runner on a track who is
one or more laps behind you IS ( ,lap
sth~‘up 1 (informal) to
accept or receive sth
with great enjoyment, without thinking about whether it is good, true or
sincere ( A It’s a terrible movie but audiences everywhere are lapping it
up. , rJ
o She simply lapped
up all the compliments, ft*
& ^ ^ M # M ttft 0 2 to drink all of sth with great enjoyment The calf lapped
up the bucket of
milk.
-ft; To
lapa /'laipa/ noun (SAfrE) a
shelter without walls on all sides, usually made of wooden poles and covered
with thatch (= dry grass), especially used as a place
for relaxing and eating meals )
lapar os copy /.laepe'rnskapi;
NAmE -'ra;s-/ noun {pi. -ies) (medical E) an examination of the inside of the body using a
tube-shaped instrument that can be put through the wall of the abdomen
lapar ot omy /.laepa'rotami;
NAmE -'ra:t-/ noun (pi -ies)
(medical @E) a cut in the abdomen
in order to perform an operation or an examination I'JUtTA;
1 lap belt noun a type
of seat belt that goes across
your waist
lap dancing noun [U]
sexually exciting dancing or striptease
which is performed close to, or sitting on, a customer in a bar or club (
) &mn, mm
lap-dog /‘laepdng;
NAmE -doig/ noun 1 a pet dog that is small enough to be
carried ( nAJL$J
2 (disapproving) a
person who is under the control of another person or group 0371 poodle
lapel /la'pel/
noun one of the two front parts of the top of a coat or
jacket that are joined to the collar and
are folded back ( fflJR±±8P 1» m
65 ) M — picture c> page R20
lapi dary /'laepidari;
NAmE -deri/ adj. 1 (formal) (especially of written language ft Iff 4$ ffi ft] ili) elegant and exact -tfe?65 concise:
in lapidary style IHit
ft f' il 65
X W 2 (technical Tin)
connected with stones and the work of cutting and polishing them 65;
IE7i
65;
lapis laz-uli /.laepis
'laszjuli; NAmE 'laezali/ noun [Uj a
bright blue stone, used in making jewellery Q ^ Tf
lap sang souchong /,laepsaep
'suijDri; NAmE -Joir)/ noun [U] a type of tea
that has a taste like smoke IE ill/ft
mm < )
lapse /laeps/
noun, verb
* noun 1 a
small mistake, especially one that is caused by forgetting sth or by being
careless /Ml; ( XIb ) iE If, iiX,
MM': a lapse of concentration/memory A
7 f£ ^; iE la 0 A momentary lapse in the final set
cost her the match.
2 a period of time between two things that happen ( WA X X 65 ) I'U H Bft |0] 003 interval : After a lapse of six months we
met up again.
1f] Xftlii T o 3 an example or
period of bad behaviour from sb who normally behaves well IfX AfA ( AW
MPMt65X-Bft65 ) X£
■ verb [V] 1 (of a contract, an agreement, etc. & |WJ, \f}\fL #) to be no longer
valid because the period of time that it lasts has come to an end X$C; She
had allowed her
membership to lapse. M65AM$rf&$[]$!
it, W ftl ^ o 2 to
gradually become weaker or come to an end «; 033
expire : His
concentration lapsed after a few minutes. )l ft®' life65&M fjIftT 1^T o 3 ~ (from sth) to stop believing in or practising your religion ##, ffl;# ( ^ He lapsed
from Judaism when he was a student. ►
lapsed adj. [only
before noun]: a lapsed subscription A$t65iAl£j
0 lapsed faith W# 65 IMP 0 a lapsed Catholic
^Xfi§W65XA$(ll l-IiliiVi 'lapse into sth 1 to
gradually pass into a worse or less active state or condition ( M Wi ) P6A, 1&A: to
lapse into unconsciousness/a coma jX A / PSA o She lapsed into silence again. MX PS A
7 frifX 2 to start speaking or behaving in a different
way, often one that
is less acceptable # ( )
: He soon lapsed back into his
old ways.
