lake
(leɪk )
Word forms: lakes
countable noun [oft in names] A2
A lake is a large area of fresh water, surrounded by land.
They can go fishing in the lake.
The Nile flows from Lake Victoria in East Africa north to the Mediterranean Sea.
Synonyms: pond, pool, reservoir, loch [Scottish]
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Collocations:
beautiful lake feed a lake lake bed lake region lake sediment lake shore lake surface lava lake man-made lake mountain lake natural lake nearby lake overlook a lake pristine lake shallow lake stock a lake surround a lake underground lake
It helps of course that you're hardly eating any carbs, can't snack and can swim for hours in a beautiful lake.
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The miniature steam train runs alongside a beautiful lake.
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My silted-up pond had been transformed into a beautiful lake, shaded by a vast horse chestnut tree.
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We stayed in an apartment with lots of glass frontage to enjoy the beautiful lake views.
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The house overlooks a beautiful lake.
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Seven large permanent rivers feed the lake as well as 40 small seasonal rivers.
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A small watershed and nearby spring feed the lake.
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Streams of water from the snow-capped surrounding mountains feed the lake, but the lake has no outlet.
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The lake supports minor local fishing in wet years, but more often catfish and lungfish are taken from the streams and springs that feed the lake.
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Two springs also feed the lake.
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Cleaning out the lake bed and refilling it, which will take two months, will make the water clearer and fresher.
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Swinging moorings, which are placed on the sea, river or lake bed and allow vessels to move around them, are half the price.
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The birds come to feed on algae from the lake bed.
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At this time of year the lake bed freezes into waves of solid mud.
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They will be anchored to the lake bed up to 90m below.
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In the 1980s and 1990s the number of industries in the lake region has tripled, while the population also increased significantly.
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Due to this fact most of these villagers depends on fishing activities and other fishermen from the lake region.
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Wide river valleys divide the lake region into three parts.
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At one time the company was the largest boat manufacturer in the lake region.
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As in most lakes regions, some buildings are available for vacation rentals, and many of the developments have private beaches.
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The deposits are lake sediment, and are of uncertain age.
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The fenced-off area was then layered with mud, lake sediment, and decaying vegetation, eventually bringing it above the level of the lake.
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Subsidence of the caldera through time has been partly offset by the deposition of tephra, lava flows, and lake sediment.
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The valley floor owes its flatness to sediment deposited by these stands (the last glaciers in the valley were small and did not remove much old lake sediment).
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Ecological toxicity testing found that lake sediments were toxic to aquatic life.
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It's a serene place where monks shuffle along bridges at dawn and birds crowd the lake shore at dusk.
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That has translated into empty hotel rooms and waiters watching football on television in the lesser restaurants that line the lake shore.
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Other pieces, some ground-hugging, some leaning upright, dot the lake shore in between.
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In 150m, opposite pillar box, left down drive (fingerpost) to lake shore.
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It has a private lake shore with no neighbours, no passing cars, your own rowing boat, sunny terrace with barbecue, and views over the fells.
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Masked up and ready, his goggle-eyed face peeking above the lake surface, he signals me to follow.
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They found the car almost completely submerged with only its back wheels visible above the lake surface.
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The energy in a lake equals the depth of water from the lake invert elevation to the elevation of the lake surface.
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It can store 78,000 acre-feet of water at a lake surface elevation of 1383 feet.
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The park lies mainly on the lake's western shore but covers the lake surface, much of the marshes and part of the southern shore.
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All three then abseil down to the lava lake, despite extreme heat and toxic gases, to take samples.
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It has erupted twice in the past 50 years, most recently in 2002, and contains the world's largest continually active lava lake.
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In 1924 the lava lake emptied when the walls of the crater cracked and collapsed and filled with water that turned to steam.
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It contains an active lava lake, with an episodically overturning crust.
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A recent very low elevation of the lava lake was recorded at about 2700 m.
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The man-made lake blends into the landscape just as many of the more imposing structures seem to do.
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A dry-ice machine allows him to cover his two-acre man-made lake in autumnal mist in minutes.
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We're right by a lake - a man-made lake, but it's still beautiful.
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Well, a few hundred yards along the 27-mile shore of this man-made lake, actually.
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It's dusk and there are still families out on pedalos on the man-made lake.
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Set entirely on and around a hermitage that floats like a lily pad on a glassy mountain lake, the outside world rarely encroaches.
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Fishing boats in a rainbow of vivid hues float on water clear as a mountain lake, while their owners work to untangle nets.
