2 allowed and acceptable according to the law ^
(ft; ^ iA RJ 64; 64 H23 legal: the
legitimate
government of the
country &7MMtfJ'ni£>&fftoIshis business strictly legitimate? itk 64 X Ss X ^ o' /A ? riTJ-3 illegitimate 3 (of a
child /Jn J%) bom
when its parents are legally married to each other JjffX
64 r*na illegitimate ►
le git im acy /Ii'd3itim0si/ noun
[U]: the dubious legitimacy of her argument M 64 ;H
Ttpk%&W 0 I intend to challenge the legitimacy of
his claim. ffc ftMrtitr 4ft#Jdi
^ M fcB £$ o le-git-im-
ate-ly adv.: She
can now legitimately claim to be the best in the world. M&mS
legitim ize (BrE also -ise) /li'd3itamaiz/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to make
sth that is wrong or unfair seem acceptable &
( 641? ) #
The movie has been criticized for apparently
legitimizing violence. 2
to
make
sth legal 41'n HT1 legalize 3 to give a child whose parents are not married to
each other the same rights as those whose parents are MX ( X £ff X X ) 44
leg-less /'leglas/ adj. 1 without
legs ilW 2 (BrE, informal) very drunk @$811164; j£S$#n$s64 Lego™ /'legao/ noun [U] a children’s toy that consists
of small coloured bricks that fit together ( JL3I4RA 5n^r)
leg-pull noun a joke played on sb, usually by making them believe sth that is not true
H# leg-room /'legruim; 'legrum/ noun [U] the amount of space available for your legs when you are sitting in
a car, plane, theatre, etc. ( 1#l,
$J K fv ilu
64 )##jh64£ii,
leg ume /'legjuim; li'gjuim/ noun (technical A: ip) any plant that has seeds in long pods. Peas and beans
are legumes. lift
ft®
legum inous /li'gjuiminas/ adj. [usually before noun] (technical X i§j relating to plants of the legume family
m4 (mm> w
'leg-up noun give sb a 'leg-up (BrE, informal) 1 to help
sb to get on a horse, over a wall, etc. by allowing them to put their foot in
your hands and lifting them up (
£A±4, ) 2 to help sb to
improve their situation
$fft ( )
'leg warmer noun [usually pi.] a kind
of sock without a foot that covers the leg from the ankle to the knee, often
worn when doing exercise JUS?; leg-work /'legw3ik; NAmE -W3:rk/
noun [u] (informal) difficult
or boring work that takes a lot of time and effort, but that is thought to be
less important M JL; ifcjWWWigJL
leis ure /’le3a(r); NAmE'hi^or/ noun [U] time that is spent
doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying |4] ; $ $; 44 X]: These
days we have more
money and
more leisure to enjoy it. #0 X Cl ^ 64 4P Q Wfltl# k
% f7o 0 leisure activities/interests/ pursuits IT5TO1 at 'leisure 1 with no particular
activities; free j^| ffc ; |4] : Spend
the afternoon at
leisure in the
town centre. TXSJMXXESUL AnE0 2 without hurrying
X'ffitXft; AU^: Let’s have lunch so we can talk at leisure, Rg ft]
n£ X RE ; ^
$ o at
your 'leisure (formal) when you have the time to do sth without hurrying 5?
