knock down 1.撞倒,擊倒; 2.拆除 1.Alex was knocked down by a bus yesterday.2. Our house is being knocked down to make way for a new road.

　　knock out 擊倒,擊昏 A rock falling down from the mountain knocked a tourist out.

　　at large 1.一般地,大多數;

　　2.未被捕獲的 1.in general,as a whole: Did the people at large approve of the governments policy?

　　2. free, uncontrolled: The criminals are still at large.(兇手依然逍遙法外)

　　lay aside 1.放下,把 擱置一旁;

　　2.留存,儲存; 3A.放棄,拋棄 1.=put down:

　　Lay the book aside and rest your eyes for a while. 2.Lay aside money for ones old age.

　　3.Lay aside bad habits.

　　lay down 1.放下;

　　2.規定,制訂 1. to lay down arms

　　2.to lay down the law.You cant lay down hard and fast rules.

　　lay off (臨時)解雇,休息 They laid us off for 3 months.

　　lay out 1.安排,布置,設計; 2.展開(以便使用或易見) 1.=make a plan for ,arrange: lay out a printed page/an advertisement.

　　well paid-out streets and avenues.(設計良好的街道和馬路).

　　2.The magnificent scene that was laid out before the climbers when they reached the summit.

　　in the least 一點,絲毫 He is not in the least worried.

　　leave behind 不帶,忘了帶,遺留,留下 Dont leave your coat (behind)!

　　leave out 省略,遺漏 I left out the important point.

　　lend itself to

　　at length 最終,終于 =at last ,finally:

　　After two hours drive they arrived there at length. I let down 1.使失望,不幫助;

　　2.放下,降低 1.disappoint, fail to help :Harry will never let you down.(You can rely upon him to help you always.) 2.Pleast let the window down.She let down her hair. 3.make(clothes) longer: This skirt needs letting down.

　　let go (of ) 放開,松開 Dont let go (of) the rope /handle.

　　Let me go!(Take your hands off me,dont hold or keep me.)放開你的手,不要拉我,讓我走!

　　let in / into 讓 進來 There is someone at the door;let them in,will you? Who let you into the building?

　　let loose 放開,釋放,放松(喻發泄) Dont let that dog loose.

　　let off 1.原諒,寬恕,從輕處理,免除(工作,責任,約束) ; 1.The police let him off, but warned him not to do it again. You let him off lightly.

　　2.to let off a fireworks放(槍炮,煙火等): The boys were letting off fireworks

　　let out 1.放出,發出 ;

　　2.放大,放寬 1.He let out a cry of pain.

　　Let the water out of the bathtub.

　　2.=to make (clothes)bigger: Shes getting so fat that her trousers need to be let out round the waist(腰).

　　lie in 1.睡懶覺;

　　2. 分娩,待產

　　2. The time had come for her to lie in.

　　in the light of 鑒于,由于 =taking into account;considering:

　　The book was written in the light of the new theory.

　　throw/cast light on/upon 闡明某事,使人了解某事 =to make clear;explain:

　　Their findings throw some light on what has happened.

　　in line 成一直線,排成一行 in line for the job ;

　　The students stood in line to welcome us .

　　in line with 與 一致,與 符合 That isnt in line with my ideas at all.

　　line up 使排隊, 使排成一行 1.He lined up behind the others to wait his turn. 2.Ive lined up a famous singer for the school concert.

　　little by little 一點點地, 逐漸地 If you keep studying hard, you are certain to make progress little by little.

　　live on/by 靠 生活,以 為食

　　They live on meat,fish, milk and vegetables.

　　live through 度過 The old man lived through two world wars.

　　live up to 1遵守,實踐(諾言,原則);2.符合,不辜負 The teacher hopes that his students will live up to his expectations.

　　2.Did the film live up to your expectations?

　　as long as 只要,如果,既然 =if;on condition that:We can finish the task ahead of time as long as we work hard

　　for long Were you there for long?

　　look after 照料,照管,關心,注意 Who will look after the baby?

　　look at 看,朝 看,看待 He looks at work in a different way now he is in charge.

　　look back 回顧,回頭看 After he won the first game,he never looked back.

　　look down on/ upon 蔑視,看不起 =to have a low opinion of

　　look for 尋找 =try to find

　　look forward to 盼望,期待;預料 =to expect to enjoy

　　look in 順便看望,順便訪問

　　look into 窺視,調查,過問 There is a fault in the machine, and were just looking into it.

　　knock down 1.撞倒,擊倒; 2.拆除 1.Alex was knocked down by a bus yesterday.2. Our house is being knocked down to make way for a new road.

　　knock out 擊倒,擊昏 A rock falling down from the mountain knocked a tourist out.

　　at large 1.一般地,大多數;

　　2.未被捕獲的 1.in general,as a whole: Did the people at large approve of the governments policy?

