大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(五十二)

　　leave [(1) to go away from; (2) to let something stay where it is]

　　His son will leave home next year for college. (1)

　　Please leave me alone. (2)

　　left [(1) on the side that is toward the west when one is facing north; (2) opposite right]

　　Do you write with your left hand? (1)

　　I am lost because I turned left instead of right. (2)

　　legal [of or in agreement with the law]

　　He said his lawyer gave him good legal advice.

　　legislature [a government lawmaking group]

　　The legislature makes laws.

　　lend [(1) to permit someone to use a thing temporarily; (2) to make a loan of money]

　　Joe said he will lend me his car tomorrow. (1)

　　None of his friends would lend him any money. (2)

　　less [(1) smaller in amount; (2) not as much]

　　His doctor said he should eat less meat. (1)

　　She travels less in her new job. (2)

　　let [(1) to permit to do or to be; (2) to make possible]

　　Let me help you with that. (1)

　　She let him drive her new car. (2)

　　letter [a communication in writing sent to another person]

　　I wrote a letter to you last night.

　　level [(1) the amount or height that something reaches or rises to; (2) the position of something or someone]

　　The river rose to its highest level in history during the flood last year. (1)

　　He has worked at the top levels of government for many years. (2)

　　liberal [one who usually supports social progress or change]

　　Liberal lawmakers proposed a bill to reduce the cost of medicine for older Americans.

　　lie [(1) to have one's body on the ground or other surface; (2) to say something that one knows is not true]

　　She said she needed to lie down for a few minutes to rest. (1)

　　The official told the court he did not lie about his campaign money. (2)

　　life [(1) the time between being born and dying; (2) opposite death; (3) all living things]

　　She spent her life helping people. (1)

　　He died, but doctors brought him back to life. (2)

　　She wrote a history of life on Earth. (3)

　　lift [to take or bring up to a higher place or level]

　　We watched the rising water lift the house and carry it away.

　　light [(1) a form of energy that affects the eyes so that one is able to see; (2) anything that produces light; (3) bright; (4) not heavy]

　　We could see the island clearly in the sun's light. (1)

　　Please leave the light on when you go. (2)

　　The room was painted light blue. (3)

　　She said her bag was light, but I could not lift it. (4)

　　lightning [light produced by electricity in the air, usually during a storm]

　　Lightning filled the dark sky like fireworks.

　　like [(1) to be pleased with; (2) to have good feelings for someone or something; (3) in the same way as; (4) similar to]

　　I like this new dress. (1)

　　I like her very much. (2)

　　Much training is needed to sing like he does. (3)

　　She sounds like my sister. (4)