lake

湖

周囲を陸地に囲まれた大きな水域。

やさしい英語で： A large area of water surrounded by land.

• We swam in the lake.
• Their house overlooks a small lake.
• The lakes freeze during the winter.

よく使う表現： deep lake, frozen lake, lake shore, across the lake

湖、たまり

一か所にたまった非常に多くの液体。

やさしい英語で： A very large amount of liquid collected in one place.

• A lake of oil spread beneath the car.
• The burst pipe left a lake on the floor.
• Overproduction created a wine lake that nobody could sell.

使い方： a lake of something (A lake of spilled milk spread across the kitchen floor.)

類義語： pool

よく使う表現： lake of wine, lake of milk, oil lake