考研英语写作的专用词汇L

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　　laboratory - n. a room or place where experiments in science are done

　　lack - v. to be without; n. the condition of needing, wanting or not having

　　lake - n. a large area of fresh water surrounded by land

　　land - v. to come to the earth from the air ; n. the part of the earth not covered by water; the ground

　　language - n. words and their use; what people speak in a country, nation or group

　　large - ad. big; being of more than usual size, amount or number; opposite small

　　last - v. to continue ; ad. after all others; the only one remaining

　　late - ad. after the correct time; near the end; opposite early

　　laugh - v. to make sounds to express pleasure or happy feelings

　　launch - v. to put into operation; to begin; to send into the air or space

　　law - n. all or any rules made by a government

　　lead - v. to show the way; to command; to control; to go first

　　leak - v. to come out of or to escape through a small opening or hole

　　learn - v. to get knowledge about; to come to know a fact or facts

　　leave - v. to go away from; to let something stay where it is

　　left - ad. on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; opposite right

　　legal - ad. of or in agreement with the law

　　legislature - n. a government lawmaking group

　　lend - v. to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; to make a loan of money

　　less - ad. smaller in amount; not as much

　　let - v. to permit to do or to be; to make possible

　　letter - n. a message written on paper; a communication in writing sent to another person

　　level - n. the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; the position of something or someone

　　liberal - ad. one who usually supports social progress or change

　　lie - v. to have ones body on the ground or other surface; to say something that one knows is not true

　　life - n. the time between being born and dying; opposite death; all living things

　　lift - v. to take or bring up to a higher place or level

　　light - n. a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see; anything that produces light; ad. bright; clear; not heavy

　　lightning - n. light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm

　　like - v. to be pleased with; to have good feelings for someone or something; ad. in the same way as; similar to

　　limit - v. to restrict to a number or amount; n. the greatest amount or number permitted

　　line - n. a long, thin mark on a surface; a number of people or things organized; one after another; the edge of an area protected by military forces

　　link - v. to connect; to unite one thing or event with another; n. a relation between two or more things, situations or events

　　liquid - n. a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water

　　list - v. to put in writing a number of names of people or things; n. a written series of names or things

　　listen - v. to try to hear

　　literature - n. all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country

　　little - ad. not tall or big; a small amount

　　live - v. to have life; to exist; ad. having life; alive

　　load - v. to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; n. that which is carried

　　loan - n. money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; something borrowed

　　local - ad. about or having to do with one place

　　lonely - ad. feeling alone and wanting friends; visited by few or no people

　　long - ad. not short; measuring from beginning to end; measuring much; for much time

　　look - v. to turn the eyes toward so as to see; to search or hunt for; to seem to be

　　lose - v. to have no longer; to not find; to fail to keep; to be defeated

　　loud - ad. having a strong sound; full of sound or noise

　　love - v. to like very much; to feel a strong, kind emotion ; n. a strong, kind emotion for someone or something; opposite hate

　　low - ad. not high or tall; below the normal height; close to the ground

　　loyal - ad. showing strong friendship and support for someone or something

　　luck - n. something that happens by chance