litigate [ 5liti^eit ] (v.) to bring an action in a court of law against someone提出公诉

[例] If you don’t obey the contract, we have to litigate in court.

litigation [ 7liti5^eiFEn ] (n.) the process of bringing an action in a court of law against someone起诉

[例] In fact I am not familiar with the litigation process.

[同义词] lawsuit

loan [ lEun ]1. (n.) money which has been lent贷款

[例] Loan capital must be repaid at a later date.

[同义词] advance, credit, usury

2. (v.) lend借款

[同义词] advance

local time 当地时间

logistic (n.) The management of business operations, such as the acquisition, storage, transportation and delivery of goods along the supply chain. 物流

[例] He is manager of Dept.of Logistics.

logo [ 5lC^Eu ] (n.) design or group of letters used by a company as a distinguishing mark徽标，标识

[例] You can withdraw money through ATMs with our bank’s logo.

log on =log in to enter into a computer the information required to begin a session 登录

lose [ lu:z ] (v.) not make a profit损失

[例] We are losing money.

loss [ lCs ] (n.)损失

[例] Their company suffered loss in business last year.

[同义词] damage, harm

lot [ lCt ] (n.) group of items一批产品

[例] Can you offer us another lot?

[同义词] collection, batch, set

loyalty [5lCIEltI] (n.) sense of belonging and trusting忠诚

[例] customer loyalty

[同义词] allegiance, faithfulness, fidelity

lucrative [ 5lu:krEtiv, lju:- ](adj.)有利的; profitable 赚钱的

[例] a lucrative business

lump sum a single sum of money that serves as complete payment一次付的款额, 一次付清

[例] The lump sum for that payment comes to 20 m dollars.