lake

Word family nounLakelandlakeletlakerlakesidelakeadjectivelakishlaky

Related topics: Nature, Geology, Geography

lake /leɪk/ S3 W3 noun

1 [countableC]DN a large area of water surrounded by land 湖，湖泊

Lake Michigan

密歇根湖

→4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间

2. wine/milk etc lake British EnglishBrETOO/TOO MUCH a very large amount of wine, milk etc that has been produced but is not needed or used 葡萄酒池/牛奶池等〔指生产过量的葡萄酒、牛奶等〕 → mountain

Examples from the Corpus

wine/milk etc lake• The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake.

n GRAMMAR: Patterns with lake

in the lake

You use in the lake to talk about things that happen in the water:

You can swim in the lake.

Are there any fish in the lake?

on the lake

You use on the lake to talk about things that happen on the surface of a lake or are very close to the edge of a lake:

We go sailing on the lake.

They have a cottage on the lake.

at the lake

You use at the lake when thinking of a lake as a place where you can go:

We spend summers at the lake.

There’s a café at the lake.

THESAURUS

lake a large area of water surrounded by land 湖，湖泊

Lake Michigan

密歇根湖

We went for a swim in the lake.

我们去湖里游泳。

lagoon an area of water that is separated from the sea by rocks, sand, or coral 潟湖，环礁湖

a tropical lagoon

热带潟湖

coastal lagoons

沿海潟湖群

nloch in Scotland, a lake or an area of sea water that is almost completely surrounded by land

Loch Ness

a sea loch

reservoir a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s houses 水库，蓄水池

The reservoirs supply water to Greater Manchester.

这些水库为大曼彻斯特郡供水。

pond a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, which is either natural or artificially made 池塘

There were several ducks on the village pond.

村子池塘里有几只鸭子。

pool a small area of still water in a hollow place 水塘，水洼

a pool of water near the summit of the mountain

山顶附近的一个水塘

a rockpool (=a pool in some rocks near the sea)

〔海边岩石间的〕潮水潭

puddle a very small area of water on the ground, especially after it has been raining 小水坑〔尤指雨水坑〕

She turned quickly to avoid stepping in a puddle.

她迅速转向，免得踩进水坑。

waterhole a small area of water in a dry country, where wild animals go to drink 〔干旱地区野生动物饮水的〕水洼，水坑

The waterhole is used by elephants.

大象在这个水坑边喝水。

Examples from the Corpus

lake• Lake Erie• In the summer, we go water skiing on the lake.

Origin lake

(1200-1300) Old French lac, from Latin lacus

词汇	lake
释义	lake Word family nounLakelandlakeletlakerlakesidelakeadjectivelakishlaky Related topics: Nature, Geology, Geography lake /leɪk/ ●●● S3 W3 noun 1 [countableC]DN a large area of water surrounded by land 湖，湖泊 Lake Michigan 密歇根湖 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间 2. wine/milk etc lake British EnglishBrETOO/TOO MUCH a very large amount of wine, milk etc that has been produced but is not needed or used 葡萄酒池/牛奶池等〔指生产过量的葡萄酒、牛奶等〕 → mountain Examples from the Corpus wine/milk etc lake• The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake. n GRAMMAR: Patterns with lake in the lake You use in the lake to talk about things that happen in the water: You can swim in the lake. Are there any fish in the lake? on the lake You use on the lake to talk about things that happen on the surface of a lake or are very close to the edge of a lake: We go sailing on the lake. They have a cottage on the lake. at the lake You use at the lake when thinking of a lake as a place where you can go: We spend summers at the lake. There’s a café at the lake. THESAURUS lake a large area of water surrounded by land 湖，湖泊 Lake Michigan 密歇根湖 We went for a swim in the lake. 我们去湖里游泳。 lagoon an area of water that is separated from the sea by rocks, sand, or coral 潟湖，环礁湖 a tropical lagoon 热带潟湖 coastal lagoons 沿海潟湖群 nloch in Scotland, a lake or an area of sea water that is almost completely surrounded by land Loch Ness a sea loch reservoir a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s houses 水库，蓄水池 The reservoirs supply water to Greater Manchester. 这些水库为大曼彻斯特郡供水。 pond a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, which is either natural or artificially made 池塘 There were several ducks on the village pond. 村子池塘里有几只鸭子。 pool a small area of still water in a hollow place 水塘，水洼 a pool of water near the summit of the mountain 山顶附近的一个水塘 a rockpool (=a pool in some rocks near the sea) 〔海边岩石间的〕潮水潭 puddle a very small area of water on the ground, especially after it has been raining 小水坑〔尤指雨水坑〕 She turned quickly to avoid stepping in a puddle. 她迅速转向，免得踩进水坑。 waterhole a small area of water in a dry country, where wild animals go to drink 〔干旱地区野生动物饮水的〕水洼，水坑 The waterhole is used by elephants. 大象在这个水坑边喝水。 Examples from the Corpus lake• Lake Erie• In the summer, we go water skiing on the lake. Origin lake (1200-1300) Old French lac, from Latin lacus
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