one of the Great Lakes, named for a native Iroquoian people who lived nearby, from French Erie, shortening of Rhiienhonons, said to mean "raccoon nation," perhaps in reference to a totemic animal. Related: Erian.
权威例句
1. Lake Erie is filling with the heavy rain.
由于大雨,伊利湖水正在上涨.
2. Industrial waste burned on the surface of Lake Erie near Cleveland in 1970.
1970年工业废物污染了克利夫兰附近的伊利湖湖面.
3. After many years of work the Erie Canal was completed in 1825.
经过许多年的建设,伊利运河终于在1825年竣工.
4. Any erie can bring about unexpected trouble which unrecoverable later.
任何错误都能引起意想不到的麻烦,造成后来不可挽回的损失.
5. There are five lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.