lake
noun/leɪk/
/leɪk/
(abbreviation L.)
- a large area of water that is surrounded by land
enlarge image湖；湖泊 - in a lake We swam in the lake.
我们在湖里游泳。 - on a lake There were a number of boats on the lake.
湖上有几艘船。 - We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.
我们住在安大略湖边的一个旅馆里。 - (figurative) a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)
葡萄酒池
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2- A ferry takes people across the lake.
渡船载人过湖。 - Carp live in the lake.
鲤鱼生活在湖里。 - She fell into the lake.
她掉进了湖里。 - There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.
湖对岸有间咖啡馆。 - We had a holiday at Lake Como.
我们去了科莫湖畔度假。 - We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.
我们在克里斯特尔湖过了一个周末。 - We walked around the lake.
我们绕湖散步。 - We went boating on the lake.
我们泛舟湖上。 - You should cross the lake before nightfall.
你应该在夜幕降临前过湖。 - a cottage on the lake
临湖的小屋 - a hill overlooking the lake
俯瞰湖面的小山 - Do you want to go for a swim in the lake?
你想到湖里去游泳吗？ - The trees around the lake were large and old.
湖边的树木又大又老。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- cross
- overlook
- shore
- bed
- bottom
- …
- across a/the lake
- around a/the lake
- round a/the lake
- …
- the edge of the lake
- the middle of the lake
- the shores of the lake
- …
Word Originlate Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’. - in a lake We swam in the lake.