dilemma
困境;进退两难
It put me in a difficult moral dilemma.
这件事让我陷入了道德困境。
distress
危难,不幸
Her death was a great distress to all the family.
她去世后全家人极为悲痛。
drain
排水;流干
All of our best laid plans are down the drain.
我们所有的周密计划都白费了。
economy
经济;节约
We will reduce taxes, to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans.
我们将减少税收,来恢复我们的经济势头,奖励那些美国工人和企业做出的努力。
elaborate
精心制作;阐述
Just tell me the plain facts and don't elaborate on them.
告诉我简单的事实,不必详细说明。
endure
忍耐;容忍
Despite all the troubles that Japan's financial institutions are enduring, commercial banks as a whole made $49.4 billion.
尽管麻烦不断,日本的金融机构还是持久的,商业银行作为一个整体赚了494亿美元。
enrich
使充实;使肥沃
Reading enriches the mind.
读书可以充实头脑。
enroll
登记;注册
We enrolled him as a member of our club.
我们录取他为俱乐部的一员。
equivalent
等价的,相等的
The income loss to rich industrial economies might be equivalent to just over 0.5% of GDP.
发达工业体系的收入损失约大于等于GDP的0.5%。
exceed
超过;胜过
The price will not exceed $500.
价格不会超过500美元。
excess
超过,超额
Don't carry your anger to excess.
不要肝火过盛。
expel
驱逐;开除
Two attaches at the embassy were expelled from the country, for they had done something improper.
大使馆的两名随员因为做了一些不恰当的事情而被驱逐出境。
explicit
明确的;清楚的
They got explicit warning not to go up the mountain at night.
他们明确被告知晚上不准上山。
extinguish
熄灭;压制
Smoking is forbidden, Please extinguish your cigarette.
禁止吸烟,请熄灭你的香烟。
fascinate
使着迷
The children were fascinated by the toys in the shopwindow.
孩子们被橱窗里的玩具所吸引。