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lackadaisical /ˏlækəˋdezɪkl/

lack-adais(=aday)-ical

adj.懶散的;無精打采的 [without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic]

My problem is, that when we get a few wins, we become lackadaisical.

We haven't kept the same intensity.

We will lose games, particularly to teams that have been under.500.

聯想： lack + a + dai (日文的大)+ iscal 缺少大的東西

字源：lackaday intej.【古】悲哉

lackluster

lack-luster

adj.無光澤的、無生氣的 [lacking brilliance or radiance; dull]

ex. lackluster sales
銷售平淡

ex. They hope to remedy their lackluster performance by a few changes in personnel.
由於演出效果平平,他們想在人員上做些調整來加以補救

luster

n.光澤

laconic /ləˋkɑnɪk/

lacon-ic

adj.簡潔的 [using few words; expressing much in few words; concise]

ex. The war experience helped to give the New Frontier generations casual and laconic tone.
戰爭的經曆有助於使新邊疆這一輩養成不拘形式和說話幹脆的作風。

ex. A slight frown and a laconic 'Yes,' were the answer.
回答是淡淡的皺眉和一聲簡短的"是的"。

laconic:speech＝austere:design

ps. Laconia --Λακωνία (拉科尼亞)

Sparti(斯巴達)是它的首都，其中Spartans斯巴達人以好戰、紀律、說話簡潔出了名的

lactic /ˋlæktɪk/

lact( L. lact- ; milk)-ic

adj.乳的 [of, pertaining to, or obtained from milk.]

ps. lactic acid= 乳酸

When cells cannot or do not use oxygen in ATP production, they have another pathway to make energy (ATP). This is called Anaerobic Respiration or more commonly Fermentation.

Animals, Fungi, and Bacteria all have species with fermentation pathways. In humans it is the cause for sore muscles after over exertion. In fungus (yeast) it causes bread to rise and beer have alcohol. Even the bacteria in our intestines (E.Coli) ferments sugar we eat (lactose) and helps us function.

Fermentation doesn't produce ATP in humans like Aerobic respiration does. When there isn't enough oxygen in your blood you produce only 5%-10% of the ATP you can with oxygen. Additionally, there are waste products that must be disposed of in fermentation (lactic acid). Still, remember that 2 ATP is better than zero ATP.

lag

v.落後 [To fail to keep up a pace; straggle.]

v. 走得慢, 滯緩[To proceed or develop with comparative slowness]

ex. Production lagged and unemployment rose.
生產減少,失業增加。

玩online game時一定很不喜歡看到LAG這個字

Jet Lag = 時差綜合症

lair

n.(野獸的)窩 [a den or resting place of a wild animal]

n.祕密藏身處 [a secluded or hidden place, esp. a secret retreat or base of operations; a hideout or hideaway]

ex. a pirate's lair.

lair

hair

他躲的很隱密，連一顆細毛的線索都無法找到 or 間不容髮

laity /ˋleətɪ/

n.在教堂工作但不是神職人員的人, 俗人 [The laity are all the people involved in the work of a church who are not clergymen, monks, or nuns. ]

ex. 教堂中的清潔工、會計師等等就可以稱為laity

ex. The new proposals affect both clergy and laity.
新的建議與神職人員和俗人都有關係

字源：lay有很多用法，其中一個很少見的是當adj.世俗的

layman

n. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.

lambaste

lam-baste [lam v.重打 baste v.塗油脂 v.毒打]

v.不停地打;痛打 [to beat or whip severely.]

v.嚴責 [to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.]

ex. The newspapers lambasted government corruption.
報紙毫不留情地批評政府的腐敗。

lambaste <> extol v.讚美;頌揚

/* 音:extol 發音類似 "一顆失投"
王建民完投九局,只有"一顆失投",值得"稱讚" ~~~~  */

lament /ləˋmɛnt/

v.哀悼 [ to feel or express sorrow or regret for; deplore]

ex. to lament for one's GRE score ...

n.哀悼 [an expression of grief or sorrow.]

" Milt Jackson Live In Japan 1990, ps. He is an American jazz vibraphonist, and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style