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Now, when you swim, you have to reconnect with nature by hurling yourself into an actual, outdoor river, or mountain lake.
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One mountain lake scene was rated 3.8.
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A 120acrekm2 1 mountain lake provides fishing and birdwatching (but no swimming).
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I am taking a picture of a pool - once a natural lake.
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The house comes with a natural lake, and would suit those seeking a quieter pace of life.
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It supports a vibrant community of 26,000 residents, as well the country's highest mountain and its largest natural lake.
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Driving through the area, the couple had seen a patch of wasteground next to a natural lake and bought the land.
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The steep concrete walls that once lined the reservoir have been replaced by soft earth banks, with shallow, friendly areas at the edge like a natural lake.
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You can explore the nearby lake in a rowing boat.
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It was built between 1927 and 1928 by pumping mud from the nearby lake on to a swampy area close to the shore.
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Police searching for a student who vanished from a nightclub in sub-zero temperatures have found a body in a nearby lake.
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Not to eat but to drop into a nearby lake as bait for fish.
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This, after all, was the caddie who once pulled a camera from a spectator and chucked it into a nearby lake.
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This 12,000 sq ft, seven-bedroom house has a reception room that spans the entire top floor, with full-length windows that overlook a lake and gardens.
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With an elevated sleeping area for two, plus sofabed, the eight wooden barrels overlook the lake, with views of the surrounding mountains.
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Five sites are next to the lake; the other six are nearby and are high enough to overlook the lake.
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Most of the houses overlook the lake with no buildings to obstruct the view.
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The emerald colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake.
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Other places of interest in the island are a natural lagoon teeming with high mangroves and natural caves used by fishermen to seek refuge during storms, and a pristine lake.
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The crossing cuts though a tranquil landscape of birch forests and pristine lakes.
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The mountains have over 300 pristine lakes and some waterfalls in excess of 300 feet (91 m).
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Once characterized by towering live oak trees, strawberry farms and pristine lakes, this small town has been growing rapidly.
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The surrounding pristine lakes and forests are an attraction for those who love wildlife and the outdoors.
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The fire brigade refused to go into a shallow lake to rescue a human being - and sent for back-up instead.
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During our wilderness sabbatical, we went camping by a shallow lake.
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They like this kind of shallow lake, since they are what are usually called surface-feeding duck, like mallards and wigeon, not diving duck such as pochards and tufted ducks.
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A vast network of plastic pipes absorbs heat from the water in the shallow lake.
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Before that it formed a seasonal shallow lake or swamp.
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Each year the association stocks the lake with catfish and bass, which join the crappie and bluegill.
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This included creating eight lakes, stocking the lakes with fish, and the federal government operating a hatchery on the reservation.
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In the 1890s a few cottagers stocked the lake with fish of desirable kinds for eating and one year brought in some choice eels.
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The variety of fish has been expanded by stocking the lake with carp, tench and roach, in addition to those introduced in 1863.
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The decision not to continue to stock the lakes with fish was part of a larger debate about what natural means in reference to national parks.
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Activities available include, fishing, kayaking, paddle boating, and canoeing; lakeside picnic tables and grills are available and scenic trails surround the lake.
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It passes through the forests that surround the lake.
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Vacation homes surround the lake and outdoor adventure providers cater to adventure enthusiasts.
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The main buildings are usually placed beside it, and pavilions surround the lake to see it from different points of view.
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A variety of ecosystems that surround the lake include a mixture of wetlands, salt marshes, and a mixture of birch and aspen forests.
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The house must be floating on a vast underground lake.
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Suddenly, the tunnel opened up to an underground lake.
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We get out for a walk round - and look out on a gorgeous underground lake.
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Now, the scientists have mapped the colossal underground lake of magma.
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We hit a problem when they found an underground lake that hadn't been picked up in the survey.
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Translations:
Chinese: 湖
Japanese: 湖
- get round
- get round to
- get sb into bed
- get/set one's house in order
- get short shrift
- get shot of something or someone
- get someone's goat
- get something off the ground
- get something off your chest
- get something off your chest
- get something out of one's system
- get something out of your system
- get so the bird
- get sth into one's head
- get sth straight
- get stuck in
- get/take/have the measure of sb/sthg
- get the axe
- get the ball rolling
- get the ball rolling/set the ball rolling
- get the bit between your teeth
- get the boot
- get the bullet
- get the bum's rush
- get the bus