1. lack 1) v. lack (for) sth lack courage/money

2) n. 1a lack of money 2for lack of …因为缺乏…

3) be lacking in 缺乏…

2. last

1) adj. the last person/ thing 最不可能的、最想不到的

He’s the last person I’d trust.

The last thing I want to do is homework.

2) adv. last but not least 最后但是同样重要的是

3）n． He was the last to arrive.

4) vi.持续 The war lasted (for) 3 years.

3. late

1) adj. 1be late for… 2 in the late 1970s

2) adv. 1get up late 2 late in the afternoon 傍晚

3) 1better late than never 迟到总比不到好

2It’s never too late to mend 亡羊补牢

3 of late = lately/ recently I haven’t seen him of late.

4. lately = recently

5. later adv.

1sooner or later 2 no later than…不迟于

3later on 后来 Much later on, she realizes what he had meant.

6. laugh v. 1laugh at… 2 laugh your head off 大笑不止

3 burst out laughing/ burst into laughter

7. law n. 1 break/ obey/ keep the law 2 by law 依据法律

8. lay – laid- laid

1lay the table 放桌子 2lay eggs 下蛋

3lay aside 把…放在一边 4lay down 放下

5 lay off 解雇 (laid-off 下岗的)

9.lead-led-led

1 lead a happy life 2lead to sth. / doing

10. learn- learnt-learnt

1 learn from 从…中学习,向…学习

2learn about/ of 听说 得知

3learn… by heart 记住

11. least adj.

1 at (the) least

2 not in the least 一点儿也不

She didn’t have the least idea what to do about it.

12. leave

1) v. 1leave sp. for sp 离开…去…

2leave + 宾语+宾补

leave the door open leave her waiting for 2 hours

leave him out leave him an orphan 使他成为孤儿

3丢下 leave sth. +介词短语 leave the key on the bus

4leave out 遗漏 leave behind 把…丢在后边

leave alone,不打扰,不碰 leave off 不包括,不把…列入

2) n. 假期 ask for a two-week leave

13. lecture n. attend a lecture give / deliver a lecture to sb. on…

14. left adj. adv. n.

1make a left turn turn left/ turn to the left

2the money left / the remaining money

15. lend a hand to sb. / lend sb. a hand

16. length n.

1The road was 32 miles in length / long

2at length 最后，终于/ 详细地

17. less than…

1no less than… 2more or less

3even/ much/ still less 更不用说

No explanation was offered, still less an apology.

18. lesson n.

1take/ have lessons 上课 2give lessons 授课

3teach/ give sb. a lesson给某人一个教训

4draw/ take a lesson from … 从…吸取教训

19. let-let-let

1let sb. in/ out 2let sb(sth.) go \ let go of sb(sth.) 放手…放弃...

3let alone 不打扰/不碰/更不用说

4let out 发出(叫声) let off 使…爆炸

5let sb. down 使失望 6let… be 别理某人

20. lie vt. 说谎 (lied-lied-lying) lie to sb n. 说谎 tell a lie/ tell lies

vi.平躺 (lay-lain-lying) lie on your back/side

vi.位于;存在 (lay-lain-lying) lie in/on/to

The book lay open on the desk. There lies…

lie in 在于… Success lies in hard work.

21. life n.1)生命 (pl. lives) lose/save one’s life；

lay down one’s life for sb. 为…牺牲生命

2)生活 everyday life 日常生活； live/ lead a …life

3)bring…back to life 使…更有趣；

come back to life 变得活跃,苏醒过来

22. lift 1) n. take the lift乘电梯； give sb. a lift 让某人搭便车

Passing the exam gave him a real lift. 他通过了考试，情绪好多了。

2）vt.举起：lift one’s eyes 抬起眼睛;

He stood there with his hands lifted above his head.

高兴起来：The news lifted our spirits.

23. light 1) n.光线 by the light of the moon; throw light on/ upon(把…阐述清楚)

灯 turn on/ off the lights； The light went out.灯熄灭了

2)adj. 明亮的， 浅色的，轻的

a light classroom；light blue eyes；as light as a feather；a light / sound sleep

3) vt. （lighted- lighted/ lit- lit） light a candle； a lighted candle； light up

24. like

1) vt. I like it when you do that.

would like (sb.) to do； How do you like(find) …/ What do you think of/ about…

2) prep. I, like everyone else, have read these stories.

3) feel like doing

25. ◎likely adj. more ~ most ~

a. be ~ to do / that

Tickets are ~ to be expensive.

