►
DESTROY 摧毁 2 [VN]
to destroy a building or a group of trees completely by knocking it down 摧毁，夷平（建
筑物或树林）PW?! raze ： The
blast levelled several buddings in the area.那次爆炸把当地几座建筑物夷为
平地。
►
MAKE EQUAL 使相等 3 to
make sth equal or similar 使相
等；使半等；—相似：[VN] (8/f) Davies 〖eveiied t/ie score at
2 aH.戴维斯把比分拉成2:2平。[also V]
►
POINT 瞄准 4 [VN] ~ sth
(at sb) to
point sth, especially a gun, at sb (尤指用枪）瞄准，对准：J had a gun levelled at my head.有一支枪对准了我的头。
IT»TO1
.level the 'playing field to create a situation where everyone has
the same opportunities 创造人人机
会均等的威面妨'level sth against/at sb to say publicly that
sb is to blame for sth, especially a crime or a mistake (尤指因某人犯罪或错误而）公开指责，谴
责：The speech was
intended to answer the charges feveHed against him by his opponents.他演讲的目的在于
回应对手对他的公开指责。，丨eve丨sth—'down to make standards,
amounts, etc. be of the same low or lower level使（标准、数量等）降至同等水平；使降至更低水
平：Teachers are accused
of levelling standards down to suit the needs o/iess aWe students.有人指责教师降低标
准以适应学习较差学生的需要。，level ‘off/'out 1 to stop rising or
falling and remain horizontal (停止升降而） 保持水平：抑e pkme ieveHed 〇牙at J 500 /eet.飞机在 1 500英尺的高空為持水平飞行。◊ A_/iter the
Zong hfR the roacHeveHed out.过了漫长的山路后，道路就变得平坦
了。 2 to stay at a steady level of development or progress
after a period of sharp rises or falls (经过急 剧的涨落后）保4平稳发展：Saies have 〖eveHed o#a片er a period 〇/
rapid
growth.销售经过一段时间 的快速增长后呈稳定状态。，丨evel sth—_up to make standards,
amounts, etc. be of the same high or higher level把（标准、数量等）拉平；使达到更高水平’level with sb (informal) to tell sb the truth
and not hide any unpleasant facts from them对某人说实话；直言相告
.level
'crossing (6r£) {NAmE 'railroad crossing) noun a place where a road
crosses a railway/raHroad line (公
路与f路交会的）道口，平面交叉
.level-1
headed adj. calm and sensible;
able to make good decisions even in difficult situations 冷静明智的；
头脑清醒的;（在困境中）能作出正确决策的
lev-el-ler
(6r£)
{NAmE lev-el-er) /'levala(r)/ noun [usually sing.] an
event or a situation that makes everyone equal whatever their age, importance,
etc.使人乂平等於事
(或局面）：death, the great teveHer 凡人皆要®对& 死亡
lev.eMy
/’levali/
fldv/. in a calm and steady way 冷静 地；平静地；稳定地：She 〖oofced at Wm〖eveHy.她丰#
地看着他。
lever /'li:va(r); NAmE
'levar/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 a handle used to
operate a vehicle or piece of machinery (车辆或机器的）操纵杆，控制杆：PuH the fever towards
you to adjust the speed 把操纵杆向你身体
-一侧拉动以调节速度。一see also gear
lever 2 a long piece of wood, metal, etc. used for lifting or opening
sth by sb placing one end of it under an object and pushing down on the other
end 杠杆 3
〜（for/against sth) an action that is used
to put pressure on sb to do sth they do not want to do 施压的行为：The threat of
sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace.
的威胁是我们争取和平最有力的施压手段。
■
verfc to move sth with a
lever (用杠杆）撬动 HTl
prise ： [VN +adv./prep.]
