忘记我的问题。
I meet him every now and then on the street．我时常在街上碰见他。
every other
1．alternate每隔一（个）
We have English lessons every other day．我们每隔一天上一次英语课。
I go there every other week．每隔一周我去那儿一趟。
2．all others所有其他的
Tom was early；every other boy was late．汤姆来得早，而其他男孩一个个都迟到了。
every so often
once in a while；occasionally 时时；常常
I no longer see him regularly，but every so often he drops in at my office．我
不再定期看到他，但他不时来办公室看看我。
excel at／in
be very good at 优于；擅长 He excelled at tennis as a young boy．他在少年时就擅长网球。
David excels in history．戴维的历史成绩最好。
except for
if…be excludd；with the exception of 除去…以外
Your composition is good，except for some spelling mistakes．你的作文写得不错，只是有几处拼写错误。
This translation is very well done，except for afew inaccuracies．这篇译文很不错，只有几处译得还不够确切。
exchange for
give one thing and receive another thing for it 交换
I'd like to exchange this dress for one of a larger size.我想把这件衣服换成一件尺寸大点儿的。
excl usive of
not including不包括在内
The ship had a crew of 57，exclusive of officers．这船上有 57名水手，高级船员除外。
The book costs two pounds，exclusive of postage．除邮资以外，这本书价值两英镑。
excuse for
forgive sb.for因…而原谅（某人）
You will excuse me for not recognizing you at once.请原谅我没有一下子把你认出来。
excuse from
make free from 免除
He had been excused from military service on account of shortsightedness．他因近视而免服兵役。
exempt from
make free from免除
Old age pensioners should be exempt from taxation．领取养老金的人应免除征税。
Being very small can exempt a man from military service. 年岁很小可以免除服兵役。
expect of
anticipate期待；希望
The whole family expects great things of him．全家人对他抱以很大期望。
Parents usually expect too much of their children．父母往往都对子女寄予太多希望。
expose to
1．leave uncovered or unprotected 暴露于
Do not expose it to the sun．此物谨防日晒。
To stay warm in cold weather，coldblooded animals must expose themselves to a source of warmth such as direct sunlight．冷血动物在寒冷的气温下要保暖，必须把自己暴露在阳光这样的温源下。
2.make known揭露（出来）
We must expose this shameful activity to the newspaper．我们必须将这可耻勾当公诸报端。
expressive of
serving to express 表示的；表现的
His look was expressive of gratitude．他流露出感激之情。
A baby's cry may be expressive of hunger or pain．婴儿的哭啼可能表示饥饿或疼痛。
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