labour the point to continue to
repeat or explain sth that has already been said and understood 一再重复，反复解释（已说明的事）I3IHTO labour under sth (formal) to believe sth that is not true •-0f 蒙蔽：to
labour under a misapprehensfon/ddusfon, etc.有误解、错觉等◊
He’s stiiHabouring under the impression that he's written a great book.
的错觉，以为自己撰写了=部巨著。
■a.boured (阶£) (AMmf la.bored)
/’leibad; AMmf -bard/ 1 (of breathing 呼吸）slow and taking a lot of effort 缓慢而困难的2 (of
writing, speaking, etc.写作、说话等）
not natural and seeming to take a lot of effort 不自然 的；费力的；矫揉造作的
la-bour-er (6r£) {NAmE
la-bor-er) /'leib9ra(r)/ noun a
person whose job involves hard physical work that is not skilled, especially
work that is done outdoors (尤
指户外的）体力劳动者，劳工，工人
'labour force (8nE) (AMmf 'labor forcb) now/7
all the people who work for a company or in a country (全公 司或全国的）劳动力HTOworkforce： a skilled/an un5(i7〖ed iabour/orce熟练_/非熟练工人 la-bour-ing (6r£) {NAmE la-bor-ing)
/'leibariq/ noun [U] hard physical
work that is not skilled 体力劳动：a
labouring job体力劳动工作
.labour-in tensive (fir£) (NAmE .labor-in tensive) adj. (of work 工作）needing
a lot of people to do it 劳动密秦
型的：〖abour-intensive methods劳会密集型方法一compare capital-intensive
'labour market (Br£) {NAmE labor market) noun the number of people wtio are available for work in
relation to the number of jobs available 劳动力 市场： young
people about to enter the Zabour marfcet 艮P 将进入
劳动力市场的年轻人
the 'Labour Party (also Labour)
noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] one of
the main British political parties, on the political left, that has
traditionally represented the interests of working people工党（英国主要政党之一，传统上代表劳
动人民的初益）：the
labour Party leader工党领袖
'labour-saving {BrE} [NAmE 'labor-saving)
adj. [usually before noun] designed to reduce the amount of work or effort needed
to do sth省力的；节省劳力的；降低劳动
强度的：modem 〖abour-savi’ng
devices such 〇5 washing machines ami dis/iwas/im诸如洗衣机和洗碗机之类的现
代化省力设备
Lab-ra-dor /'laebrado:(r)/ noun a large dog that
can be yellow, black or brown in colour, often used by blind people as a guide拉布拉多猎犬（常用于导盲）：a
goZden/Wacfc/c/ioco〖ate labrador 金黄色/ 黑色/ 深褐
色拉布拉多犬
la-bur-num /la'bainam; NAmE -'b3：rn-/ noun [C, U] a small
tree with hanging bunches of yellow flowers 金
链花（开悬垂黄花>
laby rinth /'laebarinG/ noun (formal) a
complicated series of paths, which it is difficult to find your way through 速宫；曲径：We Zost
our way in the ZabyrintA 0/streets.我们在迷宫式的街道上迷了路。◊ (//；gwrat/Ve) a Zabyrim* o/ru〖es and regii〖arion5错综复杂的规章制度
—compare maze ► laby-rin-thine /.laeba'rmGam; NAmE also -0in/ adj. (formal) ： labyrinthine corridors 走廊◊ kibyrinthine 〖egisZaritm错综复杂的立法程序
■aby.rin.tfii.tis /,laBb9rm’0artis/
now/? [U] 医）a
condition in which the
inside part of the ear becomes painful and swollen迷路炎；内耳炎 lace /leis/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [U] a delicate material made from threads of cotton,
silk, etc. that are twisted into a pattern of holes 网眼织物；花边；蕾丝：a〖ace
handfcerchie/蕾丝手帕◊
a taWecloth edged ivith 〖ace镶有花边的桌布◊〖ace curtains
W M ® ^ 一 picture o filigree — see also lacy
2 [C] = shoelace： Ybur Zaces are undone.你的鞋 带松开了。一 picture FASTENER ■ verfc 1
〜（sth) (up) to
be fastened with laces; to fasten sth with laces i备子系紧;.把…用带子系牢：〖V] She was wearing a dress that laced up
at the side,
侧面系带子的连衣裙。◊
