奧斯汀的系列讲座◊ a〖ecture
room/haH演讲室/厅 〇 note at speech 2 a long angry talk that
sb gives to one person or a group of people because they have done sth wrong (冗长的）备训，训斥，谴责：了 know
/ should
stop smoking~donY give me a
lecture about it. 我知道我该戒烟，别再教训我了。
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verb 1 [V] ~ (in/on sth) to give a talk or a series of talks to a group of
people on a subject, especially as a way of teaching in a university or college
(尤指吾大学里 j 开 讲座，讲授，讲课：S/ie 〖ectures in Russian Hterature.
i 讲授俄罗斯文学。2 [VN] ~ sb (about/on sth)丨〜sb (about doing sth) to criticize sb or tell them how you think
they should behave, especially when it is done in an annoying way (尤指恼人地）指责，训斥，告诫：He’s aZways Zecturing me about the way J
dress.他对我的衣着
总是指手画脚的。
lec-tur-er /'lektjarafr)/
noun 1 a person who gives a lecture讲课者；#衩者；讲演者：She’s a superb lecturer•她是一个出色的演讲者。o note at speaker 2 (especially in
'lecture
theatre (6r£) [NAmE 'lecture theater) noun a large room with rows of seats on a
slope, where lectures are given 阶梯教室
LED /,el
i: 'di:/ abbr. light
emitting diode (a device that produces a light on electrical and electronic
equipment) 发光二极管：A single red LED shows that the power is switched on.单支红色发光二极管表示电源已接通。
led /led/
"I pf, p/7 of lead 2 -丨ed (in adjectives 构成形容
词）infiuenceci or organized by 起.主导作用的：a corwumer-ied
society 以消费者主导的社student-Zed activities学生领导侖活鉍
ledge /ledzl
noun 1 a narrow flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff 悬崖岩石突出知；岩架：seabirds nesting on rodqy 〖eciges
海鸟.在岩架上筑巢 2 a narrow
flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window (平窄的）壁架，横档;（尤指）窗台：Sheput the vase o/yiowers on the window Zedge•她把那瓶花威在
窗 n 上。一see also sill
ledger /'led3a(r)/ noun a book in which a bank, a
business, etc. records the money it has paid and received iBc 支总账；分类账簿；分户账簿：to enterin
the purcfiase/sates ledger把金额登入购货/销#分类账
lee /li:/ noun 1 [sing.] the side or part of sth
that provides shelter from the wind 背风处；_ 避风处一compare leeward, windward
2 lees [pi.] the substance that is
left at the bottom of a bottle of wine, a container of beer，etc_ (酒瓶等容器中的}沉淀物，残渣BEIdregs leech /liitj*/ noun 1 a small worm that usually lives in
water and that attaches itself to other creatures and sucks their blood. Leeches
were used in the past by doctors to remove blood from sick people•水經；蚂 _ 2 (disapproving) a
person who depends on sb else for money, or takes the profit from sb else’s
work 依赖他人 钱财者搜取他人收益者；寄生虫
Lee-Enfield /,li: 'enfiild/ noun a type of long gun that
used to be used by the British army (英国陆军旧时使 用的）李一恩菲尔德步枪
leek /li:k/
noun a
vegetable like a long onion with many layers of wide flat leaves that are white
at the bottom and green at the top. Leeks are eaten cooked. The leek is a national
symbol of Wales.韭葱（威尔士民族的象
征广一 picture o page Ri8 leer/lia(r); NAmE hr/ verb, noun
• verb [V]
~ (at sb) to look or smile at sb in an unpleasant way that shows
an evil or sexual interest in them 邪恶 地（或色迷迷地）看；奸笑；淫笑
noun an unpleasant look or smile
that shows sb is inter- ested in a person in an evil or sexual way 邪恶的（或色
迷迷的）目光；奸笑；淫笑：He 〖oofced at her with an eviUeer他用不怀好意的目光看着她。
leery /'liari; /S/Amf .liri/
ac/y. ~ (of sth/sb) |
~ (of doing sth) suspicious or careful about sth/sb, and trying
to avoid doing it or dealing with them 猜疑的； 谨防的；极力躲避的 wary： The government is fee/y 〇/dumping the current iaw.政府对是否修改现行法
律存有疑虑。
lee-ward /'liiwad; NAmE -ward; or, in nautical use, 'lurad; NAmE -ard/ adj., noun
madj. on the side of sth that is sheltered from the wind
在背风面的；背风的；’下风的：a harbour on the 〖eeward
side 〇/the
iskmd位于岛的背风面的海港► leeward fldv. —compare windward
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noun [U] the
side or direction that is sheltered from the wind 背风面；.下风一compare windward
lee-way /'li:wei/ noun [U] the amount of freedom that you have to
change sth or to do sth in the way you want to 自由活动的空间 HTTllatitude： How
much feeway
showW parents give their chiWren?父母应该给孩
子留多少自由的空间？ make up 'leeway (8r£) to
get out of a bad position that
you are in, especially because you have lost a lot of time 摆脱逆境；（尤指 >
弥补损失的时间
left /left/ adj., adv., noun — see also leave v.