lap-top /'laeptnp; NAmE -ta;p/ noun a small
computer that can work with a battery and be easily carried 0± Mi+^TA; ^iE^feJ® —picture o page
R5 — compare desktop computer, notebook(3) lap-wing /'laepwirj/ (also pee-wit) noun a black and white bird with a row of feathers (called
a crest) standing up on its
head
larceny /'laisani; NAmE 'lairs-/
noun [U, C] (pi. -ies)
(NAmE or old-fashioned, BrE) (law W) the
crime of stealing sth from sb; an occasion when this takes place ^ ^ ; # J& ; &
£5 0371 THEFT : The
couple were
charged with grand/petty
larceny (=. stealing things that are valuable/not very valuable).
larch /laitj; NAmE lairtJV
noun [C, U] a tree with sharp pointed leaves that fall in winter
and hard dry fruit called cones $|nf lard /laid; NAmE laird/ noun, verb
m noun [U] a firm white substance made from the melted
fat of pigs that is used in cooking ( 51
ft] 65 )
■ verb [VN]
to put small pieces of fat on or into sth before cooking it ( Jij ) IdiklM iard
sth with sth [usually passive] (often disapproving) to include a lot of a particular kind of word or
expressions in a speech or in a piece of writing ( )
X^Ail ( SMfen )His conversation was larded with Russian
proverbs.
lard -ass /’laidais; NAmE 'lairdaes/
noun
(informal, especially NAmE, offensive) a fat
person, especially sb who is thought of as lazy ( XtuM'lf ift ) j$T lar der /'laida(r); NAmE 'laird-/
noun
(especially BrE) a cupboard/closet
or small room in a house, used for storing food, especially in the past (
IBftflW ) m3 pantry
large o-m
/la:d3; NAmElaird3/ adj., verb m adj. (larger,
larg-est) 1 big in
size or quantity A 65 ; A M f! 65 ; AS65 : a large area/family/house/car/ appetite
AffilR/^E/^T/AvX/S Q o a large number of people IS ^ A 0 very large
sums of money Jl o He’s a very large child for his age. iji, jA^TAAISAo 0 A
large proportion of old people live alone. — AflMHiJUib 0 Women usually do
the larger share of
the housework. IQ Ail#MST A pP frm&o 0
it ? 2 (abbr. L) used to
describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the
house, etc. (mm. irtk ) ASI-tW: small, medium,
large /ft / 4> / A-^"
3 wide in range and involving many things .ft* 65; fX % 65: a
large and complex issue Jr A ® ^ 65
J'rI ® 0 Some drugs are
being used on a much
larger scale
than previously. ^^15^165^
iiSMATc o If we look
at the larger picture of the situation, the differences seem slight.
o note at big
► large-ness noun [U] ITiTOl at 'large 1 (used
after a noun T ^ W] ]g) as a whole; in general j| X; jk pP ;
the opinion of the
public at large H® A Aft 65 ^ iSL 2 (of a dangerous
person or animal /ft P^65 A i A tl) not captured; free A
&: 1ft 65 ; § i 65: Her killer is still at large.
& % M 65 IS T {R'ffc it M A by and 'large used when you are saying something that is
generally, but not completely, true A 1fc±; &#ii; ^ 65 ( By and large, I enjoyed my time at
school. &65i£A, give/have it 'large
(BrE,
slang) to enjoy yourself, especially by dancing and drinking
alcohol (
AlaSilf fntfciS ) in
‘large part | in large measure (formal) to a great extent
^ElSAitli: ±: Their success is due in large part to
their determination. #,in65^?5;&1SA©lS±jSi]S?5A
ftftfl' 165<A-,B,o (as) large as
'life (humorous) used to show surprise at seeing sb/sth ( A ^ M Jft i*J ) A A, A