list 10 earsplitting --- espouse
earsplitting adj. 震耳欲聋的
distressingly loud
or shrill
earsplitting:voice=??
震耳欲聋的 :声音=??（直接修饰，通感）
earsplitting:loud=heartrending:sad
震耳欲聋的:响亮=令人心碎的:伤心
(程度类比)
Synonyms: blaring,
full-mouthed, piercing, roaring, stentorian, stentorious, stentorophonic
Sample:The rock music was earsplitting and gave
me a headache.
easel [
5i:zl
] n.画架, 黑板架
a frame for supporting something (as an
artist's canvas)
easel:canvas=tripod:camera
画架:画布=三角架:照相机（事物及其支持物）
eavesdrop [5i:vzdrRp] v.偷听
to listen secretly
to the private conversation of others
hear:eavesdrop=follow:shadow
听:偷听=跟随:尾随 （正常与秘密）
collude:cooperate=eavesdrop:listen
串通:合作=偷听:听（非法和正常）
Sample:He liked to eavesdrop on his neighbors'
conversations.
ebb [
eb ] vi.潮退, 衰退
to
fall away or back; decline or recede
escalate<>ebb
扩大<>衰退
Synonyms： ABATE , die (down or away), ease off, fall, let up, moderate, relent, slacken, subside, wane
Sample: His fortunes began to ebb during the recession.
ebullience [I5bQljEns] n. 沸腾,热情,热情洋溢
the quality of lively or
enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings:EXUBERANCE
ebullience<>impassiveness
热情<>无感情
ebullience<>torpor
热情洋溢<>不活泼
ebullient<>torpid
热情的<>麻痹的
ebullience<>lifelessness
热情洋溢<>无生气的
tepid<>ebullient
不太热心的<>热心的
lassitude<>vitality/ebullience{jocular,incisive}
疲倦<>活力/热情
Synonyms: buoyancy,
effervescence, exuberance, exuberancy
Sample:His ebullient nature could not be repressed.
eccentric [Ik5sentrIk] adj. 古怪的,反常的,不同圆心的 n. 怪人,偏心圆
deviating from conventional or
accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
hero:admirable=eccentric:unconventional
英雄:可钦佩的=怪人:非常规的（人物及其正面特征）
eccentric:conventional=doyen:uninitiated
怪人:常规的=老资格:初学的（人物及其反面特征）
Synonyms: STRANGE ， curious,
erratic, idiosyncratic, odd, oddball, peculiar, queer, singular, weird
Sample:In Germany her startling powers as a novelist
are widely admired, but she is almost unknown in the English-speaking world
because of the difficulties of translating her eccentric prose.
echelon [5eFElRn] n.［军］梯队;组织系统中的等级
an arrangement of a body of
troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the one in the rear
like a series of steps
echelon:hierarchy=??
梯队:阶级组织=??
Synonyms:
LINE ，file, queue, rank, row, string, tier
Sample:That news reporter interviews people in
the highest echelons of government.
eclat [eI5klB:] n.
辉煌的成就; 喝采; 名声
brilliant or
conspicuous success
eclat<>fiasco
大成功<>大失败
Synonyms: FAME, celebrity,
notoriety, renown, rep, reputation, repute
eclectic [I5klektIk] n. 折衷主义者,折衷派的人 adj. 选择的,折衷的
selecting what appears to be
best in various doctrines, methods, or styles
Synonyms: discriminating,
select, selective
Sample:Despite claims that his philosophy can be traced to a
single source, the philosophy in fact draws liberally on several traditions and
methodologies and so could justifiably be termed eclectic.
eclipse [I5klIps] n. （日，月）蚀，名声缺落，失势vt. 引起日蚀,引起月蚀,使黯然失色
a falling into
obscurity or decline; also :the
state of being eclipsed
eclipse:prestige=（enervation）enfeeble:vigor
使名声缺落:声望=(削弱/)使衰弱:精力（动作及其对象）
eclipse<>make
distinctive
使黯然失色<>使与众不同
eclipse<>make more prominent/bring to more
prominent
使黯然失色<>使更加卓越
Synonyms: OBSCURE, adumbrate, becloud, bedim, darken, dim, murk,
overcloud, overshadow, shadow
Sample:The new stock market high eclipsed the
previous record set in 1985.
ecstasy [5ekstEsI] n. 狂喜,心醉神迷,忘形
a state of
overwhelming emotion; especially
:rapturous delight
ecstatic<>persevered
狂喜的<>自制的
Synonyms: heaven, rapture,
rhapsody, seventh heaven, transport
Sample:The announcement that the war had ended
brought on an ecstasy that resulted in many uncontrolled celebrations.
ecumenical [i:kjJ5menIk(E)l] adj. 世界范围的，节俭的,一般性的, 普遍性的
worldwide or general in
extent, influence, or application
ecumenical:generality=entire:integrity
普遍性的:普遍=全部的:完整（形容词和名词的同义关系）
diocesan<>ecumenical
小教区的<>全基督教会的
ecumenical<>factionalism/provincial
世界范围的<>党派主义/狭隘的
Synonyms: UNIVERSAL ，catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, planetary, worldwide
Sample:Reading the epigrams of Pope, I admire the
economy of his verse:in few words he conveys worlds of meaning.
eddy [5edi] n.旋转, 漩涡
a current, as of water or air,
moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular
motion
stream:eddy=trend:anomaly
溪流:旋涡=趋向:异常 （事物及其反常状态）
edifice [5edIfIs] n. 大厦,大建筑物
BUILDING; especially :a large or massive
structure
tower:edifice=rampart:barrier
塔楼:大建筑物=壁垒:障碍（种属关系）
buttress:edifice=splint:limb
扶壁:大厦=夹板:四肢 （事物及其作用对象）
blueprint:edifice=syllabus:course
蓝图:大厦=课程提纲:课程（事物及其前期准备）
Synonyms: erection, pile, structur
Sample:The addition of a second tower will give this
edifice the symmetry that it now lacks.
efface [I5feIs] v. 擦掉，抹去
to make (oneself) modestly or shyly
inconspicuous
alliterate:remove=blazon:efface
用头韵体作:删除=以家徽装饰:拭除 (反义关系)
【注:合头韵作的（诗句）不能移动其成分，以家徽装饰（纹章）不能擦去 】
blazon<>efface
画纹章<>拭除
efface<>emboss
抹去<>以浮雕凸现
efface<>bring
to preeminent
抹去<>使卓越
efface<>aggrandize
抹掉<>增加
effacing<>institute
抹掉<>建立
Synonyms: ERASE, annul, black (out), blot out, cancel, delete, expunge, obliterate,
wipe (out), x (out)
Sample:Although retiring, almost self-effacing in
his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong penchant for
publicity and controversy.