　　2. free, uncontrolled: The criminals are still at large.(兇手依然逍遙法外)

　　lay aside 1.放下,把 擱置一旁;

　　2.留存,儲存; 3A.放棄,拋棄 1.=put down:

　　Lay the book aside and rest your eyes for a while. 2.Lay aside money for ones old age.

　　3.Lay aside bad habits.

　　lay down 1.放下;

　　2.規定,制訂 1. to lay down arms

　　2.to lay down the law.You cant lay down hard and fast rules.

　　lay off (臨時)解雇,休息 They laid us off for 3 months.

　　lay out 1.安排,布置,設計; 2.展開(以便使用或易見) 1.=make a plan for ,arrange: lay out a printed page/an advertisement.

　　well paid-out streets and avenues.(設計良好的街道和馬路).

　　2.The magnificent scene that was laid out before the climbers when they reached the summit.

　　in the least 一點,絲毫 He is not in the least worried.

　　leave behind 不帶,忘了帶,遺留,留下 Dont leave your coat (behind)!

　　leave out 省略,遺漏 I left out the important point.

　　lend itself to

　　at length 最終,終于 =at last ,finally:

　　After two hours drive they arrived there at length. I let down 1.使失望,不幫助;

　　2.放下,降低 1.disappoint, fail to help :Harry will never let you down.(You can rely upon him to help you always.) 2.Pleast let the window down.She let down her hair. 3.make(clothes) longer: This skirt needs letting down.

　　let go (of ) 放開,松開 Dont let go (of) the rope /handle.

　　Let me go!(Take your hands off me,dont hold or keep me.)放開你的手,不要拉我,讓我走!

　　let in / into 讓 進來 There is someone at the door;let them in,will you? Who let you into the building?

　　let loose 放開,釋放,放松(喻發泄) Dont let that dog loose.

　　let off 1.原諒,寬恕,從輕處理,免除(工作,責任,約束) ; 1.The police let him off, but warned him not to do it again. You let him off lightly.

　　2.to let off a fireworks放(槍炮,煙火等): The boys were letting off fireworks

　　let out 1.放出,發出 ;

　　2.放大,放寬 1.He let out a cry of pain.

　　Let the water out of the bathtub.

　　2.=to make (clothes)bigger: Shes getting so fat that her trousers need to be let out round the waist(腰).

　　lie in 1.睡懶覺;

　　2. 分娩,待產

　　2. The time had come for her to lie in.

　　in the light of 鑒于,由于 =taking into account;considering:

　　The book was written in the light of the new theory.

　　throw/cast light on/upon 闡明某事,使人了解某事 =to make clear;explain:

　　Their findings throw some light on what has happened.

　　in line 成一直線,排成一行 in line for the job ;

　　The students stood in line to welcome us .

　　in line with 與 一致,與 符合 That isnt in line with my ideas at all.

　　line up 使排隊, 使排成一行 1.He lined up behind the others to wait his turn. 2.Ive lined up a famous singer for the school concert.

　　little by little 一點點地, 逐漸地 If you keep studying hard, you are certain to make progress little by little.

　　live on/by 靠 生活,以 為食

　　They live on meat,fish, milk and vegetables.

　　live through 度過 The old man lived through two world wars.

　　live up to 1遵守,實踐(諾言,原則);2.符合,不辜負 The teacher hopes that his students will live up to his expectations.

　　2.Did the film live up to your expectations?

　　as long as 只要,如果,既然 =if;on condition that:We can finish the task ahead of time as long as we work hard

　　for long Were you there for long?

　　look after 照料,照管,關心,注意 Who will look after the baby?

　　look at 看,朝 看,看待 He looks at work in a different way now he is in charge.

　　look back 回顧,回頭看 After he won the first game,he never looked back.

　　look down on/ upon 蔑視,看不起 =to have a low opinion of

　　look for 尋找 =try to find

　　look forward to 盼望,期待;預料 =to expect to enjoy

　　look in 順便看望,順便訪問

　　look into 窺視,調查,過問 There is a fault in the machine, and were just looking into it.