ADJECTIVE | VERB + LAKE | LAKE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, huge, large大湖➤little, small小湖➤deep, shallow深水湖;淺水湖➤beautiful美麗的湖泊➤blue蔚藍的湖泊➤clear清澈的湖泊▸➤freshwater, salt淡水湖;鹹水湖➤frozen結冰的湖➤artificial, man-made, ornamental (BrE) 人工湖;裝飾性湖▸➤inland, mountain內陸湖;山地湖➤boating (BrE) 供划船的湖VERB + LAKE➤cross過湖◇You should cross the lake before nightfall.你應該在夜幕降臨前過湖。➤overlook俯瞰湖◇a hill overlooking the lake俯瞰湖面的小山LAKE + NOUN➤shore湖岸▸➤bed, bottom湖牀;湖底▸➤water湖水➤house (especially NAmE) 湖邊房屋PREPOSITION➤across a/the lake渡過湖◇A ferry takes people across the lake.渡船載人過湖。➤around a/the lake, round a/the lake (especially BrE) 在湖周圍◇We walked around the lake.我們繞湖散步。➤at a/the lake在湖畔◇We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.我們在克里斯特爾湖過了一個週末。➤in a/the lake在湖裏◇Trout live in the lake.鱒魚生活在湖裏。➤into a/the lake進入湖裏◇She fell into the lake.她掉進了湖裏。➤on a/the lake在湖上◇We went boating on the lake.我們泛舟湖上。◇a house on the lake臨湖的房子PHRASES➤the edge of the lake, the middle of the lake, the shores of the lake, the side of the lake, the surface of the lake湖邊;湖心;湖岸;湖畔;湖面◇There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.湖對岸有間咖啡館。
lake ♦︎ pond ♦︎ waters ♦︎ pool ♦︎ reservoir ♦︎ loch ♦︎ lagoonThese are all words for a mass of water, especially one that is smaller than a sea.这些词均表示一片水域,尤指比海小的水域。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) deep lake / pond / waters / pool / reservoir / loch / lagoon◆the edge / surface / bottom / middle of the lake / pond / pool / reservoir / loch / lagoon■lake [countable] a large area of water that is surrounded by land湖;湖泊◆Do you want to go for a swim in the lake?你想到湖里去游泳吗?◆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。■pond [countable] a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial(尤指人工的)池塘◆a fish / duck / garden pond养鱼池;养鸭池;花园池塘◆Never throw litter into ponds or streams.千万不要往池塘或小溪里丢垃圾。■waters [plural] the water in a particular lake, river, sea or ocean; lakes, rivers, etc. of a particular type(某江、河、湖、海的)水;(特定类型的)湖泊,河流◆the grey waters of the river Clyde克莱德河那灰蒙蒙的河水◆These birds are rarely seen on inland waters.这些鸟儿在内陆水域很少见。■pool [countable] a small area of still water, especially one that has formed naturally(尤指自然形成的)水坑,水塘,池塘◆The waterfall cascades into the pool below.瀑布倾泻而下,注入下面的水塘。◆They went looking for crabs in rock pools.他们到岩石区潮水潭去寻找螃蟹。ⓘ Pool also means swimming pool. Note the difference between these sentences. * pool还可指swimming pool(游泳池)。注意下列句子的差别◆They have a pond in their garden(= with plants and fish).他们的花园里有个池塘。◆They have a pool in their garden(= a swimming pool).他们的花园里有个游泳池。◆There was a pool of water at the bottom of the garden(= formed by the rain or flooding).花园的尽头积了一滩水。■reservoir ˈrezəvwɑː(r); NAmEˈrezərvwɑːr [countable] a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to homes and businesses(天然或人工的)水库,蓄水池◆The water content of the country's reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity.这个国家的水库蓄水量已降至不足其库容量的50%。◆They got up early and went for a swim in the reservoir.他们一大早就起床到水库游泳去了。■lochlɒk, lɒx; NAmElɑːk, lɑːx [countable](in Scotland) a lake or a narrow strip of sea almost surrounded by land(苏格兰)湖,狭长的海湾◆The loch contains salmon and trout.这个湖里有鲑鱼和鳟鱼。◆Loch Ness尼斯湖■lagoonləˈguːn [countable] a lake of salt water that is separated from the sea by a long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea(= a reef)潟湖;环礁湖;濒海湖◆This species is found in lakes and coastal lagoons.这一物种存在于湖泊和濒海湖中。ⓘ In American English a lagoon may also be a small area of fresh water near a lake or river.在美式英语中,lagoon也可指湖泊或江河附近的小片淡水水域◆We loved to go swimming in the lagoon.我们喜欢到小淡水湖里去游泳。