a large area of water that is surrounded by land 湖;湖泊 - in a lake
We swam in the lake. 我们在湖里游泳。 - on a lake
There were a number of boats on the lake. 湖上有许多船。 We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario. 我们住在安大略湖边的一个旅馆里。 - (figurative)
a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used) 葡萄酒池
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2A ferry takes people across the lake. 渡船载人过湖。 Carp live in the lake. 鲤鱼生活在湖里。 She fell into the lake. 她掉进了湖里。 There is a cafe on the other side of the lake. 湖对岸有间咖啡馆。 We had a holiday at Lake Como. 我们去了科莫湖畔度假。 We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal. 我们在克里斯特尔湖过了一个周末。 We walked around the lake. 我们绕湖散步。 We went boating on the lake. 我们泛舟湖上。 You should cross the lake before nightfall. 你应该在夜幕降临前过湖。 a cottage on the lake 临湖的小屋 a hill overlooking the lake 俯瞰湖面的小山 Do you want to go for a swim in the lake? 你想到湖里去游泳吗? The trees around the lake were large and old. 湖边的树又大又旧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
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- cross
- overlook
- shore
- bed
- bottom
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- across a/the lake
- around a/the lake
- round a/the lake
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- the edge of the lake
- the middle of the lake
- the shores of the lake
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Word Originlate Old English (denoting a pond or pool), from Old French lac, from Latin lacus ‘basin, pool, lake’.- in a lake