each and all人人；大家：
  Each and all should work hard. 每个人都应努力工作。
  Not each and all agree with his view. 并不是人人都同意他的观点。
each and every个个都；人人都：
   Each and every person likes songs. 每个人都喜欢他的歌。
   Before his class, the teacher gave each and every students a handout. 老师在上课前给每个学生发一份提纲。
each other互相：彼此：
  They haven’t seen each other for years. 他们好多年没见面了。
用法导航
   each other和one another同为相互代词，都是“互相”“彼此”的意思，each other常用来表示两者之意的相互关系，one another表示三者以上的相互关系。但在现代英语中，each other也可以表示三者或三者以上的关系，因此二者常常可以互换。例如：They sat for two hours without talking to each other / one another. 他们坐了两个小时，彼此没有说一句话。
eager for / after / about sth. 极想，渴求，渴望得到某事物：
  The young are always sager for new knowledge. 年轻人总是渴望获得新的知识。
  He is eager after fame. 他渴望成名。
用法导航
   eager for / after / about后面不能接动名词。若要表示“极想、渴望干某事”，可以用eager to do sth.　例如：He is eager to join the PLA.　他渴望参加人民解放军。
early and late
  Our teacher is always busy early and late.　我们的老师从早到晚总是很忙。
early bird早到的人，早起者：
  He’s a real early bird, he’s always up before everyone else.　他习惯于早起，总是比大家起的要早。
  The early bird catches / gets the worm.　一日之计在于晨（捷足先登）。
early or late迟早：
  You’ll regret to have done such a thing early or late.　你做了这种事迟早会后悔的。
用法导航
  early or late与early and late意思不同，前者作“迟早”解；前者只用于将来时态，并且现在多用sooner or later，后者可用于各种时态。
earn a living谋生，维持生活：
　　Tom could hardly earn a living.　汤姆难于维持生计。
    He earned a living by teaching.　他以教书为生。
用法导航
  earn a living也可作earn one’s living,　类似短语还有gain a living / get a living / make a living / earn one’s keep/ earn one’s bread.　意思相同。
earn an income挣得收入：
   My sister had earned an income.　我妹妹已经开始挣钱了。
earn one’s bread谋生，维持生活：
  Tis man came here to earn his bread two years ago.
earth up 培土；用土掩盖（根部等）：
　　He is carefully earthing up the young plants.　他小心地给那些幼苗培土。
Easler said than done.　［谚］说来容易做来难。
easy as anything易如反掌：
   It is easy as anything for me to do that.　我做那件事真是易如反掌。
easy come, easy go来得容易，去得快（多指钱财）：
  It is saying that easy come, easy go.　俗语说得好，来得容易，去得快。
Easy does it!　别着急！（=Take your time!）
easy on the eye悦目的，好看的，漂亮的：
　　The little girl in the picture is really easy on the eye.　照片上那个小姑娘真漂亮。
eat away 继续吃下去；吞食掉，侵蚀掉：
   Eat away, boys, there’s enough time yet.　孩子们，继续吃吧，时间还早。
   The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.　大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
   Laziness may eat away one’s will.　懒惰会消沉一个人的意志。
eat dirt忍气吞声；低声下气；忍辱含垢：
　　　He’s far too confident about his talents. I’m afraid he may end up having to eat dirt. 他对自己的才能过于自信了，恐怕最后可能非受辱不可。
eat dog忍气吞声；低声下气；忍辱含垢：
用法导航
　同eat dirt,　参见eat dirt.
