lenis /'lems; 'lmis/ (pho/ief/’cs 语音）.(of a
consonant 兔音）pronounced
widi not much force 弱的 —compare fortis
lens /lenz/ noun 1 a curved piece of glass
or plastic that makes things look larger, smaller or clearer when you look
through it 透镜；_ 片a pair of glasses with tinted 〖erwes —副有•^镜片眼镜◊ a camera with an
adjustable 〖ens带可调备头的照士目机◊ a tens cap/cover
镜头，帽 / 盖一picture O BINOCULARS, CAMERA, FRAME，
glass —see also fisheye
lens, telephoto lens,
WIDE-ANGLE LENS, ZOOM LENS 2 (informaf) = CONTACT
lens： Have you got your 〖eases
in?知戴了 隐形眼镜吗？
3 (anatomy M) the
transparent part of the eye, behind the pupil, that
focuses light so that you can see clearly (眼球的）晶状体一picture o body lens-man
/'lenzman/
noun {pi. -men
/-men/)
a profes- sional photographer or cameraman (专职 > 摄影师 Lent /lent/ noun [\J] in
the Christian Church, the period of 40 days from Ash Wednesday to the day
before Easter, during which some Christians give up some type of food or
activity that they enjoy in memory of Christ’s suffering大斋遍，四旬期（从圣灰曰至复活％前
一日，共40天） lent pt, pp of lend
len-tigo /len'taigau;
NAmE -gou/ noun [U] (medical IS) a condition in which small brown areas appear on the
skin, usually in old people 雀斑病；.乂指）老年斑 —see
also liver spot
len-til /'lentl/ noun a small green, orange or
brown seed that is usually dried and used in cooking, for example in soup or stew小扁豆；兵豆 lento
/'lenteu;
NAmE -tou/
adv., adj.
{music #)
(from /to//‘fl_/7) (used as an instruction.指示语）slowly 缓慢地 (的〉
Leo /'liiau; NAmE 'li:ou/
noun 1 [0]
the fifth sign of the 之odiac，the Lion黄道第五宫；狮子宫；狮子（星）座2 [C] {pi. -os) a person born under the
influence of this sign, that is between 23 July and 22 August, approximately 属獅子座的人(钓出生于7月23日至8月22日）
leo-nine /'liianain/ adj. (literary) like
a lion #
的；狮子般的
leop-ard /'lepad; NAmE -ard/ noun a large animal of the
cat family, that has yellowish-brown fur with black spots. Leopards live in
'leopard-crawl verb [V +adv./prep.] [SAfr£) (often used about soldiers) to move with your body as close
to the ground as possible, using your elbows and knees to push you forward (常用于未兵 > 匍匐前进 leop-ard-ess
/'lepades;
NAmE -drd-/ 'lioun a female
leopard 母豹
leo-tard /'li：0ta:d;
NAmE -ia:rd/
noun a piece of clothing that
fits tightly over the body from the neck down to the tops of the legs, usually
covering the arms, worn by dancers, women doing physical exercises, etc.' (舞蹈演 /女性体育锻炼者等穿的通常有袖的）紧身考衣裤
leper /'lepa(r)/ noun 1 a person suffering from leprosy 成风病患者 2
a person tAat other people avoid because they have done sth that these people
do not approve of (因其所为而）被大家躲避的人;,别人唯恐躲之不及的人
le-pi-dop-ter-ist /.lepi'doptarist; NAmE -'da:p-/ noun a person who studies butterflies and moths 鱗翅目昆 虫学家（拼究蝴蝶和飞蛾的人)’ lep-re-chaun /'leprakorn/ noun (in Irish stories) a
crea- ture like a little man, with magic powers (爱尔兰传说 中像小矮人的）魔法精灵，矮妖
lep-rosy /'leprasi/ noun [uj an infectious disease that causes
painful white areas on the skin and can destroy nerves and flesh 麻风一see also leper lep.mus /'lepras/ a办 affected
by leprosy 麻风病 les*bian /'lezbian/ noun a woman who is sexually attracted to other
women 女同性恋者：.lesbians and gays女同性恋者与男同性恋* — compare gay, homo
115? lesser
男女同性恋群体◊ a tesbian
rdarionship女性同性恋关系 lesbian-ism 7TOU/1 [U]
lese-majesty /,li:z
_msed33sti; NAmE ,leiz/ noun [u] (from French, formal) the act or crime of insulting the king，queen
or other ruler (对君主、元首等的）不敬
罪:叛逆罪
le-sion /_li:3n/ 医）damage to the skin or
part of the body caused by
injury or by illness (因伤病
导致皮肤或器官的1损伤，损害：sWn/brdrUesions皮肤/ 大脑损伤
less /les/
mdet., pron. used with uncountable
nouns to mean 'a smaller amount of’（与不可数名词连用）较少恥，更少 的：Zess buiter/rime/importance 较少的黄油 / 时间；次 ^ 〇 He was advised to smoke fewer
cigarettes and drink Zess beer.有人劝他少抽烟、少％啤酒。〇We_ have 〖ess to wony about now.现在我们要担忧的事少一些了。◊ is fess 〇/a
proWem t/urn J’d expected丨、兩题不像我細料的那
么大。◊ V/elZ be there
in less than no time (= very soon)•我们马上就到。o The
victory was nothing less thtm a miracte.这场胜利是个不折不扣的奇迹。
People
often use less with
countable nouns ： There were less cars on the road then. This is not considered
correct by some people, and fewer should be used instead.
