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or have great desire (for someone or something) without talking about it: She's eating her heart out for that boy. 9 eat one's words to admit to having said something wrong 10 eat out of someone's hand infml to be very willing to obey or agree with someone: They were angry at first, but she soon had them eating out of her hand. 11 eat someone out of house and home infml to eat a lot of someone else's supply of food 12 eat your heart out infml (used in a humorous way to mean) you should be upset or jealous about this: He's the new teenage idol - eat your heart out, Michael Jackson! 13 you are what you eat saying your character and your physical health are decided by the kind of food you eat -> see also eat one's dinners (DINNER), I'll eat my hat (HAT)
eat (sthg. <->) up phr v [I;T] 1 to eat all of (something): Come on, eat up. There's plenty left. | Be a good girl and eat up your vegetables. 1 (fig.) A big car eats up money. 2 be eaten up with to be completely and violently full of (a feeling): He's eaten up with jealousy.
eat·a·ble /'i:təbl/ adj (of food) in a fit condition to be eaten -> compare EDIBLE
eat·er /'i:tər/ n someone who eats in the stated way: He's a big eater. (=he eats a lot) | The children are rather fussy eaters.
eat·ery /'i:təri/ n [C] especially AmE a restaurant or other place to eat: one of the best Knoxville eateries
'eating ,apple n an apple that one eats raw -> compare COOKING APPLE
'eating dis,order n a medical condition in which patterns of eating are not those of most people, e.g. BULIMIA or ANOREXIA: Eating disorders are usually associated with teenage girls.
eats /i:ts/ n [P] infml food, especially when provided for other people: You organize the drinks for the party, and I'll do the eats.
eau de co·logne /ˌəʊ də kə'ləʊn/ n [U] COLOGNE
eaves /i:vz/ n [P] the edges of a roof which come out beyond the walls: Birds have nested under our eaves.
eaves·drop /'i:vzdrɒp|| -drɑ:p/ v -pp- [(on)] to listen secretly to other people's conversation. In this way one often hears things which are private or secret, and it is thought to be a dishonest thing to do. -> compare OVERHEAR ---per n
e-bank·ing /'i: bæŋkɪŋ/ n [U] -> see ELECTRONIC BANKING
eBay /'i:beɪ/ trademark a popular WEBSITE where you can buy and sell goods and services. Things are shown on the website for a certain period of time, and the person who has offered the most amount of money for something then buys it. Some of the things are unusual, rare, and valuable, but many others are ordinary, and many people would consider them worthless.
ebb¹ /eb/ n 1 [the (of)] the flowing of the sea away from the shore; the going out of the TIDE: The tide is on the ebb. -> compare FLOW² 2 at a low ebb in a bad or inactive state: Relations between the two countries are at a low ebb.
ebb² v [I] 1 (of the TIDE) to flow away from the shore 2 [AWAY] to grow less; become gradually lower or weaker: His courage slowly ebbed away as he realized how hopeless the situation was.
,ebb 'tide n the flow of the sea away from the shore; falling TIDE: The ship sailed out of harbour on the ebb tide and came back on the flood tide. -> opposite FLOOD TIDE
E·bert, Roger /'i:bɜ:t||-ərt/ (1942-) a well-known US film CRITIC, who in 1975 won a Pulitzer Prize for film COMMENTARY, the first and only time this particular prize has been given. He and another critic, Richard Roeper, present a show called Ebert and Roeper on US television in which they REVIEW new films. He is famous for saying that 'No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.'
