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单词 lush
释义 lush
I. \ˈləsh\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English lusch lax, soft, tender, probably alteration of lasche soft, watery, from Middle French, lax, slack, indolent — more at laches
1.
 a. : vigorously growing : producing an abundance of juicy green foliage : succulent, luxuriant
  < lush grass >
  < lush crops flourished in the rich virgin soil — L.H.Beck >
  < a lush and flowery growth of sky-blue delphinium — Louis Bromfield >
 b. : characterized by or capable of supporting flourishing vegetation : green, fertile
  < a country of lush pastures and frequent rain — Henry Williamson >
  < gray cliffs lush with tropical verdure — David Fairchild >
  < lush land where farm ground sells at top prices — G.P.Musselman >
2.
 a. : displaying sturdy vigor or intensity : lusty, thriving
  < the lush growth of bureaucracy in … collective farms — John Fischer >
  < the lush idealism of the prewar period — F.B.Millett >
  < pictures of lush organic communities — R.E.Coker >
 b. : characterized by abundance : generous, plentiful
  < lush appropriations >
  < lush campaign contributions — Fulton Lewis >
  < an increasingly lush supply of aids and suggestions — V.M.Rogers >
 c. : characterized by or offering great financial gain : prosperous, profitable
  < the lush profit level of the war years — Gardner Jackson >
  < able-bodied men … hired away by the lush war industries — R.E.Outman >
  < firms might lose out on lush contracts — Wall Street Journal >
3. : luscious: as
 a. : aromatic, savory, delicious
  < a perfume that smells fruity and lushNew Yorker >
  < made a lush lattice-topped pie — Myrl C. Boyle >
 b. : appealing to the senses : sensuous
  < this pleasant morning … lush with summer languor — Ben Hecht >
  < using full, lush orchestras for his accompaniments — Metronome Yearbook >
  < the cop's nasty voice … turned lush with respect — David Driscoll >
 specifically : voluptuous
  < a lush blonde with honey-colored hair — S.J.Perelman >
 c. : richly ornate : luxurious, opulent, sumptuous
  < stayed at the Waldorf and had a lush time — Frances Crane >
  < cars of lush design — Alan Moorehead >
  < business and industrial worlds provide equally lush salaries — Jeanne K. Beaty >
  < lush, imaginative descriptions of the pageantry in the daily life of the Vatican — Richard McLaughlin >
 especially : excessively ornate
  < a restrained realism which makes other passages seem lush — Richard Plant >
  < lush overelaboration and rampant colorism — Wilder Hobson >
  < sincere and moving despite their lush sentimentality — Musical Digest >
Synonyms: see profuse
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. slang : intoxicating liquor : drink
 < a good fellow that loveth his lush — Charles Lever >
2. : an habitual heavy drinker : drunkard, alcoholic
 < a lazy lush with an inordinate appetite for alcohol — Henry Von Rhau >
 < it becomes the policeman's lot to drive the lushes home — A.C.Spectorsky >
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
intransitive verb
slang : to indulge in liquor : drink — often used with up
 < lushing up on some autumnal nut-brown ale — Douglass Wallop >
transitive verb
1. slang : to drink up (liquor)
 < shouldn't lush champagne on an empty stomach — D.G.Gerahty >
— often used with up
2. slang : to ply with liquor — often used with up
 < lush themselves up with dry martinis and large whiskeys — Blackwood's >
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