Ø to no effect 不起作用,没有取得任何效果
　　 Mr Charles complained, to no effect.
　　 Ø (be) of no effect (=useless) 无效
　　 The approval is of no effect.
　　 Ø in effect (=in fact, in essence) 有效、实际上
　　 The old system is still in effect. 旧制度仍有效。
　　 He is, in effect, my rival.
　　 实际上他是我的竞争对手。
　　 Ø to the effect that adv 大意是…, (接句子)
　　 Started early to the effect that he might get there by lunchtime. 他一早就动身了，以便在午饭前赶到那里。
　　 Ø to that effect带有那个意思的…
　　 He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect. 他说他非常担忧，或大致是这个意思
　　 Ø emerge from ( =appear, arise from ) 出现, 暴露(问题意见等)
　　 Advanced figures are emerging in multitude in this era of ours.
　　 在我们这个时代先进人物正在大量地涌现出来。
　　 Ø place(or put, lay) an emphasis on 强调, 把重点放在…上
　　 laid a strong emphasis on the study of foreign languages; 把主要重点放在学习外语上；
　　 Ø encourage sb in 鼓励; encourage sb to do sth
　　 encourage sb in his work 鼓励某人工作
　　 encourage sb in his idleness 怂恿某人游手好闲
　　 Ø on end (=continuously) 连续地 竖着，直立的 (没有单独的on the end 的词组)
　　 The sight made his hair stand on end.
　　 He thought it was his dead brother’s ghost.
　　 Ø at an end (=finished) 结束了
　　 The court has passed sentence and the matter is now at an end.
　　 Ø at the end of one’s rope adv智穷力竭, 山穷水尽
　　 Frank was at the end of his rope over the matter.
　　 Ø at one’s wit’s end 无法可想, 智穷计尽
　　 He has already been at his wit’s end in this matter.
　　 Ø no end of adj (=very many/much) 很多,大量
　　 She had no end of stories to tell.
　　 Ø in the end (=finally, eventually) 最终
　　 All will turn out well in the end.
　　 一切终究都会好起来的
　　 Ø end up with 以…而结束
　　 End up is used in conversation to say what happens to someone at the end of a series of events. You can say that someone ends up in a particular place, that they end up with something, or that they end up doing something. You do not use end up in formal writing.
　　 Ø come to an end (=finish) 结束
　　 The cold war came to an end.
　　 Ø end in 以…为结束
　　 The council’s first meeting ended in acrimony.
　　 Ø engage in 或 be engaged in 忙于,从事
　　 I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography.
　　 Ø enter for (=put the name on a list for) 报名参加enter for a race 参加赛跑
　　 Ø enter into (=begin) 开始(谈话, 谈判等)
　　 Ø enter on / upon (=begin) 开始
　　 I’m trying to find out what settings I need to enter on my hp 2210 pocket pc to enable internet access through bluetooth using my GPRS connection?
　　 Ø be entitled to (=be given the right to do sth)有权…,有资格…
　　 Officers are entitled to travel first class.
　　 官员有权坐头等舱。