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- a large area of water surrounded by land湖, 湖泊：
boys were swimming in the lake
男孩们在湖中游泳
in names Lake Victoria.维多利亚湖。
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- a pool of liquid（液体）一摊, 一片：
the fish was served in a bright lake of spicy carrot sauce.
鱼端上时摆在一摊鲜亮的香辣胡萝卜酱汁中。
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- with modifier figurative a large surplus of a liquid commodity〈喻〉大量过剩的液态商品：
the EU wine lake.
欧盟过剩的葡萄酒。
派生词
lakelet
noun词源
late Old English (denoting a pond or pool)， from Old French lac, from Latin lacus 'basin， pool， lake'.