单词 | lot |
释义 | Word Frequency lot(lɒt) pronoun 1. (functioning as singular or plural; preceded by a) a great number or quantity a lot to do a lot of people a lot of trouble noun 2. a collection of objects, items, or people a nice lot of youngsters 3. portion in life; destiny; fortune it falls to my lot to be poor 4. any object, such as a straw or slip of paper, drawn from others at random to make a selection or choice (esp in the phrase draw or cast lots) 5. the use of lots in making a selection or choice (esp in the phrase by lot) 6. an assigned or apportioned share 7. an item or set of items for sale in an auction 8. mainly US and Canadian an area of land a parking lot 9. US and Canadian a piece of land with fixed boundaries 10. mainly US and Canadian a film studio and the site on which it is located 11. a bad lot 12. cast in one's lot with 13. the lot adverb (preceded by a) informal 14. to a considerable extent, degree, or amount; very much to delay a lot 15. a great deal of the time or often to sing madrigals a lot verbWord forms: lots, lotting or lotted 16. to draw lots for (something) 17. (transitive) to divide (land, etc) into lots 18. (transitive) another word for allot Word origin Old English hlot; related to Old High German lug portion of land, Old Norse hlutr lot, shareWord Frequency Lot 1(lɒt) noun 1. a department of S central France, in Occitanie region. Capital: Cahors. Pop: 164 413 (2003 est). Area: 5226 sq km (2038 sq miles) 2. a river in S France, rising in theCévennes and flowing west into the Garonne River. Length: about 483 km (300 miles) Word Frequency Lot 2(lɒt) noun Old Testament Abraham's nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19) |
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