| 单词 | lush |
| 释义 | lush (once / 2801 pages) 1adj 2n Lush describes something growing in abundance, like the lush green grass that covers the lawn in the spring. Lush usually describes thick healthy plant growth, like the jungles of the rainforest that were so lush you couldn't walk through without chopping down branches. (Then it wasn't so lush anymore...oops!) Lush also means "plush" or even "extravagant" — like a thick shag carpet, music with lots of layers, or a bedroom wallpapered in velvet. Plants full of juice are lush, which is perhaps why a person who drinks too much alcohol is called a lush. WORD FAMILYlush: lusher, lushes, lushest, lushly, lushness USAGE EXAMPLESHis land was lush, with high dunes overlooking its 480 feet of oceanfront. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Mr. Johnson relished his lush job, but he soon grew restless again. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) His music, by turns minimal and lush, incorporates an array of influences from Bach to rock to West African kora music. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj produced or growing in extreme abundance Syn exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, riotous abundant present in great quantity 2adj full of juice lush fruits Syn succulent juicy full of juice 3adj characterized by extravagance and profusion 2Syn lavish, lucullan, plush, plushy rich suggestive of or characterized by great expense n a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually Syn|Hyper alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, soaker, souse drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, sot, wino a chronic drinker |
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