诗思

 

lay  v (pt pp laid) 置放, 铺设

lay the book on the table

lay the blanket over the sleeping child

 

blanket   n.毯子

vt.覆盖

 

lay aside  = put sth aside 把...放在一边

I laid my book aside, turned off the light and went to sleep.

 

lay sth down  = give sth up 放弃

lay down one's office

lay sth down =establish  建立,制定,规定

you can't lay  down hard and fast rules

 

lay in  贮备

lay in food

 

lay sb off   解雇

they were laid off because of the lack of new orders

 

lay out   设计,计划

lay out the town

 

lay-off  n  解雇

 

lay-out  n 布局,设计,安排

 

layman   n (pl  -men) 门外汉

a book written for professional and laymen alike

 

layer  n 层

several thin clothing will keep you warmer than one thick one

 

layer cake  夹心蛋糕

 

lazy  adj  (-ier, -iest) 懒散的,怠惰的

he's not stupid ,just lazy.

 

ignorant  adj  -(of sth) unaware 无知的,不知道的

he's  not stupid ,just ignorant.

 

lead  n [u] 铅

lead-poisoning n  铅中毒

lead  n [u]  example 领导,带领,榜样

he's  the chief trouble maker, the others just follow his lead

lead  n [c]剧中的主角

play the lead in the new West End hit

lead  v  领导,带领,导致

lead a guest to his room

 

lead the way (to sth) = show the way = go first  引路, 带路

our scientists are leading the way in space research

 

leader  n 领导人,领袖

the leader of the expedition

 

expedition  n.远征, 探险队, 迅速, 派遣

 

leaderless  adj 无领导的

a leaderless rabble

 

leadership  n [u]领导,领导能力

the responsibilities of leadership

qualities of leadership necessary in a team captain

 

leading  adj [attrib] chief,most important 主要的

one of the leading writers of her day

 

leaf  n (pl leaves) [c] 叶 , 箔

cabbage leaves

gold  leaf

 

leaflet  n 传单

puck up a leaflet about care of the teeth

 

league  n 种类,联盟

the League of Nations 国际联盟

 

leak  n  漏洞,漏电

a leak in the roof

leak  v 漏

this boat leaks like a sieve

 

lean  adj  (-er,-est)  瘦的

a lean athletic body

lean  v (pt pp leant or leaned) 倾斜,偏向

lean out of the window

 

lean against sth = lean on sth 把...靠在...上, 靠

the workmen leant their shovels against the fence and went to lunch

 

leap  v (pt pp leapt  or leaped) 跃,跳,冲,奔

the cat leapt from the chair

leap  v (pt pp leapt  or leaped) 跳过,跃过

leap a gate

 

learn   v (pt pp learnt )  -(sth)(from sth/sb) 学习,学

I can't drive yet---I'll still learning

 

learn by heart  记住,背诵

 

learned  adj  having much knowledge acquired by study有学问的

learned men

 

 

learning  n [u]   学问,学识

a man of great learning

 

lease  n   租约

take out a lease on a holiday home

 

lease  v   -sth(to /from sb) 出租,租借

lease a car

 

leasehold    n  -(of /on sb ) 租得物

have the leasehold on a house

 

leaseholder  n 租借人

freehold    n.自由保有, 不动产

 

least  pron  用用little的最高级,最小的,最少的

he's the best teacher even though he has the least experience

 

least adv  最少,最不

just when we least expected it

 

least of all  最不

nobody need worry , you least of all .

nobody need worry ,least of all you.

 

leather n [u] 皮革

the sofa is covered in real leather.

 

leave  v (pt pp left) 离开

it's time for us to leave

leave v (pt pp left) 忘记拿

i've left my gloves on the bus

leave v (pt pp left)   -sth to sb遗赠

how much did he leave?

 

leave alone  不打扰,听其自然

hes in jail leave him alone.

 

leave sb/sth behind 留下,忘带

wait---don't leave me behind.

