lee
noun /liː/
/liː/
- [singular] the side or part of something that provides shelter from the wind
背风处;避风处 - We built the house in the lee of the hill.
我们把房子盖在山的背风面。
- We built the house in the lee of the hill.
- lees[plural] the substance that is left at the bottom of a bottle of wine, a container of beer, etc.
(酒瓶等容器中的)沉淀物,残渣 synonym dregs
词源Old English hlēo, hlēow ‘shelter’, of Germanic origin; probably related to luke- in lukewarm.