eat into蛀坏，腐蚀；消耗，耗费：
　　Be careful the acid will eat into your clothes.　当心这种酸会腐蚀你的衣服。
    Frequent theatre going the into my pocket too much.　我经常看戏，花了不少钱。
eat it放弃；忍气吞声：
   Don’t eat it!　不要放弃！
eat like a bird
  The girl’s father is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin. 那位姑娘吃得太少，长得又瘦，她爸爸很为她担忧。
eat like a horse狼吞虎咽，大吃特吃：
   The boy had such a good appetite that he always ate like a horse. 那男孩胃口极好，吃起来总是狼吞虎咽的。
   It will do you harm to eat like a horse. 暴饮暴食会损害你的健康。
eat off吃掉；腐蚀掉：
   That cow ate off a lot of grass. 那头奶牛吃掉不少草。
   The worms have already eaten off some papes of this old book. 这本古书有几页被蛀虫咬坏了。
eat one’s fill吃个饱：
    Wherever he goes, he always eats his fill and rinks his fill. 无论到哪里，他总是吃个饮，喝个够。
eat one’s head off吃得很多：
   They ate their heads off at the party, with so much food. 宴会上东西那么多，他们吃得简直把肚子都撑破了。
eat one’s heart out忧伤过度；因忧虑而消瘦：
   What’s down is down, and it’s no use eating your heart out about it. 事情已成定局，用不着为它过分悲伤。
eat one’s words收回前言，认错道歉：
   You may boast as much as you like, but you’ll have to eat your words one day. 你怎么吹都可以，不过总有一天你会把这些话收回的。
eat out在外面吃饭：
   Sometimes when he had no time to go home for meals he would eat out in. 有时他来不及赶回家吃饭，就在外面吃一点。
eat out of sb’s hand完全顺从某人，无条件地受某人支配：
   He is very popular with children, after talking to them for a while he will have them eating out of his hand. 他很受孩子们的欢迎，只要他跟孩子们聊上一会儿，就可以要他们干什么就干什么。
eat sb. out of house and home吃穷某人；坐食某人以倾某家：
   Stay here a few days longer. I don’t think you’ll eat us out of house and home. 在这里再呆上几天吧，我想你不会把我们家吃穷的。
eat up吃完，吃光；吞掉，吞灭，耗尽：
  Eat up your dinner before it gets cold. 把饭吃完，别让它凉了。
  The worms will soon eat up all the leaves on the trees if we don’t stop them. 如果我们不加制止的话，虫子很快就会把树叶吃个精光。
  The flames ate up the forest. 火焰吞噬了那片森林。
  He has eaten up his savings. 他已花光了自己的积蓄。
edit out剪辑，删节，删除：
   It was the director that edited a part of the film out. 是这位导演剪掉了影片的一部分。
either … of …或者••••••或者；不论••••••还是••••••：
  He must be either sick or delayed by business, otherwise he would surely have been here on time. 他不是生病就是给事情耽搁了，否则他一定会准时到这儿的。
  Please give us a quick meal. Either noodles or dumplings will do. 请赶快给我们弄点吃的，面条、水饺都行。
用法导航
  either … or …是并列连词，连接两个相等的句子成分，如主语、谓语、宾语、状语或并列的分句等。当其连接并列的主语时，谓语动词要和or后面的主语在人称和数上保持一致，遵循主谓靠近原则。例如：
   Either you or I am right. 要么你对，要么我对。
either way两者都，反正都，总之：
  Either way, you were wrong. 不管怎么说，你总是错了。
  The article is very good either way. 总之，那篇文章是非常好的。
用法导航
   employ oneself in也可用作be employed in, 例如：
   He was employed in writing novels. 他过去从事小说的写作。
empty (itself) into（使）流入：
  The stream empties (itself) into the river. 这条小溪流入江河。
empty of缺乏，无：
   The room is empty of contents. 这间房子空空如也。
empty out倾倒，倒出来：
   He emptied out the vegetables. 他把菜倒出来。
   The mother emptied the oranges out of the basket. 妈妈把橘子从筐里倒出来。
end for end两端的位置颠倒（或倒转）过来：
   Turn the table end for end.　把桌子转个向。
   When we turned the stone end for end, it fitted nicely into the gap.　我们把石头倒过来，正好把缝塞住了。
用法导航
　　　（参见end to end.）
end in以••••••结尾，以••••••为结尾，以•••••告终：
   Not all English words that end in – ly are adverbs.　以ly结尾的英语单词不都是副词。
   His plan ended in the failure.　他的计划以挫败告终。
end (up) in smoke不成功；化为泡影；烟消去散：
   If you don’t do something soon, all your plans will end(up) in smoke.　如果不赶快采取措施的话，你那些计划都将成为泡影。
end off终止，结束，完结；使••••••结束：
  The mountain path ended off abruptly, and we had to turn back.　那条山路突然中断，我们只好往回走。
  They ended off the meeting with a song.　他们唱了一首歌，结束了会议。
end on面对面，背靠背，两端相遇：
   We should line up the bikes facing in one direction, instead of placing them end on.　我们应该把自行车朝一个方向排起来，不要头对头地放。
end or mend要么改进，要么索性结束；不改则废：
We won’t give up until it’s ended or mended. 我们决不罢休。
用法导航
   end or mend也可作mend or end,可互换。
end product最后产物，最终结果：
  They didn’t produce the end product. 他们没有生产最终产品。
end to end头尾相接，衔接：
  You’d better put the bricks end to end.　你最好把砖头排成一长条。
  This chain is joined end to end.　这条链子被首尾衔接起来。
用法导航
   end to end, end for end, from end to end三者意义不同，end to end是“首尾相接地”，end for end是“颠倒过来”，from end to end是“从一端到另一端”，除end for end 通常和动词turn连用外，其余两条短语和动词搭配较灵活。
end up竖着，直立着；结束，告终；使（某事）结束：
   He started with the aim of doing harm to others only to end up by ruining himself.　他以损人开始以害已告终。
   If you go on doing that kind of thing, you’ll end up in prison.　如果你继续这样干，一定会落个进监牢的下场。
   The reporter ended up his report with a short poem.　记者用一首短诗来结束他的报告。
end with以•••••结束，以•••••结束••••••：
  This battle ended with failure. 这次战斗失败了。
  He ended his speech with a song.　他唱了一首歌，结束了他演讲。
enjoy good health身体健康：
   His grandmother enjoys good health.　他的祖母身体健康。
enjoy oneself过得快活：
  We all enjoyed ourselves during the stay in Qingdao.　在青岛期间，我们都玩得很快活。
enough and to spare足够，绰绰有余：
  You could have come with us, there was food enough and to spare for five more people.　你本来可以和我们一起来，饭菜再有五个人也够吃的。
enough is enough适可而止：
  My father often tells me that  enough is enough.　我父亲常告诉我适可而止。
enough to wake the dead非常吵闹，震耳欲聋：
  The sound of him practicing the piano in the next room would have been loud enough to walk the dead.　他在隔壁房里练习弹钢琴的声音简直震耳欲聋。
enter for参加，加入；使参加，使加入：
  He has entered (himself) for a philosophy study group.　他已经参加了哲学学习小组。
  The teacher entered me for the maths competition.　老师替我报名参加了数学竞赛。
enter into进入，参加，开始从事；成为••••••的一部分；讨论，研讨；体谅，分享（感情等）：
  Shortly after graduation from college, he entered into business.　大学毕业后不久，他就进入了商界。
  The country entered into a state of war.　这个国家进入战争状态。
  We’ll enter into details next time.　关于细节问题我们下次再讨论。
  All of us have come from developing countries, so we can enter into one another’s feelings and views.　我们都来自发展中国家，因此能够理解彼此的感情和观点。
用法导航
　　（1）在表示“进入”具体场所（如房屋等）时，应使用enter, 不能用enter into. 例如：enter a house走进房屋，enter a spare-time school进业余学校，Rivers enter the sea.　江河流入海洋。（2）enter into 常用于抽象的或比喻的说法，表示“开始（某种关系）”“开始（谈话、讨论等）”。例如：enter into business进入商界，enter into a state of war进入战争状态，enter into a long discussion开始长时间的讨论。