effervesce [efE5ves] vi. 冒泡,沸腾,兴奋
to show liveliness
or exhilaration
effervescence:feeling=fury:anger
兴奋:情绪=狂怒:恼火 （程度类比）
effervesce<>be flat
兴奋<>平淡
effervescent<>still
兴奋的<>平静的
effervesce<>droop
兴奋<>低垂，枯萎
lassitude<>effervesce
疲乏<>兴奋
effervescent<>languid
生气勃勃，兴奋的<>没精打采的
Synonyms: EBULLIENCE, buoyancy, exuberance, exuberancy
Sample:Nothing depressed her for long; her natural
effervescence soon reasserted itself.
effete [e5fi:t] adj. 衰老的，虚弱的，精疲力尽的
having lost
character, vitality, or strength
effete<>hale/sound
衰弱的<>强壮的
Synonyms:
STERILE, barren,
impotent, infecund, infertile, unfruitful ，depleted, done, done in, drained,
exhausted, far-gone, spent, used up, washed-out, worn-out， decadent, decayed,
degenerate, overripe
Sample:The literature of the age reflected the
effete condition of the writers; no new ideas were forthcoming.
effluvia [I`flU:vjE] n. pl. 臭气(effluvium的复数形式),没用的副产品
a by-product
especially in the form of waste
effluvia<>desired products
没用的副产品<>有用的产品
Sample:Air pollution has
become a serious problem in our major cities; the effluvium and the poiso
frugal ns in the air are hazards to life.
effulgent [I5fQldV(E)nt] adj．光辉的，灿烂的
radiant
splendor:BRILLIANCE
bootless:futility=effulgent:resplendence
无用的:无用=光辉的:辉煌（形容词和名词的同义关系）
caprice:whimisical= effulgent:resplendence
反复无常:变化多端的=光辉灿烂的:辉煌 （名词和形容词同义关系）
Synonyms: BRIGHT
,beaming,brilliant,fulgent,incandescent, lambent, lucent, luminous, radiant,
refulgent
effusive [I5fju:sIv] adj. 感情横溢的,流出的
characterized or formed by a
nonexplosive outpouring of lava
gush:effusive=rage:irate
涌出:流出的 =愤怒:发怒的（形容词和名词的同义关系）
emotion:effusive=liberty:licentious{
manner:grandious}
情感:感情横溢的=随意:放肆的{礼貌:壮丽地}（后者过分地表现了前者）
effusive<>lack
of emotion
感情横溢的<>无感情的
effusive<>reticent
感情流露的<>沉默寡言的
Synonyms: gushing, gushy,
slobbering, slobbery, sloppy
Sample:Her
effusive manner of greeting her friends finally began to irritate them.
egalitarian [I^AlI5teErIEn] n.平等主义
a belief in human equality especially with
respect to social, political, and economic rights and privileges
meliorism:progress=egalitarian:equity
世界改良论:进步=平等主义:平等 （价值理念及其追求目标）
Sample:He is an egalitarian, not an elitist.
egocentric [i:^EJ5sentrIk] adj．自我中心的，利己的
concerned with the individual
rather than society
altruism<>egoism
利他主义<>利己主义
Synonyms: individualist, individualistic
Sample:His egoism prevented him from seeing the
needs of his colleagues.
elaborate [I5lAbErEt] adj. 精细的,详尽的,精心的
marked by
complexity, fullness of detail, or ornateness
fawn:imperiousness=equivocate:directness=elaborate:sketchy
奉承:傲慢=说模棱两可的话:直接=作详细说明:概略的（反义关系）
【词性不符，疑为:sketch】
abstract<>elaborate
摘要的<>详尽的
Synonyms:
complicated,
fancy, intricate
Sample:The crude
typewriter on display in this museum is the prototype of the elaborate machines
in use today.
elastic [I5lAstIk] adj. 有弹性的, 能伸缩的, 可通融的
capable of being easily
stretched or expanded and resuming former shape:FLEXIBLE
ephemeral:endure=inelastic:stretch
短暂的:持久=无弹性的:伸展（形容词与动词的反义关系）
elastic:expand=viable:live
能伸缩的:伸展=能活的:活（因果关系）
Synonyms: flexible,
resilient, springy, stretch, stretchy, supple, whippy
Sample:With a bifurcated
branch and a piece of elastic rubber, he made a crude but effective slingshot.
elated [I`leItId] adj. 得意洋洋的，振奋的
marked by high
spirits:EXULTANT
elated<>despondent
兴高采烈的<>丧气失望的
elation<>dejection
高兴<>沮丧
elate<>depress {reprobate}
使高兴<>使沮丧
hangdog<>elated
沮丧的<>兴高采烈的
elation<>wretchedness
兴高采烈<>可怜
Synonyms: excited,
exhilarated, turned-on
Sample:Because they had
expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 to be able to gather data only about the
planets Jupiter and Saturn, scientists were elated by the wealth of information
it sent back from Neptune twelve years after leaving Earth.
eleemosynary [9elIi:`mCsInErI] adj. 施舍的,慈善的,接受接济的
of, relating to, or
supported by charity
philanthropist:eleemosynary=??
慈善家:慈善的=??（人物及其正面特征）
Synonyms: CHARITABLE , altruistic, benevolent, good, humane, humanitarian,
philanthropic
elegant [5elI^Ent] adj. 优雅的,端庄的,高雅的
of a high grade or
quality:SPLENDID
insolent<>polite {elegant}
粗野无礼的<>有礼貌的（优雅的）
Synonyms: CHOICE, dainty, delicate, exquisite, rare, select, superior
Sample:Because early United States writers thought
that the mark of great literature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found
in common speech, they avoided the vernacular.
elegy [5elIdVI] n. 哀歌、挽歌
a song or poem expressing
sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead
satire:ridicule=elegy:sorrow
讽刺文学:嘲弄=哀歌:悲伤（事物及其表达的含义）
elegiac:sorrow=devotional:reverence
挽歌的:悲伤=虔诚的:尊敬（形容词与名词的同义关系）
hymn:praise=elegy:sorrow
赞歌:赞美=挽歌:悲伤 （事物及其表达的含义）
paean:song=elegy:poem
赞美歌:歌=挽诗:诗 （种属）
Sample:On the death of Edward King, Milton composed
the elegy "Lycidas."
elephantine [elI5fAnti:n] adj. 象的,巨大的,粗笨的
having enormous
size or strength:MASSIVE
microscopic<>elephantine
极微细的<>巨大的
Synonyms: HUGE, behemothic,
colossal, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, mammoth, mastodonic, monstrous,
prodigious
elevate [5elIveIt] vt. 举起,提拔,鼓舞
to raise in rank or
status:EXALT
debasement<>elevation
降低<>提高
Synonyms: LIFT , hoist, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise,
uprear
Sample:Mountain goats live in the higher
elevations above the valley.
elf [elf] n.小精灵, 矮人, 淘气鬼, 恶作剧的人, 恶人
a small lively creature; also :a usually lively mischievous or
malicious person
elf:imperious=??
