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H#TfrftJ 1#J® O a lecture room/hall

0                  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 (          ) fStilll,         iliff: I know

1                  should stop smoking—don’t give me a lecture about it.

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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 ( AMli AA^M ) JF ijftH, i#Jg, ijHH: She lectures in Russian literature. M

2                  [VN] ~ sb (about/on sth) | - 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 ( AMaHAilfe )      ill|/A AM: He’s

always lecturing me about the way I dress. ItfeXMMfelft AH

lecturer /'lektXara(r)/ noun 1 a person who gives a lecture i# if # ; i# S # ; i# 'M # : She’s a superb lecturer. ftfe H —• T ft (ft '/fl i# # <> o note at speaker

2                  (especially in Britain) a person who teaches at a

university or college (   He’s a

lecturer in French at Oxford. MfeJIT^A^tftl&iRittHo

lectureship /'lektfaj'ip; NAmE -tjarj-/ noun the position of lecturer at a British university or college ( M^IIlA^tft ) MWIRfv: a lectureship in media studies

’lecture theatre (BrE) (NAmE 'lecture theater) noun a large room with rows of seats on a slope, where lectures are given

LED /,el i: 'di:/ abbr. light emitting diode (a device that produces a light on electrical and electronic equipment)

: A single red LED shows that the power is

switched on.

led /led/ 1 pt, pp of lead 2 -led (in adjectives i^) influenced or organized by ^ ± fM fil (ft : a consumer-led society IU ffM f? # ± (ft M± # 0 student-led activities

ledge /led.3/ noun 1 a narrow flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff JiAA 3? ft    : seabirds

nesting on rocky ledges M        2 a narrow

flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window ( T^lft ) m%,    She put

the vase of flowers on the window ledge. MlOPJfEAAA W n ± o — see also sill

ledger /'led3a(r)/ noun a book in which a bank, a busi­ness, etc. records the money it has paid and received

: to enter figures in the

purchase/sales ledger

lee /lir/ noun 1 [sing.] the side or part of sth that provides shelter from the wind # M ; M M — compare leeward, windward 2 lees [pi.] the substance that is left at the bottom of a bottle of wine, a container of beer, etc. (      M HE! dregs

leech /liitJV 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. A.!®;

2 (disapproving) a person who depends on sb else for money, or takes the profit from sb else’s work AM ftfe A

Lee-Enfield /,li: 'enfiild/ noun a type of long gun that used to be used by the British army ( |0 A

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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. MM M ( A 7 ± K, jA (ft !£. ME ) — 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 fp M

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■                  noun an unpleasant look or smile that shows sb is inter­

ested in a person in an evil or sexual way fPi^ft ( Afe MjMKft )    m%: He looked at her with an

evil leer.      S AHHfcfeo

leery /'liari; NAmE 'liri/ adj. (informal) ~ (of sth/sb) | ~ (of doing sth) suspicious or careful about sth/sb, and trying to avoid doing it or dealing with them ft I® (ft; ii Pfr (ft; ® A iS (ft mu wary : The government is leery of changing the current law.         f.fe

lee-ward /'liiwad; NAmE -ward; or, in nautical use, 'lu:ad; NAmE -ard/ adj., noun

madj. on the side of sth that is sheltered from the wind

A#Mffi(ft; WM(ft; TJxMft: a harbour on the leeward side of the island          (ft#MIIi£ft#r/t ► lee-ward adv.

— compare windward

3                  noun [U] the side or direction that is sheltered from the wind #jxlffi; T M — compare windward

lee way /’liiwei/ noun [U] the amount of freedom that you have to change sth or to do sth in the way you want to d ft (ft $ |aj Pin latitude : How much leeway should parents give their children? TSI^ASftEftSlH]? ITiTOl make up 'leeway (BrE) to get out of a bad position that you are in, especially because you have lost a lot of time         ( AM0 )

left Orr /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 /Eli (ft: Fewer people write with their left hand than with their right. ftAT^TlftAtMJEATlftAAo 01 broke my left leg. Dclft£M##f7o 0 the left side of the field ffiltfeiftA ii o The university is on the left bank of the river. A ^ AM£ft    0 Take a left turn at the intersection. AT

71& P /Ef£o o (sport MM) a left back/wing A Jg-7. / ii & o a left hook A $3# 023 right ► left adv.: Turn left at the intersection. ATTj&PfftA#3o 0 Look left and right before you cross the road. AAH—H, M/sM?

rtm have two left 'feet (informal) to be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport (        ) T

.left, right and 'centre (also .right, left and 'centre) (informal) in all directions; every­where A A; 3\ ft;        He’s giving away money

left, right and centre, ffe f!] fit Kt 0 — more at right adv.

4                  noun 1 the/sb’s left [sing ] the left side or direction i&; AA; A: She was sitting on my left.

& o 0 Twist your body to the left, then to the right. Alft #lft     0 Take the next road on the left.

it T    P       o O To the left of the library is the

bank. Ill     2 [sing.] the first, second,

etc. left the first, second, etc. road on the left side A Take the first left. AT- AI& P Ift   3 a left [sing.] a turn to the left /E$t

^ : (BrE) to take a left ftjg o (NAmE) to hang/make a left foj A ®    4 the left, the Left [sing.+sing./pl. v.]

political groups who support the ideas and beliefs of socialism ( $ift*±£±AMfqfs;&ift )

MM , A : The Left only has/have a small chance of winning power.    0 a

left-leaning newspaper Jg /E M W ft 5 the left [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the part of a political party whose members are most in favour of social change ( A W)il«,       She is on the far left of the

party. *feJ!&T^lft«£ATe 6 [C] (in boxing UTiisfj) a blow that is made with your left hand        He hit

him with two sharp lefts, fife^7 H33 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 /EH — compare right brain

left field noun [sing.] 1 (in baseball the left part of the field, or the position played by the person who is there /EA^;       2 (informal, especially NAmE)

an opinion or a position that is strange or unusual and a long way from the normal position rJ-A (ft H (     ) : The governor is

way out/over in left field. j+|      A7M&o

’left-field adj. (informal, especially NAmE) not follow­ing what is usually done; different, surprising and