| 单词 | lee |
| 释义 | lee lee1 /lee/, n. 1. protective shelter: The lee of the rock gave us some protection against the storm. 2. the side or part that is sheltered or turned away from the wind: We erected our huts under the lee of the mountain. 3. Chiefly Naut. the quarter or region toward which the wind blows. 4. by the lee, Naut. accidentally against what should be the lee side of a sail: Careless steering brought the wind by the lee. 5. under the lee, Naut. to leeward. adj. 6. pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the lee. [bef. 900; ME; OE hleo(w) shelter, c. OFris hli, hly, OS hleo, ON hlé] lee2 /lee/, n. Usually, lees. the insoluble matter that settles from a liquid, esp. from wine; sediment; dregs. [1350-1400; ME lie < MF < ML lia, prob. < Gaulish *lig(j)a; cf. OIr lige bed, akin to OE gelege bed. See LIE2] |
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