恶人:专横的=??
elicit [I5lIsIt] vt. 引出,抽出,引起
to draw forth or
bring out
evoke<>fail to elicit
引起<>不能引起
Synonyms:
EDUCE , evince, evoke, extort, extract, milk
Sample:The defense attorney claimed that the police
had entrapped his client; that is, they had elicited the illicit action of
which they now accuse of him.
elitism [eI5li:tIz(E)m] n.精英论,优秀人士统治
leadership or rule
by an elite
ellipsis [I5lIpsIs] n省略
the omission of one or more
words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a
construction grammatically complete
apostrophes:word=ellipsis:sentence
撇号:字=省略号:句子（语言符号及其所包涵的意义）
区别:elliptical （adj.椭圆的）ellipse （n. 椭圆）
Sample:Sometimes an
ellipsis can lead to a dangling modifier, as in the sentence "Once
dressed, you should refrigerate the potato salad.
elliptical [I5lIptIk(E)l] adj.椭圆的；省略的 , 朦胧的,含糊的
of or relating to deliberate
obscurity (as of literary or conversational style)
elliptical<>palpable
含糊的<>明显的
区别:ellipsis（n.
省略,省略符号）ellipse （n. 椭圆）
Sample:An elliptical billiad ball wobbles because it is not perfectly round; an elliptical
remark baffles because it is not perfectly clear.
elongate [5i:lRN^eIt] v.延长,伸长
to extend the
length of
elongate<>curtail
拉长<>缩减
elongate<>shorten
延长<>缩短
Synonyms: EXTEND , draw, draw
out, lengthen, prolong, prolongate, protract, spin (out), stretch
Sample:The mirror was curved so that it elongated
my image, making me look tall and thin.
elucidate [I5lu:sIdeIt] v.阐明说明
to give a
clarifying explanation
abet:encouragement=elucidate:clarity
教唆:鼓励=阐明:清晰 （行为及其结果）
garble<>elucidate
曲解<>阐明
obfuscate<>elucidate/illuminate/explain
clearly
使模糊<>说明/阐明/解释清楚
obscure<>elucidate
使含糊<>阐明
Synonyms: CLARIFY， clear,
clear up, explain, illuminate, illustrate
Sample:He was called upon
to elucidate the disputed points in his article.
emaciate [I5meIFIeIt] v. 消瘦, 虚弱
to cause to lose f
unaffectlesh so as to become very thin
apoplectic:angry=emaciated:thin
狂怒的:发怒=消瘦的:瘦 （程度类比）
firmness:obstinacy=supple:spineless/thin:emaciated
坚定:顽固=柔软:没有勇气=瘦:瘦弱的 (程度类比)【注:词性不符】
emaciate<>invigorate
使憔悴<>鼓舞
Sample:His long period of starvation had left him emaciated.
emanate [5emEneIt] vi. 散发,发出,发源
to come out from a source
Synonyms: SPRING , arise,
birth, derive (from), flow, issue, originate, proceed, rise, stem
Sample:A strong odor of sulfur emanated from the
spring.
emancipate [I5mAnsIpeIt] v. 解放，解除
to free from restraint,
control, or the power of another;
especially :to free from bondage
emancipate<>shackle
释放<>束缚
emancipation<>bondage
释放<>束缚
Synonyms: FREE, discharge, liberate,
loose, loosen, manumit, release, unbind, unchain,
unshackle
Sample:At first, the attempts of the Abolitioninst
to emancipate the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.
embargo [em5bB:^EJ] n. 禁运令，封港令
a legal prohibition
on commerce
embargo:commerce=quarantine:contact
禁运:贸易=隔离:接触（阻止关系）
Sample:As a result of the embargo, trade with
colonies was at a standstill.
embark [Im5bB:k] vi. 乘船,着手,从事,上飞机
to make a start
debut:career=embarkment:journey
初次登台:职业生涯=上船, 上飞机:旅行 （过程的开始）
dismount:horse=disembark:ship
下马:马=下船:船 （动宾关系）
conclude<>embark on
结束<>开始
Synonyms:
BOARD
Sample:In devoting herself
to the study of gorillas, Dian Fossey embarked on a course of action that was
to cost her her life.
embarrass [Im5bArEs] vt. 使困窘, 使局促不安,阻碍
to place in doubt,
perplexity, or difficulties
catastrophe:mishap=humiliation:embarrassment
大灾难:不幸=耻辱:困窘（程度类比）
embarrass:shame=console:comfort
使困窘:羞耻=安慰:舒适（动作及其目的关系）
unabashed:embarrassment=unheralded:announcement
脸皮厚的:困窘=未事先宣布的:告知（形容词和名词的反义关系）
blush:embarrassment=nod:agreement/bow:respect/shrug:indifference
脸红:困窘=点头:同意/鞠躬:尊敬/耸肩:不关心
disembarrass:entanglement=??
使摆脱困境:纠缠=??
Synonyms: abash, confound,
confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, rattle
Sample:Crosby's colleagues have never learned, at
least not in time to avoid embarrassing themselves, that her occasional bogus
air of befuddlement presages a display of her formidable intelligence.
embed [em5bed] vt. 埋 ；使插入
to enclose closely
in or as if in a matrix
embed<>extract
插入<>拔出
Synonyms: ENTRENCH , fix,
infix, ingrain, lodge, root
Sample:As long as the nuclear family is embedded in
a larger kinship group through contiguous residence on undivided land, the
pressure to share and thus to get along with relatives is strong.
embezzle [Im5bez(E)l] vt.盗用, 挪用
to appropriate
(as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzle:fraud=??
盗用:欺骗=??