Bt; 3? Bt: I suggest
you take the forms away and read them at your leisure. il iA tMr o a, gentleman/, lady of leisure (humorous) a man/woman who does not
have to work XiftXf£64MX ( )
'leisure centre (BrE) noun a public building where people can go to
do sports and other activities in their free time ft® ( ) tSs&X'fr
leis ured /‘le3ad;
NAmE 'li:3ard/ adj. 1 [only before
noun] not
having to work and therefore having a lot of time to do what you enjoy $64;
f&|4] §43E64: the leisured classes 2
= leisurely
leis-ure-ly /'le3ali; NAmE 'li^arli/ (also leis-ured) adj. [usually
before noun] done
without hurrying ft tfit ft ft 64; If
64: a leisurely meal XI 64 — If o They set off at a leisurely pace, ilk d X &
Pi Hi ^ T« ► leis-
2 allowed and acceptable according to the law ^
(ft; ^ iA RJ 64; 64 H23 legal: the
legitimate
government of the
country &7MMtfJ'ni£>&fftoIshis business strictly legitimate? itk 64 X Ss X ^ o' /A ? riTJ-3 illegitimate 3 (of a
child /Jn J%) bom
when its parents are legally married to each other JjffX
64 r*na illegitimate ►
le git im acy /Ii'd3itim0si/ noun
[U]: the dubious legitimacy of her argument M 64 ;H
Ttpk%&W 0 I intend to challenge the legitimacy of
his claim. ffc ftMrtitr 4ft#Jdi
^ M fcB £$ o le-git-im-
ate-ly adv.: She
can now legitimately claim to be the best in the world. M&mS
legitim ize (BrE also -ise) /li'd3itamaiz/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to make
sth that is wrong or unfair seem acceptable &
( 641? ) #
The movie has been criticized for apparently
legitimizing violence. 2
to
make
sth legal 41'n HT1 legalize 3 to give a child whose parents are not married to
each other the same rights as those whose parents are MX ( X £ff X X ) 44
leg-less /'leglas/ adj. 1 without
legs ilW 2 (BrE, informal) very drunk @$811164; j£S$#n$s64 Lego™ /'legao/ noun [U] a children’s toy that consists
of small coloured bricks that fit together ( JL3I4RA 5n^r)
leg-pull noun a joke played on sb, usually by making them believe sth that is not true
H# leg-room /'legruim; 'legrum/ noun [U] the amount of space available for your legs when you are sitting in
a car, plane, theatre, etc. ( 1#l,
$J K fv ilu
64 )##jh64£ii,
leg ume /'legjuim; li'gjuim/ noun (technical A: ip) any plant that has seeds in long pods. Peas and beans
are legumes. lift
ft®
legum inous /li'gjuiminas/ adj. [usually before noun] (technical X i§j relating to plants of the legume family
m4 (mm> w
'leg-up noun give sb a 'leg-up (BrE, informal) 1 to help
sb to get on a horse, over a wall, etc. by allowing them to put their foot in
your hands and lifting them up (
£A±4, ) 2 to help sb to
improve their situation
$fft ( )
'leg warmer noun [usually pi.] a kind
of sock without a foot that covers the leg from the ankle to the knee, often
worn when doing exercise JUS?; leg-work /'legw3ik; NAmE -W3:rk/
noun [u] (informal) difficult
or boring work that takes a lot of time and effort, but that is thought to be
less important M JL; ifcjWWWigJL
leis ure /’le3a(r); NAmE'hi^or/ noun [U] time that is spent
doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying |4] ; $ $; 44 X]: These
days we have more
money and
more leisure to enjoy it. #0 X Cl ^ 64 4P Q Wfltl# k
% f7o 0 leisure activities/interests/ pursuits IT5TO1 at 'leisure 1 with no particular
activities; free j^| ffc ; |4] : Spend
the afternoon at
leisure in the
town centre. TXSJMXXESUL AnE0 2 without hurrying
X'ffitXft; AU^: Let’s have lunch so we can talk at leisure, Rg ft]
n£ X RE ; ^
$ o at
your 'leisure (formal) when you have the time to do sth without hurrying 5?
Bt; 3? Bt: I suggest
you take the forms away and read them at your leisure. il iA tMr o a, gentleman/, lady of leisure (humorous) a man/woman who does not
have to work XiftXf£64MX ( )
'leisure centre (BrE) noun a public building where people can go to
do sports and other activities in their free time ft® ( ) tSs&X'fr
leis ured /‘le3ad;
NAmE 'li:3ard/ adj. 1 [only before
noun] not
having to work and therefore having a lot of time to do what you enjoy $64;
f&|4] §43E64: the leisured classes 2
= leisurely
leis-ure-ly /'le3ali; NAmE 'li^arli/ (also leis-ured) adj. [usually
before noun] done
without hurrying ft tfit ft ft 64; If
64: a leisurely meal XI 64 — If o They set off at a leisurely pace, ilk d X &
Pi Hi ^ T« ► leis-