8863.eccentric(形)古怪的、反常的
同义词peculiar
My neighbor is an eccentric young man.
我的邻居是个古怪的年轻人。

8864.ecology(名)生态、环境
不可数
Protecting the grassland ecology is an important link in preserving a complete and orderly chain of ecology on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
保护好草原生态，是维持青藏高原生态链完整有序的重要一环。

8865.economy(名)经济；节约
不可数
The employees of the firm practiced economy when doing jobs．
该公司的雇员做任何工作都厉行节约。

8866.edge(名)优势、优越条件
The edge was with Mr.Edwards.
优势在爱德华兹先生那边。

8867.edible(形)可食的、食用的
Are those apples edible or are they poisonous?
这些苹果能吃吗，有毒没有？

8868.edifice(名)大厦；雄伟建筑物
There is a huge Victorian edifice in the area.
该地区有一栋雄伟的维多利亚式建筑。

8869.editorial(名)社论
The editorial was a trail balloon to test the public's reaction to tax reducing．
这篇社论是要试探公众对于减税的反应。

8870.effect(名)效果、效力、作用、影响
同义词influence
Punishment had very little effect on him．
惩罚对他没有什么效果。

8871.egalitarian(形)平等主义的
It's an egalitarian society.
这是一个崇尚平等主义的社会。

8872.egotistical(形)自我本位的、自负的
It is porasible that Rodin meant The Tinker to be a self portrait,because he was an egotistical person．
<思想者>可能就是罗丹的自画像，因为他很自负。

8873.egregious(形)非常的；震惊的；极坏的
Do you know any egregious celebrities?
你知道任何恶名昭彰的名人吗？

8874.elaborate(形)精心制作的；详尽的
They made elaborate costumes for the play.
他们为这出戏精心制作戏服。

8875.elastic(名)橡皮圈、松紧带
It snapped back like a piece of elastic．
它像条橡皮筋一样迅速弹回。

8876.elbow(名)肘部
When you bend your elbow,you contract the muscles of the arm．
你屈肘时，手臂的肌肉会收缩。

8877.election(名)选举、当选
When the election results were made known,the Secretary of the Democratic Party acknowledged that they had been defeated.
大选结果公布后，民主党的书记官承认他们已被击败了。

8878.electrolyte(名)电解质、电解液
Chemical change, especially decomposition, produced electrolyte by an electric current.
电解质是指电流在分解时所产生的化学变化。

8879.elegant(形)雅致的、优美的、漂亮的
同义词tasteful
Jane feels she can never compete with these elegant but snobbish people．
珍认为她永远无法和这些高雅却势利的人竞争。

8880.eliminate(动)淘汰
Our team was eliminated from the competition in the second round．
我们这队在第二轮比赛中被淘汰了。

8881.eloquent(形)雄辩的、有说服力的
He addressed the audience in an eloquent speech.
他向听众发表了有说服力的演说。

8882.embark(动)上船、上飞机
We will embark at Southampton, and disembark in New York a week later.
我们将在南安普敦上船，一星期后会在纽约下船。

8883.embed(动)埋置；使……深留记忆中
That terrible day will be embedded in the children's memory.
那可怕的一天将源深印在孩子们的记忆中。

8884.embrace(动)抓住机会；欣然接受提议等
He embraced my offer to employ David.
他接受我的建议雇用了大卫。

8885.emerge(动)暴露；浮现、出现
同义词appear
Advanced figures are emerging in multitude in our era.
在我们这个时代思想前卫的人物正大量地涌现出来。

8886.empire(名)大企业；帝国
He started off with one small factory,and now he's the head of an oil empire.
他开始只经营一家小工厂，如今已成为一家石油大企业的经营者。

8887.empirical(形)经验主义的
The empirical skeptic appropriately responds:how do you know?
经验主义的怀疑者可以做适当的反应：你是如何知道的？

8888.employment(名)活动；工作
不可数
She found knitting a sweater a good employment in her idle hours.
她发现编织毛衣是消遣时间的好方法。

8889.emulate(动)同……竟争、尽力赶上
You must work hard to emulate your brothe's achievement.
你努力工作才能赶上哥哥的成就。

8890.enclosure(名)圈地、围场
There's a special enclosure when you can look at the horses before the race starts.
这里有一处特别的围场，在比赛前你可以先看看马儿。

8891.encroachment(名)侵入、侵占；侵蚀
I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time．
我不满所有占用我宝贵时间的行为。

8892.endangered(形)快绝种的
This is the home of the critically endangered snow leopards.
这里是濒临灭绝的雪豹栖息地。