【ethnic】of or concerning people belonging to a large group because of their race, religion, language, tribe or where their ancestors lived.
* Jay and Cindy enjoy eating ethnic food as often as possible.
杰伊和辛迪喜爱尽可能经常吃民族风味食品。
【evaporate】to change from a liquid into a gas.
* Water evaporates more quickly during dry weather.
当天气干燥时水蒸发的更加迅速。
【even】in a way not thought possible.
* They survived, even though the building was destroyed.
尽管大楼被破坏，他们还是幸存下来了。
【event】that which happens, especially something of importance.
* Swearing in a new President is a big event in Washington.
一位新总统宣誓就职是华盛顿的大事件。
swear in：使宣誓就职
【ever】at any time.
* Did you ever meet Joseph's wife?
你曾经见到约瑟夫的妻子吗?
【every】(1) each one; (2) all.
* Every winner gets a different prize. (1)
每一个优胜者获得了不同的奖赏。
* She has read every book in the library. (2)
她已阅读了图书馆里的每一本书。
【evidence】(1) material or facts that prove something; (2) a reason for believing.
* The evidence proves the suspect is guilty. (1)
证据证明嫌疑犯有罪。
* Children do not need evidence to believe in Santa Claus. (2)
孩子们不需要什么理由就可以相信圣诞老人。
【evil】(1) not good; (2) extremely bad.
* He had an evil plan. (1)
他有一个不好的计划。
* Only a truly evil person would treat a child so badly. (2)
只有一个真的邪恶的人才如此恶劣地对待一个孩子。
【exact】(1) having no mistakes; (2) correct in every detail.
* That is the exact number of students present. (1)
那是在场学生的准确数字。
* His reports were exact in every way. (2)
他的报告在每一方面都是精确的。
【examine】to study closely.
* The judge examined the evidence carefully.
法官仔细审查证据。
【example】a part that shows what the rest of a thing or group is like.
* Her success is an example of the results of a good education.
她的成功是良好教育结果的一个例子。
【excellent】extremely good.
* George is excellent at cooking French food.
乔治在烹饪法国食物方面是优秀的。
【except】but for.
* Except for Joe, everyone wanted to help.
除了乔，每个人都想来帮忙。
except for：除…之外
besides：prep.(表示排斥)除…之外(还有)
【exchange】(1) to trade; (2) to give or receive one thing for another.
* He exchanged his shares of stock for a cash payment. (1)
他把他的股份兑换成现金支付。
share stock：股票，股份
share of stock：〔法〕股票
cash payment：现金付款
* The two sides exchanged ideas on a peace agreement. (2)
双方交换了一个和平协定的想法。
【excuse】(1) to take away blame; (2) to pardon; (3) to forgive; (4) a reason (sometimes false) for an action.
* He excused himself for lying to her. (1)
他为他自己对她撒谎而辩解。
* A governor's pardon excuses the prisoner's criminal act. (2)
州长的赦免原谅了囚犯的犯罪行为。
* Please excuse me for speaking your language so poorly. (3)
请原谅我讲你们的语言非常的不好。
* Missus Warner refused to accept her husband's excuse for what he did. (4)
沃纳太太拒绝接受她丈夫为他行为找的理由。
excuse for：就〔因〕…原谅(某人)
【execute】to kill.
* What is the state's argument for executing murderers?
对于处决杀人犯的国家依据是什么?
【exercise】an activity or effort for the purpose of improving the body or to stay in good health.
* Doctors say a half hour of exercise several times a week can prevent heart attacks.
医生说一周做几次半小时运动能防止心脏病发作。
【exile】(1) to force a person to leave his or her country; (2) to expel; (3) a person who is forced to leave his or her country.
* The writer was exiled because his book criticized the government. (1)
作者因为他的书批评政府而被流放。
* The new government exiled the former dictator. (2)
新政府流放前独裁者。
* After the fall of the communist government, exiles were able to return home. (3)
在共产主义政府垮台以后,被放逐者能返回家里了。
【exist】(1) to be; (2) to live.
* Many of the documents needed by the court no longer exist. (1)
法庭需要的大多数资料已不再存在。
* How long has life existed on Earth? (2)
生命在地球上存在多久了？
【expand】(1) to make larger; (2) to grow larger.