It is more than ~ that the thieves don’t know how much it is worth.

b. a ~ story 好像真有这回似的

26. limit n. 界限，限度 vt. 限制

a) ~ to…；without limit 无限地

There is a limit to the amount of pain I can bear.

b) ~ sb. to sth /doing sth：My parents limit my pocket money to 300 yuan.

27. line n. 线， 线路 lines 台词

on line 在线的，上网的；drop sb a line给…写封短信

The line is busy. 电话占线。 Hold the line, please. 别挂电话

28. ◎link

n. a） There may be a ~ between the 2 murders.

b.） to establish trade ~s with Asia

c）. a video / satellite ~

d.） a ~ in the chain

v. a.） ~ A to/ with B

~ A and B(together)

The video cameras are ~d to a powerful computer.

The English Tunnel links Britain with the rest of Europe.

B）. The 2 factors are directly~ed.

Exposure to ultraviolet (紫外线) light is closely ~ed to skin cancer.

c.） ~ up (with sb / sth)

The bands have ~ed up for a charity concert.

29. list n. v. make a list of… 列一个…的清单；

list our ten favorite songs （列举）

30. ◎litter

n. a.） There will be fines to people who drop~.

b）. ~ of sth

The floor was covered with a ~ of newspapers, clothes and empty cups,

v. a.） Piles of books and newspapers ~ed the floor.

Broken glass ~ed the street.

b）. be ~ed with sth

Your article is ~ed with spelling mistakes.

31. little-less-least not a little 非常； more than a little 非常

She felt tired and more than a little worried.

Little did I know about him. 我一点也不了解他。

32. live 1) v. 居住，生活 /liv/

live/ lead a … life； live on 以…为生; live by doing 靠做…为生

live life to the fullest 充实地生活； live up to 符合,不辜负

live with 与..住在一起；忍受 live through 经历过…而活着

2) adj./adv. /laiv/ 活着的，现场直播

a live fish; a live football match; broadcast live

区分living/alive/ live / lively

When I reached the hospital, he was alive.

catch sb alive;

keep our culture alive

He is the greatest musician living in the world

a lively discussion/lecture

33. load 1) n. bear the load of bringing up her family alone

2) vt. 装载 load… with…: a car loaded with goods

34. long 1) adj./adv. long before 很久以前

He had left long before I arrived here.

before long 不久以后 We’ll come back before long.

in the long run 从长远看 no longer/ not any longer 不再

as long as 只要 So long = Byebye 再见

2) v. 渴望 long for sb. /sth long to do

Lucy has longed for a brother. I’m longing to see you again.

35. look 1) n. 看；神情；外貌

have / take a close look at; He didn’t like the look in her eyes.

2) link-v. ~ + adj. / n. You made me look a complete fool.

look like That looks like an interesting book.

look as if It looks as if it is going to rain.

3) v. look yourself 常用于否定句，“气色不像往常好”

You’re not looking yourself today.

4) 其它短语： look one’s age

look after look around look back on

look down upon/on look forward to look into

look on…as look out look through

look up look up look up to

36. ◎ loose adj.

a.) She usually wears her hair ~.

The potatoes were sold ~ not in bags.

b.) The sheep were ~ on the road.

c.) a ~ shirt

d. )~ soil

e.) a ~ alliance/ coalition / federation

f.) break / tear / cut sb / sth ~ from sb / sth

He cuts himself ~ from his family.

hang / stay ~

let sb / sth ~ Let her hair ~

37．lose –lost-lost v. 丢失 失去 输掉 （钟表）走慢

be lost/gone/missing a lost /missing boy

lose the game；lose weight；lose one’s way； lose oneself in/ be lost in

Lost in thought, he didn’t notice me.

This clock loses/gains(走快)two minutes a day.

loss n. be at a loss 不知所措； suffer much /great loss

The loss of his only son made him sad.

38. lot n. a lot of = lots of parking lot 停车场

a lot adv. 很，非常 Thanks a lot

修饰比较级 I’m feeling a lot better now.

39. 区分loud/aloud/ loudly

loud adj. in a loud voice

adv. To make us hear more clearly, the teacher spoke louder.

aloud adv. read aloud. Don’t read it silently.

loudly adv. She screamed as loudly as she could.

40. ◎lucky adj.

be ~ to do / (for sb)that

He is ~ to be alive.

She was ~enough to be chosen for the team.

You were ~ that you spotted the danger in time.

It was ~for us that we were able to go.

Lucky you .你真走运。

You will be lucky. 但愿你走运。