4099.entrance(名)入口、進入
A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour.
燈塔是進入海港航道的標志。

4100.envelop(動)包圍
She was enveloped in a huge white towel.
她裹在一條白色大毛巾里。

4101.envious(形)羨慕的、嫉妒的
后接介詞of
Everyone is so envious of her.
人人都那么羨她。

4102.environment(名)環境；圍繞
The children grew up in beautiful surroundings but not in a happy home environment.
孩子們在美麗的環境中長大，但是卻缺少一個幸福的家庭環境。

4103.environmental(形)環境的
Environmental pollution transcends administrative boundaries.
壞境污染，無分疆界。

4104.envy(名)羨慕、嫉妒
后接介詞of
She said it out of envy.
她出于嫉妒說了這些話。

4105.epic(名)史詩
Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.
他們在中心球場歷時四個小時的比賽是一個壯舉。

4106.equip(動裝備以……；裝有
Please equip yourself with a sharp pencil and a rubber for the exam．
請準備一支削尖的鉛筆和一塊橡皮擦參加考試。

4107.equipment(名)裝備
不可數
The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive.
這個攝影室的裝備花費龐大。

4108.erroneous(形)錯誤的
They qualified his opinion as erroneous．
他們聲稱他的意見是錯誤的。

4109.escalator(名)電梯、自動扶梯
Take that escatator over there and turn left.
搭那里的電梯，然后向左轉。

4110.escape(動)逃走(名)逃避
(動):He escaped from prison this morning.
他今天早上從監獄里逃跑了。
(名):He took an elaborate escape route from South Africa to Britain.
他周密安排了一條從南非逃往英國的路線。

4111.essay(名)文章、散文、淪說文
The professor wrote an assay on Homer.
這位教授寫了一篇關于荷馬的文章。

4112.essence(名)本質、精華
The essenca of his religious teaching is love for all men．
他所宣揚的宗教教義要旨是愛天下人。

4113.essential(形)必要的、精華的
Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are essential to life．
衣、食、住、行是生活中必不可少的。

4114.essentially(副)本質上、基本上
同義詞fundamentally
There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem．
解決這個問題有三種根本不同的方法。

4115.establish(動)建立
同義詞build
The personality of a child is well established at birth．
一個孩子的個性在出生時已大致確定。

4116.establishrrdnent(名)建立
It is valuable to treat the scientific establishment as a resource or machine to be kept in
functiional order.
將科學研究機構作為資源或機器，保持其良好的運行狀態，通常是值得的。

4117.estimate(動)(名)估計
(動):In the year 2010, the National Cancer Institute estimates,that figure will be 75 percent.
國家癌癥研究所估計到2010年這個數字將達到75%。
(名):The expert's estimate is that the patinting is worth one million．
專家估計這幅畫值一百萬元。

4118.eternal(形)永恒的
同義詞everlasting
The minister spoke of the soul's eternal life.
牧師談到靈魂的永生。

4119.eternity(名)永恒
They believed that their souls would be condemned to bum in hell for eternity.
他們相信他們的靈魂會受到懲罰，在地獄里永受煎熬。

4120.ethics(名)道德規范、倫理
慣用復數
He began to question the ethics of his position．
他開始對他的立場是否符臺道德準則提出質疑。

4121.eventual(形)最后的，結果的
It is impossible to predict what the eventual outcome of global warming will be.
要預測全球變暖的最終結果是不可能的。

4122.eventually(副)最后
The governmment eventually collapsed in 1930.
該政府最后在1930車倒臺。

4123.evidence(名)證據、物證
The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was irrelevant to the issus at hand．
法官判斷證據不能接受，因為它與本案無關。

4124.evident(形)明顯的
同義詞obvious
It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made.
我們已經很明顯地出了差錯。

4125.evidently(副)顯然
She walked slowly down the road,evidenlly in pain.
她沿路慢慢地走著，顯然很痛苦。

4126.evil(形)邪惡的、痛苦的、不幸的
I'd better go and see the dentist,I can't put off the evil hour any longer.
我還是去看牙醫比較好，這倒霉的時刻我再也拖不過去了。

4127.exact(形)正確的、精確的
We need to know the exact time the incident occurred.
我們需要了解事情發生的確切時間。

4128.exactly(副)正確地
It happoned almost exactly a year ago.
這事情發生差不多正好一年了。

4129.examination(名)考試
簡稱exam
Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination．
競聘老按考試結果擇優錄用。