Today's words
bull run 牛市 note n 特征；气氛 fetch v 售得，卖得 victory 胜利 auction 拍卖 auctioneer n 拍卖师 called out bid 喊出报价 file for 申请 bankruptcy 破产 momentum n 动力；势头 bewilderingly adv 令人困惑的 peak 巅峰 reckon v 想，认为 评估 估计 founder figure 数字 come down to 下降到 interest n 好处 利益 ego n 自我；自尊 greed n 贪婪；贪心 controversy 争论 match v 与。。。相匹敌 passion 激情 sort 种类 stay away from 远离 gallery 画廊 saleroom 拍卖行 contemporary 当代的 overheated 太热的 sector 领域 auction house 拍卖行 guarantee 保证金 downturn 衰退期 impressionist 印象派画家 chief executive 首席执行官 fluctuant 变动的 at the bottom 处于低谷 pretty confident 相当自信 slump 萧条期 骤降 deliver 输入 divorce 离婚 wait for 等候 keep away 远离
1 liner
Hundreds of small craft bobbed around the liner as it steamed into the harbour.
2 loaf
He was sawing energetically at a loaf of bread.
3 linger
It's strange how childhood impressions linger.
4 loan
The book is currently on loan.
5 lobby
We were requested to assemble in the lobby.
6 locality
There is no airport in the locality.
7 lip
She bit her lip nervously.
8 liquor
She drinks wine and beer but no liquor.
9 locker
In the locker room, Amanda changed quickly.
10 locomotive
A passenger locomotive.
11 literacy
Many adults have problems with literacy and numeracy.
12 lodge
He has four weeks in which to lodge an appeal.
13 literally
I literally jumped out of my skin.
14 lofty
The room was light and lofty compared to the basement.
15 literary
Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.
16 literature
She lectures in Russian literature.
17 liter
Moles per liter per second.
18 litter
If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up.
19 lively
She's very lively and full of fun.
20 liver
The largest organ in the body is the liver.
21 loom
She sat at her loom and continued to weave.
22 loose
The screw had worked loose.
23 lump
She impaled a lump of meat on her fork.
24 loosen
Relax, smile; loosen up in mind and body.
25 lunar
Bring lunar materials back to Earth.
26 lorry
Emergency food supplies were brought in by lorry.
27 lose
It's hard to see how they can lose.
28 lure
Few can resist the lure of adventure.
29 loss
The end-of-year accounts show a loss.
30 lyric
He wrote a lyric poem.
31 lottery
The lottery provides harmless fun for millions.
32 loud
Suddenly there was a loud bang.
33 lounge
After dinner, we all adjourned to the lounge.
34 mad
She was afraid of going mad.
35 lover
I'm a lover of the outdoors.
36 magistrate
She will face a local magistrate on Tuesday.
37 lower
He chewed his lower lip nervously.
38 magnet
A magnet attracts iron.
39 loyal
They had remained loyal to the president.
40 magnetic
The mineral is weakly magnetic.
41 magnificent
The scenery is magnificent.
42 lubricate
I hear that they lubricate better.
43 magnify
And you can magnify the effect by adding ice.
44 magnitude
We did not realize the magnitude of the problem.
45 maid
There is a maid to do the housework.
46 lucrative
They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
47 maiden
The young man betrothed the neighboring maiden.
48 luggage
Do you have a lot of luggage?
49 lumber
Let's bring in a truck-load of lumber and start building tomorrow.
50 majesty
The majesty of the skyscraper awed me.