leas
leas — 名詞
1. an open area of land covered with grass where animals such as sheep, cows, or ho
草地；牧地
長滿青草、適合放牧的田野
an open area of land covered with grass where animals such as sheep, cows, or horses can feed on their own
Every spring the farmer drives the sheep out onto the open lea to graze.
每年春天，農夫把羊群趕到開闊的草地上吃草。
collocation: open lea
Tanvi walked her goats to the village lea at dawn, before the summer heat arrived.
Tanvi 在黎明時分把山羊帶到村莊的牧地去，趁著夏日的炎熱還沒到來。
collocation: village lea
The wide leas behind the old cottage were covered with yellow wildflowers and tall grass.
那棟老舊小屋後方廣闊的草地上，開滿了黃色野花，長著高高的青草。
Emily and her cousin played on the village lea every afternoon after school.
Emily 和表妹每天下午放學後都會在村莊的草地上玩耍。
The sheep on the east lea gave more wool than those on the rocky hillside.
東邊草地上的羊產出的羊毛，比岩石山坡上的羊還要多。
- desert
a dry area without grass
- built-up area
land covered with buildings rather than grass
文法句型
lea [singular] / leas [plural]
用法筆記
This is an old-fashioned or literary word, uncommon in modern everyday speech. It survives mainly in British English place names and poetry.
常見錯誤
2. a piece of land that is normally used for growing crops but is planted with gras
輪作地
短期種植牧草以恢復地力的耕地
a piece of land that is normally used for growing crops but is planted with grass for a season to be cut as animal food or used for animal feeding
Pedro planted clover on the lea to restore the soil before the next wheat crop.
Pedro 在輪作地上種了苜蓿，讓土壤在下一期小麥播種前恢復養分。
lea used as part of crop rotation
These leas are left unplanted every third year to keep the soil rich.
這些輪作地每隔三年就不種作物，這樣土壤才不會失去肥力。
plural: leas + passive construction
The farmer rented a lea near the river to cut hay for his horses.
農夫在河邊租了一塊輪作地，割草餵馬。
Hamza turned the old lea back into a wheat field after one season of grass.
Hamza 在種了一季牧草之後，把那塊輪作地恢復成小麥田。
The lea behind the barn gave enough hay to feed the cows all winter long.
穀倉後方的輪作地收成的乾草，足夠讓牛群吃上整個冬天。
文法句型
lea [singular] / leas [plural]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (OPEN GRASSLAND): this sense refers to land that is temporarily used for grass as part of a crop rotation system, not a permanent pasture. Subject is usually a farmer or agricultural worker.
leas — 縮寫
1. a written short form of the word leather, used on product labels and in commerci
皮革（縮寫）
貿易標籤中 leather 的縮寫
a written short form of the word leather, used on product labels and in commercial documents to show what material something is made of
The label inside the coat read "leas." meaning the outer layer was real leather.
外套內側的標籤上寫著「leas.」，表示外層是真皮。
found on product labels; abbreviation with period
All items in the shipment were marked "leas." as required by trade rules.
根據貿易規定，所有貨品都標示了「leas.」。
used in commercial / shipping contexts
Andrei checked the tag and saw "leas." stamped next to the brand name.
Andrei 檢查了標籤，看到品牌名稱旁印著「leas.」。
The wholesaler listed each product as "leas." in the catalogue for buyers.
批發商在目錄中將每項產品列為「leas.」，供買家查閱。
Shoes marked "leas." cost more than those made of synthetic materials.
標示「leas.」的鞋子比合成材質的鞋子價格更高。
用法筆記
Always written with a period (leas.) in British and American trade usage. Not a common abbreviation that general learners need to know — encountered mainly on garment tags and in the wholesale leather trade.