Synonyms: misappropriate, peculate
Sample:The authorities did not discover the campaign manager's malfeasance until
after he had spent most of the money he had embezzled.
embolden [Im5bEJldEn] v.给……壮胆，鼓励
to instill with
boldness or courage
appall<>embolden/nerve
使胆寒<>使大胆/鼓起勇气
embolden<>abash/faze/cow
使大胆<>使困窘/使狼狈/威胁
boggle<>embolden
（由于胆怯而）犹豫<>给……壮胆
embolden<>daunt
鼓励<>威吓
Sample:His early success emboldened him to take
even greater risks.
embrace [Im5breIs] n.v. 拥抱, 互相拥抱, 包含, 收买, 信奉
close encircling with the arms
and pressure to the bosom especially as a sign of affection:HUG
embrace:affection=shrug:indifference
拥抱:爱=耸肩:无所谓(动作体现情感)
abrogate<>embrace/institute/uphold
取消<>乐于接受/创立/赞成
eschew<>embrace, greet ,
welcome
避开<>欢迎
abjure<>embrace/espouse
发誓放弃<>支持/赞成
ostracize<>include/embrace
排斥<>包括/包含
spurn<>court ,crave, embrace
摒弃<>追求,
渴望, 欢迎
renounce<>embrace
断绝关系<>信奉
condemn<>embrace
谴责<>拥护，支持
Synonyms:
clasp,
clinch, clip, enfold, hug, press, squeeze
Sample:Having fully
embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by
coercion, the leaders of the movement have recently repudiated most of their
previous statements supporting totalitarianism.
encompass [In5kQmpEs] v.
围绕,包围
to form a circle
about:ENCLOSE
encompass<>exclude
包含<>排除
Synonyms: SURROUND , beset,
circle, compass, encircle, environ, gird, girdle, hem, ring
Sample:Although we were encompassed by enemy forces,
we were cheerful for we were well stocked and could withstand a siege until our
allies joined us.
emigrate [5emI^reIt] vi.vt. (使)移居, (使)移民
to leave one's
place of residence or country to live elsewhere
repatriate:emigration=repeal:ratification
遣返:移民=撤消:批准（反义关系）
Synonyms: MIGRATE,
transmigrate
Sample:The Roth family, whose progenitors emigrated
from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.
eminence [5emInEns] n. 卓越；显赫；(此处喻指高处)
one that is eminent,
prominent, or lofty:as a person of high rank or attainments
master:experience=luminary:eminence
能手:经验=权威:显赫 （人物及其正面特征）
maven:experience=luminary:eminence
行家:经验=权威:显赫 （人物及其正面特征）
eminent<>undistinguished
有名的<>平凡的
ignoble<>eminent
可耻的<>杰出的
Synonyms: distinction, illustriousness, kudos, preeminence, prestige, prominence,
prominency, renown
Sample:After his appointment to this emiment
position, he seldom had time for his former friends.
emphasis [5emfEsIs] n. 强调,加强,重要,强语气
special consideration of or
stress or insistence on something
underscore:emphasis=brand:ownership
底线:强调=烙印:所有权（事物及其含义）
Synonyms: accent,
accentuation, stress
Sample:But the play’s complex view of Black self-esteem and human
solidarity as compatible is no more "contradictory" than Du Bois’ famous，well-considered
ideal of ethnic self-awareness coexisting
with human unity，or Fanon’s emphasis on an ideal internationalism that also
accommodates national identities and roles.
emulate [5emjJleIt] vt.与…竞争；效法
strive to equal or
excel
emulate:exemplary=obviate:unnecessary
效法:可仿效的=除去:不必要的（因果关系）
emulation:exemplar=deference:authority
效法:榜样=尊重:权威 （动宾关系）
Synonyms: RIVAL, compete, rivalize
Sample:However original they might be, Roman poets
were bound to have some favorite earlier author whom they would emulate.
enact [I5nAkt] vt. 制定法律,扮演,颁布
to establish by legal and
authoritative act; specifically:to
make (as a bill) into law
rescission<>enactment
废止<>颁布
Synonyms: constitute,
establish, make
Sample:Because much is needed legislation had to be
enacted, the governor ordered the legislature to convene in special session by
January 15.
enamel [I5nAm(E)l] n. 珐琅,瓷釉
a hard calcareous substance
that forms a thin layer capping the teeth
enamel:tooth=bark:tree
珐琅质:牙=树皮:树（事物及其表皮）
Sample:The enamel protects the inside part of the
tooth.
enclosure [In5klEJVE(r)] n. 附件,围墙,围绕
something that
encloses
stockade:enclosure=pillar:support
栅栏:围绕=柱子:支撑（事物及其作用）
recluse:crowd=claustrophobia=enclosure
隐遁者:人群=幽闭恐怖症:封闭
( 逃避对象)
Synonyms: COURT ， close,
courtyard, artilage, quad, quadrangle, yard
Sample:From the outset, the concept of freedom of
the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary
notion-that of the enclosure of the oceans for reasons of national security and
profit.
encomium [en5kEJmIEm] n. 赞颂，颂辞
glowing and warmly
enthusiastic praise;
encomium:eulogize=quibble:cavil
赞扬:颂扬=小反对:挑剔 (程度类比)
encomium:eulogy=discontent:complain
赞美:赞辞=不满:抱怨 （同义关系）
encomium<>harsh criticism
大力赞颂<>猛烈批评
Synonyms: citation, eulogy, panegyric, salutation, tribute
Sample:Uneasy with the encomiums expressed by his
supporters, Tolkien felt unworthy of such high praise.
encompass [In5kQmpEs] v. 围绕, 包围 , 包含, 含有
to form a circle
about:ENCLOSE obsolete :to go
completely around
Synonyms: SURROUND , beset,
circle, compass, encircle, environ, gird, girdle, hem, ring
Sample:Although we were encompassed by enemy forces,
we were cheerful for we were well stocked and could withstand a siege until our
allies joined us.
encounter [In5kaJntE(r)] n. v. 相会,相遇,遭遇
to come upon
face-to-face
circumlocutory（circumlocution）<>direct
encounter
婉转说法<>直接面对
Synonyms: CONFRONT , affront,
face, meet
Sample:He had expected gratitude for his disclosure,
but instead he encountered indifference bordering on hostility.
encumber [In5kQmbrEns] v.阻碍,妨害,累赘
to impede or hamper the
function or activity of:HINDER
encumber<>remove
impediment
阻碍<>除去阻碍
Synonyms: BURDEN, charge,
clog, cumber, lade, load, saddle, tax, weigh, weight
Sample:Some people encumber themselves with too much
luggage, when they take short trips.
encyclopedia [ensaIklEJ5pi:dIE] n. 百科全书
a work that contains
information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular
branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by
subject
encyclopedia:compendious=abstract:concise/condensed {pertinacity:changeable}{recapitulation:lengthy}
百科全书:全面的=摘要:简短的 （事物及其正面特征）
Synonyms: comprehensive, inclusive
Sample:The encyclopedia salesman claimed the new
edition was a veritable cornucopia of information, an inexhaustible source of
knowledge for the entire family.
endorse
[In5dC:s] vt.签名于(票据)等的背面vt.确认;赞同;
to approve openly especially:to express support or
approval of publicly and definitely
rider:bill=endorsement:policy
法案的附加条款:法案=保险单的附加条款:保险单(前是后的附加)
endorse:approbation=??
