noun [U] ： private iandownership 土地私有制.land-
owning adj. [only before noun] ： the great
landowning /amrties拥有大量土地的家族
'land reform noun [U, C] the principle of dividing land for farming into
smaller pieces so that more people can some 土地改革
registry (6r£) (NAmE 'land office) noun a government
office that keeps a record of areas of land and who owns them地政烏；地籍局；土地登记处
Land Rover™ (also Land-Rover™) noun a strong vehicle used for travelling over rough ground
路虎（越 野车）
land-SCape ^ /'laendskeip/ noun, verb a noun 1 [C, usually sing.] everything you can see when
you look across a large area of land, especially in the country (陆上，尤指乡村的 > 风景，景色：the
Weak/ rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area gp ^
iife 区荒芜的景观、崎岖的地貌、引人入胜的风光等◊
the woods and fields that are typical features of the
English landscape具有典型英国风景特征的森林与田野◊
an urban/industriaHandscape都市/工业景观今⑺如炤- tive) We can expect
changes in the political landscape. 我们等着看政洛舞台上的变化吧。〇 note at country 2 [C, U] a painting of a view of
t±ie countryside; this style of painting乡村风景画；乡村风景画的风格:_cm
artist /amous /or his landscapes 以风景画闻名的画家
—compare townscape 3 [U] [technical the way of printing a document in which the top of the
page is one of the longer sides (文件的）横向打印格式：Sdect
the Zamkcape option when printing •打印文件时应选
择横向ft"印格式选项。一 picture 〇> page R5 — compare portrait adj. see blot n.
■ verb [VN] to
improve the appearance of an area of land by changing the design and planting
trees, flowers, etc. 对…做景观美化；g…做园林美化r美化…的环境
.landscape 'architect noun a person
whose job is planning and designing the environment, especially so that roads,
buildings, etc. combine with the landscape in an attractive way园林建筑师.；景观设计师lland- scape
architecture/7〇u/7 [U]
.landscape 'gardener noun a person whose job is designing and creating
attractive parks and gardens 园 林学家；造园师；园林设计师►，丨andscape」gardening noun [U]
.Land^ 'End noun a place in
郡，位；F英国最西边）
landslide /'laendslaid/ noun 1 (also land-fall) a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls
down the slope of a mountain or a cliff (山坡或悬崖的）崩塌，塌方，滑坡，地滑
—see also landslip 2 an election in which one person or
party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties —方选票占压倒多数的选举；一方占绝
对优势的造举：She was
expected to wi’n by a kmdsZfde. 预计她会以压倒多数的选票获胜。◊
a〖andsHde victory 压倒性 <优势的选举胜利
land-slip /'laendslip/
noun a mass of rock and
earth that falls down a slope, usually smaller than a landslide (通常为小规模的）崩塌，塌方，滑坡，地滑
land-ward /'laendwad; NAmE -ward/ adj. [only before noun] facing the land; away from the sea 朝陆地的；
向岸的► land-ward (also land.wards) flc/v.: After an hour,
t/ie sh中 turnecHcrndward.
— 小时启，那艘船调头
驶向岸边。
'land yacht noun 1 a small vehicle
with a sail and no engine, that is used on land (带风帆、无发动机的）,快 艇幸，沙滩艇 2 (AMm£，//7/or/m//) a large
car 大趣S车 lane /lein/ noun
1 a
narrow road in the country (乡间）小路：winding country lanes 0 We drove
along a muddy
Zane to reach the/armhouse.我们驾辛沿泥抒的小路到达
农舍:。一see also memory lane 2 (especially in
place names 尤用于地名）a
street，often a
narrow one with buildings on both sides 小巷；胡同.；里弄The quickest way is through the back lanes
behind the bus stati’on.最近的路是穿过公共汽车站后面的小巷。◊Park
■Lane 帕克里 3 a
section of a wide road, that is marked by painted white lines, to keep lines of
traffic separate
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:车道：the
inside/middte tone 内 / 中车道◊
t/ie northbound/southbound lane ^
tf $ 31 〇 to
change lanes 〇 She signalled and pulled over
into the s!ow 〖ane.她给信号后把车幵进了慢车道。◊
a four-lane highway 0 ^ il ^ —see also
CYCLE LANE, FAST LANE, OUTSIDE LANE, PASSING LANE 4 a
narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one person
taking part in a race .(比赛的 > 跑道，或道：TTie
Australian in Zane/our is coming up/ast亓om behind.第四道的澳大利亚运动员'JH 从后面快速追赶上来。一picture o page
R32 5 a route used by ships or aircraft on
regular journeys 航道；航 线：one of
the world's busiest shipping/sea lanes tftlf- ±最繁忙的海运航线之:一 ID See
FAST LANE lang-lauf /'laeqlauf/ noun [U] (from German)
= crosscountry skiing
lan-gouste /'lDnguist; NAmE 'laing-/ {especially
►
OF A COUNTRY 国家 1 [C] the system of communication in
speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area 语言；■语言文争：the Japanese
Zanguage 曰语◊ takes a Zong rime to Zeam fo
speafc a kmgua^e weH.学会说好一种语言需要花很长的
盼间。◊ ItaZian is
my戶rst ian^uage.意大利语是我的母 语_〇 〇 All the
children must learn a foreign language. 所有的儿童必须学门外语。◊
She has a good command 0/the S/xmish tonguage.她精通西班牙语。◊
a quahykation in 丨anguage teaching 语言 学的夤格 〇 They fell in love in spite of the language
barrier (=the difficulty of communicating when people speak different
languages).尽管有语言障碍，他们还是相
爱 T。◊
Why study JLarin? Jt’s a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone).为什么学拉丁语？它已经不
再有人也了。◊
Is £.ngZi5/i an 〇所cmnanguage in.your country?矣语在你们国家是官方语言吗？ 一see
also
MODERN LANGUAGE
►
COMMUNICAT丨ON 交际 2 [U] the use by
humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate 言语；说 it;语言：theories
about the origins of language ^^ 语言起源的理论◊
a study 0/kmguage
acquisition in two-year-oWs对两岁儿童语言习得的研究
►
STYLE OF SPEAKING/WRITING 口语 / 书 g语的风格？ [U] a particular
style of speaking or writing 某种类 _ 的言 语（或语言:).：bad/foul/strong
language (= words that people may consider offensive)脏 / 粗 / 襄人话◊ Zfterary/poeric ianguage 文学 / 诗歌语言◊
the language 0/ the
ZegaZ pro/ession ^ _ 专业用语◊
Give your instructions i>z everyday ianguage•用—俗的语言发布指
令。一see also bad language o note on next page
►
MOVEMENTS/SYMBOLS/SOUND 动作；符号；声竒 4[C，U】a way of
expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound (用动作、符号和声音来表达思想感
ti的）表达方式，交际方式：the
kinguage 〇/mime哑剧 的手势语◊
the language o/do〖phfns/bees秦脉/蜜蜂的 交流方式一see also body
language, sign language
►
COMPUTING 计算机技术 5 [C，:U] a system of symbols and rules that is used to
operate a computer 计算机语言：a
programming language
ITSIi!! mind/watch
your 'language to be careful about what you say in order not to upset
or offend sb 谨慎措 辞；齒神言辞：Watch
your ianguage, young man/ 年轻 人，.注意你的言谈！ speak/talk the
same 'language to
be able to
communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and
experience (因 意见和经历相似 <)能容易地沟通，说得来，有共同语言
.language engineering noun [U] [computing
if) the use of computers to process languages for industrial purposes语言工程
'language
laboratory noun a room
in a school or college that contains special equipment to help students learn
foreign languages by listening to tapes