* less 与^■数名词连用颇常见：There were less
cars on the road then.有人认为这不正确，应用_fewer。 IT»T3fi , less and less smaller and smaller
amounts 越来 越少As time passed,
she saw less and less of all her old _/Wends at home.随着时间的消逝，她越来越见不到家乡
那些老朋友了。no ’less (often
/>o>7/c) used to suggest that sth is surprising or impressive (叙示惊讶或钦佩:） 竟，居然：She’s, having [unch with t/ie Director, no Zess. 她居然在与主管一起进午餐。no less than…used to emphasize a
large amount (强调大数量'):不少于，多
达：The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes.这本导游指南包括多达115条徒步旅行路线的详细
介绍。
■
to a smaller degree; not so much 较少；较小；更
少；更小；没那么多；少：less
expensive/likely/ inteHigent价钱较便宜；可能性较小；智力较差◊less
o_/ten/enthusiasticaHy 不那么经常 / 热情 〇J read much Zess now them I used to.我现在看的丰由过去少得多。
The receptionist was less than (= not at all) helpful. JP 接待员—点忙都不帮。◊ She wasn’t any
the 〖ess happy for (= she was perfectly happy)
being on her own, 不因独自一人两有一丁点儿不快活。◊:That this is a positive
stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.送#成见即使4积极的也法然是 成见，因而是禾可取的。IM even/much/stiH less and certainly not 更不用说；更何况：M) e^pZcmario/i was ojfered, stiH 〖ess
an apoiogy.连个解释都本给彳就更
...不用也道派了。.less and 'less continuing to become smaller in amount 越来越少；，越来越小：She
found the job
amHess attractive.她发觉那工作越来越没意思。
—more
at more adv,
uprep. used before a particular
amount that must be taken.away from the amount just mentioned 减:丢:； 扣除 Minus ： a
monthly salary of $2 000 less tax and insurance月赛2 〇d〇元，众中扣嗓税款和保险费
-less /-las/ sw脉(in adjectives 构成形容词）1 without
没 有；无：tredess沒有树木◊ meaning丨ess无意义2 not
doing; not affected by 不做;不鞏影响：tirdess 孜孜不 倦◊ se(/7ess 无私► -less.丨y (in adverbs 构成副词）； hopeiass丨y 绝望地-丨ess.ness
.(in
nouns 构成名词）： helplessness
■es.see /le'si:/
/7〇w/i (/aw 律person who has use
of a building, an area of land，etc. on a lease 承租人；租户 —compare
lessor
less-en /'lesn/
verb to become or make sth become smaller,
weaker, less important, etc.(使)■:变/J、，.、丧 少，減弱，减轻 033diminish: [V] The noise began to Zessen. _音开始减弱。◊
[VN] to
iessen the risfc/i’mpact/ ej^ect 〇/sth减少某事物的风险/影响/效果► less.en.ing nown [sing., U]： a Zessening 〇/ tension 紧张状态的减缓
less-er /'lesa(r)/ adj. [only before noun] 1 not as great in size,
amount or importance, as sth/sb else 较小