确认:许可=??
endorse<>oppose publicly
支持赞同<>公然反对
impugn<>endorse
责难<>支持
deprecate<>endorse
反对<>赞成
Synonyms: APPROVE, accredit, certify, OK (or okay), sanction
Sample:During the 1960's assessments of the family
shifted remarkably, from general endorsement of it as a worthwhile, stable
institution to widespread censure of it as an oppressive and bankrupt one whose
dissolution was both imminent and welcome.
enduring [In`djJErIN] adj. 持久的,忍耐的
LASTING, DURABLE
ephemeral:endure=inelastic:stretch
短暂的:持久=无弹性的:伸展（形容词与动词的反义关系）
ephemeral:enduring=inanimate:living
短暂的:持久的::没生命的:活的（两个形容词的反义关系）
transitory:endure=immutable:change
短暂的:持久=不可变的:改变（形容词与动词的反义关系）
transitory<>enduring
短暂的<>持久的
Synonyms: CONTINUE , abide,
carry through, last, perdure, persist
Sample:Keats believed in the enduring power of great
art, which outlast its creator's brief lives.
enervate [5enEveIt] vt.使衰弱
to lessen the
vitality or strength of
enervate:vitality=debase:value
使衰弱:活力=贬低:价值（行为及其削弱对象）
curtail:period=enervate:energy
缩减:节（周期）=使衰弱:精力（行为及其削弱对象）
eclipse:prestige=enervation/enfeeble:vigor
使名声缺落:声望=使衰弱:精力（行为及其削弱对象）
dispirit:morale=enervate:strength
使泄气:士气=削弱:力量 （行为及其削弱对象）
hamstring:effectiveness=enervate:vitality
使残废:效率=削弱:生命力 （行为及其削弱对象）
enervate<>invigorate
使衰弱<>使健壮
enervate<>fortify/strengthen
使衰弱<>使坚强/变坚固
vitality<>enervation
生命力<>虚弱
Synonyms: UNNERVE, castrate, emasculate, unman, unstring
Sample:In the absence of any stimulation caused by
danger, hardship, or even cultural difference, most utopian communities
deteriorate into placid but enervating backwaters.
enfeeble [In5fi:b(E)l] vt. 使衰弱
to make
feeble:deprive of strength
eclipse:prestige=enervation/enfeeble:vigor
使名声缺落:声望=使衰弱:精力（动作及其结果）
palliate:anger=enfeeble:vigor
减轻:愤怒=使衰弱:精力 （动宾关系）
enfeeble<>invigorate
使衰弱<>使健壮
tonic<>enfeebling
使精神振作的<>衰弱的
Synonyms: WEAKEN , attenuate, blunt, cripple, debilitate, disable, sap, unbrace,
undermine, unstrengthen
Sample:His long illness enfeebled him.
enfranchise [In5frAntFaIz] vt. 给予自治权,给予选举权,解放
to endow with a franchise:as
to admit to the privileges of a citizen and especially to the right of suffrage
enfranchise:vote=license:practice
给予选举权:投票=给予许可:实行 （行为及其结果）
enfranchise<>enfetter
解放<>束缚
enfranchise<>resubject
解放<>使再臣服
enfranchise<>subjugate
解放<>镇压
Synonyms: affranchise, franchise
Sample:During periods of social and cultural
stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by dogmatists that all
real creative work must be done by the disenfranchised.
engender [In5dVendE(r)] vt. 产生,引起
to cause to exist
or to develop:PRODUCE
quash<>engender
镇压<>引起
Synonyms: GENERATE , breed, cause, hatch, induce, muster (up), occasion, produce,
provoke, work up
Sample:To receive praise for real accomplishments
engenders self-confidence in a child.
engross [In5^rEJs] vt.全神贯注于
to take or engage
the whole attention of:occupy completely
attentive:officious=refined:snobbish {
absorbed:engrossed}
注意的:多管闲事的=优雅的:俗不可耐的{ 埋头的:全神贯注的}（褒贬程度比较）
engrossed:absorbed=intimate:close
全神贯注的:入神的=亲密的:紧密的 （程度类比）
Synonyms: ENGAGE , busy, immerse, occupy, soak
Sample:John was so engrossed in his studies that he
did not hear his mother call.
enigmatic [enI^5mAtIk] adj. 阴阳怪气的,谜一般的,高深莫测的
of, relating to, or
resembling an enigma:MYSTERIOUS
juggernaut:unstoppable=enigma:impenetrable
印度教主神像:无法阻碍的=迷一样的:难以理解的(事物及其正面特征)
enigmatic:simplistic=??
高深莫测的:过分单纯化的=（两个形容词的反义关系）
enigmatic<>broadly known {
wildly accepted}
高深莫测的<>广为人知的{广为接受的}
enigmatic<>readily understood
高深莫测的<>浅显易懂的
Synonyms: CRYPTIC, dark, mystifying
Sample:Many have sought to fathom the enigmatic
smile of the Mona Lisa.
enlighten [In5laIt(E)n] vt. 授予...知识,启发,教导,开导
to furnish
knowledge to:INSTRUCT
equivocation:coax=explanation:enlighten
含糊话:哄骗=解释:启发（名词的目的关系）
Synonyms: ILLUMINATE , edify,
illume, illumine, improve, irradiate, uplift
Sample:In the days before
the mass marketing of books, censorship was a prime source of publicity, which
helped the sale of the book and inspired Ralph Waldo Emerson to
remark:"Every burned book enlightens the world".
enmity [5enmItI] n.敌意, 憎恨
positive, active,
and typically mutual hatred or ill will
camaraderie<>enmity
友情<>敌意
comity<>enmity
友好<>敌意
concord<>enmity/rancor
和睦<>敌意/怨恨
Synonyms: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor
Sample:At Camp David President Carter
labored to bring an end to the enmity that prevented Egypt and Israel from
living in peace.
