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lung

noun
 
🔊/lʌŋ/
🔊/lʌŋ/
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  1. either of the two organs in the chest that you use for breathing肺
    • Her father died of lung cancer.她的父亲死于肺癌。
    • Obesity can raise the risk of lung disease.肥胖会增加患肺病的风险。
    • He will need a lung transplant if he is going to survive. 要生存，他将需要进行肺移植。
    • Some of these substances are known to damage lung tissue. 这些物质中的一些已知会损害肺组织。
    • Coughing clears the lungs of mucus.咳嗽能清除肺里的粘液。
    • She felt the sun on her skin and fresh air in her lungs. 她感到皮肤上有阳光，肺部有新鲜空气。
    • He's been hospitalized for a blood clot in his lung.他因肺部血栓住院。
    • (humorous) She has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly)她的肺很好！（她可以大声唱歌或大喊）
    see also black lung
    Extra Examples
    • Her lungs ached from the exertion.她的肺因为劳累而疼痛。
    • I opened the window and filled my lungs with cool fresh air.我打开窗，深深地吸了一口新鲜凉爽的空气。
    • Lungs bursting, she flew across the finish line.她飞快地冲过终点线，感觉肺要爆裂一般。
    • The smoke was burning his lungs.烟灼伤着他的肺。
    • These particles are breathed into the lungs.这些颗粒被吸入了肺里。
    • Your heart and lungs have to work harder if you're overweight.超重会加重心肺的工作负担。
    • Eliminating certain foods shown to provoke asthma can lead to improved lung function. 消除某些可引起哮喘的食物，可以改善肺功能。
    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
    • …
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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’.