European Court of Justice, the
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are criticizing the influence of the EU (=European Union), but
in fact it is a completely separate institution.
,European ,Court of 'Justice, the the court of law for
the EU (=European Union), based in Luxembourg
,European 'Cup, the 1 the former name of the Champi-
ons League, a football competition in which all the teams in
Europe that won the main football CHAMPIONSHIP in their
own country played one another to find the best team in
Europe 2 the cup that was given to the team that won this
competition
,European 'Cupwinners' ,Cup, the 1 (until 1998) a
football competition involving all the teams in Europe that
won the CUP FINAL in their own country. These teams played
against each other to see which one was the best. 2 the cup
that was given to the team that won this competition
,European 'Currency ,Unit n an ECU
,European Ex'change Rate ,Mechanism, the also
the exchange rate mechanism abbrev. ERM a system
for controlling the EXCHANGE RATE between the currencies
(CURRENCY) of EU countries in order to keep them all within
certain limits. This process is an important part of the
EUROPEAN MONETARY SYSTEM. The UK joined the European
Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1990, but left it in 1992.
,European 'Masters, the an important GOLF competition
held in different European countries
,European 'Monetary ,System, the abbrev. EMS a
system established in 1979 by the countries of the EU with
the intention of preventing large changes in the EXCHANGE
RATES of the various countries' money systems -> see also
EUROPEAN EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM
,European 'Open, the an important GOLF competition
played in Europe and open to players from all over the
world: Sandy Lyle finished second in the European Open.
,European 'Parliament, the a parliament whose mem-
bers are elected by the citizens of the EU (=European Union).
Its members are called Euro MPs or MEPs.
,European 'Space ,Agency, the abbrev. ESA an organi-
zation formed in 1975 to manage Europe's space programme
,European 'Super Cup n a football match played each year
between the winners of the Champions League (formerly the
European Cup) and the winners of the UEFA Cup (formerly
the European Cup Winners' Cup)
,European 'Union, the the full name of the EU
Eu-ro-phile /'jʊərəʊfaɪl/ n BrE a politician who strongly
supports the EU (=European Union) and believes that the UK
should become more closely united with other European
countries
Eu-ro-scep-tic /'jʊərəʊˌskeptɪk/ n a British politician, espe-
cially a member of the CONSERVATIVE PARTY, who dislikes the
EU (=European Union), and thinks that the UK should leave it
or become less closely involved with it —Eurosceptic adj:
Mr Cash was known for his strongly Eurosceptic opinions.
Eu-ro-star /'jʊərəʊˌstɑːr/ trademark the railway service
between London and France or Belgium, using the TUNNEL
under the English Channel: You can get to Paris by Eurostar
in only 3 hours. -> compare LE SHUTTLE; see colour photo on
page A36
Eu-ro-tun-nel /'jʊərəʊˌtʌnl/ trademark a British and French
company which is responsible for repairing and MAINTAINING
the structure of the CHANNEL TUNNEL, and for operating the
train service through the tunnel
Eu-ro-vi-sion Song Con-test, the /ˌjʊərəʊvɪʒən 'sɒŋ
ˌkɒntest||-'sɔːŋkɑːn-/ a competition shown on television
each year, in which singers or groups of singers representing
European countries sing specially written songs, and judges
from the countries they represent vote for the song which
they think is the best
CULTURAL NOTE Some countries, such as Norway, are
known for sometimes getting no points at all (often
humorously called nul points, because the points are
read out in French as well as English). The Eurovision
Song Contest is very popular, but many British people
make jokes about it, and in the UK, Terry WOGAN is
known for his humorous COMMENTARY.
Eu-ry-di-ce /juə'rɪdɪsi/ -> see ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
Eu-se-bi-o /ju:'si:biəʊ/ (1942-) one of the world's greatest
footballers, born in Mozambique, which was then a Portu-
guese COLONY, who played for Benfica and Portugal in the
1960s and 1970s.