enter into force生效：
  The contract will enter into force from next month.　该合同自下月生效。
enter on / upon开始，着手；开始研讨：
  He left school and entered on a business life.　他从学校出来后开始了经商生涯。
enter the lists挑战或应战；参加竞赛或辩论：
   Their boat club entered the lists at Sydney and was beaten.　他们的划船俱乐部参加在悉尼的竞赛，但被击败了。
enter up登记，记录，记下：
  We entered up the content of the meeting.　我们记录了会议的内容。
  The book keeper was entering up the sales for the past month.　会计正将过去一个月的销售额记入账簿。
envy at妒忌，对••••••感到妒忌，羡慕：
  He felt envy at the girl’s achievement.　他羡慕那女孩的成绩。
equal to等于，相同；胜任的，经得起的：
  Twice 3 is equal to 6.　二乘三等于六。
  I’ll sure she’ll be quite equal to the work. 我相信她定会能胜任这项工作。
equal to the occasion能应付困局；能应付得法：
  The job was difficult but she proved herself equal to the occasion. 那活很难做，但她却有应付自如。
escape from避开；逃脱，逃离；漏出：
  That thief escaped from prison. 那个贼越狱了。
  Gas is escaping from this pipe. 煤气正从这个管子里漏出来。
escape one’s eyes逃脱某的注意，没被某人发现：
   That deer escaped the hunter’s eyes. 那只鹿逃脱了猎人的注意。
escape one’s memory一时想不起来，暂时忘却：
   She told me that it escaped her memory. 她说她一时想不起来。
escape with life安全脱险，安危逃脱：
  That injured policeman escaped with life in the fire. 在火灾中受伤的那名警察安全脱险了。
even as恰恰在••••••时候：
   Even as she was going out, the telephone rang. 正不她要外出时，电话铃响了。
eve if即使，尽管，纵然：
   I wouldn’t lose courage even if I should fail ten times. 即使是失败十次，我也决不灰心。
用法导航
   even if和even though都用来引导让步状语从句，意思及用法完全一样，可以互换。使用时，谓语动词可根据不同情况使用陈述语气或虚拟语气。例如：
   I’ll go there even if / though it rains tomorrow. 即使明天下雨，我也要去那里。
   Even if / though the their had wings, he could not run away. 即使那小偷长上翅膀，他也跑不掉。
even number 偶数：
   Two and eight are even numbers. 二和八都是偶数。
even out使••••••平坦；平分，平摊：
   The workers are busy evening out the surface of the road with a roller. 工人们忙于用压路机压平路面。
   I’ll pay this time, and you pay next, it’ll even out in the long run.这次我来付，下次由你付，最后还是大家平摊嘛。
even so尽管如此，虽然如此：
   I believe in you even so. 尽管如此，我还是信任你。
   This is a very old machine, but even so it can be put to good use when repaired. 这台机器很老了，但虽然如此，只要修理一下，它还可以派上大用场的。
even then即使在那时，尽管那样：
  Difficulties were increasing. Even then he did not lose heart. 尽管困难增加了，他也毫不灰心。
even up使••••••相等；使••••••平坦；使••••••成平局；使••••••平衡:
  The two basketball teams evened up their score at half time. 这两支篮球在上半场得分相等。
  They tried to even up the surface of the road. 他们尽力使路面平坦。
even up on sb. 报答某人，报复某人：
  He said that he would even up on the old man. 他说他将报答那位老人。
even with sb. 与某人扯平；跟某人算账，向某人报复：
   He swore he’d eventually be / get even with them. 他发誓最终要跟他们算账。
ever and again时时，不时地，不断地：
   He wrote me ever and again since his departure. 自从他走后，他不断地给我写信。
   The child is asking why ever and again. 这个小孩不时地问为什么。
ever since从此；从••••••以来：
  I’ve known him even since he was a boy. 他还是小孩的时候，我就认识他了。
  The old man has worked ever since 1949. 那位老人自从1949年就工作了。
