elegy n. 哀歌、挽歌
a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead
satire:ridicule=elegy:sorrow
elegiac:sorrow=devotional:reverence
elephantine a. 象的,巨大的,粗笨的
having enormous size or strength:MASSIVE
microscopicelephantine
elevate vt. 举起,提拔,鼓舞
to raise in rank or status:EXALT
debasementelevation
elicit vt. 引出,抽出,引起
to draw forth or bring out
evokefail to elicit
elitism n.精英论,优秀人士统治
leadership or rule by an elite
ellipsis 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
elliptical a.椭圆的;省略的 , 朦胧的,含糊的
of or relating to deliberate obscurity
ellipticalpalpable
elongate v.延长,伸长
to extend the length of
elucidate v.阐明说明
to give a clarifying explanation
garbleelucidate
obfuscateelucidate/illuminate/explain clearly
emanate vi. 散发,发出,发源
to come out from a source
emancipate v. 解放,解除
to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially :to free from bondage
emancipateshackle
embargo n. 禁运令,封港令
a legal prohibition on commerce
embargo:commerce=quarantine:contact
embark vi. 乘船,着手,从事,上飞机
to make a start
concludeembark on
embarrass vt. 使困窘,使局促不安,阻碍
to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties
catastrophe:mishap=humiliation:embarrassment
embarrass:shame=console:comfort
unabashed:embarrassment=unheralded:announcement
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