Eu-sta-chian tube, eustachian tube /ju:'steɪʃən
ˌtju:bl|-tu:b/ n [C] one of the pair of tubes that join your
ears to your throat -> see picture at EAR
Eus-ton /'ju:stən/ an important railway station in north
central London. Trains from Euston go north to cities such
as Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow.
eu-tha-na-si-a /ˌju:θə'neɪziəl|-ˈneɪzə/ also mercy-killing
n [U] tech or euph the painless killing of people who are
incurably ill or very old. In the US and the UK euthanasia is
illegal, but many people approve of it in certain cases, and
some would like to see the law changed. -> see also
VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA SOCIETY
e-vac-u-ate /ɪ'vækjueɪt/ v [T] 1 to take all the people away
from (a place): The village was evacuated because the army
needed it. 2 [(from, to)] to move (a person) away from a place
in order to protect them from danger: In the war many
children were evacuated from the cities to the countryside. |
After the explosion at the plastics factory the town was evacu-
ated. 3 fml to empty (the bowels) —ation /ɪˌvækju'eɪʃən/ n
[C;U]
e-vac-u-ee /ɪˌvækju'i:/ n a person who has been evacuated.
For a British person, a typical evacuee is one of the many
thousands of British children sent out of the big cities
during World War II to live with another family in a safe
place.
e-vade /ɪ'veɪd/ v [T] 1 derog to avoid (especially a duty or
responsibility), especially using deception: Give me a direct
answer, and stop evading the issue. | [+v-ing] If you try to evade
paying your taxes you risk going to prison. 2 to get out of
the way of or escape from: She evaded her pursuers by hiding
in a cave. | After his escape he evaded capture for several days.
-> see also EVASION
e-val-u-ate /ɪ'væljuet/ v [T] to calculate or judge the value
or degree of: The school has only been open for six months, so
it's hard to evaluate its success. —ation /ɪˌvælju'eɪʃən/ n
[C;U]
ev-a-nes-cent /ˌevə'nesənt◄ / adj fml soon disappearing and
being forgotten —cence n [U]
e-van-gel-i-cal¹ /ˌi:væn'dʒelɪkəl◄ / adj 1 (often cap.) (of cer-
tain Protestant Christian Churches) believing in the impor-
tance of faith, of studying the Bible, and of persuading
people to become Christians, rather than in religious cer-
emonies 2 sometimes derog showing (too) great eagerness in
spreading one's own beliefs or ideas: They are pushing their
ideas with an almost evangelical fervour. —▶ism n [U]
evangelical² n a person who has evangelical beliefs
e-van-ge-list /ɪ'vændʒəlɪst/ n a person who travels from
place to place and holds religious meetings in order to
persuade people to become Christians —▶lism n [U] —▶listic
/ˌi:vændʒə'lɪstɪk / adj
Evangelist n one of the four writers of the books of the New
Testament of the Bible called the Gospels. The four writers are
MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, and JOHN.
e-van-ge-lize also -lise BrE /ɪ'vændʒəlaɪz/ v [I;T] to teach
the Christian religion as an evangelist
Evans, Chris /'evənz, krɪs/ (1966-) a British DISC JOCKEY
and television PRESENTER who became very successful very
quickly. He started as a disc jockey, went on to present his
own television show, and then bought his own radio station,
Virgin Radio, which he later sold and went back to being a
disc jockey. In 2001 he was FIRED (=made to leave his job)
because he was drunk and did not go to work.
e-vap-o-rate /ɪ'væpəreɪt/ v [I;T] to (cause to) change into
steam and disappear: The rainwater in the street soon evapo-
rated in the warm sunshine. | (fig.) Hopes of reaching an
agreement are beginning to evaporate. (=disappear) —ration
/ɪˌvæpə'reɪʃən/ n [U]
e,vaporated 'milk n [U] tinned milk which is thickened by
taking away some of the water, but not sweetened ->
compare CONDENSED MILK
e-va-sion /ɪ'veɪʒən/ n 1 [U] the act of evading (EVADE) -> see