I levered the lid off the pot with a
fcm/e.备用刀撬择了罐盖。◊ [VN-ADj] TTiey
managed to fever the door open.他们设法撬弁了门。
le-ver-age /'li:varid3； NAmE 'lev-/ noun
[U] 1 (formal) the ability to influence what people do 影响力：diplomatic Average 夕卜交影响力 2
(tedm/ca/ 术语)the
act of using a lever to open or lift sth; the force used to do this 杠杆 作用；杠杆效力 3 财）=GEARING(l)
.leveraged 'buyout noun (business
(especially NAmE) the act of a small company buying a larger
company using money that is borrowed based on the value of this larger company杠杆式贷款收购，衡平收购（小公司
以大公司的价值抵押贷款来收购这家大公司的方法）
■ev-eret
/.lev⑽t/ /7〇w/7 a young hare
小野兔；野兔幼崽
[1161 Ley land cypress
le-via-than /la'vaiaflan/
noun 1 (in the Bible) a very
large sea monster利维坦（《圣经》中的怪兽）
2 (//terazy) a very large and powerful thing
庞然大物： the teviatlian 〇/ government bureaucracy 政府庞大的官 僚唂构
Levies™ /'liivaiz/ noun
[pi.] a
levigate /'leviteit/ verb
[V, VN] to rise and float in the air with no physical support, especially by
means of magic or by using special mental powers; to make sth rise in this way (尤指用魔力或特别的精神力量）升空，空中飘
浮，使弁空，使飘浮► levi.ta.tion /.levi'teijn/ fjow/i [U] lev-ity /'levati/ noun [U] (formal) behaviour
that shows a lack of respect for sth serious and that treats it in an amusing
way 轻_的举止；轻浮；轻佻 HTI
frivolity levy /'levi/ noun, verb
►
noun (pi. -ies) ~ (on sth) an extra
amount of money that has to be paid, especially as a tax to the government 征收额；（尤 g
)税款：to pul/impose a teyy
on oiZ imports对进口石油征税o note at tax
►
verb (lev-ies, levy ing,
lev.ied，lev-ied) [VN] ~ sth (on sb/sth)
to use official authority to demand and collect a payment, tax, etc.征收；征（税）：：a tax levied by the government on excess
company promts 政府对公司超额利
润征收的税
lewd /lu:d;
BrE also lju:d/ adj. referring to sex in a rude and offensive way
d野下流的；淫荡的；猥亵的033 obscene : Zewd
.behaviour/Jofces/suggesrions 粗俗下流
的行为 / 玩笑 / 暗示►丨ewd.ly lewd.ness /?owd
tu] lex-eme /'leksiim/ (also .lexical 'unit) noun (linguistics 言.）a word or several
words that have a meaning that is not expressed by any of its separate parts 词位，词素 (f小的意义单位）
lex.ic.al
/’leksikl/
fl办[usually before noun]
(//>?gw/s"cs 语言} connected with the
words of a language 词汇的： lexical items (= words and phrases)
^ ►
lex-ic-al-ly /-kli/
adv.
'lexical
meaning noun [u, C] the meaning of a word, without
paying attention to the way that it is used or to the words that occur with it (不考虑用法或搭配的）词
汇g义，词义
.lexical 'unitnoun = lexeme
lexi-cog-raph-er /,leksi'kDgr0fa(r); NAmE -'ka:g-/ noun
a person who writes and edits
dictionaries 词典编纂者
lexi-cog-raphy /.leksi'kDgrafi; NAmE -'ka:g-/ noun
[U] the theory and practice of writing dictionaries 词典编纂
学丨词典编纂
lexi-col-ogy /.leksi'koladsi;
NAmE -'kail-/ noun [U] the study of the form, meaning and
behaviour of words
词f学
lexi-con /'leksikan;
NAmE also -ka:n/ noun 1
(also
the lexicon) [sing.] (linguistics
W) all the words and phrases used in a particular language or subject; all the
words and phrases used and known by a particular person or group of people (某语言或学fij•、某人或群体
使用的）全部词汇：the iexicon o/_/inance
and economics 知经'^汇 2
[C] a list of words on a particular subject or in a language in alphabetical
order (某学科或语言的）
词汇表：a lexicon 〇/ technical scient诉c terms 科技术语 词汇表 3
[C] a dictionary, especially one of an ancient language, such as Greek or
Hebrew (尤指希腊语或希
伯f语等古代语言的）词典，字典_ lexis /'leksis/ now/? [U】(//ngw/sf/cs 语言)all the words and
phrases of a particular language (政语言的:> 全部词汇
HTTl VOCABULARY
ley /lei/
noun 1 (also 'ley line) an imaginary line that is believed to
follow the route of an ancient track and to have special powers (被认为是沿古代道路的路线并具
有超常力量的）假想线2 术语）an area of land
where grass is grown
temporarily instead of crops 暂作
草地的可耕地；轮作的草地
Ley-land cy-press /.leiland 'saipras/
(also ley-landii
/lei'laendiai/) noun a tree (a type of conifer) that grows very quickly, often
used to divide gardens 莱兰柏（生
长迅速，常用以分隔花园）