Word · Frequency #4074
leas
草地
leas is the plural of lea.
a unit of length of thread or yarn
- 1.
An open field, meadow, pasture.
开阔的田野、草地、牧场
- 2.
Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards (275 m); for cotton, 120 yards (110 m).
几种纱线的长度单位；亚麻为300码(275米),棉为120码(110米)
- 3.
A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
由综线圈承载的一组经线
开阔的田野、草地、牧场；几种纱线的长度单位；亚麻为300码(275米),棉为120码(110米)；由综线圈承载的一组经线
In use
I need to buy a lea of fine cotton yarn for my project.
The weaver uses exactly ten leas of linen thread per yard of fabric.
The student wound a lea of wool onto the bobbin.
a [adj] lea
lea 常用于诗歌或文学中，指草地或牧场。
The sheep grazed on a green lea.
羊群在一片绿色的草地上吃草。
across the lea
He walked across the lea to the forest edge.
他穿过草地走到森林边缘。
Common mistakes
The sheep are grazing in the lea.The sheep are grazing in the meadow.
此句中的'lea'被误用为'草地'的意思，但'lea'作为名词实际上是指纱线或线的长度单位，而非草地。正确表达草地的词应为'meadow'。
Connections
Collocations
- green lea
- 绿色的草地
- The sheep grazed on the green lea.羊在绿色的草地上吃草。
- flowery lea
- 开满花的草地
- Children played on the flowery lea.孩子们在开满花的草地上玩耍。
- lea meadow
- 草地牧场
- The lea meadow was full of wildflowers.那块草地牧场开满了野花。
- a lea of yarn
- 一绞纱线
- She wound a lea of yarn into a ball.她把一绞纱线绕成团。
- lea count
- 支数（纱线）
- The lea count indicates the fineness of the yarn.支数表示纱线的细度。
- single lea
- 单绞
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个叫李的人躺在草地上。
Context & Register
文学/正式; 常用于诗歌、文学、地名; 字词'lea'表示草地时，多用于文学、诗歌或地名中，在日常口语中较少使用。因此，建议在非正式场合谨慎使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: lee, flea, plea (all /liː/ or ending /liː/). Lookalikes like lead, leak, leaf share the 'ea' spelling but have different consonant endings, so they do not rhyme.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.