loll
v.懶洋洋地倚靠或躺 [ to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge]
ex. to loll on a sofa.
ex. He lolled back in his comfortable chair.
聯想：字型還長得滿像床的--橫著看
字源：loll 原來是指在火爐旁睡覺
loll <> move vigorously
longevity
long-ev( L. a ev um ; age, time )-ity
n.長壽 [a long individual life; great duration of individual life]
ex. France's past is distinguished by more than longevity, resiliencey, and culture.
法國的過去不僅僅以曆史悠久，富有韌性和文化燦爛而著稱。
ps.
medi ev al [476~1453]
medi um a ev um ( middle age 原本的拼法 )-al
adj.中世紀的
longing
long-ing
n.渴望 [strong, persistent desire or craving, esp. for something unattainable or distant ]
ps. 就是會有點sad的那種desire，因為得不到或者是太遙遠了。
ex. a longing for coming home.
X Japan 的 《 Longing ～跡切れたmelody 》
long-winded
long(長)-wind(蜿蜒)-ed
adj.冗長的;囉嗦的 [ talking or writing at tedious length]
ex. We all grew weary of his long-winded speech.
我們對他冗長的發言都感到很厭煩。
loom
n.織布機 [a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics]
v.隱約地出現 [to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form]
ex. an enormous shape looms in the distance.
ex. A ship loomed out of the fog.
一艘船在霧中隱約出現。
聯想：你可以織布機慢慢織，然後圖形就隱約地出現
ps. 還記得呼 --- heirloom n.傳家寶
loon
n.一種鳥 [any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.]
ps. 牠的名字叫 潛鳥 ，短尾、有蹼、會俯衝入水來抓魚吃、居住在北半球。
n.瘋子、笨蛋 [a crazy or simple-minded person.]
聯想：這種呆頭呆腦的鳥，原來叫潛鳥阿～
loop
n.圈,環
ex. circuit loop
loophole
loop-hole
n.射彈孔 [A small hole or slit in a wall , especially one through which small arms may be fired.]
n. 法律漏洞 [A way of escaping a difficulty, especially an omission or ambiguity in the wording of a contract or law that provides a means of evading compliance.]
ex. tax loophole
漏稅
loosen
loose-en
v.鬆開,解開 [To untie or make looser.]
ex. The government's control over the newspapers has loosened in recent years.
近幾年來政府對報紙的控制變鬆了。
lope
v.跳躍著奔跑 [to move or run with bounding steps]
ex. The deer went off at an easy lope .
那鹿輕鬆地跳躍著去了。
v.大步慢跑 [to canter (慢跑) leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse]
n. [the act or the gait of loping.]
聯想： Jennifer Lopez (珍妮佛羅佩茲) lopes
字源：ME < D lopen to run, leap
lope:run＝drawl:speak
慢跑和跑＝慢說和說
lopsided
adj.傾向一側的 [Heavier, larger, or higher on one side than on the other.]
ps. 比方說高低不平，就可以用這個字來形容。
ex. a lopsided chair
聯想：loop的一的圈圈被拿掉了，於是就不平了
loquacious
loqu-acious
adj.多話的 [talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous ]
review p.170
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字根 locut 、 loqu 是說的意思 (雖然locut較少見)
e locut ion n.演說術 (在演講中風格、用詞和表達的藝術;像手勢、陰陽頓挫 ) = oratory (ps. 後來我覺得oratory有些許與elocution不同，oratory比較像是elocution與eloquence的綜合體，請見p.334)
e loqu ence n.雄辯、能言善道 [Persuasive, powerful discourse.]
e loqu ent adj.雄辯的、能言善道的 [例如諸葛亮的雄辯]
inter locu t or n. 對話者
locut ion n.獨特的措辭、慣用語 = idiom
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lot
n. 大量 ex. a lot of friends
n. 一塊地 ex. a parking lot
n. 籤(用來作決定用的物體) [the use of objects in making a determination or choice at random]
ex. They drew lots to decide who should begin.
他們用抽籤的方法來決定誰先開始。
v.抽籤
lottery
lot-ery
n.獎券 [a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.]
ex. Marriage is a lottery.
婚姻全靠緣份。
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