dilemma
困境;進退兩難
It put me in a difficult moral dilemma.
這件事讓我陷入了道德困境。
distress
危難,不幸
Her death was a great distress to all the family.
她去世后全家人極為悲痛。
drain
排水;流干
All of our best laid plans are down the drain.
我們所有的周密計劃都白費了。
economy
經濟;節約
We will reduce taxes, to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans.
我們將減少稅收,來恢復我們的經濟勢頭,獎勵那些美國工人和企業做出的努力。
elaborate
精心制作;闡述
Just tell me the plain facts and don't elaborate on them.
告訴我簡單的事實,不必詳細說明。
endure
忍耐;容忍
Despite all the troubles that Japan's financial institutions are enduring, commercial banks as a whole made $49.4 billion.
盡管麻煩不斷,日本的金融機構還是持久的,商業銀行作為一個整體賺了494億美元。
enrich
使充實;使肥沃
Reading enriches the mind.
讀書可以充實頭腦。
enroll
登記;注冊
We enrolled him as a member of our club.
我們錄取他為俱樂部的一員。
equivalent
等價的,相等的
The income loss to rich industrial economies might be equivalent to just over 0.5% of GDP.
發達工業體系的收入損失約大于等于GDP的0.5%。
exceed
超過;勝過
The price will not exceed $500.
價格不會超過500美元。
excess
超過,超額
Don't carry your anger to excess.
不要肝火過盛。
expel
驅逐;開除
Two attaches at the embassy were expelled from the country, for they had done something improper.
大使館的兩名隨員因為做了一些不恰當的事情而被驅逐出境。
explicit
明確的;清楚的
They got explicit warning not to go up the mountain at night.
他們明確被告知晚上不準上山。
extinguish
熄滅;壓制
Smoking is forbidden, Please extinguish your cigarette.
禁止吸煙,請熄滅你的香煙。
fascinate
使著迷
The children were fascinated by the toys in the shopwindow.
孩子們被櫥窗里的玩具所吸引。