 

leave off sth =leave off doing sth 停止

it's time to leave off work.

 

leave sth/sb out (of sth)  排除,省去,漏掉

leave me out of this quarrel, please ----I don't want to get involved.

 

leave n [u]  假期,休假

sick leave 

 

leaven   n  [u]酵母

 

lecture  n   -(to sb)(on sth)演讲,讲课

read a lecture

 

lecture  v  -(on sth)演讲,讲课

professor Jones is not lecturing this term

 

lee  n  [sing] 避风处

 

leech  n 水蛭

 

leery  adj [pred]   -(of sb/sth)wary,suspicious 怀疑的,警惕性的

i tend to be a bit leery of cut-price bargains 对削价便宜货我持平怀疑态度.

 

left-luggage office  行李寄存处

 

left  adj adv 左边的,左边

few people write with their left hand than with their right

turn left here

 

leg  n [c] 腿,腿部

have long legs

 

legacy  n 遗产,遗赠物

 

legal  adj [attrib] 合法的,法定的

my legal adviser

 

legality  n [u]  state of being legal 合法性

the legality of this action will be decided by the courts

 

legalize  = legalise  =make legal  使合法化

some people want to legalize the possession of cannabis.

possession     n.拥有, 占有, 所有, 着迷, 领土, 领地, 财产(常用复数), 自制

cannabis   n.(=hemp)大麻

 

legend  n [c]传说,传奇

the legend of Robin

 

legendary  adj 传说中的,传奇式的

legendary heroes

 

leggy  adj 腿长的

a tall leggy girl in a short dress

 

legislate v  -(for / against sth)立法

it is the job of Parliament to legislate

 

parliament   n.国会, 议会

 

legislation  n [u] 立法 Legislation will be difficult and take time

 

legit  adj  legitimate合法的

 

legislative  adj [esp attrib] 立法的

a legislative assembly

 

legitimate adj lawful 合法的,守法的

the legitimate heir

 

leisure n [u] spare time 空闲 ,闲暇

we've been working all week without a moment's leisure.

 

at leisure  闲着的,空闲的

they're seldom at leisure.

 

leitmotiv  (also leitmotif) n 主题,主旋律

 

lemon  n [c u] 柠檬

 

lend  v (pt pp lent)   -sth(to sb) 借出,借与,借给

can you lend me $5 ?

 

lend  v (pt pp lent)  贡献,给予

 

length  n [u] 长,长度,长短,期间

a river 300 miles length

 

lens  n(pl  -es)  透镜

 

less  pron   -(sth) (than....)[used with u ns]较少的,较小的,更小的

less  butter

 

less adv  -(than......) 较小的,较少的

i read much less  now than i did at school

 

lessen  v  become less  变少,减少

the pain was already lessening

 

lesser  adj [attrib]  较小的,次要的

one of the author's  lesser  works

 

lesson  n  课,功课,作业

 

lest  conj  for fear that,in order that...not 惟恐,以免

he ran away lest he  should be seen

 

let v  (-tt- ,pt  pp let) 允许,让,使进入

don't  let your child play with matches

 

 

let alone   更不用说,更别提

 

 

let down  放下,降低,使失望

please come and support me, don't let me down.

we let the bucket down by a rope.

bucket n.桶, 一桶的量, [桶状物]铲斗

 

let-down  n disappointment  失望,令人失望的事物

the party was a big let-down.

 

let go (of)  放开,松手

 

let in   放进,允许....进入,嵌入

 

let out   放走,释放,发出,泄漏

the teacher said only Janet and Sue  were to be punished , so that let me out.

 

let off  排放,放过,(在...)下车

 

 

letter  n [c]  字母,信函

are there any letters for me?

 

lettering  n [u] 字

 

letter-box  n 信箱

 

letter of credit  n 信用证

 

lettuce  n [u]  莴苣

a lettuce and tomato salad

 

levee   n  河堤,防洪堤

the levees  along the Mississippi