2016年12月大學英語六級聽力高頻詞匯(5)

　　1. dump傾倒，傾銷

　　This chemical pollution has two sources: the factories, which dump polluted water directly into the river, and the local community, which dumps untreated human wastes into the river.

　　2. earn賺得，掙得，獲得

　　Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in a style that is too expensive for most of people.

　　3. ease不費力，安適，自在

　　Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday? It caused 120 deaths. I’m never at ease when taking a flight.

　　Though we often hear about the air crashes and serious casualties, flying is still one of the safest ways to travel.

　　4. economic經(jīng)濟的，經(jīng)濟學的，經(jīng)濟學

　　For them, the economic benefit they reap surpasses the risk of dying or losing property in one of the volcano’s frequent eruptions.

　　5.edition版，版本

　　Hi, Louise, I’ve got a used copy of our chemistry textbook for half price.

　　I’m afraid you wasted your money, yours is the first edition, but we’re supposed to be using is the third edition.

　　6. electricity電

　　Benjamin Franklin’s Experiments with electricity and lightening led directly to the invention of the lightening rod.

　　7. electronic電子的，電子學，電子設備

　　I’m told Alice is trying to find a job in an electronic company.

　　As far as I know, she is good at anything but electronic.

　　8. elementary基本的，初級的，基礎的，小學的

　　Youth in elementary school sites completed one version of the survey, while youth in junior high site completed a different version.

　　9. embarrassed尷尬的，窘迫的

　　Boys, for example, cry only about a quarter as oftener as girls when they reach the teenage years, and we all cried a lot less now than we did as babies, could it possibly be that we face less stress? Maybe we found other ways to deal with it, or maybe we just feel embarrassed.

　　10. emergency緊急情況，突然事件

　　A few months ago, millions of people in London heard alarms all over the town. The Emergency Services, the Fire Departments, the Police, hospitals and ambulances stood by, ready to go into action.

　　11. employ雇傭，使用，利用

　　The factories here employ 3000 people in the area where there is very little alternative employment.

　　12. employment工作，職業(yè)雇傭

　　After the earlier period of settlement, the first sharp increase in immigration took place in the 1830s and 1840s, this brought to American crafts people from northern Europe who lose employment in the industrial Revolution.

　　13. enable使能夠，使可能，使可行

　　Benjamin Franklin worked hard to enable the American colonies to gain independence from Britain.

　　14. encourage鼓勵，支持

　　The program will encourage governments to establish building standards, emergency response plants and training programs.

　　15. engage占用，使從事于，雇，使訂婚，參加

　　Young children should be not allowed to engage in activities at the same time that they eat.

　　16. engine發(fā)動機，引擎，機車

　　In the earlier days, horses pulled the trains. The train had no engine and no power of their own.

　　17. enjoy享受，喜愛，享有

　　During the summer, people started work very early in morning, so they can finish early and enjoy a leisure afternoon.

　　18. ensure保證，擔保，確保

　　Laws have been written to govern the use American national flag and to ensure proper respect for the flag.

　　19. entertain招待，款待，給…娛樂

　　Good movies not only entertain us, they also help us understand a little more about life.

　　20. entertainment娛樂，文娛節(jié)目，款待

　　Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans.

　　21. enthusiasm熱情，巨大興趣

　　Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court.

　　I only wish he’d show much for his studies.

　　22. enthusiastic滿腔熱情的，熱心的，倍感興趣的

　　You didn’t seem to be terribly enthusiastic about the performance.

　　You must be kidding. I couldn’t have clapped any harder. My hands are still hurting.

　　23. environment環(huán)境，周圍狀況，自然環(huán)境

　　Yoga is a corporeal practice which emphasizes on a work on a body in a specific environment.

　　24. epidemic流行病

　　Some people believe that the obesity epidemic is a result of a more evolutionary development of the sedentary life-style in modern society.

　　25. erupt(火山、噴泉等)噴發(fā)，(危機、問題等)爆發(fā)

　　Mount Etna does erupt frequently, but those eruptions are usually minor, So the overall risk for people living nearby is relatively small.