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sthespecially when it is not necessary.::(尤指不ik )焦躁禾安,发怒 in a ather (8rf/n/omjfl/) in a nervous, angry or excited state 紧也;愤怒;▲动

Han WORKED UP

                  verft 1 [VN] to cover stih with lather 涂上阜沫;用阜 沫覆盖Hathered my/ace cmcf started to shave.我往脸 上涂了皂沫,然后开始刮胡子。2 [Vto produce lather 产生泡沫;'起泡沫Soap does not iather weH in hard water.月巴阜在硬水中起不了多少泡沫。

lathi /'laiti:/ noun {lnd£) a long thick stick, especially one used as a weapon or by the police (.尤备警察用的 > 长 而f的棍子;警棍

Latin /'laetm; NAmE'lsetn/ noun, adj.

nown 1 [U] ihe language of ancient Rome and the offi­cial language of its empire 拉丁语 2 [C] a person from countries where languages that have developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French, are spoken拉丁人(来自拉丁语系国家如西班f葡萄 牙、意大利或法国)_ 3 [U] music of a kind that came originally from Latin America, typically with strong dance rhythms拉丁音乐源自拉丁美洲,节奏感强,适 于跳舞

                  1 of or in the Latin language 拉丁语的;用拉丁语 写成的Latin poetry 拉丁语诗歌 2 connected with or typical of the countries or peoples using languages developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French拉丁语系国象(或民族)的如西班 牙、葡萄牙、意大利或法国);拉丁人的alattVi temperament拉丁人的气质

La-tind /lae'tirna/ noun a woman or girl, especially one who is living in the US, who comes from Latin America, or whose family came from there (尤指居住在美■国 的)拉丁美洲(裔)女子 compare Latino La’tina adj. [usually before noun]

.Latin A'merica noun [U] the parts of the Americas in which Spanish or Portuguese is the main language.'丁美洲(以西班牙语或葡萄牙语为主要语言的美洲地区o note at American _ compare South America Lat.in.ate /’laetineit/ 〇办(of words or language 词或语 言from Latin,or relating to Latin 从拉丁语派生(鉍演 化)的;与拉T语有关的:/ormaZ jLatinate terms正式立 丁;^

.Latin 'lover noun {informal) a man from the Mediterra­nean region or from Latin America who is considered a good lover拉丁情人(地中海地区或拉,丁美洲男子:,被视 为f魅力的情人)

La-tino /lae'tiinau; NAmE -nou/ noun {pi. -os) a person, especially one who is living in the US, who comes from Latin America, or whose family came from there .('居 住在美国的)拉丁美洲人;拉丁美洲人后裔一compare Chicano La*tino adj. [usually before noun] lati-tude /'laetitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun 1 {abbr. lat.) [U] the distance of a place north or south of the equator ■-(= the line around the world dividing north and south), measured in degrees .炜度compare longitude 2 latitudes [pi.] a region of the world that is a particular distance from the. equator 讳度地区::the northern latitudes M K 3 [U] (formal) freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it 选择(做 什么事或做事方式)的自由033 liberty la-trine /le'triin/ noun a toilet in a camp, etc., especially one made by digging a hole in the ground "(.营_ 的)厕所;(尤指茅坑,便坑 latte /'laitei/ noun = caffe latte lat-tef tw /'laet0(r)/ adj., noun

uadj. 1 being the second of two things, people or groups that have just been mentioned, or the last in a list (ij 提及的两者中后者的;(系列中)最后的,末尾的: The Zatter point is the most important.后面提及的那一点: 最重要2 nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning 后半期的;后面的:_ the 〖after / the year 下半年 compare former

now/i the latter (p/. the latter) the second of two things, people or groups that have just been mentioned, or the lastjn a list (刚提及的两者中)后者;(系列中)最后 一位,::.He presented two solutions. 77ie 〖after

seems much better.他提出了两个解决方案,后一个看起 来要好得多。The town has a concert ftaH and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. I® M

