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单词 lounge
释义 lounge
I. \ˈlau̇nj\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
: to act or move idly or lazily : to stand, sit, or recline indolently : loaf, loll, saunter
 < for whole days at a time he would lounge in his Windsor chair in the kitchen — George Orwell >
 < lounged out from the office and looked him over — S.E.White >
transitive verb
: to pass (time) idly — usually used with away
 < returned to Rome to lounge away the remainder of his days — J.A.Froude >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a place for lounging: as
 a. : a room in a private home or public building for informal gathering and conversation or other leisure occupations : living room, parlor
  < these paints are particularly suitable for lounge, dining room, and bedrooms — Australian Home Beautiful >
  : lobby, waiting room
  < had the “plush” furnishings and atmosphere and most of the amenities of the lounge of a world airport — Sam Pollock >
  < in the U.N.'s corridors and lounges, where the doubtful are influenced — Time >
 b. : cocktail lounge
 c. : a room in a public building often combining lounging, smoking, and toilet facilities
 d. : a room or place on a train, ship, or airplane offering club or lounging facilities
  < had gathered her lonely charges in the lounge at the rear of the plane — Henry La Cossitt >
2. archaic : a lounging gait or posture : saunter, slouch
3. : a long couch on which one person may recline or several may sit
 < threw herself on the lounge and buried her face in her hands — Winston Churchill >
— compare davenport, daybed, divan, sofa
III.
archaic
variant of lunge
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