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.lucky
'dip (BrE) (NAmE 'grab
bag) noun [usually sing.] a game in which people choose a
present from a container of presents without being able to see what it is going
to be MBWM
lu
cra tive /'luikrativ/
adj. producing a large amount of money; making a large
profit J|||bk4$-ft9; $ fij ^ : a
lucrative business/contract/market f ij p 7 (ft X M / >n'|W]
/ note at successful ► lucratively adv.
lucre
/'lu:ka(r)/
noun [u] (disapproving) money, especially when
it has been obtained in a way that is dishonest or immoral ( X 5ft & 7 IE (ft )
& M: the lure of filthy lucre
Lud
dite /'Lvdait/
noun (BrE, disapproving) a person who is opposed
to new technology or working methods A MsIMIfll Named after Ned Lud, one
of the workers who destroyed machinery in factories in the early 19th century,
because they believed it would take away their jobs. M § 19
• Am, ■
ludic
/'lu:dik/
adj. (formal) showing a tendency to play and have fun,
make jokes, etc., especially when there is no particular reason for doing this MfeWl; M75t^;(ft ludi •crous /'lurdikras/ adj. unreasonable; that you
cannot take seriously 7 1^11 (ft ; 7 0M (ft BQ3 absurd, ridiculous: a ludicrous
suggestion
Util (ft It IXo It was ludicrous to think that the plan could
succeed.
►
ludicrously adv.-. ludicrously expensive jHAftB ludi-crous-ness
noun [U] ludo /'luidau; NAmE -dou/ (BrE)
(NAmE Par-cheesi™)
noun [U] a simple game played with dice and counters on a special board A % ( £7ft^£#M±5clft
«)
lug
/lAg/
verb, noun
■
verb (-gg-) [VN +adv./prep.]
(informal)
to carry or drag sth heavy with a lot of effort ffcS&Jfc:
1
had to lug my bags up to the fourth floor. jl&
* noun 1 (technical 7i«j a part of sth that sticks out, used as a
handle or support 7 #3; IS ^ 2 (also lug-
hole) (both BrE, humorous) an ear luge /lu:3; lu:d3/ noun 1 [C] a type of sledge (= a vehicle for sliding over ice) for
racing, used by one person lying on their back with their feet pointing
forwards AlSi, 711* ( WBhM )
2
the luge [sing.] the event or
sport of racing down a track of ice on a luge
Luger™
/'lurga(r)/
noun a type of small gun which was made in
luggage
ow /'lAgid3/ (especially
BrE)
(also bag-gage
especially
in NAmE) noun [U]
bags,
cases, etc. that contain sb’s clothes and things when they are travelling If 7
: There’s room for one more piece of luggage. IS Jfe Af # jfe — # It 7 „ O You stay there with the luggage
while I find a cab. jftlrlrAr 7, A tb 7 <> — see also hand luggage, left- luggage office o note at baggage 'luggage rack noun 1 a shelf for luggage
above the seats in a train, bus, etc. ( jA.7A * &
n 7
Af
(ft ) ff 7 ^ — picture o rack 2 (especially
NAmE)
= ROOF RACK
'luggage
van (BrE)
(NAmE 'baggage
car) noun a coach/car on a train for carrying passengers’
luggage
(A7 (ft ) ffm
lug-hole
/’lAghaul;
NAmE -hool/ noun (BrE, humorous) = lug n.(2)
lu
gu bri ous /la'guibrias/ adj. sad and serious Pf] %f> (ft; i£05(ft S33 doleful : a
lugubrious expression 5A #i(ft#1i ► lu-gu-bri-ous-ly
adv. lug-worm
/'lAgw3:m;
NAmE -W3:rm/ noun a large worm that lives in the sand by the sea.
Lugworms are often used as bait on a hook to catch fish. , #1® ( #
mftmn
luke
warm /.luik'woim;
NAmE -'wo:rm/ adj. (often disapproving) 1 slightly warm Ifctg.
