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especially in difficulty; IMMENSITY: If I'd known the enormity
of the task before I took it on, I wouldn't have attempted it.
e-nor-mous /ɪˈnɔːməs||ɔːr-/ adj extremely large: an enormous house/meal/amount of money —ness n [U]
e-nor-mous-ly /ɪˈnɔːməsli||ɔːr-/ adv extremely: She's enormously rich. | It amused me enormously.
e-nough¹ /ɪˈnʌf/ determiner, pron [(for)] as much or as many as
may be necessary: Have we got enough food? | Not enough is
known about what really happened. | We have enough seats for
everyone. | [+to-v] She hasn't got enough to do. | Is there
enough money/money enough (for us) to get a bottle of wine? |
I've had enough of your rudeness! (=too much of it) | I've
eaten more than enough. (=too much) | He said he would
return the money, and I was fool enough/enough of a fool to
believe him. (=so foolish that I believed him) | 'I saw her
coming out of his room with a guilty look on her face.'
'Enough said.' (=you have made your meaning clear and
need not say more)
USAGE 1 Enough comes after adjectives: Are you sure he's
old enough? 2 Enough usually comes before a plural or
uncountable noun: enough people/money. It can be used
after the noun but this is rather formal or literary: Ah! If
only there were money enough for us to travel there! 3
Sufficient has the same meaning as enough but is more
formal, and cannot come after a noun. -> see also
ADEQUATE (USAGE)
enough² adv 1 to the necessary degree: I didn't bring a big
enough bag. | (in polite requests) Would you be kind enough
to let us know the date of your arrival? | Is it warm enough for
you? | [+to-v] He didn't run fast enough to catch the train. 2 to
a certain degree; quite; rather: It's difficult enough, but it
could have been worse. | It was natural enough that she should
have been annoyed. (=her annoyance was understandable) 3 curiously/oddly/strangely enough although this is
CURIOUS/ODD/strange: He's lived in France for years, but
strangely enough he can't speak a word of French. -> see also
fair enough (FAIR)¹, sure enough (SURE²)
en pas-sant /ˌn ˈpæsɒn||ˌɑːn pɑːˈsɑn/ adv Fr fml (used to
introduce an additional remark, especially about a different
subject): I would like to say en passant how useful I found
your report.
en-quire /ɪnˈkwaɪər/ v [I;T] to INQUIRE -> see ASK (USAGE)
en-qui-ry /ɪnˈkwaɪəri||ˈɪŋkwaɪəri, ɪnˈkwaɪəri, ˈɪŋkwɪri/ n
[C,U] INQUIRY
en-rage /ɪnˈreɪdʒ/ v [T] to make very angry; INFURIATE: Her
behaviour enraged him. | I was enraged to find they had
disobeyed my orders.
en-rap-ture /ɪnˈræptʃər/ v [T] to fill with great joy or
delight: The beauty of her singing enraptured us.
en-rich /ɪnˈrɪt/ v [T] 1 to make rich: The discovery of oil
will enrich the nation. 2 to improve the quality of, as by
adding something: Music can enrich your whole life. | This
nuclear reactor works with enriched uranium. | a fertilizer
that enriches the soil —ment n [U]
en-rol especially BrE || enroll especially AmE /ɪnˈrəʊl/ v -ll- [I;T(as,
in)] to make (oneself or another person) officially a member
of a group: She decided to enrol in the history course at the
local evening school. —ment n [C,U]
En,rolled 'Nurse n a nurse in the UK who has passed the
basic examination to work as a nurse, but has a lower
QUALIFICATION than a REGISTERED NURSE
En-ron /ˈenrɒn||-rɑːn/ a powerful US energy company which
became involved in a well-known financial SCANDAL. In 2001,
it was discovered that Enron and Arthur Andersen, the company's ACCOUNTANTS, had been giving false information
about the amount of money that Enron was worth, and it
was forced to DECLARE BANKRUPTCY (=say officially that it
could not pay its debts). This became one of the largest
bankruptcies in history. Many people, including people who
worked for Enron, lost the money they had used to buy
shares in the company. Some high level people in the organization were officially charged with criminal offences and
found GUILTY.
en route /ˌɒn ˈruːt||ˌɑːn-/ adv [(for, from, to)] Fr on the way;
travelling: We were en route from London to New York.
