(1) John Major and the Duke of Edinburgh led the mourners... (2) He walks with a stick but still leads his soldiers into battle... (3) He took Dickon by the hand to lead him into the house...
(1) I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp. (2) Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it. (3) In the evenings we eat by the light of an oil lamp.
(1) the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area (2) the woods and fields that are typical features of the English landscape (3) an urban/industrial landscape
(1) winding country lanes (2) We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse. (3) The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station.
(1) See you later. (2) I met her again three years later. (3) His father died later that year.
later [ˈleɪtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.许多,多的; pron.(与复数动词连用)大多数人;
adv.较晚地;以后,过后;后来;随后; adj.后来的;以后的;接近末期的;晚年的;
n.资料,材料;datum的复数;[计算机]数据,资料;从科学实验中提取的价值;
adj.和平的;爱好和平的;安静的;平静的;
(1) Which is commonly used in the two speed 100 km fuel cycle and consumption. (2) The crash happened 12 km north of Chelyabinsk, in the Urals region of Russia. (3) The island has an area of 1 4 sq. km.
(1) I don't know the name of the place... (2) I know that you led a rifle platoon during the Second World War... (3) Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years...
(1) a lack of food/money/skills (2) The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest. (3) There was no lack of volunteers.
lack [læk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.现金;支付金额; vt.支付现款;兑现; adj.现金的;
vt.缺乏,缺少;需要的东西; n.缺乏,不足,没有;缺少的东西;
adj.主要的,最重要的;全力的; n.最主要的部分,重点;主要管道;体力;[航海]公海;
少许, 少数;一星半点;些许;几;
(1) She's not usually lacking in confidence. (2) The book is completely lacking in originality. (3) He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough) .
lacking [ˈlækɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.强加;征税;以…欺骗; vi.利用;欺骗;施加影响;
n.武器,兵器; vi.武装,提供武器;
adv.不法地;
v.缺乏,缺少(lack的现在分词);不足; adj.缺乏的;没有的;不足的;
(1) I knitted this cardigan myself. (2) She's knitting the baby a shawl. (3) Lucy was sitting on the sofa, knitting.
(1) manual labour (= work using your hands) (2) The price will include the labour and materials. (3) The company wants to keep down labour costs .
labour [ˈleɪbə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.快乐地;幸运地,幸福地;巧合地,适当地;〈古〉偶然;
n.(服务的)对象;目标;(射击的)靶子;目的; vt.瞄准;把…作为攻击目标;
vt.禁止,下令禁止;剥夺权利;[古]诅咒; n.禁止,禁令;谴责;诅咒,诅骂;革出教门;
n.劳动;劳工;分娩,临产阵痛;工作,活计; vi.劳动,努力;艰难行进;分娩,产前阵痛;使疲倦;
(1) A thin layer of dust covered everything. (2) How many layers of clothing are you wearing? (3) There were too many layers of management in the company.
(1) It was good to be back on land . (2) We made the journey by land , though flying would have been cheaper. (3) In the distance the crew sighted land.
(1) the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory (2) It was largely a matter of trial and error. (3) He resigned largely because of the stories in the press.
largely [ˈlɑ:dʒli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.加,增加,附加;[数]加法;增加的人或事物;
vt.包装;包装,捆扎; n.包裹;包装袋;
adv.大部分地,主要地;大规模地;丰富地;
adj.温和的;文雅的;高尚的; vt.使温和;使驯服; n.蛆;饵;
(1) We swam in the lake. (2) lake Ontario (3) (figurative)a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)
lake [leɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.窘迫;难堪;令人难堪或耻辱的事;
n.湖;深红色颜料;胭脂红;[化]色淀; vt.&vi.血球溶解;使(血液)发生血球溶解;
n.十月;
变质;坏;
(1) knives and forks (2) a sharp knife (3) a bread knife (= one for cutting bread)
(1) If they entered the building they would be breaking the law . (2) In Sweden it is against the law to hit a child. (3) Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off.
(1) Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week. (2) Courage is doing what you have to do even though you are afraid. (3) The clever lawyer tripped the witness.
lawyer [ˈlɔ:jə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.律师,法学家;
adv.适当,相当地;公平地;完全,简直;清楚地;
n.啤酒,麦酒;(一般)发酵饮料;[印,纺]比尔;
n.处理者,经理,管理人;干事,理事;〈美〉(政党等的)领袖;策士,干才,干练的人;
(1) to tie a knot (2) Tie the two ropes together with a knot. (3) (figurative)hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb )