noun [U] : private
landownership ± jfe fA ^ fi] landowning oaf/, [only before noun]: the
great landowning families
'land reform noun [U, C]
the principle of dividing land for farming into smaller pieces so that more
people can own some ±itkgjc$
'land registry (BrE) (NAmE 'land office) noun a government
office that keeps a record of areas of land and who owns them MH&h;
itkltM;
'Land Rover™ (also Land-Rover™) noun a strong vehicle
used for travelling over rough ground M
wm>
land-SCape frw /'laendskeip/
noun, verb
n noun 1 [C, usually sing.]
everything you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in
the country ( p®±, ) RM, thebleak/
rugged/dramatic, etc.
landscape of the area 2$ X ifa UMlftM,
3IAAJKlttJM^o the woods and fields that are typical
features of the English landscape Jf %^ 0 ft)ffl m o an
urban/industrial
landscape f& rfJ / X ik M M 0 (figurative) We
can expect changes in the political landscape.
o note at country 2 [C, U] a painting of a
view of the countryside; this style of painting ^URMM; £ WRMmtf)Rfo:_an artist
famous for his landscapes WMillSJI^I^tftJlBilt
—
compare townscape 3 [U] [technical A ip)
the way of printing a document in which the top of the page is one of the
longer sides ( ;£#ftj ) jtfafrApjfA: Select the
landscape option when printing the file. ff£p Ait
ft hEp^AiMo
— picture o page R5 —
compare portrait adj. ITim see blot n.
> verb [VN]
to improve the appearance of an area of land by changing the design and
planting trees, flowers, etc.
.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 [11 if It 3ft 0; W: /I it it W ► , landscape
architecture noun [U]
.landscape 'gardener noun a
person whose job is designing and creating attractive parks and gardens 0 iflUiJrp; HHfiti+W ► .landscape 'gardening
noun [U]
l and’s
'End noun a place in
ip, )
land-slide /'laendslaid/
noun 1 (also land-fall) a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls
down the slope of a mountain
or a cliff (iMi&Mift ) mm, mx, mm, m
—
see also landslip 2 an election in which one person or
party gets very many more votes than the other people or parties —
^ifc^ftj She was
expected to win by a landslide.
O a landslide victory
land-slip /'laendslip/
noun a mass of rock and earth that falls down a slope,
usually smaller than a landslide
(mx, mm, mm
land-ward /'laendwad;
NAmE -ward/ adj. [only before noun] facing the
land; away from the sea H ifo ftj; fn] & ftj ►
land-ward (also land-wards) adv.: After
an hour, the ship turned landward. —
land yacht noun 1 a
small vehicle with a sail and no engine, that is used on land ( A£^J#lftl ) #
$1%, 2 (NAmE,
informal) a large car AMAA
lane CH* /lem/ noun
1 a narrow road in
the country ( )
/J\jJ§-; winding
country lanes #ii#f
ftj^lBj/flifr 0 We
drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse.
—see also memory lane 2 (especially in place names Afi X itk£) a street,
often a narrow one with buildings on both sides /J\ # ;
$ |W] ; M # : The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus
station. 0 Park
Lane ijf X M 3 a
section of a wide road, that is marked by painted white lines, to keep lines of
traffic separate
A iS : the inside/middle
lane / A A 3S 0 the northbound/southbound
lane X fx / ^ fr A it 0 to
change lanes ^^Ail
o She signalled and pulled over into the slow lane. JEXXITiAilo 0 a
four-lane highway 0 A it A ^ —
see also bus lane, 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 (
tfcUftl ) fl&if, dfcil: The Australian in lane four is coming up
fast from behind.
Jkfs— picture o page R32 5 a
route used by ships or aircraft on regular journeys Mil; M ^: one of
the world’s busiest shipping/sea lanes tl#
AJUJUtWifcisMUZ— HI see fast lane
lang-lauf /'laerjlauf/ noun [U]
(from German) = crosscountry skiing
lan-gouste /'hmguist; NAmE 'la:ng-/
(especially
Ian gousline /'lnrjgustiin; NAmE 'lanj-/
(also .Norway lobster,
—
OF A COUNTRY 0 1 [C] the system of communication
in speech and writing that is used by people of a
particular country or area i|f W ; if W A X : the Japanese
language 10% 0 It
takes a long time to learn to speak a language well X #if W fl^lEilAftJ
If fa] o 0 Italian
is my first language. ^Af'Jif^lfcftl# if 0 0 All the
children must learn a foreign language. FJfX ftj JL M & M ¥ — H fh
if 0 0 She has
a good
command of the
Spanish language. fttkASMMffiXif
o 0 a qualification in language teaching if
W X ftj Aft 0 They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (=
the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages). & A
iff W It 5# , ilk (ll 3E X AS H T
o 0 Why study Latin? It’s a dead language (=
no longer spoken by anyone). Ait A AAiTin ? StAiftTo
o Is English an official language in
your country? ^ig Ai§#i% ? —see also
MODERN LANGUAGE
—
COMMUNICATION £ U 2 [U]
the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate g i^; i! it; i#
W: theories about the origins of language A A lfl W 35 iH (ft
M i& o a study of language
acquisition in two-year-olds
—
STYLE OF SPEAKIN6/WRITING P i#
/ 3 [U] a
particular style
of speaking or writing ^ ^ ^ W
in ( ^cin W ) : bad/foul/strong
language (= words that people may consider offensive) iffi / AS. /
-^5 A it 0 literary/poetic language /
i#®^io m 0 the
language of the legal profession W A ik ffl i!f o Give your instructions in everyday
language. AS 31ft W ifTi- A A ts
— see also bad
language o note on next page
—
MOVEMENTS/SYMBOLS/SOUND Ef]
if: , 4 [C,
U] a
way of expressing
ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound ( flSzfttA.
'If W Miiff A, the language of
mime ffigij
W A^if 0 the language
of dolphins/bees / §1:^1$ AjS; — see also body language, sign language
—
COMPUTING if A 5 [C,
U] a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer if % Aft if
"g: a programming language
jMJfHiifif W
IRtl mind/watch your
'language to be careful about what you say in order not to upset
or offend sb ilff j§ SA : Watch
your language, young man!
A, speak/talk the same language to
be able to
communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and
experience ( @
) mmmftM, mm,
.language engineering noun [u] (computing if) the use of computers to process languages
for industrial purposes i^WX^
'language
laboratory noun a room in a school or college that contains special equipment to help
students learn foreign languages by listening to tapes