loquacious ADJ. talkative. Though our daughter barely says a word to us these days, put a phone in her hand and see how loquacious she can be: our phone bills are out of sight! loquacity, N.
lout N. /笨人，呆子/clumsy person. That awkward lout dropped my priceless vase!
low V. /牛叫，哞/moo. From the hilltop, they could see the herd like ants in the distance; they could barely hear the
cattle low.
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lucid ADJ. /明晰的;聪明的/easily understood; clear; intelligible. Ellen makes an excellent teacher: her explanations of
technical points are lucid enough for a child to grasp.
lucrative ADJ. /有利润的/profitable. He turned his hobby into a lucrative profession.
ludicrous ADJ. /可笑的，滑稽的;不重要的/laughable; trifling. Let us be serious; this is not a ludicrous issue. lugubrious ADJ. /悲哀的/mournful. The lugubrious howling of the dogs added to our sadness.
lull N. /平静，安静，暂停，短暂的平息/moment of calm. Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the awning for a lull in the
rain.
lull V. /安抚，平静;换取信任，使其失去警惕/soothe; cause one to relax one's guard; subside. The mother's gentle song lulled
the child to sleep. Malcolm tried to come up with a plausible story to lull his mother's suspicions, but she didn't believe a word he said.
lumber V. /笨重的往前走/move heavily or clumsily. Still somewhat torpid after its long hibernation, the bear lumbered
through the woods.
luminary N. /名气，尊严/celebrity; dignitary. A leading light of the American stage, Ethel Barrymore was a theatrical
luminary whose name lives on.
luminous ADJ. /发光的，闪耀的/shining; issuing light. The sun is a luminous body.
lummox N. /大而笨重的(通常指人)/big, clumsy, often stupid person. Because he was highly overweight and looked
ungainly, John Candy often was cast as a slow-witted lummox.
lunar ADJ. /月亮的/pertaining to the moon. Lunar craters can plainly seen with the aid of a small telescope. lunge V. /突进，刺，冲/quick forward dive or reach; thrust. The wide receiver lunged forward to grab the football. With his
sword, Dartagnan lunged at his adversary.
lurid ADJ. /耸人听闻的;可怕的;惨白的;血红的/wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome. Do the lurid cover stories in the
Enquirer actually attract people to buy that trashy tabloid?
lurk V. /埋伏/stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The
Shadow knows."
luscious ADJ. /美味的，甜美的/pleasing to taste or smell. The ripe peach was luscious. luster N. /光泽;光彩/shine; gloss. The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.
lustrous ADJ. /闪耀的/shining. Her large and lustrous eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face. luxuriant ADJ. /丰富的，富足的;丰富多彩;肥沃的/abundant; rich and splendid; fertile. Lady Godiva was completely covered
by her luxuriant hair.
machinations N. /阴谋，诡计/evil schemes or plots. Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily machinations of the
Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction by the forces of evil.
madrigal N. /小曲;牧歌/pastoral song. His program of folk songs included several madrigals which he sang to the
accompaniment of a lute.
maelstrom N. /漩涡/whirlpool. The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom.
magnanimous ADJ. /宽宏大量的/generous; great-hearted. Philanthropists by definition are magnanimous; misers, by
definition, are not. Cordelia was too magnanimous to resent her father's unkindness to her; instead, she generously forgave him. magnanimity, N.
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