  He went to Beijing last year and has been working there ever since. 他自从去年到北京以来一直在那里工作。
用法导航
   ever since常用于现在完成时的句子里，它既可起连词作用，引导时间状语从句，又可起介词作用，后面接表示时间的名词，还可用作副词短语，直接作时间状语。
ever so非常，极其，十分：
  That city is every so beautiful. 那座城市十分美丽。
  Thank you ever so much for the holiday you have given us, we have enjoyed it ever so. 多谢你给我们的假期，我们过得很愉快。
every bit每一点；完全，全部：
   What you said is true, every bit of it. 你说得对，完全对。
   He acts every bit like his father. 他的一举一动跟他父亲没有两样。
every few seconds每隔几秒钟，不时地，不断地：
  It is winding every few seconds. 风不停地刮着。
every last一切，完全，全部：
   He gave her his every last dollar. 他给了她所有的钱。
   When she got home, she found every last apple in the basket rotten. 当她回到家里时，她发现篮子里的苹果全都烂了。
every man Jack人人，每个人：
  Every man Jack of them came to help. 他们每个人都来帮忙。
every now and then常常，不时地：
    We visit our grandparents every now and then. 我们时常去探望祖父母。
every once in a while偶尔，时而：
  Every once in a while he takes a walk in the park. 他偶尔到公园散步。
every other每隔一个；所有其它：
  The badminton tournament is held every other year. 羽毛球锦标赛每隔一年举行一次。
  You can write on every other time. 你可以隔行写。
  Jim was absent, but every other man was present. 只有吉姆没有来，所有其它的人都到了。
every single一切，完全，全部：
    The students of our class went to play every single day.  我们的学生每天都出去玩。
    She dropped the box, and when she opened it-every single glass was broken.她失手把盒子掉下来了，她打开一看，每一个玻璃杯子都破了。
用法导航
   该短语与every last相同。
every so often时时，不时，经常：
  My friend writes me every so often. 我的朋友经常给我写信。
every time每次，总是；每逢，每当：
  Every time I went to her house, she was out. 每次我去她家时她都不在。
  Our table tennis team wins every time. 我们乒乓球队每战必胜。
用法导航
   every time可单独使用，在句中作状语；也可引起时间状语从句，例如：
   Every time we meet, we have a lot to tell each other. 每次我们见面时，总有不少话要说。
every two years每两年：
  We have out class reunion every two years. 我们每两年开一次同学会。
用法导航
   every two years也可说every other year或every second year. 其中every表示“每”或“每隔”，既指时间，又可指距离，例如：第三天（每隔二天）every 3 days或every third day;　第5米（每隔4米），every 5 metres.
every which way到处，各处：
  There are beautiful flowers in the fields every which way. 田野里到处都是美丽的鲜花。
exact attention需要注意：
   Those things exact attention. 那些事情需要注意。
exact sth. from / of sb.　强制着要，向某人勤索某物：
  That man exacted money from hat old man. 那个人向老人勒索钱。
except for除•••••外，若无：
  His composition is good, except for some spelling mistakes. 他的作文写得很好，只是有几处拼写错误。
except that除了••••••之外，只是：
 They left except that I stayed. 除了我留下之外，他们都离开了。
 The car is very good except that it is a little too expensive. 那部汽车很棒，只是太贵了一点。
exchange blows互相殴斗，大打出手：
  They were so angry; they almost exchanged blows. 他们都怒气冲冲，差点打起来。
exchange words with sb. 同某人争辩；与某人顶嘴：
  Don’t waste your time exchanging words with him over such things. 不要为了这种事情浪费时间跟他争论。
excuse me对不起：
   Excuse me for being late. 原谅我来晚了。
用法导航
   Excuse me 是常见的口语客套语，通常用于正面三种情形：
（1） 说话人要打扰别人，事先歉意，以示礼貌，这时只能用Excuse me. 例如：
Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the station? 对不起，请问去车站怎么走？
