lotus
/'lautas;
NAmE 'lou-/ noun 1 a tropical plant
with white or pink flowers that grows on the surface of lakes in Africa and
Asia Mfi: a lotus flower lit 2
a picture in the shape of the lotus plant, used in art and architecture, especially in ancient
Egypt llt®^,
) 3 (in ancient Greek stories a fruit that is supposed to make you
feel happy and relaxed
when you have eaten it, as if in a dream )
'lotus position noun [sing.] a way of sitting
with your legs crossed, used especially when people do yoga ( X
louche /lu:J7
adj. (especially BrE, formal) not socially acceptable, but
often still attractive despite this
loud 0-w /laud/ adj., adv.
madj. (loud-er,
loud est) 1 making a lot of noise Rlfiirjft; R|r) ^5 ft ; X
P ft : loud laughter pft 3% ft % -ft o a deafeningly loud bang o She spoke in a
very loud voice. i§0 0 That
music’s too
loud—please
turn it down. i^AA^'T, fiNBWMiJSffi;
—
& o 2 (of
a person or their behaviour A # lh)
talking very
loudly, too much and in a way that is annoying i&iSAAAft; fa] ft 3 (of colours, patterns,
etc. Mfe,
Sill#) too bright and lacking good taste fg ffe
ft; tt ft EVTCl GAUDY,
GARISH ► loud-ly adv.: She screamed
as loudly as she could. M^#rA$§ilfcAnljlfo loud
ness noun [U]
■ adv. (loud-er, loud-est) (informal)
in a way that makes a lot of noise or can be easily heard Pi Jfe; A r
ftk; B(r1 S33 loudly: Do you have to play that music so
loud? fMMffElf AMJP o
You’ll have to speak
louder—I can’t
hear you. $
ftij?r0 —
,loud and 'clear in a way that is very easy to understand jf 6: The
message is coming through loud and clear. S
0 .out 'loud in a
voice that can be heard
by other people tiBF; AAUk:
I laughed out loud. o Please read the letter
out loud. — compare aloud
—
more at action n., cry v., think v.
loud-hail
er /,laud'heila(r)/ {BrE) (NAmE bull-horn) noun an electronic
device, shaped like a horn, with a microphone
at one end, that you speak into in order to make your voice louder so
that it can be heard at a distance AW pA
; iif #! — compare megaphone
WHICH WORD?
■
Loudly is the usual adverb from the
adjective loud.
* loudly loud ft#M®H^I: The audience
laughed loudly
at the joke.
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■
Loud is very common as an adverb in
informal language. It is nearly always used in phrases such as loud enough, as loud
as or with too, very, so, etc.
Moud#tIEAffli£tA0m> /W&JifflAloud enough, as
loud as #fei-n4A iScA; too, very, so # isb/tffj: Don’t play your music too
loud.
AAo o I shouted as loud as I could.
•
Louder is also used in informal styles to
mean ‘more
loudly’. * louder :
Can you speak louder? jAAF #ri£Af®r?
*
Out loud is a common adverb meaning ‘so
that people can hear’. * out loud A'MI'JisI, It A 4 ^
Jfk, A^'lfe: Can you read
the letter out loud? #JE fl A^^^^Ar^r? o He laughed out loud at his own joke, g S ft^i£A#£BAo Aloud has the
same meaning but is
fairly formal. It can also mean ‘in a loud voice’. * aloud
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loud mouth /'laudmauO/ noun (informal) a person who is
annoying because they talk too loudly or too much in
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an offensive or
stupid way i3A ^ A ft A; ^ AfA (ft A ► loud-mouthed adj.
loud-speak-er /,laud'spi:ka(r)/ noun
1 a piece of equipment that changes electrical signals into sound, used in
public places for announcing things, playing music, etc.
A ff; jf "0 #
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lough /Ink;
lnx; NAmE lark; la:x/ noun (in
lounge /laund3/
noun, verb
—
noun 1 a room for
waiting in at an airport, etc. (
#ft ) #j^ii[: the
departure lounge HAli 2 a public room in a hotel, club, etc. for waiting or
relaxing in
( ifeft, {SrAoP%ft ) the television lounge
tk 'M 3 {BrE)
a room in a private house for sitting and relaxing in ( % 4S A ft ) ^ SCI living
room, sitting room — see
also SUN LOUNGE 4 (BrE) = LOUNGE BAR
—
verb [V, usually + adv./prep.} to stand, sit or lie
in a lazy
wayflt##i&& ( 4fi ) # HCI LAZE
AROUND:
Several students were lounging around, reading
newspapers.
'lounge bar (also sal-oon) (both BrE)
noun a bar in a pub, hotel, etc. which is more comfortable than the other
bars and where the drinks are usually more expensive (SJj, Jfctt# ft ) M AM
,
— compare public
bar
'lounge lizard noun
{old-fashioned, informal) a person who does no work and who likes
to be with rich, fashionable people ()
hea loun ger /'laund3a(r)/ noun = sunlounger 'lounge suit noun {BrE) a
man’s suit of matching jacket and trousers/pants, worn especially in offices
and on fairly formal occasions ( ft )
lour verb = lower2 louse
/laus/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 {pi. lice /lais/)
a small insect that lives on the bodies of humans and animals H; SI A: head
lice ^ il — see also woodlouse 2
{pi. louses) {informal, disap- proving) a very
unpleasant person A^:Xj:ifflftA; 14 A it
—
verb JJHUIkri .louse sth~ up {informal) to
spoil sth or do it very badly jilfTs #*f
lousy /'lauzi/
adj. {informal) 1 very bad A X ft ft; ft ; A ft HTO awful, terrible : What lousy
weather! 0 She felt lousy
(= ill).
2 [only before noun] used to show that you feel
annoyed or insulted because you do not think that sth is worth very much ( iAA^tlAAAj/ffSMAli^c ) it Aft, j^Jilft: All she bought
me was this lousy T-shirt. Iffelo ft it T 3 ~ with sth/sb {NAmE)
having too much of sth or too many people ( X
♦ ^J^A ) A^ft: This place is lousy with tourists in
August.#AM{&,
lout /laut/ noun
{BrE) a man or boy who behaves in a rude and aggressive way
^itMSFftM A ( )
HTTl yob — see also lager
lout, litter lout ► loutish adj.: loutish
behaviour fiSPAtLftfr A louvre {NAmE
usually lou-ver) /’lu:va(r)/
noun one of a set of narrow strips of wood, plastic, etc. in a door or a
window that are designed to let air and some light in, but to keep out strong
light or rain; a door or a window that has these strips across it "gf Pf
Hf ; W Of H; WIff® ► louvred {NAmE
usually lou-vered) adj. lov-able
(also love-able)
/'Lvvabl/ adj. having qualities that people find attractive and
easy to love, often despite any faults ft; HA^lft; btAH^Aft SCI endearing: a lovable child
i4A#)0(ftdAA 0 a lovable rogue PlMft^^^