4741.lawyer(名)律师
His lawyer pleaded his youth.
他的律师为他辩护说他仍年轻。

4742.layer(名)层
A thin layer of dust covered everything.
所有的物品上都积了薄薄的一层灰尘。

4743.layman(名)外行人；一般信徒
Doctors often confuse laymen with their jargon．
医师常用术语把门外汉弄个糊里糊涂。

4744.leadership(名)领导，统御力
The party thrived under his leadership.
这个党在他的领导下兴旺起来。

4745.leak(动)漏出、泄密
The datails were supposed to be secret but somehow leaked out.
这些细节原属秘密，可是不知怎么给泄露出去了。

4746.lean(动)倾斜，倚靠
同义词slant
He stood leaning against the sofa．
他斜靠着沙发站着。

4747.lease(名)租约
It's not In the lease.
它不包括在租约内。

4748.leave(动)离开(名)休假；许可
不规则变化left，left
(动):I should leave now．
我现在必须离开了。
(名):How much annual leave do you get?
你们的年假有多长？

4749.lecture(名)(动)演讲；授课
(名): I know I should stop smoking. Don't give me a lecture about it.
我知道我该戒烟，别再教训我了。
(动):He's aways lecturing me about the way I dress．
他对我的衣着总是品头论足的。

4750.lecturer(名)讲师、讲演者
He's a lecturer in French at Oxford．
他是牛津大学的法语教师。

4751.legal(形)合法的、法律上的
反义词illegal
The driver was more than three times over the lagal limit.
那位驾驶者体内的酒精含量超过了法律允许限度的三倍。

4752.legally(副)法律上地
This document is legally binding.
该文件在法律上有约束力。

4753.legend(名)传说
He is the hero of an old legend．
他是一个古老传说中的英雄。

4754.leisure(名)空闲(形)空闲的
(名):The pursuit of letsure on th part of the employees will certainly not further threir
prospect of promotion.
员工空闲就会影响他们升迁。
(形): What do you usually do in your leisure time?
你通常在空闲时间做些什么？

4755.leisurely(形)悠然的
They set off at a leisurely pace．
他们步态悠闲地出发了。

4756.lemonade(名)柠檬水
不可数
She was sucking lemonade through a straw.
她用吸管喝柠檬水。

4757.length(名)长度；期间
This room is twice the length of the kitchen.
这间屋子的长度是厨房的两倍。

4758.lengthen(动)加长、使延长
同义词stretch
Time cannot be lengthened by man's subjective will, but it can be shortened by his
wasting it．
时间不因人的主观意志而延长，却可以因其浪费而缩短。

4759.lengthy(形)冗长的
The student is asked to abstract his lengthy report.
学生被要求将冗长的报告摘录要点。

4760.lens(名)镜头；镜片；眼球的水晶体
Have you got your lenses in?
你戴了隐形眼镜吗？

4761.liability(名)责任；负担；倾向
He admitted his liability for the accident.
他承认自己对这起事故应负责任。

4762.liar(名)说谎者
Show me a liar,and I will show you a thief.
说谎是偷窃的开始。

4763.license(动)许可、执照
They had licensed the firm to produce the drug.
他们批准了那家公司生产这种药物。

4764.lick(名)(动)舔
(名):He gave the stamp a lick.
他舔了舔邮票。
(动):He licked his fingers．
他舔了一下自己的手指。

4765.lid(名)盖子；眼脸
I can't get the lid off this jar.
我开不了这广口瓶的盖子。

4766.ljghten(动)照亮
反义词darken
The sky began to lighten in the east.
东方的天空开始透亮了。

4767.lighthouse(名)灯塔
We could see the lighthouse winking in the distance．
我们看见远处灯塔一闪一闪地发光。

4768.lightly(副)轻轻地
He kissed her ligntly on the cheek.
他轻轻地吻了一下她的脸颊。

4769.lightning(名)闪电；闪光
Lightning strikes caused scores of fires across the state.
雷击在整个州造成了数十起火灾。

4770.likewise(副)同样地
Likewise,if you want to find a job, taka a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of youself.
同样地，如果你想找一份工作，那么拿出一张纸，简单地介绍一下自己。

4771.lily(名)百合花
A lily syrnnbolizes purity.
百合花象征纯洁。

4772.limb(名)四肢、臂
For a while,she lost the use of her limbs.
好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。

4773.limit(名)(动)限制
(名): They were traveling at a speed that was double the legal limit.
他们正以两倍于法定限速的速度行驶。
(动): The amount of money you have to spend will limit your choice.
你要消费的金额限制着你的选择。