Word · Frequency #2350

Lee

/liː/

noun

避风处；背风面；下风舷

a sheltered place out of the wind; the side or area sheltered from the wind, especially the side of a ship away from the wind; shelter from the wind

1.
A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
背风的小海湾或港口。
2.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
美国电影制作人,其作品探讨美国黑人文化的丰富性(生于1957年)
3.
The side of the ship away from the wind.
船的背风面。
4.
United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
美国脱衣舞女,1930年代在百老汇成名(1914-1970)
5.
A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
遮蔽处,尤指受物体挡风的背风处；背风面；庇护所；保护。
6.
United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
美国演员,功夫高手,主演武术电影(1941-1973)
7.
Calm, peace.
平静；安宁。

平静；安宁；李小龙；斯派克·李；吉普赛·罗斯·李；背风的小海湾或港口。

In use

We hiked to the lee of the hill to escape the strong wind.

我们徒步走到山的背风处，躲避强风。

The sailors anchored the boat in the lee of the island.

水手们把船停泊在岛屿的背风处。

During the storm, the animals gathered in the lee of the barn.

暴风雨期间，动物们聚集在谷仓的背风处。

in the lee of: 在...的背风处; We pitched our tent in the lee of a large rock.我们把帐篷搭在一块大岩石的背风处。
on the lee side: 在背风面; The plants grow best on the lee side of the hill.这些植物在山的背风面长得最好。
seek the lee: 寻找避风处; The hikers sought the lee of the cliff to escape the wind.徒步者寻找悬崖的避风处以躲避大风。
take the lee: 躲避风处; The ship took the lee of the island during the storm.暴风雨中，船靠到岛的下风处躲避。

in the lee of: 在…的背风处We pitched our tent in the lee of a large boulder.我们把帐篷搭在一块大圆石的背风处。

记忆：lee像'离'，离风远一点就是背风处。

语域：mixed 本义指背风处，多用于航海、地理等较正式语境，也常用于日常形容避风之处。

All listed words share the 'ee' spelling and rhyme with 'lee' (same vowel sound and no following consonant).

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.