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单词 plush
释义
plush1 adjectiveplush2 noun
plushplush1 /plʌʃ/ adjective informal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • plush green carpet
  • the plush lobby of a four-star hotel
  • The firm's headquarters is a plush $2.5 million office building on Woodside Road.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Battered budget accommodation in a plush area.
  • Otherwise, the plush arena and a large crowd might prove too much to handle.
  • People wanted to work at the Skunk Works not be-cause it was plush or prestigious, but because they loved the work.
  • Their plush London home provided a base for Jane's voluntary work with the Samaritans.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorexpensive and fashionable
an expensive hotel, restaurant, area etc is very fashionable and it is expensive to stay, eat, or live there: · My uncle took us out to dinner at an expensive restaurant.· The house is on West Boston Avenue, Detroit's most expensive residential area.
an exclusive area, school, shop, club etc is very expensive, and only a few very rich people have enough money to live there or use it: · They live in Bel Air, an exclusive suburb of Los Angeles.· The country club is very exclusive - you have to be invited to join.
a luxurious building or room is large, very comfortable, and has expensive decorations and furniture: · a room in a luxurious New York hotel· Atlantis is one of the world's most luxurious cruise ships.
especially American, spoken a fancy house, car, hotel, restaurant etc is expensive and fashionable: · You'd think a fancy restaurant like this would have better service.· We stayed in a fancy Victorian hotel in San Francisco.
especially British, spoken a posh restaurant, house, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is used or owned by rich people: · When I'm famous I'm going to stay in a posh hotel and drink champagne all day.· She goes to a posh girls' school near Brighton.
especially British /upscale American used or bought by people who belong to a higher social class or have more money than ordinary people, and therefore more expensive: · I was surprised when I saw her apartment - I'd have expected a lawyer to have something a little more upmarket.· New upscale shops and restaurants are driving some of the older businesses out of the neighborhood.
fashionable, expensive, and used by people who have a lot of money or belong to a high social class: · She took us to a very classy seafood restaurant in the old part of the city.· The cafe's interior has been redone and looks very classy.· The Grand Union Hotel is one of the classiest hotels in this part of the country.
: plush hotel/office/apartment etc a hotel, office etc that looks expensive because it contains a lot of nice furniture, decorations etc: · The firm's headquarters is a plush $2.5 million office building on Woodside Road.· the plush lobby of a four-star hotel
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=thick and soft)· I love hotels with plush carpets.
very comfortable, expensive, and of good quality:  a plush hotel Their casino is the plushest in town.
plush1 adjectiveplush2 noun
plushplush2 noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINplush2
Origin:
1500-1600 French pluche, from Latin pilus ‘hair’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Clara wants the seats to be upholstered in plush.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Downstairs, you sat on wooden benches; upstairs, there were seats of dark crimson plush.
  • Her hat was mauve plush with a veil.
  • In these six-storey mills velvet and plush were made.
  • There were high walls, old plush chairs, a heavy rug with a stale odor hanging close.
word sets
WORD SETS
acetate, nounacrylic, adjectivealpaca, nounangora, nounastrakhan, nounbaize, nounbatik, nounbind, verbbinding, nounbolt, nounbroadloom, nounbrocade, nounbrushed, adjectivebuckram, nounbuckskin, nounburlap, nouncalico, nouncambric, nouncamelhair, nouncandlewick, nouncanvas, nouncard, nouncard, verbcarpeting, nouncashmere, nouncatgut, nouncellulose, nounchamois, nouncheesecloth, nounchenille, nounchiffon, nounchintz, nounchintzy, adjectivecoal tar, nouncoir, nouncorduroy, nouncotton, nouncotton gin, nouncrepe, nouncrisp, adjectiveDacron, noundamask, noundenim, noundowny, adjectivedrapery, noundrill, noundrugget, nounductile, adjectiveelastic, nounelastic, adjectiveelectroplate, verbfelt, nounfibre, nounfustian, nounhaircloth, nounhank, nounhardboard, nounhomespun, adjectivekapok, nounkhaki, nounkid, nounlace, nounlamé, nounleather, nounleatherette, nounlinen, nounlint, nounLycra, nounmaterial, nounmercerized cotton, nounmerino, nounmesh, nounmoleskin, nounmoquette, nounmorocco, nounmuslin, nounnap, nounnetting, nounnonflammable, adjectivenylon, nounoilcloth, nounorgandie, nounpadding, nounpaisley, nounpattern, nounpelt, nounpercale, nounpigskin, nounpile, nounpine, nounpinewood, nounpique, nounpitch pine, nounplaid, nounplastic, adjectiveplating, nounplush, nounpolyester, nounpoplin, nounpre-shrunk, adjectiveraw, adjectiverawhide, nounrayon, nounreinforced concrete, nounremnant, nounrendering, nounresin, nounresonant, adjectiverope, nounsackcloth, nounsatin, nounscratchy, adjectiveseam, nounseersucker, nounselvedge, nounserge, nounsheepskin, nounsheer, adjectivesilk, nounsilken, adjectivesilkworm, nounspin, verbspindle, nounspinner, nounspinning wheel, nounstockinette, nounstretch, nounsuede, nounsuiting, nounswag, nounswatch, nountaffeta, nountan, verbtanner, nounterrycloth, nounTerylene, nounthread, nountimber, nountowelling, nountulle, nountweed, nountweedy, adjectivetwill, nounupholstery, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvoile, nounwatered silk, nounwebbing, nounwool, nounworsted, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=thick and soft)· I love hotels with plush carpets.
a silk or cotton material with a thick soft surface:  plush curtains
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