exhilarating ADJ. /爽快的，使人愉快的/invigorating and refreshing; cheering. Though some of the hikers found tramping
through the snow tiring, Jeffrey found the walk on the cold, crisp day exhilarating.
exhort V. /劝诫，忠告/urge. The evangelist exhorted all the sinners in his audience to reform. exhortation, N.
exhume V. /出土，发掘/dig out of the ground; remove from the grave. Could evidence that might identify the serial killer
have been buried with his victim? To answer this question, the police asked the authorities for permission to exhume the victim's body.
exigency N. /紧急情况/urgent situation. In this exigency, we must look for aid from our allies.
exodus N. /离开，启程/departure. The exodus from the hot and stuffy city was particularly noticeable on Friday
evenings.
exonerate V. /开脱，免罪/acquit; exculpate. The defense team feverishly sought fresh evidence that might exonerate
their client.
exorbitant ADJ. /过度的/excessive. The people grumbled at his exorbitant prices but paid them because he had a
monopoly.
exorcise V. /驱邪/drive out evil spirits. By incantation and prayer, the medicine man sought to exorcise the evil spirits
which had taken possession of the young warrior.
exotic ADJ. /陌生的，外来的，奇异的，异国情调/not native; strange. Because of his exotic headdress, he was followed in the
streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.
expansive ADJ. /扩张的;爽快的;广阔的/outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size. Mr.
Fezziwig was in an expansive humor, cheerfully urging his guests to join in the Christmas feast. Looking down on his expansive paunch, he sighed: if his belly expanded any further, he'd need an expansive waistline for his pants.
expatriate N. /放逐;被放逐者/exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land. Henry James was an American
expatriate who settled in England.
expedient ADJ. /合适的，有利的;策略性的/suitable; practical; politic. A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was
expedient rather than by what was ethical. expediency, N.
expedite V. /加速，催促/hasten. Because we are on a tight schedule, we hope you will be able to expedite the delivery
of our order. The more expeditious your response is, the happier we'll be.
expenditure N. /支出，花费/payment or expense; output. When you are operating on an expense account, you must
keep receipts for all your expenditures. If you don't save your receipts, you won't get repaid without the expenditure of a lot of energy arguing with the firm's accountants.
expertise N. /专业知识，技能/specialized knowledge; expert skill. Although she was knowledgeable in a number of
fields, she was hired for her particular expertise in computer programming.
expiate V. /赎罪/make amends for (a sin). He tried to expiate his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.
expletive N. /感叹词;咒骂/interjection; profane oath. The sergeant's remarks were filled with expletives that offended
the new recruits.
explicate V. /解释，澄清/explain; interpret; clarify. Harry Levin explicated James Joyce's often bewildering novels with
such clarity that even Finnegan's Wake seemed comprehensible to his students.
explicit ADJ. /清晰的;坦率的/totally clear; definite; outspoken. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied: be explicit
about what's bugging you.
exploit N. /壮举/deed or action, particularly a brave deed. Raoul Wallenberg was noted for his exploits in rescuing
Jews from Hitler's forces.
exploit V. /开发，开拓/make use of, sometimes unjustly. Cesar Chavez fought attempts to exploit migrant farmworkers
in California. exploitation, N. exploitative, ADJ.
expository ADJ. /解释性的/explanatory; serving to explain. The manual that came with my VCR was no masterpiece of expository prose: its explanations were so garbled that I couldn't even figure out how to rewind a tape. exposition,
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