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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Folklore
ley /leɪ, liː/ (also ley line) noun [countable]  RFan imaginary line connecting buildings, places etc that is believed to follow an ancient track that has special power 雷线,地脉〔据信沿远古路线连接建筑、地点等的有特殊力量的假想线〕
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leyThe essence of the problem is to define a ley, which is harder than it appears.In fieldwork, you are really looking for anything that might confirm the existence of a ley.He asked me if I knew anything about ley lines and I confessed my ignorance.Within the arable area the greatest changes have been the increase of cereals and the decline of the one-year clover ley.These follow the courses of three major ley lines.The node points channel the ley earth-forces through the system, terminating at the Flying Swan.Not only have UFOs nothing to do with ley lines, they have nothing to do with ancient monuments or geology.
ley nounChinese
connecting an etc places line Corpus that is buildings, imaginary


ley
ley /leɪ, liː/ (also ˈley line) noun [countable]
an imaginary line connecting buildings, places etc that is believed to follow an ancient track that has special power


leyBrE /leɪ/ 🔊NAmE /leɪ/ 🔊 noun (also ˈley line) an imaginary line that is believed to follow the route of an ancient track and to have special powers (被认为与古代路径重合并具有超常力量的)假想线(specialist) an area of land where grass is grown temporarily instead of crops 暂作草地的可耕地;轮作的草地