early /ˈɜːli/ earlier, earliest adj.
1.
near the beginning of a period of time, an event etc.早期的；初期的；早先的
•the early morning清晨
•my earliest memories我最早的记忆
•The project is still in the early stages.这个项目仍处于初期阶段。
•the early 1990s 20世纪90年代初
•in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning)在太空探索初期
•The earliest possible date I can make it is the third.我最早也要到三号才能赶到。
•He's in his early twenties.他二十出头。
•Mozart's early works (= those written at the beginning of his career)莫扎特的早期作品
•Early booking is essential, as space is limited.座位有限，务必早日预订。
2.
arriving, or done before the usual, expected or planned time早到的；提前的；提早的
•You're early! I wasn't expecting you till seven.你来得真早！我还以为你七点钟才到呢。
•The bus was ten minutes early.公共汽车早到了十分钟。
•an early breakfast很早的早餐
•Let's make an early start tomorrow.咱们明天一早就出发吧。
•She's an early riser (= she gets up early in the morning) .她是个习惯于早起的人。
•He learnt to play the piano at an early age .他早年就学会了弹钢琴。
•early potatoes (= that are ready to eat at the beginning of the season)早下来的土豆
early /ˈɜːli/ earlier, earliest adv.
1.
near the beginning of a period of time, an event, a piece of work, etc.在早期；在初期；在开始阶段
•early in the week/year/season/morning一周开始时；年初；季度初；一大早
•The best rooms go to those who book earliest.最早预订者可得最好的房间。
•We arrived early the next day.我们第二天很早就到达了。
•He started writing music as early as 1989.他早在1989年就开始作曲了。
2.
before the usual, expected or planned time提早；提前
•The bus came five minutes early.公共汽车早到了五分钟。
•I woke up early this morning.我今天早上醒得早。
•The baby arrived earlier than expected.婴儿早产了。
3.
earlier before the present time or the time mentioned先前；早些时候；…之前
•As I mentioned earlier...正如我先前所提到的…
•a week earlier一周前
•She had seen him earlier in the day.她在那天早些时候见到过他。
east /iːst/ n.
1.
the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the compass东；东方
•Which way is east?哪边是东？
•A gale was blowing from the east.大风从东面吹来。
•a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago芝加哥以东的一个城镇
2.
( also East ) the eastern part of a country, region or city东部；东边
•I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco.我出生在东部，但现住在旧金山。
3.
the East the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India亚洲国家，东方国家（尤指中国、日本和印度）
east /iːst/ adj. [ only before noun]
1.
( also East ) (abbr. E) in or towards the east东方的；向东的；东部的
•East Africa东非
•They live on the east coast.他们住在东海岸。
2.
an east wind blows from the east东风的；东方吹来的
easy /ˈiːzi/ easier, easiest adj.
1.
not difficult; done or obtained without a lot of effort or problems容易的；轻易的；不费力的
•an easy exam/job容易的考试╱工作
•He didn't make it easy for me to leave.他并没有轻易让我离开。
•Their house isn't the easiest place to get to.他们的房子可不容易到。
•vegetables that are easy to grow容易种植的蔬菜
•Several schools are within easy reach (= not far away) .几所学校都在附近不远处。
•It can't be easy for her, on her own with the children.她一个人带着这些孩子绝非易事。
•It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position.你让我保持冷静当然容易，那是你没到我这份上。
2.
comfortable, relaxed and not worried舒适的；安逸的；安心的
•I'll agree to anything for an easy life .只要有安逸舒适的生活我什么都同意。
•I don't feel easy about letting the kids go out alone.让这些孩子单独出去我不放心。
3.
[ only before noun] open to attack; not able to defend yourself易受攻击的；无自卫能力的；容易吃亏的
•She's an easy target for their criticisms.她很容易成为他们抨击的目标。
•The baby fish are easy prey for birds.这些小鱼很容易被鸟类捕食。
4.
[ only before noun] pleasant and friendly随和的；平易近人的
•He had a very easy manner.他很容易相与。
either /ˈaɪðə(r)/ /ˈiːðə(r)/ adj.
1.
one or the other of two; it does not matter which（两者中的）任何一个
•You can park on either side of the street.这条街两边都可停车。
•You can keep one of the photos. Either of them—whichever you like.你可以保留一张照片。两张里任选一张—拣你喜欢的。
•There are two types of qualification—either is acceptable.有两种资格证明—任何一种都可以接受。
2.
each of two（两者中的）每个，各方
•The offices on either side were empty.两边的办公室都是空的。
•There's a door at either end of the corridor.走廊两端各有一道门。
either /ˈaɪðə(r)/ /ˈiːðə(r)/ adv.