ennoble [I5nEJb(E)l] vt. 授予爵位,使高贵
to make
noble:ELEVATE
debase<>ennoble
贬低<>使高贵
Synonyms: EXALT , aggrandize,
dignify, distinguish, erect, glorify, honor, magnify, sublime, uprear
ennui [Rn5wi:] n. 倦怠,厌倦
a feeling of
weariness and dissatisfaction:BOREDOM
ennui:enthusiastic=fervor:apathetic
倦怠:热心的=热情:冷漠的（名词和形容词的反义关系）
ennui:enthusiastic=somnolence:alert
倦怠:热心的:困倦的状态:警惕的 （名词和形容词的反义关系）
ennui<>energy/enthusiasm
倦怠<>活力/热心
ennui<>keen interest
倦怠<>强烈的兴趣
ennui<>exuberance
倦怠<>生气盎然
Synonyms: TEDIUM, boredom, doldrums, yawn
Sample:The monotonous routine of hopital life
induced a feeling of ennui which made him moody and irritable.
enrapture [in5rAptFE] vt.使狂喜
to fill with
delight
enraptured<>indifferent
狂喜的<>默然的
Synonyms TRANSPORT, enravish, entrance,
ravish, trance
Sample: The audience was enraptured by the freshness of the
voices and the excellent orchestration.
enslave [In5sleIv] vt. 奴役
to reduce to or as
if to slavery:SUBJUGATE
manumit<>enslave
解放<>奴役
Synonyms: enthrall, subjugate
ensue [In5su:] vi.跟着发生, 继起
to take place afterward or as
a result
anterior<>ensuing
前面的<>后来的
Synonyms: following, succeeding
Sample:Because the
potential hazards pollen grains are subject to as they are transported over
long distances are enormous，windpollinated plants have，in the view above，compensated
for the ensuing loss of pollen through happenstance by virtue of producing an
amount of pollen that is one to three orders of magnitude greater than the
amount produced by species pollinated by insects.
entangle [In5tAN^(E)l] vt. 使纠缠,卷入,使混乱
to wrap or twist
together:INTERWEAVE
exoneration:blame=disentangle:snarl
免除责任:责备=松开:纠缠 （反义关系）
disembarrass:entanglement=??
使摆脱困境:纠缠=??
disentangle<>snarl
解开纠结<>使缠结
Synonyms: ensnarl, intertangle, perplex, snarl, tangle
Sample:She entangled her friends in foolish schemes to get rich.
enthusiasm [In5Wju:zIAz(E)m] n. 狂热,热心
strong excitement
of feeling:ARDOR
ennui:enthusiastic=fervor:apathetic
倦怠:热心的=热情:冷漠的（名词和形容词的反义关系）
ennui:enthusiastic=somnolence:alert
倦怠:热心的:困倦的状态:警惕的 （名词和形容词的反义关系）
enthusiasm:mania=suspicion:paranoia
热心:狂热=怀疑:偏执狂（程度类比）
reverence:respect=avidity:enthusiasm
崇敬:尊敬=热望:热心（程度类比）
mania:enthusiasm=rapacity:covetous
极端狂热的:热情=十分贪婪:贪婪的（程度类比）
ennui<>energy/enthusiasm
倦怠<>活力/热心
halfhearted<>enthusiastic
不热心的<>狂热的
Synonyms: PASSION , ardor, fervor, fire, hurrah, zeal
Sample:In spite of lackluster reviews in the press,
the production of her play was rescued from almost certain oblivion by
enthusiastic audiences whose acumen was greater than that of the critics.
entice [In5taIs] vt. 诱骗,引诱,怂恿
to attract artfully or
adroitly or by arousing hope or desire:TEMPT
command:entreaty=goad:enticement
命令:恳求=煽动:诱骗（程度类比）
entice:tempt=affectionate:love
引诱:诱惑=亲爱的:爱 （同义关系） 【注:词性不符】
formidable<>enticing
可怕的<>诱人的
Synonyms: LURE, allure, bait, decoy, entrap, inveigle, lead on, seduce, tempt, toll
Sample:Personnel experts say that attractive benefits
alone will not always keep ambitious executives from changing jobs for better
long-range opportunities, but they think the enticements may deter many
executives from accepting routine offers from other companies.
entrance [`entrEns] vt. 使出神, 使入迷
to carry away with
delight, wonder, or rapture
entrancing(entrance vt.)<>disappoint, disgust, repel,
repulse; bore
使人神魂颠倒<>使失望,令人厌恶,使厌恶
unprepossessing<>entrancing/winsome
惹人厌的<>使人神魂颠倒的/引人注目的
Synonyms: entry, ingress, ingression
Sample:Shafts of sunlight on a wall could entrance
her and leave her spellbound.
entrap [In5trAp] vt. 骗入,诱捕,使陷入
to catch in or as
if in a trap
vigilant:entrapped=exacting:satisfied
警醒的:被骗的=苛求的:感到满意的（反义关系）
valiant:entrapped=demanding:satisfied
勇猛的:被俘获的=苛求的:满意的 ( 反义关系)
Synonyms: catch, benet, catch up, ensnare, entangle, snare, tangle, trap lure, allure, bait, decoy, entice,
inveigle, lead on, seduce, tempt, toll
Sample:The defense attorney claimed that the police
had entrapped his client; that is, they had elicited the illicit action of
which they now accuse of him.
entreaty [In5tri:tI] n. 恳求，哀求
an act of
entreating:PLEA
command:entreaty=goad:enticement
命令:恳求=煽动:诱骗（程度类比）
protest:dissuade=supplicate:entreat
抗议:劝阻=低三下四地恳求:恳求（程度类比）
Synonyms: PRAYER, appeal, application, imploration, imprecation, orison, petition,
plea, suit, supplication
entry [5entrI] n. 登录,条目,报关手续,入口,进入
a descriptive
record (as in a card catalog or an index)
journal:entries=run:performance
期刊（是一系列）:记载=一系列表演（是一系列）:表演（个体组成团体的关系）
Sample:The clerk made an entry of the sale in the company
books.
enumerate [I5nu:mEreIt]vt. 列举,计算,枚举,数
to specify one after another:LIST
Synonyms: COUNT, number, numerate, tale,
tally, tell
Sample:Huck hung his head in shame as Miss
Watson enumerated his many flaws.
enunciate [I5nQnsIeIt]v. 发音，(清楚地)表达
a:to make a definite or systematic
statement of
b:ANNOUNCE, PROCLAIM
waffle:enunciate=embed:disinter
胡扯:清晰阐明=嵌入:掘出 （反义关系）
enunciate<>mumble
清晰表达<>喃喃而语
Synonyms: ARTICULATE, phonate, pronounce,
say
Sample:How
will people understand you if you do not enunciate?
