他虽年事已高,但仍生气勃勃,精力旺盛。 8. epidemic n./a. 流行病; 流行性的 Sars, the bird’s flu 等都是流行病
Daily, hundreds fell a sacrifice to the terrible epidemic. 每天都有几百人染上这种可怕的传染病而牺牲。 9. erupt v. 喷发
A volcano erupts 火山喷发
The audience erupted with laughter. 观众爆笑。
10. essence n. 实质; 精华
the essence of his theory 他的理论的本质 in essence本质上, 根本上 The essence of language is communication. 语言的本质是沟通。 1. eternal a. 永久的
同义词：perpetual、permanent、forever
God is willing to snatch your soul from eternal damnation. 上帝是愿意把你的灵魂从永恒的地狱中打救出来的。 2. evoke v. 唤起，引起 同义词：elicit
evoke module 订制模块
He could evoke her face at will.
他随便什么时候都能回想起她的模样来。
The song evoked a feeling of love in the listeners. 这首歌唤起听众爱的感觉。
3. expedition n. 远征（队）；考察（队） fishing expedition 审前盘问(或调查)...
He learned a lot during his scientific expedition. 他在科学考察期间学到了不少东西。 4. expel v. 开除，驱逐 解释为驱逐时=dismiss
expel the trouble-making student 开除违纪学生 解释为排出时=emit
expel the smoke in the kitchen 厨房排烟
He could not expel from his mind the persuasion that he should see Marianne no more.
他无法从脑子里驱走这一想法：他再也见不到玛丽安了。 5. expire v. 期满
expire date 截止日期 life-expired 过时的, 已废弃的 time-expired 满期的 Your passport expires in a month. 你的护照一个月到期。 6. expertise n. 专门知识
expertise report 鉴定书 management expertise 管理才干 echnical expertise 技术专门人才
The centre is itself an example of such expertise. 该中心本身就是这种专门技能的一个实例。 7. explicit a. 明确的
His statement is explicit, not implicit. 他陈述很明确，没有隐瞒。
He must underline and make heavily explicit. 他一定要刻意雕琢，力求明白。 8. extravagant a. 奢侈的；过度的
The decoration has reached an extravagant degree of elaboration. 那装潢已精致到了奢华的地步。
He attempts to woo her in a characteristically extravagant manner. 他尝试过用挥金如土的阔绰方式去取悦于她。 9. fabricate v. 捏造=make up/fake
The story was fabricated and completely untrue. 这故事是捏造的，一点不真实。 The man's statement is fabricated. 这个男人的话是假的。 10. facilitate a. 使便利
The multi-languages signs facilitate the tourists.
多语标示让旅客更便利。
Friendly contacts between different people facilitate the cultural and economic interchange.
各国人民的友好接触促进文化和经济交流。 1. fascinate v. 迷住
词义辨析：fascinate, attract, charm, enchant, tempt fascinate: 通常含使人无法拒绝、无法摆脱的意味 attract: 普通用词，指客观上吸引人的注意力 charm: 侧重迷住某人或使之高兴
enchant: 着重指有能力引起被迷住者的欢乐或赞美 tempt: 指吸引力很强，强调欲望被唤醒
I’m fascinated by the beauty of Lijiang and Dali. 我被丽江和大理的美景迷住了。 2.feeble a. 虚弱的=weak/faint
feeble current 弱电流 feeble minded adj. 意志薄弱的 His feeble arm dropped powerlessly down. 他那软弱的胳臂没力气地放了下来。 3.flaw n. 缺陷
I can’t find a flaw ,the painting is perfect! 我找不到任何缺陷，这幅画太完美了！ It was a large diamond, but it had a flaw.
这是颗大钻石, 但它有一点瑕疵。 4. fluctuate v. 波动
fluctuate between hopes and fears 徘徊于希望与失望之间，忽喜忽忧
The actual cost may fluctuate above and below that standard. 实际成本可在标准成本的上下范围内增减。 5.formulate v. 构想 formulate criteria 订出标准
He thought it's time to formulate some plan of action. 他认为这是该筹划什么行动计划的时候了。
6.foster v. 领养，培养=develop/nurture/cultivate/ foster a child 领养孩子
Frequent cultural exchange will certainly help foster friendly relations between our two universities.
经常的文化交流肯定有助于发展我们两校之间的友好关系。 7.fragile a. 易碎的;脆弱的 词义辨析：fragile, brittle, frail
fragile: 除指易碎外，还指人身体虚弱，动辄就得病
brittle: 指没有弹性或伸缩性的脆性材料，暗示受压或被扭曲时易碎 frail: 多指人体虚弱，也指某物不耐用，易碎易损
Kino had wondered often at the iron in his patient, fragile wife.