1.
used after negative phrases to state that a feeling or situation is similar to one already mentioned（用于否定词组后）也
•Pete can't go and I can't either.皮特不能去，我也不能。
•‘I don't like it.’ ‘Me either.’ (= Neither do I.) “我不喜欢这个。”“我也不喜欢。”
2.
used to add extra information to a statement（补充时说）而且
•I know a good Italian restaurant. It's not far from here, either.我知道一家很好的意大利餐馆，而且离这儿不远。
3.
either... or...
used to show a choice of two things（对两事物的选择）要么…要么，不是…就是，或者…或者
•Well, I think she's either Russian or Polish.嗯，我看她不是俄罗斯人就是波兰人。
•I'm going to buy either a camera or a DVD player with the money.我打算用这笔钱买一台照相机或者DVD机。
•Either he could not come or he did not want to.他要么是不能来要么就是不想来。
elder /ˈeldə(r)/ adj.
1.
[ only before noun] ( of people, especially two members of the same family指人，尤指同一家庭里两个成员 ) older 年纪较长的
•my elder brother我的哥哥
•his elder sister他的姐姐
2.
the elder used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the older of two people（后面不紧跟名词，指两者中的）年长者
•the elder of their two sons他们的两个儿子中年纪大的那个
3.
the elder ( formal ) used before or after sb's name to show that they are the older of two people who have the same name（用于人名前或后，指同名的两个人中）年龄大的一个
•the elder Pitt老皮特
•Pitt the elder老皮特
elder /ˈeldə(r)/ n.
1.
elders [ pl.] people of greater age, experience and authority长者；长辈；元老
•Children have no respect for their elders nowadays.现在的孩子对长辈一点儿也不尊敬。
•the village elders (= the old and respected people of the village)村里德高望重的长辈
enjoy v. /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ enjoys, enjoying, enjoyed, enjoyed
1.
to get pleasure from sth享受…的乐趣；欣赏；喜爱
•We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New York.我们在纽约的时间过得十分快活。
•Thanks for a great evening. I really enjoyed it .感谢你这美好的晚会。我真的玩得很开心。
•I enjoy playing tennis and squash.我喜欢打网球和壁球。
2.
enjoy yourself
to be happy and get pleasure from what you are doing过得快活；玩得痛快；得到乐趣
•They all enjoyed themselves at the party.他们在聚会上都玩得非常痛快。
3.
( formal ) to have sth good that is an advantage to you享有；享受
•People in this country enjoy a high standard of living.这个国家的人民享有很高的生活水平。
•He's always enjoyed good health.他一直都很健康。
enter v. /ˈentə(r)/ enters, entering, entered, entered
1.
( not usually used in the passive通常不用于被动语态 ) ( formal ) to come or go into sth 进来；进去；进入
•Knock before you enter.进来前先敲门。
•Someone entered the room behind me.有人跟着我进了屋。
•Where did the bullet enter the body?子弹从哪个部位穿入身体的？
•A note of defiance entered her voice.她的声音里带有公然反抗的口气。
•It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me.我从未想到过她会把我的事告诉他。
2.
[ VN] [ no passive] to become a member of an institution; to start working in an organization or a profession成为…的一员；加入；开始从事
•to enter a school/college/university考入学校╱学院╱大学
•to enter politics开始从政
•to enter Parliament (= become an MP)成为英国国会议员
•to enter the Church (= become a priest)成为神职人员
3.
~ (for sth)
~ sb (in/for sth)
to put your name on the list for an exam, a race, a competition, etc.; to do this for sb报名参加，为…报名参加（考试、比赛等）
•1 000 children entered the competition. 1 000名孩子报名参加了比赛。
•Irish trainers have entered several horses in the race.爱尔兰驯马师让好几匹马参加比赛。
•How many students have been entered for the exam?有多少学生报名参加考试？
•Only four British players have entered for the championship.只有四名英国运动员报名参加锦标赛。
4.
~ sth (in/into/on sth)
to put names, numbers, details, etc. in a list, book or computer登记，登录，输入（姓名、号码、细节等）
•Enter your name and occupation in the boxes (= on a form) .将姓名和职业填入（表格的）方框里。
•to enter data into a computer将数据输入计算机
•to enter figures on a spreadsheet将数字输入电子数据表
an eraser
a European
everybody pron. /ˈevribɒdi/
= everyone
• Everybody knows Tom.人人都认识汤姆。
• Have you asked everybody?你每个人都问了吗？
• Didn't you like it? Everybody else did.你不喜欢吗？其他所有人都喜欢。
