'lemon-squeezer (8/f)
(AMmf juicer) m>w/7 a kitchen
utensil (= a tool) for squeezing
juice out of a fruit W 汁器一picture o kitchen
.lemon ver'bena noun [U] a plant with leaves
that taste of lemon, used for making tea 梓檬马鞭草，.梓樣 味过江藤（叶子有柠檬香味} lem-ony /'lemani/ adj. tasting or smelling of
lemon 檬味的；&檬香的：a〖emonyfavour柠檬味 lemur
/'li:m9(r)/ noun an animal like a monkey, with thick fur and a long tail, that lives
in trees in Madagascar狐猴（栖居于马达加斯加岛）:： lend /lend/ verb (lent, lent /lent/)
1
~ (out) sth (to sb) | ~ (sb) sth to give sth to sb or
allow them to use sth that belongs to you, which they have to return to you
later 借给；借出 cm loan： [VN, VNN] i"’ve ient the car
to a介iend.許把车丨昔给一位朋友亍..。;...:〇 Can you Zend me your car
t/iis evening?你今晚能把汽^ 借给我用一下吗？ ◊ [VNN] ffas he retumed that
boofc you Zent him?你借给他的那本书还你了吗？ o
note at borrow 2 〜sth (to sb) | 〜（sb) sth
(of
a bank or financial institution 银行 或全融机构丨 to give money to sb on condition that they
pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it |(向… > 贷（款广 tm loan： [VN, VNN] 77ie banfc re^i/sed to Zend the money to
us.银行
拒每向我们贷款。◊ They re_/i«ed to 〖end us the
money, j也们 绝而 _ 彳门贷款。[also
V】一compare borrow(2) 3 ~ sth (to
sb/sth) | (sb/sth)
sth {formal) to give a particular
quality to a person or a situation 给…增力口-.， 增添（特色）‘：[VN] The setting sun lent an air of melan- choiy to the scene. _日给景色增添了伤感的气氛。◊
[VNN] .Her
presence Zent the occasion a certain dignify•她的■出
席使那场面增添了几，分光彩。4〜sth (to
sb/sth) I 〜(sb/sth)
sth to
give or provide help, support, etc.:给 予，提供（帮助、支持等）：[VN] J was more than happy to
Zend my support to such a good cause..我非常乐意给这
样，美好的事业M供辑助。◊
[VNN] JFfe
came aZong to Zend me moraZ support.他籴给予無精神上的支持。fM lend an ear (to sb/sth) to listen in a patient
and sympa- thetic way to sb 龄听；倾听 lend
(sli)為（helping) ’hand ■‘(\^你'5也丨（/>7/〇/771<3/)1：〇1161口55\^1：115出帮助；援助；搭
把手：J went over to see i/J couW Zend a hand.我过丢鲁 我如不能帮上忙。丨end 'co丨our to sth t8r£) to make sth seem true or probable 使显得真实（或可能）：_ Most 〇/ the available evidence
lends colour to this view, gfi W W 大部分证据支持这个观点。k^nd
your name to sth {formal) 1 to let it be known in
public that you support or agree with sth 公开表示支持：J am more t/itin
happy to 〖end my name to this campaign.我非常愿意公开秦示
支持.这个运动。2 to have a place named after you 以的恙字▲名（某地方）lend sup’port,
’weight， credence, etc. to sth to make sth seem more likely to be true or
genuine对…提供支持（或强有力的证据、，可
靠性等使看起来更真实）：This latest evidence lends support to her theory,这一最新的证据更加印证了她的理
论。一.more at help V. lend itself to sth to be
suitable for sth 适合于：Her voice doesrCt really lend itsd/weH to Wues
singing.她的嗓子不是很适于唱％鲁斯
歌曲。
lend-er /'lend9(r)/ noun
(finance
M) a person or an organization that lends money ^ A —compare borrower — s<ee also moneylender lending /'lendirj/ noun [[J] {finance M) the act of lending money
故款；备放：.Lending by.
banks .rose to. $20 biHio/i tetyear•去幸银行发放的贷款增至100亿元。 'lending
library noun a public library from which you can
borrow books and take them away to read at home (书籍可外借的 >)公共图书馆一compare reference
LIBRARY
'lending rate noun (finance M) the rate of interest
that you must pay when you borrow money from a bank or anpther financial
organization 贷款利率；放款利率
length Onw /ler)0/ noun
►
SIZE/MEASUREMENT 大小；度量 1
[U, C] the size or meas- urement of sth from one end to the other 长；长度： rhis room is twice the_
tength 〇/ the fcitche/i. ■这个房间的
长度是厨房的两倍。◊ Hie river is 300 mi〖es
in tength.
