lob-ster /'lDbst0(r); NAmE‘la±-/ noun 1 [C] a sea creature with a hard shell, a long body divided into sections, eight legs and two large claws (= curved and pointed arms for catching and holding things). Its shell is black but turns bright red when it is boiled, — picture o shellfish 2 [U] meat from a lobster, used for food ( #£

'lobster pot noun a trap for lobsters that is shaped like

a BASKET

lob-ster ther-mi-dor /.tobsta '03:mido:(r); NAmE .laibstar '03:rmido:r/ noun [U, G] a dish consisting of lobster in its shell with sauce, with cheese on top

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local 0“w /'laukl; NAmE 'loukl/ adj., noun madj. [usually before noun] 1 belonging to or connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live Hk A $J; ^ itk (ft; A itk (ft: a local farmer ^ itk (ft A K o A local man was accused of the murder.

0 Our children go to the local school. ffcfHft o a local newspaper (= one that gives local news) itk A IS. 0 local radio (= a radio station that broadcasts to one area only) itk A AM o' 0 decisions made at local rather than national level itk A14 M ^ g -[£ (ft di M 0 It was difficult to understand the local dialect. iiAAWtSAtio 2 affecting only one part of the body (MW ) M nl$(ft: Her tooth was extracted under local anaesthetic. fttk(ft^^JijljtMS?^dilfto ► lo cal ly /-kali/ adv.: to work locally A A itk I# 0 Do you live locally (= in this area)? j^AA&AitklA1^? 0 locally grown fruit A itk A Eft

mnoun 1 [usually pi.] a person who lives in a particular place or district A itk A; A itk A: The locals are very friendly. A life A til M fF „ 2 (BrE, informal) a pub near where you live A&kPff]illftpBE: I called in at my local on the way home.   ATfS A&LPftE (ft'MnE0

3 (NAmE) a branch of a trade/labor union ( I<£(ft ) itkA 4 {NAmE) a bus or train that stops at all places on the route (        A A

lo-cal /.lau 'kael; NAmE,loo I adj. (informal) = low-cal .local .area network noun = LAN .local authority noun (BrE) the organization which is responsible for the government of an area in Britain

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.local 'bus noun (computing if) a high-speed data connection that directly links computer devices to the processor and memory

'local call noun a telephone call to a place that is near

Aitkfei£; AAfe-ft

.local 'colour (BrE) {NAmE .local 'color) noun [U] the typical things, customs, etc. in a place that make it interesting, and that are used in a picture, story or film/movie to make it seem real (      ) itk A#

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lo-cale /lou'karl; NAmE loo'kael/ noun (formal or technical Ain) a place where sth happens ^Aitkit; IjftM .local 'government noun 1 [u] {especially BrE) the system of government of a town or an area by elected representatives of the people who live there itk A li ip 2 [C] {NAmE) the organization that is responsible for the government of a local area and for providing services, etc. itk AI) : state and local governments S iCftlitk AM

lo cal ity /lou'kaelati; NAmE lou-/ noun {pi. -ies) (formal) 1 the area that surrounds the place you are in or are talking about ( ) Ufa lx HT1 vicinity:

people living in the locality of the power station ffe^jW]||flklX0iJAo There is no airport in the locality.

A iffe K A A o 2 the place where sb/sth exists ( ^A^^itfAAlft ) ilk A, itk A: We talk of the brain as the locality of thought.    f] jE fj M £f£ itk A nM 1$ A

M 0 o The birds are found in over 70 different localities.

lo cal ize (BrE also -ise) /'laukalaiz; NAmE'lov-/ verb [VN] 1 to limit sth or its effects to a particular area Mi W. ( Afi£itk[X ) ;    5X3 confine 2 (formal) to

find out where sth is $ ft ••• (ft ilk A; ■■■ (ftfv B:

animals’ ability to localize sounds ^%5ftSAilf$:SSitk A (ft M A ► lo-cal-iza-tion, -isa-tion /.laukalai'zeijn; NAmE .loukala'z-/ noun [U]

lo cal ized (BrE also -ised) /'laukalaizd/ adj. (formal) happening within one small area A A ffl A (ft; M nft (ft: a localized infection (= in one part of the body) M 0 localized fighting