envision [In`vIVLn] vt. 想象,预想
to picture to oneself
Synonyms: THINK , conceive, envisage, fancy, feature, image,
imagine, realize, vision, visualize
Sample:What kind of career do you envision for
yourself?
ephemeral [I5femErEl] adj. 朝生暮死的，生命短暂的
lasting a very short time
convoluted:complexity=ephemeral:transience
费解的:复杂=朝生暮死的:短暂
（同义关系）
ephemeral:endure=inelastic:stretch
朝生暮死的:耐久=无弹性的:伸展 （事物特征及其反面行为）
ephemeral:endure=inert:react
{ineffectual:proceed}
生命短暂的:耐久=惰性的:反应 （事物特征及其反面行为）
ephemeral:transience=permanent:perpetually
朝生暮死的:短暂=永久的:永恒 （事物及其正面特征）
repellent:attract=ephemeral:endure
排斥的:吸引=朝生暮死的:耐久 （事物特征及其反面行为）
ephemeral:longevity=grandiose:humility {xenophobia:diplomatic}
朝生暮死的:长命=宏伟的:谦卑 （事物及其正面特征）
ephemeral:abide=intransigent:yield
短暂的:坚持=不妥协的:屈服 （行为及其反面特征）
ephemeral<>permanent/perpetual
朝生暮死的<>持久的/永久的
ephemeral<>eternal
朝生暮死的<>永恒的
ephemeral<>endured
短暂的<>耐久的
everlasting<>ephemeral
永恒的 <> 短暂的
Synonyms: TRANSIENT,
evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived,
transitory, volatile
Sample:Changes of fashion and public taste are
often ephemeral and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most
sensitive gauges of the state of the public's collective consciousness.
epic [5epIk] 史诗；英勇的;超出正常范围的
extending beyond the usual or ordinary
especially in size or scope
epic<>modest
超出正常范围的<>适度的
Sample:Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai is an
epic portraying the struggle of seven warriors to destroy a band of robbers.
epicure [5epIkjJE(r)] n. 美食家
one with sensitive and discriminating tastes
especially in food or wine
epicure:discriminating=spectator:watching
美食家:识别=观众:看 （人物及其特征行为）
sentinel:watchful=epicure:discriminating
哨兵:警惕的=美食家:有识别力的 （事物及其正面特征）
Synonyms: bon
vivant, gastronome, gastronomer, gastronomist, gourmand, gourmet
Sample:epicures frequent
this restaurant because it features exotic wines and dishes.
epigram [5epI^rAm] n. 警句，讽刺短诗
a concise poem dealing pointedly and often
satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious
turn of thought
exaggeration:caricature=brevity:epigram
夸张:讽刺画=简短:警句（事物及其正面特征）
paradox:contradictory=epigram:wise
自相矛盾的话:矛盾的=警句:英明的（事物及其正面特征）
Sample:Reading the epigrams of Pope, I
admire the economy of his verse:in few words he conveys worlds of meaning.
epilogue [5epIlR^] n. 收场白，尾声
a concluding section that rounds out the
design of a literary work； the final scene of a play that comments on or
summarizes the main action； the concluding section of a musical composition:CODA
dessert:meal=epilogue:play=coda:sonata
饭后甜点:一顿饭=收场白:一出戏=乐章结尾部:奏鸣曲 （事物及其结尾部分）
terminus:stop=epilogue:story
终点:车站=收场白:故事 （事物及其结尾部分）
epilogue:prose=finale:music
收场白:散文=终曲:音乐 (事物及其结尾部分)
epilogue:prose=finale?
收场白:散文=决赛:?? (事物及其结尾部分)
preface<>epilogue
序文<>尾声
Synonyms: afterword
Sample:The audience was so disappointed in
the play that many did not remain to hear the epilogue.
episode [5episEud] n.一段情节, [音]插曲, 插话, 有趣的事件
a usually brief unit of action in a
dramatic or literary work
episode:series=issue:periodical
一段情节:连续，系列=出版一期:期刊（组成关系）
Synonyms OCCURRENCE, circumstance, event, go, happening, incident,
occasion, thing
epistemology [IpIstI5mRlEdVI] n. 认识论
the study or a theory of the nature and
grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
aesthetics:beauty=epistemology:knowledge
美学:美=认识论:知识 （学科及其研究对象）
Sample:"What is more important, a
knowledge of nature of the nature of knowledge?" the epistemologist asked
the naturalist.
epitomize [I`pItEmaIz] vt. 摘要,概括
to serve as the typical or ideal
example of
Synonyms: condense, digest, inventory,
nutshell, sum, summarize, summate, sum up, synopsize
Sample:Many Americans believe that
individual initiative epitomized the 1890's and see the entrepreneur as the
personification of that age.
equable [5ekwEb(E)l] adj. 稳定的，（脾气）温和的
marked by lack of noticeable, unpleasant, or
extreme variation or inequality
equable<>intemperate
温和的<>放纵的
Synonyms: STEADY, constant, even, stabile, stable, unchanging,
unfluctuating, uniform, unvarying
Sample:After the hot
summers and cold winters of New England, he found the climate of the West
Indies equable and pleasant.
equipoise [5ekwIpCIz] n. 平衡,均衡
a state of equilibrium
equipoise:vacillate=??
平衡:来回晃动=（事物及其反面特征）
Synonyms: BALANCE, equilibrium, poise, stasis
Sample:Robin’s words were not without
emotion:they retained their level tone only by a careful equipoise between
imminent extremes.
equity [5ekwItI] n.公平, 公正, 公平的事物, 资产净值, [律]平衡法
justice according to natural law or
right; specifically :freedom from
bias or favoritism
illiteracy:education=inequity:redistribution
文盲:教育=不公平:重新分配 （消除关系）
equitable<>discriminatory/unfair
公平的<>有差别的/不公平的
Sample:My equity in my brokerage account is
$15,000 because I have $20,000 in stock but owe $5,000 as a loan.
