lieu

/l(j)uː/

Meanings

noun

代替， जगह

Place, stead; See in lieu or in lieu of

Examples :

"Because the office was closed, the meeting was held in lieu of the conference room, at the nearby coffee shop. "

因为办公室关门了，所以会议没有在会议室举行，而是改在附近的咖啡馆举行了。

position place

Related Words

shop noun

/ʃɒp/ /ʃɑp/

商店，店铺。

"My mom goes to the local shop to buy groceries. "

我妈妈去附近的商店买菜。

stead noun

/stɛd/

地方, 位置

"The old oak tree stood in the stead where the playground will be built. "

那棵老橡树立在将来要建操场的地方。

meeting noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmitɪŋ/

会见，相遇。

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

遇见他会让人兴奋的。我喜欢结识新朋友。

room noun

/ɹuːm/ /ɹum/

余地，空间

"The new program at school gives students more room for creativity in their projects. "

学校的新项目给学生们在创作项目方面提供了更大的发挥空间。

held verb

/ˈhɛld/

握住，抓住。

"Hold the pencil like this."

像这样握住铅笔。

office noun

/ˈɑfɪs/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɔfɪs/

职责，职务

"The mayor's office held a special ceremony to honor the city's firefighters. "

市长办公室举行了一个特别的仪式来表彰城市的消防员。(Shì zhǎng bàngōngshì jǔxíng le yī gè tèbié de yíshì lái biǎozhāng chéngshì de xiāofángyuán.)

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

coffee noun

/ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɔ.fi/

咖啡，咖啡豆饮料

"My dad made a strong coffee before going to work. "

我爸爸上班前煮了一杯浓咖啡。

place noun

/pleɪs/

地方，场所.

"The park is a good place to relax after school. "

公园是放学后放松的好地方。

nearby adjective

/ˌnɪərˈbaɪ/ /ˌniːrˈbaɪ/

附近，邻近的.

"He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries."

他去附近的一家商店买了些杂货。

closed verb

/kləʊzd/ /kloʊzd/

关闭，合上。

"The carpenter closed the gap in the fence with a new piece of wood. "

木匠用一块新木头把篱笆上的缝隙堵上了。

conference noun

/ˈkɒn.fə.ɹəns/ /ˈkɑn.fə.ɹəns/

会议，协商。

"The family held a conference to discuss their summer vacation plans. "

一家人开了一个会，认真商量暑假的计划。