责。3 [C，usually pi.] a
rope used to fasten sth tightly to sthelse_绑用的绳条
lass /laes/ (also las-sie
/'laesi/) noun
{ScotE, NEngE) a girl; a young woman 女孩；少女；年轻女手一compare
lad(1),
LADDIE
匯assa fever /'laesa fi:va(r)/ noun [U] a serious disease, usually caught
from rats and found especially in
W Africa拉沙热（常由鼠类传染，尤见于西非）
lassi /'laesi/ noun [u] a S Asian drink made from yogurt
($亚）拉西酸奶奶昔
las*si*tude /'laesitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [u] (formal) a state of feeling very tired in
mind or body; lack of energy倦怠；疲乏；无精打采
lasso /lae'su:;
'laBseu; NAmE 'laesou/ noun,
verb
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noun {pi. -os or -oes) a long rope with one end tied into a
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verb [VN] to catch an animal using a lasso 用套索套捕
(动物）
WHICH WORD?词语辨析 last»take
Last and take are both used to talk about the length of time that som合thing continues/*
last 和 take 均表
示某事持续的时间。
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Last is used to talk about the length of
time that an event continues. .*如st表示某事持续的时.间：Wow long do
you tJiinJc this., storm wi丨丨 last?你看这舉风雨
♦持续备.乂？ 〇 The
movie lasted over two hours.痒 部遍—长:弟令漆小时。Last does not always need an expression of
time. Mast弃淖总需要与康示肘间的词
语连用：.W/‘s annoyamre won’t /flst.他不会烦_多
Last is also used to say that you have enough of something. * last亦可表示够用、足够维持：\Ne don't have
enough money to last until next month.
我们的钱米fe以维持到下个肖。
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Take is used to talk about the amount of
time you need in order to go somewhere or do something. It must be used with an
expression of time. * take ^
示到某地或做某事需要的肘间，必须与表示时间的词
语连用：It takes (me) at least an hour to
get home /rom mw/t•(我）下班闻家至少得花一个小时。◊ WovWong w/// fhe//妙f fa欠e?此次航班将.飞行矣长时 尚？ ◊ The vwfer too/f ages fo
bo//,命半矢水才开了。
last1 /la:st; NAmE laest/
mdet. 1 happening or coming after
all other similar things or people最后的；最末的；末尾的：We caught the
kist bus home.我们赶上了回家的末班公共汽车。◊ /t’s the 〖ast house on the 〖e/t.是左边尽头那栋房子◊ She mis kwt to
arrive.她是;后到的。2 [only before noun] most recent 最近的；上一个的：last night/Tuesday/ month/su/nmer/year昨晚；上个星期二/月；刚过去的夏 季；去年◊ her book她最近出版的书◊ This Z〇5t point is cruciai.刚讲的这一点是关键的。◊ TTie tost time J saw him was in May.我上次见到他是在五月份。3 [only before noun] only
remaining 仅剩下的；最终的 final: This is our Zost bottZe 〇/water.这是我们最后的 一瓶水了〇 ◊ We fcnew this was his last hope 〇/iWnnfng.
他ink这是他获胜的最后机会。4 used to emphasize that sb/sth is the least likely or
suitable (强调）最不可 能的，最不适当的：The Zast she needed was more worfc.施最不需要的就是更多的工作。o/fe’s the 〖ast perso/t fd trust with a secret.我要是有什么秘密，告诉谁
也不能告 他。1^1 be on your/its last legs to be * going to die or
stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition濒临死亡；奄奄一息；行将— 木；快不能用了.the day，week, month，etc. before
'last the
day, week, etc. just before the most recent one; two days，weeks, etc. ago 前天；上上星期；上上
月；两天（或一周等）以前：J haven’t seen him since the summer be/ore 〖ast•我已着两个夏天没见过他了_〇 every last ... every person or thing in a group (某群体 + 的）每一个，全部：We spent eve/y
Zast penny we had on
T137 last
the house.我们把所有的钱都花在房子上了。have the last 'laugh to be successful when you
were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid (在本未指望时）笑在最后，取得最后胜利in the last re'sort when there are no other
possible courses of action 作为最后的一招 Hn at a pinch ： In the last resort we am dways waWc
home.顶多我们走回.家就是 了。your/the last 'gasp the point at which
you/sth can no longer continue living, fighting, existing, etc. 奄奄一息；苟延残喘；临终；垂死一see also last-gasp the .last 'minute/'moment the latest possible time
before an important event (重大事情前的）最后一刻，
紧要关头：They changed the jp/cms
at the 〖〇5t minute.事 到丨头他们却改变了计划。◊ Don’t Zeave your decision to the tost moment.别等受]最后一刻才来作决定。a/you r last re'sort the person or thing you
rely on when everything else has failed最后可依喊的人（或事物）：
JVe
tried everyone else and now you're my last resort ^ 他人我都试过了，现在就靠你了。the,last‘word (in sth) the most recent,
fashionable, advanced, etc. thing 最if (或时髦、先进等）的事物：rhese apartments
are the 丨ast word in Ziixury.这些房间最为豪华。一more at ANALYSIS,
BREATH, FAMOUS, LONG adj., MAN n., STRAW,
THING, WEEK, WORD 11.
