lake
lake — noun
1. an area of fresh or salt water that has land around it on all sides and is not p
an area of fresh or salt water that has land around it on all sides and is not part of the ocean, though rivers or streams may connect it to the sea.
Every summer, Élise and her family drove to a mountain lake for their holiday.
collocation: mountain lake / drive to a lake
The water in this lake is clear enough to see fish swimming near the bottom.
Fishermen pulled their boats onto the lake shore before the storm arrived.
Quinn taught his younger sister to swim in the calm waters of Lake Geneva.
Ilan followed the small stream that flows out of Blue Lake down to the river.
- ocean
a huge, continuous body of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface
文法句型
a/the + lake
Lake + [name] (in proper names)
常見錯誤
2. a large amount of unwanted liquid left over from an industrial process, which mu
a large amount of unwanted liquid left over from an industrial process, which must be stored or disposed of separately.
The factory produced so much waste liquid that they built a lake to store it.
pattern: a lake of [liquid] for surplus storage
When the tank overflowed, a lake of fuel spread across the concrete yard.
The mining operation left a lake of sludge that took years to clean up.
The mining company built a concrete basin to hold the lake of toxic runoff.
- shortage
a lack of liquid rather than an excess
文法句型
a lake of + [liquid noun]
用法筆記
Typically found in industrial, mining, or chemical contexts. The phrase 'a lake of [liquid]' describes a collection of surplus or waste material that has to be managed separately from the main production process.
常見錯誤
3. a bright colouring material made by combining a liquid dye with a solid powder,
a bright colouring material made by combining a liquid dye with a solid powder, used in artists' paints and named after its shade, such as 'crimson lake'.
The artist used a crimson lake pigment to paint the flowers in her picture.
pattern: [color] + lake pigment
Daichi watched the teacher make rose lake pigment by mixing red dye with white clay.
process: mixing dye with clay to create lake pigment
The old book's pictures still glow because the printer used crimson lake pigment with egg yolk.
Ravindra bought a small tube of rose lake paint at the art supply shop.
文法句型
[color] + lake
lake + pigment/dye
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by a colour name (crimson lake, rose lake, scarlet lake). Without the colour name, 'lake' alone is ambiguous. Not used in everyday conversation — found mainly in art supply catalogues, paint labels, and historical dye descriptions.
常見錯誤
lake — verb
1. to cause red blood cells to break open so that the hemoglobin they contain disso
to cause red blood cells to break open so that the hemoglobin they contain dissolves into the surrounding fluid, a process known as hemolysis.
Dr. Jabari noticed the new reagent could lake red blood cells during the clinical trial.
pattern: reagent + lake + blood cells (active/pathology context)
Niran explained that some snake venoms can lake the blood of their prey.
Tariq's team stopped testing the drug after they saw it lake blood cells in animal trials.
Dr. Hoa warned that high doses of the antibiotic might lake the patient's red blood cells.
- hemolyze
the standard medical synonym; 'lake' is a less common variant used mainly in pathology contexts
文法句型
lake + [blood/cells], active or passive
用法筆記
Highly technical medical term. Almost never used in everyday speech. The passive construction ('the blood was laked') is more common than the active form. For general audiences, 'cause hemolysis' or 'break down red blood cells' is preferred.
常見錯誤
2. for red blood cells to break open by themselves and release their hemoglobin int
for red blood cells to break open by themselves and release their hemoglobin into the surrounding fluid, either naturally or in response to external conditions.
The blood sample began to lake after it was left at room temperature.
pattern: blood sample + lake[s] (intransitive)
The nurse threw away the blood pack because it had started to lake inside the bag.
intransitive: blood pack + started to lake
Vinícius saw the cells lake instantly when he added distilled water to the test tube.
The lab technician checked the sample and saw the red cells had laked since the morning.
- hemolyze
the more commonly used medical term; 'lake' is a rarer alternative with the same meaning
文法句型
blood/cells + lake
laking occurs
用法筆記
The intransitive counterpart of the transitive verb sense (verb/1). Describes a process the cells themselves undergo, rather than an external agent causing it. Common in laboratory notes and pathology reports.