(ft; 7 & 7 (ft;
FFT1 tepid : Our
food was only lukewarm. j|] (ft It HHS.7(fto o note
at cold 2 ~ (about sb/sth) not
interested or enthusiastic A A® (ft; 7$Vlf (ft: a lukewarm
response JxEi o She was lukewarm
about
the plan.
lull
/lAl/
noun, verb
3
noun [usually sing.] ~
(in
sth) a quiet period between
times
of activity ( IS3fr|B](ft ) I'ijffc:
a lull in
the conversation/fighting i* / $ 4 7 (ft ® o Just before an
attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the
storm (=
before a time of noise or trouble). 3%i\l
M&RJiMMlft7#o
4
verb 1 [VN] to make sb
relaxed and calm
H771 soothe : The
vibration of the engine lulled the children to sleep. „ 2 to
make
sth, or to become, less strong ( $* )
[VN]
His father’s arrival lulled the boy’s anxiety. lf}
3.7
ftk Tfsf&Sffl'AMm7£70 [also v] Q3E13 lull sb into sth to make sb feel
confident and relaxed, especially so that they do not expect it when sb does
sth bad or dishonest fftc M {[£ : His friendly
manner lulled her into a false sense of security (= made her feel safe
with him when she should not have). ffeAjfcf(ft
lullaby
/'Ulabai/
noun (pi. -ies) a soft gentle song sung
to make a child go to sleep
lum
bago /lAm'beigau;
NAmE -gou/ noun [U] pain in the muscles
and joints of the lower back lum bar /'lAmba(r)/ adj. [only
before noun] (medical E) relating to the lower part of the back Jgf
(
.lumbar
'puncture (BrE) (NAmE 'spinal tap) noun the
removal of liquid from the lower part of the spine
with a hollow needle M$L$EM lum ber /'lAmba(r)/ noun, verb
5
noun [U] 1 (especially
NAmE) = timber(2) 2 (BrE) pieces
of
furniture, and other large objects that you do not use any more )M 10 : a lumber
room (= for storing lumber in)
6
verb 1 [V -i-adv./prep.] to move in a slow, heavy
and
awkward
way A family
of elephants lumbered by. —
7iA^7 2 [VN] [usually
passive] ~ sb (with
sb/sth)
(informal) to give sb a
responsibility, etc., that they do not want and that they cannot get rid of ( IE
^
^ ) : When our parents went out, my sister got lumbered with
me for the evening.
lum
ber ing /'lAmbarirj/
adj. moving in a slow, heavy and awkward way H
If Al 1$ ; a
lumbering dinosaur Sit
lum
ber jack /‘lAmbad3aek; NAmE -berd3-/ (also log-ger) noun (especially in the
lum
beryard /'Lvmbajard;
NAmE 'Umbarjaird/ noun (NAmE) = TIMBER
YARD
lu-men
/'luimen/
noun (abbr. Im) (physics ffi) a unit for measuring the
rate of flow of light if.BJ ( )
lu
minance /'luiminans/
noun [U] (physics $)) the amount of light
given out in a particular direction from a particular area
lu
mi nary /'luiminari;
NAmE -neri/ noun (pi. -ies) a person who is an
expert or a great influence in a special area or activity AlC; nft A^J
lu
mi nes cence /.luimi'nesns/
noun [u] (technical A iff or literary) a quality in sth that
produces light Aft- it j$. ► lu-mi-nes-cent adj.
lu-mi-nous
/'lurmmas/
adj. 1 shining in the dark; giving out light fcittfA,
AitRI; luminous paint A
0 luminous
hands on a clock o staring
with huge luminous eyes &Tir 0 (figura
tive) the luminous quality of the music It Rff (tfJ h1 7 o note at bright 2 very bright in colour
: They
painted the door a luminous green. IfeCI jGH WU&o o note at bright ►
lu-mi-nous-ly
adv. lu-mi-nos-ity /,lu:mi‘nDsati; NAmE -'na:s-/ noun [sing., U]