lung-ful
/'lArjful/ noun the amount of sth such as air or smoke that is
breathed in at one time —A P ( —
A65?n<n,. )
lungi
/'luqgi:/
noun a piece of clothing worn
in S and SE Asia consisting of a piece of cloth, usually worn wrapped around
the hips and reaching the ankles ( ]^j
EWMAK&W65 ) mmtt,
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lunk head /'Lvqkhed/ noun (NAmE, informal) a stupid person jM;
lupin (BrE) (NAmE lu-pine) /'luipin/ noun a tall garden plant with
many small flowers growing up its thick
STEM
lu-pine
/'luipain/
adj. (formal) like a wolf; connected with a wolf or wolves X[|{m65;
<f| ( f$ ) 65 lupus
/'luipas/
noun [U] a disease that
affects the skin or sometimes the joints lurch /l3:tj; NAmEhirtf/
verb, noun m verb [V] 1 to make a sudden,
unsteady movement forward or sideways ^ M M M ( ft —WJ f® 14 ) H771
stagger, sway
: Suddenly
the horse lurched to one side and the child fell off. d'&WL»TT%o
0 The man lurched drunkenly out of the pub. jj|$|§ AS? II if tB 7lSBGo
0 (figurative) Their relationship seems to lurch from one
crisis to the next. 1M165 1$.¥k. 14 A7, f&M17 ®r o 2 if your heart or stomach lurches,
you have a sudden feeling of fear or excitement (^)
■
noun
[usually sing.] a sudden strong movement that moves you forward or
sideways and nearly makes you lose your balance ^ M fl {$ ( ft — ffij 14 ) : The
train gave a violent lurch. A^3^^ftHU®S57 —'To 0 His heart
gave a lurch when he saw her.
rmTTI leave sb in the 'lurch (informal) to fail to help sb when
they are relying on you to do so iE
a n%wmnz?f>m
lurch er /’l3:tXa(r); NAmE 'l3:rtj-/ noun (BrE?) a dog that is a mixture
of two different breeds of dog, one of which is usually a greyhound $1
lure /lua(r);
ljua(r); NAmE lur/ verb, noun
■
verb [VN, usually +adv./prep.] (disapproving) to persuade or trick sb to go
somewhere or to do sth by promising them a reward #] if; 51 if; if CE771 entice : The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. ®if3i±7fA
iIXi£&3§^70 0 Young people are lured to the city by the
prospect of a job and money.
Atifiimh$,
mnoun 1 [usually
sing.] the
attractive qualities of sth I&5I
f]; ; %£ f]: Few can
resist the lure of adventure.
Stic 2 a thing that is used
to attract fish or animals, so that they can be caught M.
ft; if ft
Lurex™
/'luareks;
'ljua-; NAmE 'lur-/ noun [U] a type of thin metal
thread; a cloth containing this thread, used for making clothes ilM
mw
lurgy /'l3:gi;
NAmE 'teirgi/ noun (pi -ies) [C,
usually sing.] (BrE,
humorous) a mild illness or disease 7M; 7^: I’ve
caught some kind of lurgy. o It’s the
dreaded lurgy! *yiSI$#[fFA657$P? lurid /'luarid; 'ljuar-; NAmE 'lur-/ adj. (disapproving) 1 too bright in colour,
in a way that is not attractive ffe 65; ?£Bt65 2 (especially of a
story or piece of writing % ^ ^ $:) shocking and violent in a way that is
deliberate ( ttJjfcJI ) ^An/rt065,
4*A€#ft&65: lurid
headlines O The paper gave all
the lurid
details of the
murder, if AiJff 6*165
► lur-id-ly adv.
lurk /l3:k;
NAmEhirk/
verb, noun
mverb [V] 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to wait somewhere
secretly, especially because you are going to do sth bad or illegal (
A^A#7IE^65im ) lift, mjk EEE1 skulk: Why are you lurking around outside my
house?
0 A crocodile
was lurking just
below the surface.
