大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(二十九)

　　equal

　　[(1) the same in amount, size, weight or value; (2) having the same rights]

　　Each of them provided an equal amount of money to start the new business. (1)

　　The amendment guaranteed that men and women would have equal rights. (2)

　　equipment

　　[things, tools or machines needed for a purpose or activity]

　　Jack has all the equipment we will need for our camping trip.

　　escape

　　[(1) to get free; (2) to get away from; (3) to get out of]

　　The lion escaped from his cage. (1)

　　Three prisoners escaped from their guards. (2)

　　No one could escape from the high security prison. (3)

　　especially

　　[more than others]

　　We liked the food, especially the fish.

　　establish

　　[(1) to bring into existence; (2) to create]

　　Mister Jenkins established his business 23 years ago. (1)

　　Scientists have established a new way to communicate with creatures anywhere in the universe. (2)

　　estimate

　　[to form an opinion about a value, size or amount using less than complete information]

　　The media have failed in their attempts to estimate the winners of national elections.

　　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.

　　evaporate

　　[to change from a liquid into a gas]

　　Water evaporates more quickly during dry weather.

　　even

　　[in a way not thought possible]

　　They survived, even though the building was destroyed.

　　event

　　[that which happens, especially something of importance]

　　Swearing in a new President is a big event in Washington.

　　ever

　　[at any time]

　　Did you ever meet Joseph's wife?

　　every

　　[(1) each one; (2) all]

　　Every winner gets a different prize. (1)

　　She has read every book in the library. (2)

　　evidence

　　[(1) material or facts that prove something; (2) a reason for believing]

　　The evidence proves the suspect is guilty. (1)

　　Children do not need evidence to believe in Santa Claus. (2)

　　evil

　　[(1) not good; (2) extremely bad]

　　He had an evil plan. (1)

　　Only a truly evil person would treat a child so badly. (2)

　　exact

　　[(1) having no mistakes; (2) correct in every detail]

　　That is the exact number of students present. (1)

　　His reports were exact in every way. (2)

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