'local time noun [U] the time of day in the particular part of the world that you are talking about ilk AN"; A

itkRt |b] : We reach Delhi at 2 o’clock local time, fief]A

AJtkBf |s] 2 BtSIiiHEMo lo cate 0-w /lau'keit; NAmE 'loukeit/ verb 1 [VN] to find the exact position of sb/sth fjetB ■••(ftJtitt jv g; % aE • • • (ft H£ ilk A: The mechanic located the fault immediately, fil & X A gp $ 3\ T * fo It ilk A«. o Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors. Ml S      2 [vn] to put or

build sth in a particular place fE - ^SA (   )

HX1 site : They located their headquarters in Swindon, it f] }E & & A 7 #r M. S o — compare relocate

3 [V +adv./prep.] (especially NAmE) to start a business in a particular place f'JAA ( Silk ) : There are tax breaks for businesses that locate in rural areas. AA^ffkK^'l A

lo cated o-w /lau'keitid; NAmE 'loukei-/ adj. [not before noun]

if sth is located in a particular place, it exists there or has been put there A; 4* M A HXl situated : a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago If ^ 30      0 The offices are conveniently

located just a few minutes from the main station.

lo ca tion o-w /lau’keijn; NAmE loo-/ noun 1 [C] a place where sth happens or exists; the position of sth ilk A ; Itfc .A ; fi g : a honeymoon in a secret location A f ® ifk A W M B 0 What is the exact location of the ship ? 1$ & US ]$j W S A W> M ?        note

at place 2 [C, U] a place outside a film studio where scenes of a film/movie are made ( %   ) A IS #1 Wl

ftk: A mountain in the Rockies became the location for a film about Everest. ^Siljifc A #J — $E mm5^W*»WA*^SHko 0 The movie was shot entirely on location in Italy. jknU&EfTGikilA^cAfJA 3 [U] the act of finding the position of sb/sth

loca tive /'lDkativ; NAmE 'la:k-/ adj. {grammar it A) (in some languages Jf] A ® 1a W) the form of a noun, pronoun or adjective when it expresses the idea of place (  —see also

ACCUSATIVE, DATIVE, GENITIVE, NOMINATIVE, VOCATIVE

lo-ca-tor /lau'keita(r); NAmE lou'keitar; 'loukeitar/ noun a device or system for finding sth ^ fg; ^{\L £ :

The company lists 5 000 stores on the store locator part of its website.

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loc. cit. /,lDk 'sit; NAmE ,la:k/ abbr. in the piece of text quoted (from Latin ‘loco citato’) AAAAIA45 ( M fl A T i« loco citato )

loch /Ink; lnx; NAmE la:k; la:x/ noun (in Scotland ^f§^) a lake or a narrow strip of sea almost surrounded by land $];     — see also lough

the Loch Ness monster /.lDk nes 'mnnst0(r); ,1dx; NAmE ,la:k nes 'ma:nstar; ,la:x/ (also informal Nes-sie) noun a large creature that some people think lives underwater in Loch Ness, a lake in Scotland, and looks like a dinosaur (= an animal that lived millions of years ago). Many people claim to have seen it but scientists have never found any evidence that it really exists. /g$r?$7jt'g loci pi. of LOCUS

lock 0-w /Ink; NAmE la:k/ verb, noun m verb 1 to fasten sth with a lock; to be fastened with a lock (     ) f$±; MffiA: [VN] Did you lock the door?

f&fftnT®}? 0 [V] This suitcase doesn’t lock. jAASIff A±0 2 [VN -t-adv./prep.] to put sth in a safe place and lock it IE • • • U[ : She locked her passport and money