equivocal [I5kwIvEk(E)l] adj. 意义含糊的，不直率的
subject to two or more interpretations and
usually used to mislead or confuse
equivocation:clarity=prevarication:truth
模棱两可的话:明晰=搪塞:事实 （逃避关系）
equivocation:coax=explanation:enlighten
模棱两可的话:哄骗=解释:启发 （目的关系）
equivocation:misleading=bromide:hackneyed
模棱两可的话:误导=平凡的事物:常见的 （事物及其正面特征）
equivocation:truth=euphemism:offense/obfuscation:clarity
模棱两可的话:事实=委婉语:冒犯/困惑:明晰 （逃避关系）
equivocate:commitment=procrastinate:action
支吾:承诺=拖延:行动 （逃避关系）
equivocation:ambiguous=platitude:banal
模棱两可的话:暧昧的=陈词滥调:老一套的
（事物及其正面特征）
fawn:imperiousness=equivocate:directness
奉承:专横=支吾:率直 （缺乏关系）
grandstand:impress=equivocate:deceive
为博取观众喝彩而卖弄(技巧):留下印象=支吾:欺骗 （目的关系）
rationalization:plausible=obfuscation:indiscernible {equivocation:definite}
推论:似是而非的=困惑:难以识别的 （行为及其特征）
equivocate:misleading=cliched:hackneyed
模棱两可:误导=陈腐的:常见的 【注:词性不符】
equivocation:ambiguous=oxymoron:incongruous
模棱两可的话:暧昧的=矛盾修饰法:不调和的 （事物及其正面特征）
amorphous:shape=equivocal:meaning
无定形的:形状=模棱两可的:意义（缺乏关系）
unequivocable:ambiguous=spotless:blemish
不含糊的:模糊的=无污点的:污点 （反义关系）
ambiguous:understand=equivocal:meaning
模糊的:理解=摸棱两可的:含义（事物及其修饰）
waffle<>speak unequivocally
胡扯<>说话不搪塞
equivocation<>clarity
模棱两可<>清楚
Synonyms: OBSCURE, ambiguous, amphibological, tenebrous,
uncertain, unclear, unexplicit, unintelligible, vague
Sample:One of archaeology's
central dilemmas is how to reconstruct the intricacies of complex ancient
societies from meager and often equivocal physical evidence.
erect [I5rekt] vt. 使竖立,使直立,树立,建立
SET UP, ESTABLISH
suspend<>erect
垂挂<>树立
slouch<>stand erect
懒散<>站直
Synonyms: BUILD, construct, put up, raise,
rear, uprear
Sample:They erected a lighthouse on the
promontory to warn approaching ships of their nearness to the shore.
erect [I5rekt] adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的
characterized by firm or rigid
straightness in bodily posture
prostrate<>erect
降服<>树立
Synonyms: arrect, raised, stand-up, straight-up, upright,
upstanding
Sample:She is elderly, but she stands erect.
erode [I5rEJd] v. (受)腐蚀，(受)侵蚀
to diminish or destroy by degrees
accrete:growth=erode:destruction
附着:增长=腐蚀:瓦解 （因果关系）
downpour:flooding=wind:erosion
降水:泛滥=风:风化 （因果关系）
gully:erosion=callus:friction
溪谷:腐蚀=老茧:摩擦 （因果关系）
wind:erosion=downpour:flooding
风:风化=降水:泛滥（因果关系）
singe:incinerate=erode:destruction
烧焦:烧成灰烬=腐蚀:毁灭 （程度类比）
deposit<>process of eroding
沉积<>腐蚀
Synonyms: EAT, bite, corrode, eat away, gnaw, scour, wear (away)
Sample:The limestone was eroded by the
dripping water
errant [5erEnt] adj. 周游的,错误的,不定的
traveling or given to traveling
amorphous:shape=errant:course
无定型的:形状=不定的:路线 （形容词及其修饰名词）
doctrine:heretical=course:errant
教条:异教的=路线:不定的 （形容词及其修饰名词）
digress:topic=errant:standard
离题的:主题=周游不定的:标准 （缺乏关系）
Synonyms: ERRATIC, devious, stray, wandering
Sample:Many a charming taerrantle has been
written about the knights-errant who helped the weak and punished the guilty
during the Age of Chivalry.
erratic [I5rAtIk] adj.反复无常的,古怪的
having no fixed course:WANDERING
heroic:craven=erratic:permanent
英勇的:懦弱的=反复无常的:持久的 （反义关系）
Synonyms: devious, errant, stray, wandering
Sample:Experienced and
proficient, Susan is a good, reliable trumpeter her music is often more
satisfying than Carol's brilliant but erratic playing.
erudite [5eru:daIt] adj．博学的，饱学的
possessing or displaying erudition:LEARNED
erudite:fathom=oblivious:neglect
博学的:彻底了解=健忘的:遗漏 （人物个性及其特征行为）
erudite<>smattering of
knowledge/ignorant/unlettered
博学的<>知识贫乏的/无知的/为受过教育的
erudition<>illiteracy
博学<>文盲
erudition<>extremely ignorance
博学<>无知
Synonyms: LEARNED, scholarly, scholastic
Sample:His erudite writing was difficult
to read because of the many allusions which were unfamiliar to most readers.
escalate [5eskEleIt] v．(战争等)升级,扩大,上升
to increase in extent, volume, number, amount,
intensity, or scope
escalate<>diminish
扩大<>减少
escalate<>wane
逐步增强<>衰落
escalate<>decrease
扩大<>减少
escalate<>ebb
扩大<>衰退
Synonyms: ASCEND, climb, escalade, mount, scale, upclimb, upgo
Sample:What had started out as a mere spat
escalated into a full-blown argument.
eschew [Is5tFu:] v．避开,戒绝
to avoid habitually especially on moral or
practical grounds:SHUN
eschew<>embrace/greet/welcome
避开<>拥抱/打招呼/欢迎
Synonyms: ESCAPE, avoid, bilk, double, duck, elude, evade, shun, shy
Sample:He tried to eschew
all display of temper.
ensconce [in5skCns] vt.隐藏, 安置
ESTABLISH, SETTLE
ensconce<>dislodge
安置<>驱逐
Synonyms： install, settle
Sample: The parents thought that their children were
ensconced safely in the private school and decided to leave for Europe.
esoteric [i:sEJ5terIk] adj．秘传的，神秘的
designed for or understood by the
specially initiated alone
esoteric<>common accepted
深奥的<>广泛接受的
esoteric<>generally known
深奥的<>广泛知道的
Synonyms: RECONDITE, abstruse, acroamatic, deep, heavy, hermetic,
occult, orphic, profound, secret
Sample:In the appendix to the novel, the
critic sought to annotate many of the more esoteric references.
espouse
[I5spaJz] vt. 支持,赞成,嫁娶
to
take up and support as a cause:become attached to
lurk:concealment=espouse:marriage
潜伏:潜藏=嫁娶:结婚 （种属关系）
abjure<>embrace/espouse
公开放弃<>信奉/支持
repudiate<>espouse/uphold
批判<>支持
Synonyms: ADOPT, embrace, take on, take up
Sample:She was always ready
to espouse a worthy cause.