en-sconce /ɪnˈskɒns||ɪnˈskɑːns/ v [T(in)] fml or humor to place
or seat (especially oneself) comfortably in a safe place: He
ensconced himself/was ensconced in a big armchair in front of
the fire.
en-sem-ble /ɒnˈsɒmbəl||ɑːnˈsæm-/ n 1 a set of things that
combine with or match each other to make a whole: The
coat, hat, and shoes make an attractive ensemble. 2 [+sing./pl.
v] a small group of musicians who regularly play together ->
compare ORCHESTRA 3 tech the quality of playing music in
such a way that the notes are sounded properly together by
all the players
en-shrine /ɪnˈʃraɪn/ v [T(in)] fml to put or keep (as if) in a
SHRINE (=holy place): These important rights are enshrined in
the constitution.
en-shroud /ɪnˈʃraʊd/ v [T(in) often pass.] fml to cover and hide:
The hills were enshrouded in mist.
en-sign /ˈensaɪn, -sən||ˈensən/ n 1 a flag on a ship which
acts as a special sign, especially to show what nation the
ship belongs to 2 an officer of the lowest rank in the US
navy -> see TABLE 3 3 (in former times) an officer of the
lowest rank in the British army 4 especially AmE a small piece
of metal or plastic with a picture or words on it, worn to
show a person's rank
en-slave /ɪnˈsleɪv/ v [T] to make into a slave: The captives
were enslaved by the victorious army. —ment n [U]
en-snare /ɪnˈsneər/ v [T(in, into)] to catch (as if) in a trap: He
ensnared the old lady into giving him all her savings.
en-sue /ɪnˈsjuː||ɪnˈsuː/ v [I(from)] fml to happen afterwards,
often as a result: Serious fighting ensued. | Thousands were
killed in the ensuing battle.
en suite¹ /ˌɒn ˈswiːt||ˌɑːn-/ adj Fr (of a room) leading off
another room; adjoining (ADJOIN). En suite is usually used to
describe a bathroom which is joined directly to a bedroom. It
is considered to be a LUXURY to have an en suite bathroom,
and they are often mentioned in advertisements for hotels
or houses for sale: House for sale with four bedrooms, two
with en suite bathroom.
en suite² n 1 an en suite bathroom 2 a bedroom with a
bathroom leading off it
en-sure especially BrE || insure especially AmE /ɪnˈʃʊər/ v [T] to
make (something) certain to happen: a change in the law
that will ensure fair treatment for people of all races | [+that] If
you want to ensure that you catch the plane, take a taxi. |
[+obj[(to)+obj(d)]] This medicine will ensure you (=make certain
that you get) a good night's sleep. -> see INSURE (USAGE)
en-tail /ɪnˈteɪl/ v [T] 1 to make (an event or action) necessary; INVOLVE: Writing a history book entails a lot of
work. 2 [(on, upon) often pass.] law (especially in former times)
to arrange that (one's property) will become the property of
one's son or daughter or another named person after one's
death, and may not be sold to anyone else: The castle and
the land are entailed on the eldest son.
en-tan-gle /ɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ v [T(in, with)] to cause to become
twisted or mixed with something else: The bird entangled
itself in the net. | The sailor's legs got entangled with the
ropes. | (fig.) He got himself entangled in some dishonest business dealings. -> opposite DISENTANGLE; compare ENTWINE,
TANGLE¹
en-tan-gle-ment /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/ n 1 [C,U] (an) act of
entangling or becoming entangled: He's had another of his
entanglements with the law. (=with the police) 2 [C often pl.] a
fence made of BARBED WIRE placed so as to make the advance
of enemy forces difficult
En-teb-be /enˈtebi/ a town in southern Uganda. It has an
important international airport, where in 1976 Israeli soldiers
saved 91 passengers who were on a plane which enemies of
Israel had HIJACKED (=taken control of illegally, by threatening
violence).
En-ten-mann's /ˈentənmænz/ trademark a company that
makes cakes and other sweet foods such as COOKIES and
BROWNIES, which are sold in the US and the UK. In the UK,
the cakes are usually low in fat.
en-tente /ɒnˈtɒnt||ɑːnˈtɑːnt/ n Fr a (formally declared)
friendly relationship between two or more countries, which
has less force than an ALLIANCE
Entente Cor-di-ale /ˌɒnˌtɒnt kɔːdiˈɑːl||ˌɑːnˌtɑːnt kɔːr-/ n Fr
a political agreement and feeling of friendship between two