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lake

noun
 
🔊/leɪk/
🔊/leɪk/
(abbreviation L.)
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  1. a large area of water that is surrounded by land湖；湖泊
    • in a lake We swam in the lake.我们在湖里游泳。🔊🔊
    • on a lake There were a number of boats on the lake.湖上有许多船。
    • We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.我们住在安大略湖边的一个旅馆里。
    • (figurative) a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)葡萄酒池
    see also ribbon lake, soda lake
    Extra Examples
    • A ferry takes people across the lake.渡船载人过湖。
    • Carp live in the lake.鲤鱼生活在湖里。
    • She fell into the lake.她掉进了湖里。
    • There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.湖对岸有间咖啡馆。
    • We had a holiday at Lake Como.我们去了科莫湖畔度假。
    • We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.我们在克里斯特尔湖过了一个周末。
    • We walked around the lake.我们绕湖散步。
    • We went boating on the lake.我们泛舟湖上。
    • You should cross the lake before nightfall.你应该在夜幕降临前过湖。
    • a cottage on the lake临湖的小屋
    • a hill overlooking the lake俯瞰湖面的小山
    • Do you want to go for a swim in the lake?你想到湖里去游泳吗？
    • The trees around the lake were large and old.湖周围的树木又大又老。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • huge
    • large
    • …
    verb + lake
    • cross
    • overlook
    lake + noun
    • shore
    • bed
    • bottom
    • …
    preposition
    • across a/​the lake
    • around a/​the lake
    • round a/​the lake
    • …
    phrases
    • the edge of the lake
    • the middle of the lake
    • the shores of the lake
    • …
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    Word Originlate Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’.