[VN] ffe was sitting on the bed Zacing up his shoes.彳也正坐在床边系鞋带。一see also lace-up
2 [VN] to put a lace through the holes in a shoe, a boot, etc•给（鞋、靴等）穿鞋带一related noun
I 1127 lacrosse
lace-up 3 [VN] ~
sth (with sth) to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug, poison, etc. to a
drink 给（饮料等）
掺（少量的酒、药、毒药等）SE1SPIKE:
He had laced her miHc with mm.他在她的牛奶里加了少量朗姆酒。
4 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to add
a particular quality to a book, speech, etc.(以…）润色（书、讲话等）：ffer conversation
was laced with witty asides. M M S W 趣的题外话而增色。5 [VN]
to twist sth together with another thing使编织（或交织、缠绕）在一起：They
sat with their力‘n^ers
kiced.彳也们手指交叉着坐在那里。
la-cerate /'laesareit/ verb [VN] {formal)
1 to cut skin or flesh with sth sharp 划破，割裂（* 皮k肉）：His
/land had bee/i badiy 〖acerated.他的一只手被严重划伤了。
2 to
criticize sb very severely 严厉抨击；斥责 na.cer- ation /.laesa'reiXn/
noun [C, U] ： She
suffered multiple kicerarions to the/ace.她的面部多处被划g。
'lace-up noun [usually pi.] {especially Br£) a shoe
that is fastened with laces 案带鞋：a pair 〇/ iace-ups — 双系带 鞋◊
kice-up boots 系带細子,一picture o shoe 国ace.wing /'leiswig/ ziow/1 an insect that has
large transparent wings with lines on 草蛉 （翅有 网状脉 ） lach-ry-mose /'laekrimaus; NAmE -mous/
adj. {formal) having a tendency to cry easily 爱哭的；_流_ 的 H7T1 TEARFUL
lack /laek/ noun, verb
mnoun [U,
sing.] ~ (of sth) the state of not having sth or not having enough of
sth 缺乏；匮乏；短缺 HT?1 dearth,
shortage： a lack of
food/money/skills 食物 / 金钱 / 技能◊ rhe trip
was canceHed through ktcfc 〇上（=because
there was not enough) interest.因为缺 乏兴趣这次旅行被取消了。◊There
was no kicfco/ volunteers.志愿者不乏其人。ffnTOI see try v.
■ verb [VN]
[no passive] to have none or not enough of sth 没有；缺乏；不足；短缺：Some
houses still lack basic amenities such 〇5
bathrooms.•有些住宅仍没有像卫生间这
样的基本设施。◊
He 〖acfcs
con^dence.也信心。◊
She has the determination that her brother
lacks.
心，而她兄弟却没有。.一see also lacking
D33I ,lack (for)
'nothing (formal) to have
everything that you need 没有欠缺一more at courage
lacka-dai-si-cal /,laeka'deizikl/ adj. not showing enough care or enthusiasm无精打采的；委靡不振的；懒洋洋
的；不热心的
lackey/_laeki/ ziown
1 (〇/£/-/仍/?/〇/?«/) a servant 仆人；用 '人；&差；跟班 2 (d/sapprav/ng) a person who is treated
like a servant or who behaves like one 被当作仆人看待 者；f躬屈膝的人；狗腿子
lack-ing Otw /'laekirj/
adj. [not before noun]
1 ~ (in sth) having none or not
enough of sth 没有；匮
乏；缺乏；不足：She’s
not usuaHy iadcing m con月dence. 她平W弁不:缺乏自信心。◊
The boofc is compietdy Zacfcfng in originaHty.这部书完全没有创意。◊
He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought
not to be good enough).他获聘为教师，能力却
显得一般。2 not present or not available 不在场；得不
到 HTTl missing ： I feel there is something lacking
in my h/e•我觉得我的生活中缺少点什么。
lack-lustre (6r£) {
la-con-ic /la'kDmk; NAmE -'ka:n-/ adj. using only a few words to say sth命洁的；简明扼要侖；凝练的►
la.con- ic-aMy /-kli/ adv. lacquer/'laska(r)/ noun, verb
mnoun [U] 1 a liquid
that is used on wood or metal to give it a hard shiny surface 漆 2 (oW-/flsh./o/7ef/) a liquid that is sprayed on the hair so that it
stays in place 灰发
定型剂；喷备胶HTIhairspray mverb [VN] 1 to cover sth such as wood or metal with lacquer 给（木制品或金属）涂漆 2 (oW-/fls/7/oned，fir£) to put lacquer on your hair 给（头发）喷庚胶
la-crosse /la'krDS; NAmE
-'kro:s/ noun [U] a game played on a field by two teams of ten
players who use sticks with curved nets on them to catch, carry, and throw