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IELTS BNC: 1812 COCA: 1950

lake
lake /ˈleɪk/ noun
plural lakes
lake
/ˈleɪk/
noun
plural lakes
Learner's definition of LAKE
[count]
: a large area of water that is surrounded by land湖
— often used in names常用于名称
— see color picture on this page

(go) jump in a/the lake

chiefly US, informal
— used as an angry way to tell someone to go away走开；滚开
IELTS BNC: 1812 COCA: 1950

lake

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈlāk How to pronounce lake (audio)
often attributive
: a considerable inland body of standing water
also : a pool of other liquid (such as lava, oil, or pitch)
lakelike
ˈlāk-ˌlīk How to pronounce lake (audio)
adjective

lake

2 of 3

noun (2)

1
a
: a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
b
: any of numerous usually bright translucent organic pigments composed essentially of a soluble dye absorbed on or combined with an inorganic carrier
2
: carmine sense 2
laky
ˈlā-kē How to pronounce lake (audio)
adjective

lake

3 of 3

verb

laked; laking

transitive verb

: to cause (blood) to undergo a physiological change in which the hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma

intransitive verb

of blood : to undergo the process by which hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English, Anglo-French, & Latin; Old English lacu stream, pool, from Latin lacus lake, pool, pit & Anglo-French lac pit, from Latin lacus; akin to Old English lagu sea, Greek lakkos pond

Noun (2)

French laque lac, from Old Occitan laca, from Arabic lakk — more at lacquer

First Known Use

Noun (1)

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1903, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of lake was in the 12th century

Phrases Containing lake
IELTS BNC: 1812 COCA: 1950
lake

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LAKE | LAKE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, huge, large大湖➤little, small小湖➤deep, shallow深水湖；淺水湖➤beautiful美麗的湖泊➤blue蔚藍的湖泊➤clear清澈的湖泊▸➤freshwater, salt淡水湖；鹹水湖➤frozen結冰的湖➤artificial, man-made, ornamental (BrE) 人工湖；裝飾性湖▸➤inland, mountain內陸湖；山地湖➤boating (BrE) 供划船的湖VERB + LAKE➤cross過湖◇You should cross the lake before nightfall.你應該在夜幕降臨前過湖。➤overlook俯瞰湖◇a hill overlooking the lake俯瞰湖面的小山LAKE + NOUN➤shore湖岸▸➤bed, bottom湖牀；湖底▸➤water湖水➤house (especially NAmE) 湖邊房屋PREPOSITION➤across a/the lake渡過湖◇A ferry takes people across the lake.渡船載人過湖。➤around a/the lake, round a/the lake (especially BrE) 在湖周圍◇We walked around the lake.我們繞湖散步。➤at a/the lake在湖畔◇We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.我們在克里斯特爾湖過了一個週末。➤in a/the lake在湖裏◇Trout live in the lake.鱒魚生活在湖裏。➤into a/the lake進入湖裏◇She fell into the lake.她掉進了湖裏。➤on a/the lake在湖上◇We went boating on the lake.我們泛舟湖上。◇a house on the lake臨湖的房子PHRASES➤the edge of the lake, the middle of the lake, the shores of the lake, the side of the lake, the surface of the lake湖邊；湖心；湖岸；湖畔；湖面◇There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.湖對岸有間咖啡館。

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