®70 2 when sth
unpleasant or dangerous lurks, it is present but not in an obvious way Wt iE; 8iM fr:
At
night,
danger lurks in these streets. j&l&o
3 (computing if) to read a discussion in a chat room, etc. on the Internet,
without taking part in it yourself “ jg/Jt ”, lit# ( &®P£ a )
a noun (AustralE,
NZE, informal) a clever trick that is used in order to get sth itif;
fcKf; lurve /l3:v; NAmE
l3:rv/ noun [U] (BrE, informal, humorous) a non-standard spelling
of ‘love’, used especially to refer to romantic love g ( gntf ) :
It’s Valentine’s Day and lurve is in the air. 7 A Ji
ft A
7>,
lus-cious
/'L\Jas/ adj.
1 having
a strong pleasant taste H Sfc 65 ; # H 65 ; f P W CW71 DELICIOUS
: luscious fruit 1ifSt657,K:^: 2 (of cloth, colours or music M
a- soft and deep or heavy in a way that is pleasing to
feel, look at or hear % 65;
f£$l65; ffcj nh
65; '[.£^65
EEEJrich: luscious silks and
velvets :)fc?&65MfiiftAtSlfi 3 (especially of a woman
Ata&A) sexually attractive $] [jg 65 ; 17i£65: a luscious young girl
lush /1aX/ adj. ,
noun
■ adj. 1 (of
plants, gardens, etc. fl $9, i£ HI growing thickly and strongly in a way that
is attractive; covered in healthy grass and plants 3cl£65; j£3?65; ^A^j^65 Em luxuriant: lush vegetation ^^65^7
0 the lush green countryside tft M M 65 ^ +5 2
beautiful and making you feel pleasure; seeming expensive 65; ^^65: a
lush apartment m noun (NAmE, informal) = alcoholic n. luso-phone /'luisafaun;
NAmE -foun/ adj. (technical A if) speaking Portuguese as
the main language ± i# ^ ^ Aif65; W*^#if^±65 lust /lAst/ noun,
verb
m noun (often
disapproving) [U, C] 1 ~ (for sb) very strong sexual
desire, especially when love is not involved 6514Their affair was driven
by pure lust. iMI Mit W M 65 4 ^ o 2 ~ (for sth) very
strong desire for sth or
enjoyment of sth ®
: to satisfy his
lust for power $i h
65
She has a real lust for life (= she really
enjoys life). — see also bloodlust
* verb iilihiyi
'lust after/for sb/sth (often disapproving) to feel an
extremely strong, especially sexual, desire for
sb/sth 5g-^«®65m (xmm)
lustful /'lAStfl/ adj. (often disapproving) feeling
or showing strong sexual desire ff
fflMfi ^ 65; M M 65; 65 033 lascivious
lustre (BrE) (NAmE lust-er)
/'lAsta(r)/ noun [U] 1 the shining
quality of a surface ftW; EiTTl sheen :
Her hair had lost its lustre. M65^?^AA7A;#o 2 the quality of being special in a way
that is exciting A A;
: The presence of the prince added lustre to the
occasion. 7^7 65 £b Mtr ffiif fils 7 ftM» — com
pare LACKLUSTRE
lus-trous /'lAstras/ ad/', (formal) soft and
shining ^65 Hnm GLOSSY: thick
lustrous hair $t£fi£$fc65IE$: lusty /'lAsti/ ad/,
healthy and strong Mtt 65 ; 5M65 Em vigorous : a lusty young man M
>l± 65 <¥ ^ A o lusty singing ^ ^ 65 Wi
P ► lust ily /-ili/ adv.:
singing
lustily
lute /lu:t/ noun
an early type of musical instrument with strings, played like a guitar if
^ )
lu-ten-ist (also lu-tan-ist)
/'luitamst/ noun a person who plays the lute mWW ( ) ###
lu-te-tium /lui’tiiXiom;
BrE also -siem/ noun [U] (symb Lu) a
chemical element. Lutetium is a rare silver-white metal used in the nuclear
industry, ft ( jb7fAl7ik. )
Lu
ther an /'luiGaran/ noun a member of a Christian
Protestant Church that follows the teaching of the 16th century German
religious leader Martin Luther fa X ^ ►
Lu-ther-an adj.
luv /Iav/ noun 1 (BrE) a way
of spelling ‘love’, when used as an informal way of addressing sb ( love mf
65jMfe ) A^65, Never mind, luv.
&A
AM65o 2 an informal way of spelling ‘love’, for
example when ending a letter ( love fa£q®-^65