市有一个音乐厅和两个剧院。这两个剧院都是在20世纪 50年代建成的。

'latter-day adj. [only before noun] being a modem version of a person or thing in the past (旧时的人或物 的)现代翻版的:a totter-day Robm Hood当代的罗宾汉

lat-terly /'laetali; NAmE -tarli/ adv. (formal) 1 most recently 最近;新'Latterfy his painting has shovim a neweedom /express ion.最近,地的绘画展示出一种新 的自由表现形式。2 towards the end of a period of time 最后一段时间:Her heaith decH/ied rapidiy ancnatterty she neverethe house.她的健康状况急剧衰退,此后A 再未离开过家。

lat-tice /'laetis/ noun [U, C] (also ' lat-tice-work [U]) a structure that is made of strips of wood or metal that cross over each other with spaces shaped like a diamond between them, used, for example, as a fence; any structure or pattern like this 格子木架,格子金属 架,格栅(用作篱笆等 斜条结构;斜格图案a bw waH o/stone toticeworfc 石砌格构的矮墙◊ a atrice_o/ branches 树枝篱色latticed /laetist/

,lattice 'window (also latticed 'window) noun a window with small pieces of glass shaped like diamonds in a framework of metal strips 花格窗;斜 条格构窗

aud /lo:d/ 此叻[VM] (/b/TT/fl/) to praise sb/sth 赞扬; '赞

美;称赞

laud.able /’loidabl/ 〇办deserving to be praised or admired, even if not really successful 应受赞扬的; 得赞美 W commendable a laudable aim/ attempt瘡得称赞的志向/尝试aud.ably /-abli/ Wv.

laud-anuiYi /'loidanam/ noun [U] a drug made from opium. In the past, people used to take laudanum to reduce pain and anxiety, and to help them sleep.鸦片 酊旧时用以镇痛、镇静及安眠

laud.atory /'loidatari; NAmE -to:ri/ adj. (formaf) expressing praise ■ or admiration 称赞也美的;领 扬的

laugh tH* /la:f; NAmEldsf/ verb, noun

verfc 1 at/about) to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you are happy or think sth is funny 笑;发笑:[V] to kiug7i oucHy^atomt/out toud 大 声/惫声/金声地矣◊ Ybu never 〖augft at myjofces/你斤门 听了 .的笑从不发笑! The show was hiiarious—I couWn’tstopiaughfng. i演十分滑稽,弄得我笑个不停。

◊ She aiways mafces me iaugh.她老是引得我发笑◊ He burst out iaughfng (= suddenly started laughing)他突 然大笑起来Z ◊ She 〖aughed to cover her nervousness.她 笑了,想以此来掩饰自己紧张的心情。◊JtoWWmJwas worried but he 〖aughed scom_/i/Hy.我告诉他我很担忧,

可他却轻蔑地-*◊ [V speech] You’re cr2y/’ s/ie kmed. 你疯啦!她哈哈大笑起来。2[V] be laughing {informal) used to say that you are in a very good position, especially because you have done sth successfully (特别表示南成功而> A于有利地位:J/ we win the next game vve7Z be aughfng.要是贏f 下一场比 ,我们就占优势了。ESI don’t make me _laugh (informal) used to show that you think what sb has just said is impossible or stupid (认为不可能或愚蠢别让 我笑掉大牙了,别幵玩笑了:‘MH your dad Zend you the money?wDon’t mafce me Zaugh/’ “你父亲会倩给你钱 吗?       别开玩笑了 !he who laughs ,ast laughs

longest [saying) used to tell sb not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful 别高.,兴得太早 laugh a丨丨 the way to the 1 bank {informal) to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it,发大财而喜笑颜并丨augh in sb’s 'face to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for sb 当面嘲笑;公然蔑视丨augh. like a drain (份舍to laugh very loudly哈哈夫矣;放声大笑丨augh on the other side of your 'face {BrE, informal) to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed转喜为忧;得意变成失意;笑 脸变为苦脸丨augh sb/sth out of 'court (£to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all it (某主意、说法等)