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flc/v. 1 after anyone or
anything else; at the end 最后.； 最终；终结：He came tot in the race•这次赛跑彳i得了 ft 运 一 4。◊ 77iey
arrivecHast 〇/ aH•他们籴得比 ii
都 曉。2 most recently 最新；最近；上一汝：When did you see him tost?你最运什.么时候见过他？ ◊
I saw Wm Zast/n〇5t saw him fn iVevv Ybrfc two years ago.我上.一次 是两年前在纽约见到他的。◊ TViey iast won the cup in 2002•他们上一次获得奖杯是在2002年。M ,丨ast but not 'least used when mentioning the
last person or thing of a group, in order to say that they are not less
important than the others (提沒最后的人或事物时说） 最运但同样重要的：last but not Zeast, J’d Zifce
to thanfc aH the altering sta#最后但同样重要的是，我要感谢
所有的餐饮工作人员。，丨ast ’in, .first ’out used, for example in a
situation when people are losing their
to say that the last
people to be employed will be rst to go (形容裁员等情况）最后雇用的人最先被
解雇，后来者先走一more at first
adv., laugh v.
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noun the last (pi. the last) 1 the person or thing that comes or
happens after all other similar people or things最后来的人（或发生的事）：Sorrykite—ami the 〖ast?对不起，我来晚了，我是最后到的人吗？ orhey were the kist to arrive.他们是最后到达的人。2〜of sth the only remaining part or items of
sth 仅剩下的部分
(或事如）：These are the kwt
o/our appks.这门 最M泰1 下的几个苹果。IFl^l at (long) 'last after much delay, effort, etc.; in the end (经过长时间的延误或努力
等之迨）终于，最终 BCCI finally: At last
we're home! 義们终于到泰了！ ◊ At Zong Z〇5t the cheque arrived.支票 终于 ilj 7。.._〇 note at lastly hear/see the ’last of sb/sth to hear/see sb/sth for the last time 最后一次听 见（或看见）：That was the i〇5t J ever saw 〇/ Zier. 我最舍一次见到她。◊ t/n/ortunateZy, J don’t thinfc
weVe heard t/ie Zast o/this a」和in遗憾的是，我认为这件事还
没有 了结。the last I ’heard used to give the most recent news you have about
sb/sth {提供最新消息时
说）我听到的最新消息：The 〖ost J heard he was stiH
worfcing at t/ie garage.我听到的最新消息是他还在汽车修
理厂:工作。next/second to ‘last (8rf also ,丨ast but ’one) the one before the last one 倒数第二：She
second to kist.她得了倒数第二。to/till the ’last until the last possible
moment, especially until death 直到最后4刻；（尤指）直至死亡：He died protesting his innocence to the Zast.他至死都坚决辩称自己无罪。
—more at breathe,
first n.
m verb 1
linking verb [V] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于.进行时）to continue for a
particular period of time 备续；继舍；延续：77ie meeting onZy lasted
(for) a /ew minutes■会议只并了几分钟。◊
Each game lasts about cm hour.每场比赛约一小时。◊ HoiWong does the pZay iast?那出戏要演多长时间？ ’2
to continue to exist or to function well龜续存持续起作用；持久：[V] rhis weather won’t【ast•这种天气持续不了多久。0 He’s ma/dng a big eJSfort
now, and I hope it Z〇5ts.现在他正力口