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lake
1[ leyk ]
noun
- a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil.
lake
2[ leyk ]
noun
- any of various pigments prepared from animal, vegetable, or coal-tar coloring matters by chemical or other union with metallic compounds.
- a red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal by combination with a metallic compound.
Lake
3[ leyk ]
noun
- Simon, 1866鈥1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect.
lake
1/ 濒别瑟办 /
noun
- an expanse of water entirely surrounded by land and unconnected to the sea except by rivers or streams lacustrine
- anything resembling this
- a surplus of a liquid commodity
a wine lake
lake
2/ 濒别瑟办 /
noun
- a bright pigment used in textile dyeing and printing inks, produced by the combination of an organic colouring matter with an inorganic compound, usually a metallic salt, oxide, or hydroxide See also mordant
- a red dye obtained by combining a metallic compound with cochineal
lake
- A large inland body of standing fresh or salt water. Lakes generally form in depressions, such as those created by glacial or volcanic action; they may also form when a section of a river becomes dammed or when a channel is isolated by a change in a river's course.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of lake1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of lake1
Origin of lake2
Idioms and Phrases
- (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.)
Example Sentences
Water companies have come under fire in recent years for allowing more frequent discharging of sewage spills, polluting rivers and lakes.
He called for a reform of the system so that it "prioritises public health and value for customer money and delivers healthy coastlines, rivers and lakes."
An artist's conception of the Universal UK park depicts a huge lake in middle of what appears to be different themed areas.
They tell me their characters鈥 shared secret was that they met at a lake where one of them was birdwatching.
"An amendment to the by-laws is necessary to conserve the amenity and natural beauty of the smaller lakes and their surrounding areas and prevent nuisance or damage to the smaller lakes," the report concluded.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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