* The mayor expanded the police force to stop an increase in crimes. (1)
市长扩大警力来停止犯罪的增加。
* This economy is expanding at a rate of four percent a year. (2)
这经济正以一年百分之4的比率膨胀。
【expect】(1) to think or believe that something will happen; (2) to wait for an event.
* Do you expect an increase in pay this year? (1)
你预期今年会增加工资吗？
* Tom and Mary Ann are expecting a new baby in August. (2)
汤姆和玛莉•安期待在8月份生孩子。
【expel】(1) to force out; (2) to remove from; (3) to send away.
* The dishonest officers were expelled from the military forces. (1)
不诚实官员被驱逐军队。
* The students were expelled for bringing alcohol to school. (2)
学生因为带酒精进入学校被开除。
* Some of the exiles were expelled for religious reasons. (3)
一些流放者由于宗教原因被驱除。
【experience】(1) to live through an event, situation or condition ; (2) something that one has done or lived through.
* She experienced great pain. (1)
她经历巨大的痛苦。
* The experience caused her great pain. (2)
经历引起她巨大的痛苦。
【experiment】(1) to test; (2) a test or trial carried out to prove if an idea is true or false, or to discover something.
* The candidate said he experimented with marijuana when he was a student. (1)
这位候选人说他在大学生时试吸过大麻。
* The medical experiments showed that the new medicine was not effective against cancer. (2)
医学实验显示新药对抗癌症无效。
【expert】a person with special knowledge or training.
* She is an expert on nuclear disarmament.
她是一个核裁军的专家。
nuclear disarmament：裁减核武器协定，核裁军
【explain】(1) to give reasons for; (2) to make clear; (3) to tell about; (4) to tell the meaning.
* Linda explained to her father why she wanted a big wedding. (1)
琳达向她的父亲解释她为什么想要一个大的婚礼。
* The president explained in detail his plan to send American soldiers to the troubled area. (2)
总统详细解释他的派遣美军去动乱区域的计划。
* Wyatt explained the steps he used to solve the budget problem. (3)
怀亚特解说了他用来解决预算问题的的步骤。
* Justin was asked to explain the effects of his solution on all sides in the dispute. (4)
贾斯廷被要求解释他的解决方案对所有在争端方面的影响。
on all sides：在…各个方向，到处
【explode】to break apart violently with a loud noise, like a bomb.
* The criticism made him explode in anger.
批评使他勃然大怒。
【explore】(1) to travel in a place that is not well known to learn more about it; (2) to make a careful search; (3) to examine closely.
* A team led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the land west of the Mississippi River almost two hundred years ago. (1)
在将近200年以前，由梅里韦瑟•刘易斯和威廉•克拉克领导的一个小队探索了密西西比河西边的土地。
* The spacecraft explored the solar system to search for signs of life. (2)
宇宙飞船探索太阳系寻找生命的迹象。
* The committee explored every possibility before deciding what to do. (3)
在决定做什么之前，委员会探索每种可能性。
【export】(1) to send to another country; (2) something sent to another country, usually for sale.
* The United States has been importing much more from Asia than it exports. (1)
美国从亚洲进口的东西超过它的出口。
* But it expects exports will increase following the approval of full trade relations with China. (2)
但是美国期望出口在全面与中国贸易关系批准之后将增加。
【express】to say clearly.
* He expressed his love for her.
他表示他爱她。
【extend】(1) to stretch out in area or length; (2) to continue for a longer time.
* The rebels have extended their control over more of the country. (1)
那些叛乱者已经扩大他们对国家更多的控制。
* Officials have extended the time that students must be in school each day, from seven hours to eight. (2)
官员已经延长学生每天一定在学校的时间，从7个小时到8个小时。
【extra】more than normal, expected or necessary.
* Newspapers printed extra copies to report election results.
报纸加印增刊报告选举结果。
【extreme】more than the usual or accepted (～ly adverb)
* My broken leg was extremely painful.
我摔断的腿极其疼痛。
【extremist】a person with strong religious or political beliefs who acts in an extreme or violent way.
* Animal rights extremists broke into the building and released all the laboratory animals.
动物权利极端分子闯进大楼并且释放全部实验室动物。