单词学习L

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labor - n. work; workers as a group

laboratory - n. a room or place where experiments in science are done 

lack - v. to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having 

lake - n. a large area of fresh water surrounded by land 

land - v. to come to the earth from the air ("Airplanes land at airports."); n. the part 
of the earth not covered by water; the ground 

language - n. words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or group 

large - ad. big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite small 

last - v. to continue ("The talks will last three days."); ad. after all others; the only 
one remaining ("She is the last person in line.") 

late - ad. after the correct time; near the end; opposite early 

laugh - v. to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings 

launch - v. to put into operation; to begin; to send into the air or space 

law - n. all or any rules made by a government 

lead - v. to show the way; to command; to control; to go first 

leak - v. to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole (usually a gas 
or liquid) 

learn - v. to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts 

leave - v. to go away from; to let something stay where it is 

left - ad. on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; opposite 
right 

legal - ad. of or in agreement with the law 

legislature - n. a government lawmaking group 

lend - v. to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; to make a loan of money 

less - ad. smaller in amount; not as much 

let - v. to permit to do or to be; to make possible 

letter - n. a message written on paper; a communication in writing sent to another 
person 

level - n. the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; the position of 
something or someone 

liberal - ad. one who usually supports social progress or change 

lie - v. to have one's body on the ground or other surface; to say something that one 
knows is not true 

life - n. the time between being born and dying; opposite death; all living things 

lift - v. to take or bring up to a higher place or level 

light - n. a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see; anything 
that produces light; ad. bright; clear; not heavy 

lightning - n. light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm 

like - v. to be pleased with; to have good feelings for someone or something; ad. in 
the same way as; similar to 

limit - v. to restrict to a number or amount; n. the greatest amount or number 
permitted 

line - n. a long, thin mark on a surface; a number of people or things organized; one 
after another; the edge of an area protected by military forces 

link - v. to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; n. a relation between 
two or more things, situations or events 

liquid - n. a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water 

list - v. to put in writing a number of names of people or things; n. a written series 
of names or things 

listen - v. to try to hear 

literature - n. all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country 

little - ad. not tall or big; a small amount 

live - v. to have life; to exist; ad. having life; alive 

load - v. to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; n. that which is carried 

loan - n. money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; 
something borrowed 

local - ad. about or having to do with one place 

lonely - ad. feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by few or no people ("a lonely 
man") 

long - ad. not short; measuring from beginning to end; measuring much; for much 
time 

look - v. to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search or hunt for; to seem to be 

lose - v. to have no longer; to not find; to fail to keep; to be defeated 

loud - ad. having a strong sound; full of sound or noise 

love - v. to like very much; to feel a strong, kind emotion (sometimes involving sex); 
n. a strong, kind emotion for someone or something; opposite hate 

low - ad. not high or tall; below the normal height; close to the ground 

loyal - ad. showing strong friendship and support for someone or something 

luck - n. something that happens by chance