lung

noun

/lʌŋ/

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either of the two organs in the chest that you use for breathing
- Her father died of lung cancer.
- Obesity can raise the risk of lung disease.
- He will need a lung transplant if he is going to survive.
- Some of these substances are known to damage lung tissue.
- Coughing clears the lungs of mucus.
- She felt the sun on her skin and fresh air in her lungs.
- He's been hospitalized for a blood clot in his lung.
- (humorous) She has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly)
see also black lung
Extra Examples
- Her lungs ached from the exertion.
- I opened the window and filled my lungs with cool fresh air.
- Lungs bursting, she flew across the finish line.
- The smoke was burning his lungs.
- These particles are breathed into the lungs.
- Your heart and lungs have to work harder if you're overweight.
- Eliminating certain foods shown to provoke asthma can lead to improved lung function.
Topics Bodyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- collapsed
- diseased
- injured
- …
verb + lung
- fill
- clear
- empty
- …
lung + verb
- work
- heave
- fill
- …
lung + noun
- capacity
- power
- ailment
- …
preposition
- in the lung
- into the lung
- on the lung
- …
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Word OriginOld English lungen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch long and German Lunge, from an Indo-European root shared by light ‘not heavy’.

单词	lung
释义	lung noun /lʌŋ/ /lʌŋ/ jump to other results enlarge image either of the two organs in the chest that you use for breathing Her father died of lung cancer. Obesity can raise the risk of lung disease. He will need a lung transplant if he is going to survive. Some of these substances are known to damage lung tissue. Coughing clears the lungs of mucus. She felt the sun on her skin and fresh air in her lungs. He's been hospitalized for a blood clot in his lung. (humorous) She has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly) see also black lung Extra Examples Her lungs ached from the exertion. I opened the window and filled my lungs with cool fresh air. Lungs bursting, she flew across the finish line. The smoke was burning his lungs. These particles are breathed into the lungs. Your heart and lungs have to work harder if you're overweight. Eliminating certain foods shown to provoke asthma can lead to improved lung function. Topics Bodyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective collapsed diseased injured … verb + lung fill clear empty … lung + verb work heave fill … lung + noun capacity power ailment … preposition in the lung into the lung on the lung … See full entry Word OriginOld English lungen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch long and German Lunge, from an Indo-European root shared by light ‘not heavy’.
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