madj. [only before noun] on the side of your body
which is towards the west when you are facing north 左边的： Fewer people write with their left
hand than with their right.用左手写字的人比用右手的人少。Olbrofce my〖讲 ㈣.我的左腿骨折了。◊ the〖e片side o/the_/iieW田地的左
边◊ The university is on the left bank
of the river•大学 在河的左岸。◊ rafce a 〖e/t turn at the
intersection•在十 字鲶口向i转。◊ (sport体)a Ze片bads/wing左后卫/ ii 锋◊ a hoofc 左钩拳 PHI?
right ► left adv. ： Turn Ze片 at
the intersection.在十字路口向左拐。◊ Loofc Ze片 and right be/ore you
cross the road.左右看一看，然后每
过马路。IT^l have two left 'feet (informal) to be very awkward in your
movements, especially wlien you are dancing or playing a sport (免指跳舞或体育运通时）非 常笨拙，笨手朵脚，丨eft, right and ’centre (also ,right， left and
'centre) (informal) in all directions; every- where 四面八方；■到处；处处：ffe’s giving mvay money 峨 right
and centre•他到处赠款。一more at right adv.
mnoun 1 the/sb^ left [sing.] the left side or direction ^ 边；左方；左:She was siting on my te/t.她坐在我的左 边。◊ Twist’your body to the Ze允 then
to the right.先向 :左转体，再i向右转体。◊ the next road on the 在下一个‘口㈢左由。◊ To the Ze片 〇/ the Hbrcwy is the
bcmfc.图书馆的左边是银行。2 [sing.]
the first, second, etc. left the first, second, etc. road on the left
side 左 边的第一（或第二等）条路：Tcifce the/irst时t.在下一 个路 口向:左转。3 a left [sing.]
a turn to the left 左转 弯(阶£) to tafce a 往左拐◊ (/、//\mE) to hang/mafce a [e广向左拐弯 4 the left, the Left [sing.+sing./pl. v.] political groups who
support the ideas and beliefs of SOCIALISM (拥护社会主义思想和信念的）左派政治团
体，’左派：.TTie le/t o/ify has/have a
smaH chcmce』〇/ winning power.左|.派取得政权的机会渺茫。◊ a newspaper 思想左倾的报纸 5 the left [sing.+sing./pl. i/.] the
part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change (政党内 的 >
激进派，激进分子：She is on the /ar〖讲〇/ the party.她是这个党的极左分子。6 [C] (in boxing拳击运动) a
blow that is made with your left hand 左手拳：He hit him wit/i two sharp时ts. }也给了他两记猛_的左手拳。 PTin RIGHT
.left 'brain noun [U, sing.] the left side of the human
brain, that is thought to be used for analysing and for processing language 左脑一compare right brain
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left 'field "own [sing.] 1 (in baseball 棒球）the left part
of the field, or the position
played by the person who is there 左外左场手位置 2 [informal, especially NAm0 an opinion or a position
that is strange or unusual and a long way from the normal position 离奇古怪的看法
(或意见）；怪诞的态度（或立场）：T7ie governor is way
ou</over fn Z明•月e〖d.州长的看法怪得出了格。
'left-field adj. {informal, especially