A: Is that lipstick on your collar?
B: No, it is just tomato sauce, trust me!
lipstick
n. 唇膏,口红
A: What do you do in your spare time?
B: I’m involved in a literacy project, teaching kids how to read.
literacy
n. 识字,有文化,读写能力
A: You should try to look beyond literal translations of the poem.
B: But it is too difficult for me.
literal
a. 1.照字面的,原义的;2.逐字的
A: You should not take everything that I say literally .
B: Well, you should be more direct.
literally
n. 1.逐字地,照原文,照字面地;2.确实地,真正地;3.简直
A: My grandmother was the only literate girl in her family.
B: She was lucky to get an education.
literate
a. 1.有读写能力的;2.有文化修养的
A: Please put your litter in the bin.
B: Oh, I can’t see one.
litter
n. 1.废弃物,被胡乱扔掉的东西;2.一窝(仔,崽);3.(一堆)杂乱的东西
vt. 乱扔东西于
vi. 乱扔废弃物
A: The livestock on my farm are doing very well.
B: How many cows and sheep do you have in total?
livestock
n. [总称]家畜,牲畜
A: Were you out in the sun?
B: Yes, I got burnt and I look like a lobster .
lobster
n. 龙虾
A: Are there any libraries in your locality ?
B: No, but there is one in the next town.
locality
n. 地区,地点
A: Oh no, I left my watch in the locker in the gym.
B: You better go back and get it.
locker
n. (公共场所供个人使用的)寄物柜
A: I’m interested in early locomotive travel.
B: I have never really been interested in trains myself.
locomotive
n. 机车
A: You have very lofty ideals.
B: No, I just have high expectations of myself.
lofty
a. 1.高傲的,傲慢的;2.崇高的,高尚的;3.高耸的,极高的
A: My family has never enjoyed longevity .
B: But you are lucky, you are already 91!
longevity
n. 1.长寿;2.寿命
A: What line of longitude are the
B: Not sure, you better check a map.
longitude
n. 经度
A: My grandmother made all her clothing on a loom .
B: Did she teach you how to use it?
loom
n. 织布机
vi. 1.阴森地逼近,隐现,赫然耸现;2.即将来临
A: What did you do with the stolen loot ?
B: I hid the money in a secret location.
loot
n. 赃物,战利品,掠夺物
v. 抢劫,劫掠,掠夺
A: My skin is too dry, it must be because of the hot weather.
B: Here is some lotion , rub it on to help.
lotion
n. 洗液,洗济,护肤液
A: Whether I win or lose is a lottery .
B: Are you sure there is nothing you can do to increase your chances of winning?
lottery
n. 1.抽彩给奖法;2.碰运气的事,难于算计的事
A: This is an unusual dish, what is the main ingredient?
B: It is made from lotus leaves.
lotus
n. 莲,莲花
A: They will announce the match results over the loudspeaker .
B: We had better pay more attention then.
loudspeaker
n. 扬声器,喇叭
A: Did you see my scarf, Dad?
B: Yes, it is the lounge , near the TV.
lounge
n. 休息厅,休息室
vi. 1.(懒洋洋地)倚,(懒散地)躺;2.闲逛,闲荡
A: The brakes on my bike are not working.
B: Perhaps you need to lubricate them.
lubricate
vt. 使润滑
A: I just landed a new lucrative job.
B: Great, would you like to share some of your hard earned cash with me?
lucrative
a. 赚钱的,可获利的
A: I had to close my shop. Business had lulled .
B: That is such a shame.
lull
vt. 1.使安静,使入睡;2.缓和,减轻,哄骗
n. 暂时的平息(或平静)
A: I will have to lumber a clearing in the forest.
B: Oh, are you sure it is necessary to cut down the trees?
lumber
vi. 笨拙地移动,缓慢吃力地移动
vt. 拖累,使陷入困境
n. 1.(堆放着的)家用废旧杂物;2.木材,不料,锯制板
A: The room was luminous with the light.
B: It must have looked beautiful, especially in the evening.
luminous
a. 发光的,发亮的,光明的
A: I’d like to make a lunar landing some day.
B: I’d also love to visit the moon.
lunar
a. 月的,月球的
A: Why did you move to the city?
B: I was lured by the bright lights.
lure
vt. 吸引,引诱,诱惑
n. 1.吸引力,诱惑物;2.诱饵,鱼饵
A: You have a strong lust for power.
B: Yes, I consider myself ambitious.
lust
n. 1.(强烈的)性欲,淫欲
vi. (after, for) 对...有强烈的欲望
A: Shakespeare wrote exceptional lyric poetry.
B: I agree, his work is amazing, Jack.
lyric
a. 抒情的
n. [常pl.]歌词
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