lumme /'lAmi/ exclamation {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to show surprise or interest (        )

lump Ow /Ump/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a piece of sth hard or solid, usually without a particular shape (     ) J&: a lump of coal/

cheese/wood —   0 This sauce has lumps

in it.   2 (Br£) = sugar lump: One

lump or two? /jfl—3 a swelling under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness jjfyife; Pt He was unhurt apart from a lump on his head.

35 T A33,  o 0 Check your breasts for

lumps every month. W ft ft — & |[ % M W # $ o 4 (informal, especially BrE) a heavy, lazy or stupid person ^S^A; A; IIAA IR71 have, etc. a lump in your throat to feel pressure in the throat because you are very angry or emotional ( 0 'It ^ 'If If M A] M ) take your 'lumps (NAmE, informal) to accept bad things that happen to you without complaining

■                  verb [VN] ~ A and B together | ~ A (in) with B to put or

consider different things together in the same group te-'-lQ# — 35 (  ) : You can’t lump all

Asian languages together, fa A f & IE EJrfa M M #H if n /§ A iA ITiTCil 'lump it (informal) to accept sth unpleasant because there’s no other choice ( IS^i] Alik#® )

, l^^i: I’m sorry you’re not happy about it but you’ll just have to lump it.

oj fa R         ■ A 7 o O That’s the situation— like it

or lump it!          A^faMAt

lumpectomy /.lAm'pektami/ noun {pi. -ies) an oper­ation to remove a tumour from sb’s body, especially a woman’s breast (

lump en /'lAmpan/ adj. {BrE, literary) looking heavy and awkward or stupid          #AM3IW

lump ish /'lAinpiJV adj. heavy and awkward; stupid A MW;    033 clumsy

Jump 'sum (also Jump ,sum payment) noun an amount of money that is paid at one time and not on separate occasions —*

lumpy /'lAmpi/ adj. full of lumps; covered in lumps £ lumpy sauce    «

o a lumpy mattress IMAA

lu nacy /'luinasi/ noun [U] 1 behaviour that is stupid or crazy MS Wit A;          H77I madness • It’s sheer

lunacy driving in such weather.          A, M

fk faCj o 2 {old-fashioned) mental illness       ft #

£i£L;  HEI madness

lunar /’lu:na(r)/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with the moon E W; E ^ W: a lunar eclipseAandscape E

t; Etmm®

Junar 'cycle noun {astronomy A) a period of 19 years, after which the new moon and full moon return to the same day of the year AKMl $1,

$Ai9A, it

Junar 'day noun {astronomy A) the time it takes for the moon to go around the earth and pass the same point on the earth’s surface a second time (about 23 hours and 50 minutes) APh 0 , E $ 0 ( E        —JH W

H\b], W 23/MJ50 4H

Junar 'month noun the average time between one new moon and the next (about 2 9 Vi days) A Ph E ; A AR; $RME — compare calendar month(I)

Junar 'year noun a period of twelve lunar months (about 354 days) ABh¥ ( 12 AAM , W 354 A ) lu na tic /'luinetik/ noun, adj.

m noun 1 a person who does crazy things that are often dangerous ft # ft SL # ; EE A PITH maniac : This lunatic in a white van pulled out right in front of me!

2 {old-fashioned) a person who is severely mentally ill (the use of this word is now offensive) 'f* fi ft If ^ M # , fit, A ( M A 1 Ed if ) KTsITcTITI Originally from the Latin lunaticus {luna = moon), because people believed that the changes in the moon made people go mad temporarily, Hg § $ftT A lunaticus ( luna BP E^, ) , ® A

adj. crazy, ridiculous or extremely stupid EE W; ftHf

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AT ^ W ; ft JAM ft W : lunatic ideas ft ii W ft & o a lunatic smile ft % IREI the Junatic 'fringe noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] {disapproving) those members of a polit­ical or other group whose views are considered to be very extreme and crazy   Vjfcf

mm

'lunatic asylum noun {old-fashioned, especially BrE) an institution where mentally ill people live ft #      ; fjll

A^

lunch t>w /lAntJ*/ noun, verb

mnoun [U, C] a meal eaten in the middle of the day A IS; A1&: She’s gone to lunch. M ife A tS A Jo o I’m ready for some lunch.     o What shall we

have for lunch?           A# lfeff '& ? 0 We serve hot and

cold lunches. f ^ ^ A ^ ° 0 a one-hour lunch break — /Jn A # H1^E 0 Let’s do lunch (— have lunch together). PgCl^iiSA^Eo — see also BAG lunch, box lunch, packed lunch, ploughman’s lunch o note at meal IT»171 ,out to 'lunch {informal, especially NAmE) behaving in a strange or confused way       'fr A

fEM — more at free adj.

m verb [V] {formal) to have lunch, especially at a restaurant He lunched with a client at the

mtz.

'lunch box noun 1 a container to hold a meal that you take away from home to eat (       1&W ) A#^, Ek

t 2a small computer that you can carry around “

ft”', AJlE&J® (i

lunch-eon /'lAntJan/ noun [C, U] a formal lunch or a formal word for lunch A^Sh ASHIE^CWA#s&i£

) : a charity luncheon M#A#^ o Luncheon will be served at one, Madam. AA, A#^— lunch eon-ette /.lAntJa'net/ noun {old-fashioned, NAmE) a small restaurant serving simple meals tAUtt; 'luncheon meat noun [u] finely chopped cooked meat that has been pressed together in a container, usually sold in cans and served cold in slices (

W ) AW

'luncheon voucher noun a ticket given by some employers in Britain that sb can exchange for food at some restaurants and shops/stores (

) A*#

'lunch home noun {IndE) a restaurant 'lunch hour noun the time around the middle of the day when you stop work or school to eat lunch A UN"

10] ; A # : I usually go to the gym during my lunch hour. ISM#&AWf0lAli;#^lo 'lunch lady noun {US) - dinner lady lunch-room /'lAntJrurm; -rum/ noun {NAmE) a large room in a school or office where people eat lunch ( ^

HIT ,

lunch-time /'lAntJtaim/ noun [U, C] the time around the middle of the day when people usually eat lunch A # H W : The package still hadn’t arrived by lunchtime.

M 5'J A 4S N* fU IP 2E & Af it 3'J 0 0 a lunchtime concert AI0J # ^ ^ O The sandwich bar is generally packed at lunchtimes. 4A^^|H]HP)]^^ByJitM'/itAo lung Ow /Iaq/ noun

either of the two organs in the chest that you use for breathing ftp: lung cancer fjtpig — picture o body lunge /lAnd3/ verb, noun

m verb [V] ~ (at/towards/for sb/sth) | ~ (forward) to make a sudden powerful forward movement, especially in order to attack sb or take hold of sth ; tttb ■ noun [usually sing.] 1 - (at sb) | ~ (for sb/sth) a sudden powerful forward movement of the body and arm that a person makes towards another person or thing, espe­cially when attacking or trying to take hold of them M.

; ffif h: He made a lunge for the phone, fife ft ffeiSJh TMAo 2 (in the sport of fencing A&J jgzft) a thrust made by putting one foot forward and making the back leg straight         ft

lung-fish /’lAqfiJV noun (pi lung-fish) a long fish that can breathe air and survive for a period of time out of water !$:§.