Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1812
lake
湖；湖泊
核心释义
a large body of water surrounded by land
- 1.
A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- 2.
In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermilion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant.
- 3.
湖泊
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- 4.
A large amount of liquid.
- 5.
In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors.
- 6.
紫红色颜料
a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
- 7.
透明有机颜料
any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
大量液体；一大片液体；色淀；色淀颜料；湖泊；紫红色颜料；透明有机颜料
用法In use
We went swimming in the lake last summer.
用法提示：这里'湖'作为名词，指被陆地包围的水体。
The lake is frozen over in winter, so people go ice skating.
用法提示：名词'湖'表示一个自然水体。
There is a small lake behind the mountain that few people know about.
用法提示：名词'湖'用于描述一个具体的地理特征。
a/an + adj + lake
描述湖时常用形容词修饰。
We visited a picturesque lake.
我们游览了一个风景如画的湖。
by the lake
表示在湖边。
They built a house by the lake.
他们在湖边建了一栋房子。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- crystal-clear lake
- 清澈见底的湖泊
- We swam in the crystal-clear lake.我们在清澈见底的湖里游泳。
- lake shore
- 湖岸
- They took a walk along the lake shore.他们沿着湖岸散步。
- lake view
- 湖景
- The hotel room has a beautiful lake view.酒店房间可以看到美丽的湖景。
- lake water
- 湖水
- The lake water is very cold in winter.冬天湖水很冷。
- artificial lake
- 人工湖
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
湖（lake），想象一只天鹅在湖面上优雅游动。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: geography, travel, daily life; note_zh: 通常用于地理、旅游、日常生活等场合，比较常见于中性语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'lake' in standard American English (stressed vowel /eɪ/ + /k/). However, beware of lookalikes like 'leak' (/liːk/) and 'lack' (/læk/), which have different vowel sounds. Also note that 'ache' (/eɪk/) is a rhyme but spelled differently.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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