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lee

/lee/US // li //UK // (liː) //

利,李,李氏,李先生

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : protective shelter: The lee of the rock gave us some protection against the storm.
    • : the side or part that is sheltered or turned away from the wind: We erected our huts under the lee of the mountain.
    • : Chiefly Nautical. the quarter or region toward which the wind blows.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the lee.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inside
Forms: lees

Examples

  • In the winter of 1987, Lee and her family settled in Toronto.

  • This means one of the group’s other functions has become helping newcomers effectively lead a protest if they don’t know how, Lee said.

  • By around 900, Mongolian women fought in wars and held political power, Lee says.

  • So Lee has helped develop a new type of microneedle — one that can barely be felt.

  • So make a pact with your friends to put your screens away during certain times of the day, Lee suggests.

  • Lee and Coogan did briefly meet with the pope, with pictures to prove it, but no one at the Vatican officially screened the film.

  • Twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.

  • What stuck in my mind were the two supporting actors, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin.

  • In my opinion Lee was one of the greatest actors of all time.

  • Little did I know that Lee had actually been born into a wealthy family.

  • It was seen just in time to put the helm a-lee, or we should have run upon it.

  • Lee's army is sweeping victoriously through Maryland; Harper's Ferry taken with ten thousand prisoners.

  • Afterward, when the news came that Lee had succeeded in getting his army safely across the Potomac, Mr. Middleton's hopes revived.

  • Consequently, the official voting was postponed for three weeks, but Lee's resolution was adopted by the Congress on July 2, 1776.

  • Lee realized the wonderful honor for which he had been selected and was deeply appreciative.