Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 2
Earnestly (adv.) 認真地；誠摯地 In an earnest manner.
Earnestly (adv.) In a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" [syn: {seriously}, {earnestly}, {in earnest}].
Earnestness (n.) 認真；誠摯；一本正經 The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.
An honest earnestness in the young man's manner. -- W. Irving.
Earnestness (n.) An earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {earnestness}, {seriousness}, {sincerity}].
Earnestness (n.) The trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness}, {earnestness}, {serious-mindedness}, {sincerity}] [ant: {frivolity}, {frivolousness}].
Earnful (a.) Full of anxiety or yearning. [Obs.] -- P. Fletcher.
Earnful (a.) (Southern, English Regional) Anxious, full of strong desire or longing; sorrowful. Formerly also as adverb, as an intensifier in negative contexts: exceedingly, very.
Compare: Anxiety
Anxiety (n.) [Mass noun] 焦慮，掛念 [U] [C] [（+about/ for）] ；焦慮的原因；令人焦慮之事 [C] [（+to）]；渴望 [C] [（+for）] [+to-v] A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
‘He felt a surge of anxiety.’
[Count noun] ‘Anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth.’
Anxiety (n.) [Mass noun] (Psychiatry) A nervous disorder marked by excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behaviour or panic attacks.
[As modifier] ‘She suffered from anxiety attacks.’
Anxiety (n.) [Mass noun] [With infinitive] Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen.
‘The housekeeper's eager anxiety to please.’
Compare: Anxious
Anxious (a.) 焦慮的，掛念的[（+about/ at/ for）]；令人焦慮的；渴望的 [F] [（+for）] [+to-v] [+that] Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
‘She was extremely anxious about her exams.’
‘An anxious look.’
Anxious (a.) [Attributive] (Of a situation or period of time) Causing or characterized by worry or nervousness.
‘There were some anxious moments.’
Anxious (a.) Very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen.
‘The company was anxious to avoid any trouble.’
[With clause] ‘My parents were anxious that I get an education.’
Compare: Yearning
Yearning (n.) 思念；渴望 A feeling of intense longing for something.
‘He felt a yearning for the mountains.’
Yearning (a.) 思念的；渴望的；yearn 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Involving or expressing yearning.
‘A yearning hope.’
Earnings (n. pl. ) of Earning
Earning (n.) That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
Earpick (n.) An instrument for removing wax from the ear.
Ear-piercer (n.) The earwig.
Earreach (n.) Earshot.
Earring (n.) An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant.
Earsh (n.) See Arrish.
Ear-shell (n.) A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis; -- called also sea-ear. See Abalone.
Earshot (n.) Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard.
Earshrift (n.) A nickname for auricular confession; shrift.
Earsore (n.) An annoyance to the ear.
Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains.
Earst (adv.) See Erst.
Earth (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
Earth (n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
Earth (n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
Earth (n.) A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
Earth (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
Earth (n.) The people on the globe.
Earth (n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
Earth (n.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
Earth (n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
Earthed (imp. & p. p.) of Earth
Earthing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earth
Earth (v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
Earth (v. t.) To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.
Earth (v. i.) To burrow.
Earth (n.) A plowing.
Earthbag (n.) A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet.
Earthbank (n.) A bank or mound of earth.
Earthboard (n.) The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the earth; the moldboard.
Earthborn (a.) 地中長出的；凡人的；塵世的 Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human ; having the characteristics of earthly life; as, earth-born beings.
Some earthborn giant. -- Milton.
Earthborn (a.) Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects.
All earthborn cares are wrong. -- Goldsmith.
Earthborn (a.) Of earthly origin (as mortals are); "earthborn existence".
Earthborn (a.) Springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings".
Earthborn (a.) Connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; "earthborn cares and pleasures".
Earthbred (a.) Low; grovelling; vulgar.
Earthdin (n.) An earthquake.
Earthdrake (n.) A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon.
Earthen (a.) Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.
Earthen-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted; sordid; gross.
Earthenware (n.) Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain.
Earth flax () A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.
Earthfork (n.) A pronged fork for turning up the earth.
Earthiness (n.) The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness.
Earthliness (n.) The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness; grossness; perishableness.
Earthling (n.) An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal.
Earthly (a.) Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise.
Earthly (a.) Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable.
Earthly (a.) Made of earth; earthy.
Earthly (adv.) In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly.
Earthly-minded (a.) Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded.
Earthmad (n.) The earthworm.
Earthnut (n.) A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground
Earthnut (n.) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum.
Earthnut (n.) The peanut. See Peanut.
Earthpea (n.) A species of pea (Amphicarpaea monoica). It is a climbing leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.
Earthquake (n.) 地震；（社會等的）大動盪 A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock.
Earthquake (a.) Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; starling.
Earthquake (n.) Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {quake}, {temblor}, {seism}].
Earthquake (n.) A disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees".
Earthquave (n.) An earthquake.
Earth shine () See Earth light, under Earth.
Earthshock (n.) An earthquake.
Earthstar (n.) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores.
Earth-tongue (n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
Earthward (adv.) Alt. of Earthwards
Earthwards (adv.) Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward.
Earthwork (n.) Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth.
Earthwork (n.) The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc.
Earthwork (n.) An embankment or construction made of earth.
Earthworm (n.) Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.
Earthworm (n.) A mean, sordid person; a niggard.
Earthy (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.
Earthy (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal.
Earthy (a.) Gross; low; unrefined.
Earthy (a.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.
Earwax (n.) (Anat.) 耳垢 See Cerumen.
Earwax (n.) A soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: cerumen, earwax].
Earwax (n.) [U] The yellow sticky substance that forms in the outer ear.
// Earwax is designed to coat the inside of the ear canal to trap pollutants.
Compare: Cerumen
Cerumen (n.) (Physiol.) 【醫】耳垢 The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.
Cerumen (n.) A soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: cerumen, earwax].
Earwig (n.) Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera.
Earwig (n.) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus.
Earwig (n.) A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor.
Earwigged (imp. & p. p.) of Earwig
Earwigging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earwig
Earwig (v. t.) To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk.
Earwitness (n.) A witness by means of his ears; one who is within hearing and does hear; a hearer.
Ease (n.) Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
Ease (n.) Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
Ease (n.) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
Ease (n.) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
Eased (imp. & p. p.) of Ease
Easing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ease
Ease (n.) To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
Ease (n.) To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
Ease (n.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery.
Ease (n.) To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
Easeful (a.) Full of ease; suitable for affording ease or rest; quiet; comfortable; restful.
Easel (n.) A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.
Easeless (a.) Without ease.
Easement (n.) That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.
Easement (n.) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude.
Easement (n.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
Easily (adv.) 容易地，輕易地；無疑，確實；很可能，大概 With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen.