■
verb (-mm-) ,1am into sb (BrE,
informal) to
attack sb
violently with blows or words MM
jfS^A: She
really lammed into her opponent during the debate.
lama /'larma/
noun 1 a title given to a spiritual leader
in Tibetan Buddhism 2a
Buddhist monk from
Chinese
r
Lama-ism /'larmaizom/ noun [u]
Tibetan Buddhism uftjijft
*; IWHM*
la ma sery /'laimasori;
la'maisori/ noun {pi. -ies)
[u] a place where Tibetan Buddhist monks live lamb /laem/ noun,
verb
m noun 1 [C] a
young sheep 3IT; TA — picture q> goat 2 [U] meat from a young sheep : a
leg of lamb 3* #■ ffit0 lamb chops —
compare mutton 3 [cj
(iinformal) used
to describe or address sb with affection orpity AA:
You poor lamb! ftH^-fftSift! ITiTTfl
(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter used to describe
people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it ( [i] )
) —more
at mutton, well adv.
m verb [V] (of a
sheep A) to give birth to a lamb A#-3s lam bada /laem'baida/
noun a fast modern dance originally from Brazil ( M g )
lam baste (also lam-bast) /laem'beist/ verb [VN] {formal)
to attack or criticize sb very severely, especially in public ( ) M?m%, um\tn ma lay
INTO
lambda /'laemda/
noun the nth letter of the Greek alphabet (A, X)
#)]i7#3liftW> 11 lamb’s lettuce noun [u] a
plant which is used as salad
)
lambs-wool /'laemzwul/
noun [U] soft fine wool from lambs, used for knitting
clothes 3s 7 T ( ft] W A IT: a lambswool sweater
lame /leim/ adj. 1 (of
people or animals A l£ ^ $5) unable to walk well because of an injury to the
leg or foot (ft ; (ft 2 (of an excuse, explanation, etc.
P , M^^) weak and
difficult to believe P(ft;
h (ft FEEBLE, UNCONVINCING ► lame-ness
noun [U] : The
disease has left her with permanent lameness. 0
lame /'laimei;
NAmE lai'mei/ noun [U] a
type of cloth into which gold or silver thread has been twisted lame-brain
/'leimbrein/ noun {informal, especially NAmE) a
stupid person ^T; ►
lame-brain (also lame
brained) adj.:
They invented some lamebrain scheme to get rich quick. A
AUtMT Mill & 7 lame 'duck noun 1 a
person or an organization that is not very successful and that needs help MlftA
( 2 {US, informal) a
politician or
government whose period of office will soon end and who will not be elected
again (
< skbw ); “mm
f4 ” : a lame-duck
president/administration m I®
/ nkift
lame ly /'leimli/
adv. in a way that does not sound very confident, or that
does not persuade other people ( njf
&T&IM BOH
feebly : ‘I
must have made a mistake, ’ she said lamely. lam ent /la’ment/
verb, noun
m verb (formal) to feel or
express great sadness or disappointment about sb/sth M■■■
jjgf ijBM; Mft; A-AT
A H H771 bemoan, bewail : [VN] In the poem he laments the
destruction of the countryside. f£ UP Hr i# M {tk [also
V that, V speech]
■
noun (formal) a
song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth
that has ended
f&ifc;
Airb
lam ent able /'laemontabl;
lo'ment-/ adj. (formal) very
disappointing '^Ait^^J; \k A \k
la (ft HTl DEPLORABLE,
REGRETTABLE : She shows a
lamentable lack
of understanding. I
► lam-ent-ably /-abli/
adv.
lam-en-ta-tion /.laBman’teiJn/ noun [C, U] (formal) an expression of great sadness or disappointment Jf£ ^;
BM) BM;
lam ented /la'mentid/
adj. (formal or humorous) (of sb/sth that has died or disappeared BAtlftAs&B^ AWfi) missed
very much AA1f it ( ) (ft; k
ASL^&T her late lamented husband
MSP/^AfF^fftE Wi (ft A A O the last edition
of the much lamented newspaper
lamin ate /'laeminet/ noun [u, C] a material that is
laminated MJBE (
lamin ated /‘laemineitid/ adj. 1 (of
wood, plastic, etc. A , M 14 ^) made by sticking
several thin layers together 2 covered
with thin transparent plastic for protection ft] li:
Bf] M $4 IfMSintlft : laminated membership cards JEkJH^MA lam-ing-ton /'laemirjtan/ noun {AustralE, NZE) a square piece of sponge
cake that has been put in liquid chocolate and covered with small pieces of coconut 0fj
mmm-,
lamp 0-pr /laemp/
noun
1 a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to
produce light : a table/desk/bicycle, etc. lamp faff. i AA- 0 to switch on/tum off a lamp Jf / A£T o a street lamp
j&£T —picture o light —see also fog lamp,
HURRICANE LAMP, LAVA LAMP, STANDARD LAMP 2 an
electrical device that
produces rays of heat and that is
used for medical or scientific purposes ( J! -Tf (ft )
( #^±m.lft )
amjilt#.: aninfrared/ ultraviolet lamp £E ^ / M ft ^ ft — see also blowlamp, SUNLAMP
lamp-light /'laemplait/ noun [U] light from a lamp ‘XTA lamp-lit /'laemplit/ adj. [usually
before noun] given light by lamps; seen by the light from lamps fflj:TAM0J(ft; jU AT rT JE (ft: a lamplit room %
3ff fj |h] o a lamplit
figure in the chair £TATA lam poon /laem'puin/ verb, noun
m verb [VN] to criticize sb/sth publicly in an
amusing way that makes them or it look ridiculous iftiM, HT1
satirize : His cartoons mercilessly lampooned the
politicians of his time.
m noun a piece of
writing that criticizes sb/sth and makes them or it look ridiculous
'lamp post noun {especially BrE) a tall
post in the street with a lamp at the top :
The car skidded
and hit a lamp post. S ± 7 £T ff 0
— compare street
light
lam-prey /'laempri/ noun a freshwater fish with a round mouth that
attaches itself to other fish and sucks their blood Tlglt, ABtt ( tU 1#
)
lamp-shade /'laempXeid/ noun a
decorative cover for a lamp that is used to make the light softer or to direct
it NW- — picture o light
LAN /laen/ noun {computing if) the abbreviation for ‘local area network’ (a system for
communicating by computer within a large building) M rP K WL N |«J, [«] ( fkM A local
area network ) — compare
WAN
Lan-ca-shire hot-pot /.laenkaja
'hDtpnt; NAmE .laenka- Jar 'haitpart/ noun [U, C] a dish consisting of lamb (= meat from a sheep) cooked with
vegetables in liquid
lance /la:ns; NAmE laens/ noun, verb mnoun a weapon with a long wooden handle
and a pointed metal end that was used by people fighting on horses in the past
( ) j^T
■ verb [VN] to cut open
an infected place on sb’s body with a sharp knife in order to let out the pus (= a yellow substance produced by
infection) ft] ZJ Jf
( !&
) : to lance an
abscess
.lance bombar dier noun a
member of one of the lower ranks in the British army ( ^
[1] (Sft T 4& A T (ft )