lieu

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlieulieu /ljuː, luː $ luː/ noun → in lieu (of something)Examples from the Corpuslieu• When that happens, police have to cancel leave, pay overtime rates and give officers a lieu day.• Isiah Chestnut, has been discharged in lieu of a court-martial.• James was held in lieu of $ 100,000 bail.• When I go on trips, I consider sending her menus in lieu of postcards.• In some instances an interview with a nutritionist will be desirable in addition to or in lieu of laboratory studies.• It pays 5 percent of income to its seven customer states in lieu of taxes.Origin lieu (1500-1600) French Latin locus; → LOCUS

单词	lieu
释义	lieu From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlieulieu /ljuː, luː $ luː/ noun → in lieu (of something)Examples from the Corpuslieu• When that happens, police have to cancel leave, pay overtime rates and give officers a lieu day.• Isiah Chestnut, has been discharged in lieu of a court-martial.• James was held in lieu of $ 100,000 bail.• When I go on trips, I consider sending her menus in lieu of postcards.• In some instances an interview with a nutritionist will be desirable in addition to or in lieu of laboratory studies.• It pays 5 percent of income to its seven customer states in lieu of taxes.Origin lieu (1500-1600) French Latin locus; → LOCUS
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