a large area of water that is surrounded by land 湖;湖泊 - in a lake
We swam in the lake. 我們在湖裏遊泳。 - on a lake
There were a number of boats on the lake. 湖上有許多船。 We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario. 我們住在安大略湖邊的一個旅館裏。 - (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. 渡船載人過湖。 Carp live in the lake. 鯉魚生活在湖裏。 She fell into the lake. 她掉進了湖裏。 There is a cafe on the other side of the lake. 湖對岸有間咖啡館。 We had a holiday at Lake Como. 我們去了科莫湖畔度假。 We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal. 我們在克裏斯特爾湖過了一個周末。 We walked around the lake. 我們繞湖散步。 We went boating on the lake. 我們泛舟湖上。 You should cross the lake before nightfall. 你應該在夜幕降臨前過湖。 a cottage on the lake 臨湖的小屋 a hill overlooking the lake 俯瞰湖面的小山 Do you want to go for a swim in the lake? 你想到湖裏去遊泳嗎? The trees around the lake were large and old. 湖邊的樹又大又舊。
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