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单词 plush
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plush

(plʌʃ)
Word forms: comparative plusher, superlative plushest
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe something as plush, you mean that it is very smart, comfortable, or expensive.
...a plush, four-storey, Georgian house in Mayfair.
...one of the plushest posts in U.S. diplomacy.
Synonyms: luxurious, luxury, costly, lavish More Synonyms of plush
2. uncountable noun
Plush is a thick soft material like velvet, used especially for carpets and to cover furniture.
All the seats were in red plush.

plush in British English

(plʌʃ)
noun
1. 
a. 
a fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet
b. 
(as modifier)
a plush chair
adjective
2.  Also: plushy informal
lavishly appointed; rich; costly
Derived forms
plushly (ˈplushly)
adverb
plushness (ˈplushness)
noun
Word origin
C16: from French pluche, from Old French peluchier to pluck, ultimately from Latin pilus a hair, pile3

plush in American English

(plʌʃ)
noun
1. 
a fabric with a soft, thick, deep pile
adjective
2. 
of or made of plush
3.  Informal
luxurious, as in furnishings
Word origin
Fr pluche < peluche < OFr peluchier, to pluck < VL *piluccare: see pluck

Examples of 'plush' in a sentence
plush

The plush hotel has no less than five swimming and reasonably priced beauty treatments, such as relaxing facials and massages.
The Sun (2016)
Despite the plush hotel that's waiting, no one wants to go first.
The Sun (2016)
Then there are the plush offices and large salaries of the people who run the thing.
The Sun (2014)
We sit on one of the plush sofas.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Visit a plush local hotel and enjoy its lobby.
Christianity Today (2000)
She shudders at a plush crimson chair with a gargantuan back.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
More practicality is in the plush seat.
The Sun (2007)
The carpets are so plush they practically tickle the shins.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Most charities have plush offices in the city.
The Sun (2013)
 Carpets so plush that you could hardly walk.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Passengers were able to move more freely within the cars with the plush chairs on the aisle and the sleeper beds above.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
But you're not here to sit on red plush.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There's also a snug lounge with plush velvet sofas and lilies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We've been offered jobs to convert old bank buildings into plush hotels and the like.
The Sun (2015)
Big plush seats, the pilot behind glass.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The offices are plush, but not gilded.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But the bedrooms are superb with hardwood floors, plush sofas and standalone baths.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Picking up the post and opening a questionnaire from a plush hotel, she was puzzled.
The Sun (2015)
A creaky door led to a small shower room with plush red towels.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Italian striker is leaving his Manchester city centre penthouse for a plush pad in the sticks.
The Sun (2011)
A You forked out a hefty sum for plush new sofas and were disappointed to find faults when they arrived.
The Sun (2012)
The signs are ominous from the opening scene, when clubbers are having a party on the roof of a plush Ibiza pad.
The Sun (2011)
The dual seat (which has a high and low setting) feels padded and plush and the instrument panel is easy to read.
The Sun (2006)

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In other languages
plush

British English: plush ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as plush, you mean that it is very smart, comfortable, or expensive.
...their plush new training facility.
  • American English: plush
  • Brazilian Portuguese: suntuoso
  • Chinese: 豪华舒适的
  • European Spanish: lujoso
  • French: somptueux
  • German: vornehm
  • Italian: lussuoso
  • Japanese: 豪華な
  • Korean: 호화스런
  • European Portuguese: sumptuoso
  • Latin American Spanish: lujoso

(adjective) 
Definition
luxurious
a plush Georgian house in Mayfair
Synonyms
luxurious
a luxurious hotel
luxury
costly
the exceptionally beautiful and costly cloths made in northern Italy
lavish
a lavish party to celebrate his fiftieth birthday
rich
This is a Baroque church with a rich interior.
sumptuous
a sumptuous feast
opulent
an opulent lifestyle
palatial
a palatial Hollywood mansion
ritzy (slang)
Palm Springs has a lot of ritzy restaurants.
de luxe
Opposites
cheap
,
ordinary
,
plain
,
inexpensive
,
spartan
,
cheap and nasty

Additional synonyms

in the sense of costly
the exceptionally beautiful and costly cloths made in northern Italy
Synonyms
splendid,
rich,
valuable,
precious,
gorgeous,
lavish,
luxurious,
sumptuous,
priceless,
opulent
in the sense of lavish
Definition
great in quantity or richness
a lavish party to celebrate his fiftieth birthday
Synonyms
grand,
magnificent,
splendid,
lush,
abundant,
sumptuous,
exuberant,
opulent,
copious,
luxuriant,
profuse
in the sense of opulent
Definition
having or indicating wealth
an opulent lifestyle
Synonyms
luxurious,
expensive,
champagne,
magnificent,
costly,
splendid,
lavish,
sumptuous,
plush (informal),
ritzy (slang),
de luxe,
well-appointed

Nearby words of
plush

  • plunge
  • plurality
  • plus
  • plush
  • plutocrat
  • ply
  • po-faced

Synonyms of 'plush'

plush

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of palatial
Definition
like a palace
a palatial Hollywood mansion
Synonyms
magnificent,
grand,
imposing,
splendid,
gorgeous,
luxurious,
spacious,
majestic,
regal,
stately,
sumptuous,
plush (informal),
illustrious,
grandiose,
opulent,
de luxe,
splendiferous (facetious)
in the sense of rich
This is a Baroque church with a rich interior.
Synonyms
costly,
fine,
expensive,
valuable,
superb,
elegant,
precious,
elaborate,
splendid,
gorgeous,
lavish,
exquisite,
sumptuous,
priceless,
palatial,
beyond price
in the sense of ritzy
Definition
luxurious or elegant
Palm Springs has a lot of ritzy restaurants.
Synonyms
luxurious,
grand,
luxury,
elegant,
glittering,
glamorous,
stylish,
posh (informal, British),
sumptuous,
plush (informal),
high-class,
opulent,
swanky (informal),
de luxe,
schmick (Australian, informal)
in the sense of sumptuous
Definition
magnificent and very expensive
a sumptuous feast
Synonyms
luxurious,
rich,
grand,
expensive,
superb,
magnificent,
costly,
splendid,
posh (informal, British),
gorgeous,
lavish,
extravagant,
plush (informal),
opulent,
palatial,
ritzy (slang),
de luxe,
splendiferous (facetious)
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