4099.entrance(名)入口、进入
A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour.
灯塔是进入海港航道的标志。

4100.envelop(动)包围
She was enveloped in a huge white towel.
她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。

4101.envious(形)羡慕的、嫉妒的
后接介词of
Everyone is so envious of her.
人人都那么羡她。

4102.environment(名)环境；围绕
The children grew up in beautiful surroundings but not in a happy home environment.
孩子们在美丽的环境中长大，但是却缺少一个幸福的家庭环境。

4103.environmental(形)环境的
Environmental pollution transcends administrative boundaries.
坏境污染，无分疆界。

4104.envy(名)羡慕、嫉妒
后接介词of
She said it out of envy.
她出于嫉妒说了这些话。

4105.epic(名)史诗
Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.
他们在中心球场历时四个小时的比赛是一个壮举。

4106.equip(动装备以……；装有
Please equip yourself with a sharp pencil and a rubber for the exam．
请准备一支削尖的铅笔和一块橡皮擦参加考试。

4107.equipment(名)装备
不可数
The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive.
这个摄影室的装备花费庞大。

4108.erroneous(形)错误的
They qualified his opinion as erroneous．
他们声称他的意见是错误的。

4109.escalator(名)电梯、自动扶梯
Take that escatator over there and turn left.
搭那里的电梯，然后向左转。

4110.escape(动)逃走(名)逃避
(动):He escaped from prison this morning.
他今天早上从监狱里逃跑了。
(名):He took an elaborate escape route from South Africa to Britain.
他周密安排了一条从南非逃往英国的路线。

4111.essay(名)文章、散文、沦说文
The professor wrote an assay on Homer.
这位教授写了一篇关于荷马的文章。

4112.essence(名)本质、精华
The essenca of his religious teaching is love for all men．
他所宣扬的宗教教义要旨是爱天下人。

4113.essential(形)必要的、精华的
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)本质上、基本上
同义词fundamentally
There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem．
解决这个问题有三种根本不同的方法。

4115.establish(动)建立
同义词build
The personality of a child is well established at birth．
一个孩子的个性在出生时已大致确定。

4116.establishrrdnent(名)建立
It is valuable to treat the scientific establishment as a resource or machine to be kept in
functiional order.
将科学研究机构作为资源或机器，保持其良好的运行状态，通常是值得的。

4117.estimate(动)(名)估计
(动):In the year 2010, the National Cancer Institute estimates,that figure will be 75 percent.
国家癌症研究所估计到2010年这个数字将达到75%。
(名):The expert's estimate is that the patinting is worth one million．
专家估计这幅画值一百万元。

4118.eternal(形)永恒的
同义词everlasting
The minister spoke of the soul's eternal life.
牧师谈到灵魂的永生。

4119.eternity(名)永恒
They believed that their souls would be condemned to bum in hell for eternity.
他们相信他们的灵魂会受到惩罚，在地狱里永受煎熬。

4120.ethics(名)道德规范、伦理
惯用复数
He began to question the ethics of his position．
他开始对他的立场是否符台道德准则提出质疑。

4121.eventual(形)最后的，结果的
It is impossible to predict what the eventual outcome of global warming will be.
要预测全球变暖的最终结果是不可能的。

4122.eventually(副)最后
The governmment eventually collapsed in 1930.
该政府最后在1930车倒台。

4123.evidence(名)证据、物证
The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was irrelevant to the issus at hand．
法官判断证据不能接受，因为它与本案无关。

4124.evident(形)明显的
同义词obvious
It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made.
我们已经很明显地出了差错。

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

4126.evil(形)邪恶的、痛苦的、不幸的
I'd better go and see the dentist,I can't put off the evil hour any longer.
我还是去看牙医比较好，这倒霉的时刻我再也拖不过去了。

4127.exact(形)正确的、精确的
We need to know the exact time the incident occurred.
我们需要了解事情发生的确切时间。

4128.exactly(副)正确地
It happoned almost exactly a year ago.
这事情发生差不多正好一年了。

4129.examination(名)考试
简称exam
Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination．
竞聘老按考试结果择优录用。