lake

noun

/leɪk/

(abbreviation L.)

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a large area of water that is surrounded by land
- in a lake We swam in the lake.
- on a lake There were a number of boats on the lake.
- We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.
- (figurative) a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)
see also ribbon lake, soda lake
Extra Examples
- A ferry takes people across the lake.
- Carp live in the lake.
- She fell into the lake.
- There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.
- We had a holiday at Lake Como.
- We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.
- We walked around the lake.
- We went boating on the lake.
- You should cross the lake before nightfall.
- a cottage on the lake
- a hill overlooking the lake
- Do you want to go for a swim in the lake?
- The trees around the lake were large and old.
Topics Geographya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- huge
- large
- …
verb + lake
- cross
- overlook
lake + noun
- shore
- bed
- bottom
- …
preposition
- across a/the lake
- around a/the lake
- round a/the lake
- …
phrases
- the edge of the lake
- the middle of the lake
- the shores of the lake
- …
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Word Originlate Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’.

单词	lake
释义	lake noun /leɪk/ /leɪk/ (abbreviation L.) jump to other results enlarge image a large area of water that is surrounded by land in a lake We swam in the lake. on a lake There were a number of boats on the lake. We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario. (figurative) a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used) see also ribbon lake, soda lake Extra Examples A ferry takes people across the lake. Carp live in the lake. She fell into the lake. There is a cafe on the other side of the lake. We had a holiday at Lake Como. We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal. We walked around the lake. We went boating on the lake. You should cross the lake before nightfall. a cottage on the lake a hill overlooking the lake Do you want to go for a swim in the lake? The trees around the lake were large and old. Topics Geographya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective big huge large … verb + lake cross overlook lake + noun shore bed bottom … preposition across a/the lake around a/the lake round a/the lake … phrases the edge of the lake the middle of the lake the shores of the lake … See full entry Word Originlate Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’.
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