/leɪk ||; lek/noun [C] a large area of water that is surrounded by land 湖:
They've gone sailing on the lake. 他们到湖上泛舟去了。We all swam in the lake. 我们都在湖里游泳。Lake Constance 康斯坦茨湖 ☞ A pond is smaller than a lake. 池塘(pond)比湖泊小。 ☞pictures at oxbow and on page C8 见oxbow及C8页插图