这条 _河长 300 英里。◊
77ie snafce usuaHy reaches a 〇/ J00cm.蛇一般长达:100 厘米。◊
He ran the entire length of the beach (= from
one end to the other). 他跑完了海滩的全长。◊
Did you see the length of his hafr?■你看见也式发％多长吗？ 一picture o dimension —compare breadth(I), width(I)
►
TIME frf i'h! 2 [U, C] the amount of time that sth lasts
(持 续）时间的V/e discussed shortening the length of the course.我们就缩短这门课程的时限进行t讨论。◊ He was disgusted
at the Zengt/i 〇/ rime he had to waft.他非 常讨厌要等那么长时间。◊ She got a
headache i/she had to
read for any length of time (= for a long time). 书时间了就头疼。◊ Size 〇/pension depends partZy
on Zength 〇/service with the
company•'退休基:的多少部分取 决于为公司服务时间的长短。◊ Each dass is 45 minutes
m length.每一节课为45分钟。
►
OF B00K/M0VIE 书；’电'寧 3 [Cl, Clthe amount of writing
in a book, or a
document, etc.; the amount of time that a film/movie lasts (书或文件等的）篇幅；（电影的:> 片长：Her
novek vary in Zengfft•她的 /j、说篇幅 短
★一T。. ’
►
-LENGTH …长度 4 (in
adjectives 构成形容词）having
the length mentioned 有…朵度的：•shotiWer-Zength
hair 长 及肩的头发 一 see also full-length,
knee-length
►
OF SWIMMING POOL 游泳池 5 [C] the distance
from one end of a swimming pool to the other 游泳池长度（一端 至另一端的距离）：He
swi/ns 50 /engths a day.他每天* 50个游淦池那么长的距离。——compare
width(3) ’
►
IN RACE 赛跑 6 [C]’the
size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure
the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race (•马或船的）、自身长度：77ie horse won by
two dear Zengths.那匹马以整整领先两个马身的优势获胜。
►
LONG THIN P丨ECE 细长的殺 7 [C] a
long thin piece of sth 细长的一段（或一令、'一根_ ) : a〖ength 〇/ rope/ strin^/vWre —根绳子/细线/金属线
一see
also long adj. IT»TJ!il at length | at ... length
1
for a long
time and in detail 长时间；详尽地：He quoted
at length介om the
report•他大^大段地引用报
告中的话。.◊ We have aiready discussed this
matter at greadength.我们已经十分详尽地讨论瓦这个向题。
2
(//ferary) after a long time.经 M—段长时间以后；最 后：Tm stiZi not sure,’ he said at iength.-::，“我还是没 把握。”他最后说道。go to .any，some, great，etc. lengths (to do sth) to put a lot of effort
into doing sth,
especially when this seems extreme
竭尽全力；不遗
余力：She
goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private Zi/e private•她竭尽全力让自己的私生活不受+扰。
the length and breadth of ... in or to all parts of a
place 到处；处处；各地：77iey have traveHed.the
iengt/i and breadth 〇/Europe giving concerts.他们为举行音乐会
:走遍了 欧洲各h。一 more at arm /?. length-en /'lerjGan/ verb to become longer; to
make sth longer .(使）.泰长：：[V] 77ie q/temoon..shadows
lengthened下午影手渐渐凌长了。◊ [VN] J need to
Zengthen this sfcirt•我需要把_子放长。rarai shorten length-ways /'ler)0weiz/ (also length-wise /'le^Gwaiz/) adv. in the same direction
as the longest side of sth 向；纵长：Cut the banana in haZ/
Zengt/iways.把香蕉也
、着切成两半 6 —compare widthways lengthy /'lerjGi/ adj. (length-ier,
lengthi-est) very
long, and often too long, in time or size 很长的；漫长的；冗
长的：〖engthy ddays多次长时间拖延◊
the
process 〇/ obtaining a visa获得签证的漫长过程◊
a
Zengthy expianatiori 冗长的解释
le-ni-ent /'liiniant/ adj. not as strict as
expected when punishing sb or when making sure that rules are obeyed (惩罚或执法时）宽大的，宽容的，仁慈的：a lenient
sentence/fine 〇 The judge was
far too lenient with
hint. 〇 ►le-ni-
ency /-ansi/ (also less
frequent le*ni-ence) noun [U] ： She appealed to the judge/or
Zeniency.她向金官请永宽大处
JS〇 le-ni-ent-ly adv. ： to treat sb ienientZy 宽奋某人 Lenin-ism /'lenimzam/ houn [u] the political and economic policies of Lenin, the
first leader of the