（2） 当无意中冲撞了别人，或赞成过失表示歉意或对另人的要求表示拒绝，这时她可以使用sorry. 例如：
Sorry / Excuse me, you can’t come in. 对不起，你不能进来。
He said, “Excuse me / Sorry.” When the stepped on my foot. 当人踩了我的脚时，说了声“对不起”。
excuse oneself原谅自己，替自己辩解；借故不到；请示准予离开，表示歉意：
   You can’t excuse yourself! 你能不原谅自己！
   He excused himself for leaving at ten o’clock, as he had a train to catch the next morning. 他借故在十点钟离开，因为第二天早上他要赶火车。
excuse oneself from借故推脱，婉言谢绝：
   She excused herself from their invitation. 她婉言拒绝了他们的邀请。
excuse sb. for原谅某人不••••••，免除某人••••••：
   I have excused him for speaking like that. 我已原谅了他那样跟我讲话。
   You cannot be excused for your crimes. 你犯了罪，不能原谅。
exercise control over对••••••实行控制：
   The government begins to exercise control over the pollution. 政府开始对污染进行控制。
exercise great care小心翼翼：
  That young nurse always exercises great care. 那位年轻护士总是小心翼翼。
exercise influence on对•••••施加影响：
  His speech exercised a good influence on the students. 他的讲话在学生中产生很好的影响。
exercise one’s judgement运用判断力：
  You’d better exercise your judgement when you do this thing. 做这件事时，你最好用一用你的判断力。
exercise one’s right行使权力，运用自己的权力：
   Every citizen can exercise his right to protect himself. 每个公民都可以行使自己的权力保护自己。
exercise oneself in操练••••••，练习••••••：
   The soldiers are exercising themselves in shooting. 战士们正在练习射击。
expect sth. of sb. 指望从某人那里得到某物：
   He expected the money of his parents. 他指望从父母那里得到钱。
explain … as把••••••解释为：
   They explained the earthquake as the natural phenomenon. 他们的把地震解释为自然现象。
explain away为••••••辩解；阐明，澄清，清除（疑虑）：
   It’s no use trying to explain these things away. 为这些事情辩解是无用的。
explain from根据••••••解释说：
  He explained from scientific points of view that this kind of phenomenon was not very normal. 他根据科学解释这种现象是不很普遍的。
explain oneself解释自己的行为，表明自己的意思：
   He won’t want to explain himself. 他不想解释自己的行为。
   Please explain yourself. 请把你的意思说清楚。
express a letter / package to给某人寄一封信（快件）：
    I expressed a letter to my parents yesterday. 昨天，我给父母寄了一封信。
express company快运公司：
   They set up an express company newly. 他们新成立了一家快运公司。
express delivery快递，快件：
   I receive4d an express delivery this morning. 今天上午，我收到一封快件。
express highway高速公路：
   The cars are running on the express highway quickly. 汽车正在高速公路上飞快地行驶。
express juice from / out of从••••••中榨取汁液：
   She expressed juice from the grape. 她从葡萄中榨取汁液。
express oneself表示自己的思想感情：
   I don’t do well in expressing myself. 我不善于表达自己的思想感情。
   He can express himself in good English. 他英语表达得很熟练。
express train快车，特快列车：
  This is an express train. 这是一列快车。
express way / high way高速公路：
  There is an express way between Beijing and Shanghai. 北京和上上海之间有架高速公路。
eye exercises眼保健操：

Eyes front ! ［口令］向前看！
Eyes left (right)!　［口令］向左（右）看！
eye out注意，留心：
  Keep an eye out! Typhoon is close to our city.　留心！台风接近我们的城市了。
用法导航
　　　时常用在have、keep、with后。
eye to小心：
  Have an eye to spelling in your exercise book.　注意你练习本上的拼写错误。
用法导航
　　　通常和have或with一起连用。