Maritime English Wordlist (E-F)大学英文写作.pdf

E ear protector; a device protecting ears against noise earth; to connect with the ground earthing; an act done to prevent static electricity discharge when connecting or disconnecting cargo hoses earthing cable; a cable used to earth an object ease; freedom from difficulty, slack ease a line; to slacken a rope, to lessen the hold upon the line ease away; to slacken the sail ease her; to slow down, reduce the revolutions of the engine Ease the helm!; an order to bring the helm slowly amidships eastward; moving towards east ebb; see: ebb tide ebb tide; the reflux of the tide, the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea ECDIS; Electronic Chart Display Information System echo sounder; an instrument for determining depth of water or locating objects at certain depth economies of scale; reductions in the cost of making and/or selling products that are made possible because the business is very large or becomes larger ecosystem; a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms functioning together in the environment edge; a brink or verge, e.g. the edge of a cliff E.D.H.; see: Efficient Deck Hand Efficient Deck Hand; a senior rating or seaman EHF; see: extremely high frequency elasticity; ability of a material to return to its original form and size without permanent deformation eliminate; to remove or take out emaciated; very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger embankment; raised dike or quay to hold the waters of the sea or river embark; to come on board the vessel (referring to passengers, crew and the pilot) embarkation; going on board the vessel emergency; a state of sudden and unexpected danger requiring immediate action emergency alarm; a device for giving a warning in the event of danger to the ship emergency anchorage; an area of the sea used by ships in dangerous situations, e.g. fire on