大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(五十三)

　　limit [(1) to restrict to a number or amount; (2) the greatest amount or number permitted]

　　The hotel limits the number of people sleeping in each room. (1)

　　The limit is four people in each room. (2)

　　line [(1) a long, thin mark on a surface; (2) a number of people or things organized; (3) one after another; (4) the edge of an area protected by military forces]

　　He used his sword to make a line in the sand. (1)

　　The soldiers stood in a line, side by side. (2)

　　They turned and marched in a line, one after another. (3)

　　Enemy soldiers could not break through allied lines. (4)

　　link [(1) to connect; (2) to unite one thing or event with another; (3) a relation between two or more things, situations or events]

　　The Russian and American spacecraft linked with each other in orbit. (1)

　　The royal marriage linked the two kingdoms. (2)

　　Scientists found a link between tobacco and lung cancer. (3)

　　liquid [a substance that is not a solid or gas, and can move freely, like water]

　　Ice changes to liquid when the temperature rises above zero degrees Celsius.

　　list [(1) to put in writing a number of names of people or things; (2) a written series of names or things]

　　Please list your name, address and telephone number. (1)

　　This is a list of all the things I plan to do today. (2)

　　listen [to try to hear]

　　If you listen very carefully, you can hear them singing.

　　literature [all the poems, stories and writings of a period of time or of a country]

　　He is interested in ancient Greek literature.

　　little [(1) not tall or big; (2) a small amount]

　　He has a little dog named Elmo. (1)

　　She could not buy it because she had only a little money with her. (2)

　　live [(1) to have life; (2) to exist; (3) having life; (4) alive]

　　She lived for many years after her operation. (1)

　　He lives in Chicago. (2)

　　Please do not cut down a live tree. (3)

　　He said some polio vaccines were made from a live virus. (4)

　　load [(1) to put objects on or into a vehicle or container; (2) that which is carried]

　　She told him to load the boxes in the back of the car. (1)

　　The truck carried a full load of fruit from Florida. (2)

　　loan [(1) money borrowed that usually must be returned with interest payments; (2) something borrowed]

　　The bank made a 10,000-dollar loan to him yesterday. (1)

　　I gave him those tools only as a loan. (2)

　　local [about or having to do with one place]

　　They told him about a local place where he could get a good dinner.

　　lonely [(1) feeling alone and wanting friends; (2) visited by few or no people]

　　The city is full of lonely people. (1)

　　He was a lonely man after his wife left. (2)

　　long [(1) not short; (2) measuring from beginning to end; (3) measuring much; (4) for much time]

　　We saw a long snake behind the house. (1)

　　The road is three miles long. (2)

　　※one mile = 1.6 kilometers

　　Those pictures were made by someone who lived long before my people came to this land. (3)

　　I knew her a long time ago. (4)

　　look [(1) to turn the eyes toward so as to see; (2) to search or hunt for; (3) to seem to be]

　　He looked at her for a long time. (1)

　　I looked for that book but I could not find it. (2)

　　She looks like my sister. (3)

　　lose [(1) to have no longer; (2) to not find; (3) to fail to keep; (4) to be defeated]

　　The prisoner lost all hope of escape. (1)

　　The little boy lost his toy car. (2)

　　He worried that he might lose his job. (3)

　　Their school lost the big game. (4)

　　loud [(1) having a strong sound; (2) full of sound or noise]

　　The speaker had a loud voice. (1)

　　The music at the rock concert was too loud. (2)

　　love [(1) to like very much; (2) to feel a strong, kind emotion (sometimes involving sex); (3) a strong, kind emotion for someone or something; (4) opposite hate]

　　He loved walking in the mountains. (1)

　　She liked to pretend that he loved her more than anyone. (2)

　　She has a great love for music. (3)

　　He said his love for her would never die. (4)

　　low [(1) not high or tall; (2) below the normal height; (3) close to the ground]

　　You will find low prices for products on the Internet. (1)

　　The airplane flew low over the town. (2)

　　Fog is a low cloud near the ground. (3)

　　loyal [showing strong friendship and support for someone or something]

　　The President chose loyal supporters to serve in his cabinet.

　　luck [something that happens by chance]

　　He always has good luck in finding a place to park his car.