E·bo·la /ɪ'bəʊlə/ n a dangerous VIRUS that causes people to bleed inside their body and usually results in death. It spreads quickly from person to person. It occurs only in Africa, especially the Democratic Republic of Congo where it was first discovered in 1976.
eb·o·ny /'ebəni/ adj, n [U] (having the colour of) a hard heavy black wood
Ebony trademark a US monthly magazine especially for AFRICAN AMERICANS -> compare VOICE, THE
e·bul·li·ent /ɪ'bʊliənt, r'bu-/ adj fml full of life, happiness, and eager excitement: She was in an ebullient mood, telling jokes and buying drinks for everyone. ---ly adv ---ence n [U]
EBV /ˌi: bi: 'vi:/ n abbrev. for EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS
ec abbrev. for EUROCHEQUE
EC, the /ˌi: 'si:/ abbrev. for the European Community; the former name of the EU
ec·cen·tric¹ /ɪk'sentrɪk/ adj 1 behaving differently from what is usual or socially accepted, especially in a way that is strange or amusing: If you go to the palace in tennis shoes, they'll think you're rather eccentric. | eccentric behaviour 2 [no comp.] tech (of two or more circles) not drawn round the same centre -> compare CONCENTRIC 3 [no comp.] tech not (moving) in a regular circle: Mars, Venus, and the other planets move in eccentric orbits. ---ally /-kli/ adv
eccentric² n an eccentric person: The old lady is a bit of an eccentric.
ec·cen·tri·ci·ty /ˌeksen'trɪsəti, -sən-/ n [C;U] (an example of) eccentric behaviour: The English are famous for their eccentricities/eccentricity.
Ec·cles cake /'ekəlz keɪk/ n BrE a round cake filled with CURRANTS (=type of dried fruit)
ec·cle·si·as·tic /ˌɛkli:zi'æstɪk/ n fml a priest, usually in the Christian church
ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal /ˌɛkli:zi'æstɪkəl/ also ecclesiastic adj connected with the Christian Church, especially with its formal and established organization: ecclesiastical history/music ---ly /-kli/ adv
Ec·cle·stone, Ber·nie /'ekəlstən, 'bɜ:ni||'bɜ:r-/ (1930-), a British BUSINESSMAN and head of Formula One MOTOR RACING. In 1997 he gave £1 million to the Labour Party. Labour returned the £1 million to Ecclestone when the story appeared in newspapers and on television. It was embarrassing for the Labour government because they had recently stopped tobacco companies from giving financial support to sports, except motor racing.
ECG /ˌi: si: 'dʒi:/ n [C] especially BrE abbrev. for 1 an electrocardiograph; a piece of equipment that records electrical changes in your heart 2 an electrocardiogram; a drawing produced by an electrocardiograph
ech·e·lon /'eʃəlɒn||-lɑ:n/ also echelons pl. — n 1 a level within an organization: She works in the higher echelons of the Civil Service. 2 tech an arrangement of ships, soldiers, planes etc, like steps rather than in a single line: The ships sailed past in echelon.
ech·o¹ /'ekəʊ/ n pl. -oes 1 a sound sent back or repeated from a surface, e.g. from a wall or the inside of a CAVE: She shouted 'hello' and listened for the echo. 1 (fig.) In his earlier works you can hear an echo of Eliot's poetry. (=something that seems similar to it or copied from it) 2 to the echo BrE old use very loudly: She was cheered to the echo.
echo² v -oes, -oed, -oing 1 [I] to come back as an echo: Their voices echoed in the big empty hall. 2 [I[with, to]] (of a place) to be filled with echoes: The room echoed with/to the sound of their happy laughter. 3 [T] to copy or repeat, especially in agreement: I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.
é·clair /'ɪkleər, eɪ-/ n a small finger-shaped cake made of a special kind of pastry, with cream inside and usually chocolate on top. Éclairs are generally thought of as being very tasty to eat but rather bad for you. They have been used in advertisements with the words 'Naughty but Nice'.
e·clec·tic /ɪ'klektɪk/ adj fml (of people, methods, ideas etc) not following any one particular system or set of ideas, but using parts of many different ones: The painter's style is very eclectic. ---ally /-kli/ adv ---ism /-tɪsɪzəm/ n [U]
e·clipse¹ /ɪ'klps/ n 1 [C(of)] the disappearance, complete or