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lounge
v.懶洋洋地閒逛 [To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll]
ex. lounging on the sofa
n. [A public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal]
ps.飯店、旅館、機場的候機室等的休息室
字源：原本的概念來自於"to stretch out"
ps. lounge music 沙發音樂
loutish
lout-ish
adj.笨拙的;粗野的 [like or characteristic of a lout; awkward; clumsy; boorish.]
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lout
n.笨拙、粗野的人 [an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor]
題外話：Lout Gehrig 是大聯盟史上第一個單場擊出四支全壘打的球員，同時也是洋基唯一的一位。
low
adj.低的
v.牛哞哞叫 [ to utter the deep, low sound characteristic of cattle; moo.]
loyal
adj.忠誠的 [faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state]
ps. 也可以指忠於自己的誓言、責任、理由、某位領導者等..
ex. We will remain loyal, come hell or high water.
字源：< MF, OF loial, le(i)al < L le-ga-lis 跟字根leg law有關
ps. royal adj.王室的
其中roy是字根reg king 的衍化
lubricant
lubric(to make slippery)-ant
n.潤滑劑 [a substance, as oil or grease, for lessening friction, esp. in the working parts of a mechanism.]
ps.也可以指 KY ... 潤滑人用的潤滑劑
ex. Gear lubricant
齒輪潤滑油
字源：< L lu-bricant- (s. of lu-brica-ns), prp. of lu-brica-re to make slippery
lubricate
lubric(to make slippery)-ate
v.滑潤 [to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction]
ps.還可以用於指舒緩人際關係等等
ex. You should lubricate the wheels of your bicycle once a month.
你應該每個月給自行車輪子加一次潤滑油。
lucid
luc(light)-id
adj.清楚易懂的 [easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible]
ex. a lucid explanation.
adj.頭腦清楚的 [Mentally sound; sane or rational.]
ps. Lucid Dreaming 在意識清醒的時候所作的夢
adj.清澈的;透明的 [=limpid; clear, transparent,]
字源：< L lu-cidus, = lu-c-(s. of lu-x light) + -idus -id
c.f p.292
limpid
limp(water)-id
adj.清澈的;透明的 [clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air]
ex. We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
ex. limpid eyes
adj.暢達的(ex.文體)[free from obscurity; lucid; clear]
ex. a limpid style; limpid prose.
字源：L. limpidus clear,其中的 limp(a)是 water的意思，與 lymph(淋巴,淋巴液)同源的，指的都是clear water
lucrative
lucre(money)-ative
adj.能賺錢的,有利可圖的 [profitable; moneymaking; remunerative]
ex. a lucrative business; a lucrative investment
ex. Farmers abandoned the land for more lucrative employment in the booming construction industry.
農民們拋棄了土地，到發達的建築業中去找更能賺錢的職業。
lucre
n.金錢
ps. lucre雖然當作money來解釋，但是卻含有"avarice"、"shameful gain"意味在，因此除非你想特別指不好的錢，不然一般用money就好了。
ex. I don't want to lose my health for the sake of filthy lucre.
我不想為了幾個臭錢而損傷身體。
字源： L. lucrum profit
ludicrous
ludicr(joke)-ous
adj.荒唐可笑的 [ Laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity.]
ex. The old woman looked ludicrous in her daughter's clothes.
老婦人穿著她女兒的衣服,看上去很滑稽。
音：ludicrous 與 ridiculous發音很像
字源：L. ludicrum source of amusement, joke
ludicrous:buffoon
lug
v.使勁的拖拉 [to pull or tug laboriously.]
ex. to lug a suitcase upstairs.
n. [an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull]
音：拉
聯想： pull + tug
lukewarm
luke(tepid)-warm
adj.微溫的 [moderately warm; tepid.]
ex. lukewarm water 溫水
ex. lukewarm swimming pool
adj.不夠熱心的 [having or showing little ardor, zeal, or enthusiasm; indifferent]
ex. lukewarm praise
不夠熱情的讚揚
字源：ME lukewarme tepid, = luke tepid+ warme warm
聯想：我是用Lue...一位NBA player的名字去記得，因為Lue長得小小的，所以lukewarm就是小小的warm。
lull
v.使入睡 [to put to sleep or rest by soothing means]
ex. to lull a child by singing.
ex. The motion of the train soon lulled me to sleep.
火車的行駛很快使我進入夢鄉。
v.平息、安靜 [ to soothe or quiet.]
n.暫時的平靜 [A relatively calm interval, as in a storm.]
ex. a lull in the conversation
談話的中斷
聯想：lull 的u表示睡覺睡到流口水，
ps. loll v.懶洋洋地倚靠 的o是指一棵頭
lullaby
lulla(=lull)-by(bye)
n.搖籃曲 [a song used to lull a child to sleep; cradlesong.]
聯想：lull + baby 哄寶寶入睡的歌
字源：lulla lull + -by bye
"Johannes Brahms(布拉姆斯) - Lullaby....應該很多人都有聽過"
lumber
n.木材 [timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.]
ps. timber 是原始的木材，裁切成板子好的木材教lumber
v.裁切木材準備銷售 [to cut timber and prepare it for market.]
v.笨重地移動 [ to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk]
ex. overloaded wagons lumbering down the dirt road.
lumber:grace
笨拙地移動不會優雅
c.f
timber n.木材(原料)
lumber n.木材 (裁切好的)
limb n.樹的枝幹
lumberjack
lumber-jack
n.伐木工人 [a person who works at lumbering; a person whose job is to cut down trees]
字源：因為 Jack一氏大多在作木工
ps. blacksmith
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