liberal
思想前卫的：not bound；慷慨的，大方的：generosity
libertine
放荡不羁者：without moral restraint
licentious
放荡的，性欲强的：lacking restraints
liken
显示相似，把...比作：show as similar
limber
可塑的，柔软的：flexible
limp
柔软的，松散的：lacking firm；软弱的，没有精神的：lacking strength；跛行，艰难地行走：haltingly or unsteadily
limpid
透明清澈的：transparent clearness；镇定的，淡定的：free from agitation
linger
磨蹭，闲荡：proceed slowly
lissome
柔软的：easily bent；敏捷的，轻盈的：move with ease
list
（使）倾斜：at an angle
lithe
敏捷的，轻盈的：grace；柔软的：easily bent
loath
不情愿的，讨厌的：reluctant
loathe
厌恶：dislike
lofty
崇高的：elevated；高的：rising；自大的：superiority
loll
懒洋洋地行动：lazy；偷懒，打发时间：doing nothing
lopsided
歪的，倾斜的：leaning；不平衡的，不协调的：lacking in balance
loquacious
话多的：excessive talk
loutish
粗鲁的：awkward, stupid and boorish
lubricate
使润滑：reduce friction
lucid
有光亮的：suffused with light；神志清楚的：full use of one's mind；表达清晰的，简单易懂的：easily understood
lug
拖动，拉动：cause to follow；费力搬运：laboriously
lugubrious
（故作夸张的）悲哀的：mournful
lull
相对平静时期，间隙：momentary halt；使镇静，使安心：free from distress
lullaby
催眠曲：song lull sleep；使镇静，使安心：free from distress
lumber
木材：tree logs；笨拙地行动：clumsiness；使负担（从而拖累）：burden
luminary
杰出人物：eminence
lurch
蹒跚：swaying
lurk
潜伏：lie in wait
lush
茂盛呃：vigorously；多产的：producing abundantly；（声音、味道）优美的，令人愉悦的：appealing
lustrous
有光泽的：shiny
luxurious
豪华的：wealth and comfort；奢侈的：excessive gratification
lyric
（可以哼唱的）小曲：musical composition；如诗歌般流畅优美的：suggestive of poetry or music
macabre
恐怖的：horror of death
macerate
浸泡（以软化）：soaking or steeping
maculate
使有斑点，弄脏；玷污，损坏：spot
maelstrom
漩涡：violent whirlpool；混乱、动荡的局势：turbulent
magnificent
壮丽的：strikingly impressive
maladroit
笨拙的：lack of nimbleness
malaise
不舒服：bodily discomfort
malcontent
不满分子：opposition；不满的：dissatisfied
malicious
恶意的：deliberately harmful
malign
恶意的：cause suffering；诽谤：utter injuriously
malinger
装病以逃避工作：pretend illness
malleable
可塑的：capable of being shaped；易控制的：capable of being controlled
malodorous
恶臭的：unpleasant smell
mandatory
强制的：forcing compliance
mangle
损毁，使伤残：injury；弄砸：ruin
mangy
卑劣的：contemptible
mania
热衷，狂热：intense enthusiasm
manifest
显然的，明显易懂：understanding；显现，显露：make evident
manipulate
巧妙操作：skillful；巧妙处理，暗中操控：deviously
mannered
不自然的，做作的：artificial
manumit
解放（奴隶）：release from slavery
manuscript
手稿：written by hand
mar
污点，坏点：spoils the appearance；破坏，削弱：impair
marsh
沼泽，湿地：wet
martinet
纪律严明之人：strict
marvel
令人惊奇的事物：surprise, admiration or wonder；（因为壮观、美丽等而）表示惊讶：feel amazement
masquerade
面具，伪装：display insincere；伪装，掩饰：disguise
mash
捣碎：pulpy mass
mastery
技艺超群，精通：great skill
matriculate
入学；录取：admit or be admitted
maudlin
过于感伤的：tearfully sentimental
maven
专家：experienced
maverick
特立独行之人：does not conform；标新立异的，不合常规的：deviating
mawkish
过度伤感的：sentimental
meager
贫乏的：deficient
mean
卑贱的：ignoble；吝啬的：sharing little；打算，怀有目的：purpose or goal；意味着：convey, show or indicate
meander
闲逛，漫步：aimlessly and idly
measly
少得可怜的，微不足道的：small
measured
深思熟虑的，审慎的：calculated
meddle
干涉，管闲事：intrude
mediate
调解，调停：bring about an agreement
mediocre
平庸的，质量中等偏下的：moderate
medley
大杂烩，混合物：mixture
meek
谦恭的：humility；顺从的：submissive
meet
合适的：very proper
mellifluous
（曲调）优美的：smooth and sweet
melodramatic
感情夸张的，伤感的：exaggeratedly emotional
menace
威胁，使处于危险：intention to harm
mendacious
撒谎的，虚假的：lies
mentor
导师：guide；教导，指导：give advice
mercenary
（外国军队的）雇佣军：soldier hired；唯利是图的，贪婪的：monetary or material gain
mercurial
（情绪）善变的：changeableness of mood
merited
应得的，理所应当的：what is called for
mesh
诱捕：catch
mesmeric
催命的，催眠术的：mesmerism；令人着迷的，难以抗拒的：attracting
metamorphose
（使）变形：change
metaphysical
哲学上的，理论上的：idea；非尘世的：beyond universe
meteoric
流星般迅速而短暂的：brevity
methodical
井然有序的，有条理的：systematic order
meticulous
极为谨慎的：extreme or excessive care
mettle
勇气：strength of spirit；毅力，耐力：stamina
miff
使恼怒：annoyed
migratory
迁移的：moving from one region to another
milk
榨取（财富、信息等）：coerce profit
mime
模仿：model
mimic
仿真的，伪造的：in appearance；滑稽地模仿（以取笑）：copy or exaggerate；模仿：model
minatory
带来威胁的，有凶兆的：a sign of evil
mince
切碎：small pieces；小步走：short steps