lotion
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lo·tion /ˈləʊʃən $ ˈloʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] DCBMDa liquid mixture that you put on your skin or hair to clean, soften, or protect it 〔抹在皮肤或头发上起清洁、软化或保护作用的〕洗液,洗剂;护肤液 suntan lotion 防晒露
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lotion• If your tan starts fading, you can mix a fake tan cream with your body lotion.• I rub on soothing calamine lotion, then don a cotton turtleneck to keep myself from scratching.• Just leave lotion on for five minutes.• But after any kind of shave, use a moisturising lotion on your skin.• She performed a 200-peso, or $ 25, ritual cleansing with herbs, flowers, chiles and perfumed lotions.• One of the first suntan lotions was Bain de Soleil.• The streets of the resort were clotted with cars and smothered in the smell of fried food and sun tan lotion.• He poured the lotion on his fingers, then rubbed his fingers lightly over the bites.Origin lotion (1300-1400) Latin lotio “act of washing”, from lavare “to wash”lo·tion nounChineseSyllable
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lotion
lo‧tion /ˈləʊʃən $ ˈloʊ-/
noun [uncountable and countable]
suntan lotion
lo‧tion /ˈləʊʃən $ ˈloʊ-/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: lotio 'act of washing', from lavare 'to wash'
a liquid mixture that you put on your skin or hair to clean, soften, or protect it:Language: Latin
Origin: lotio 'act of washing', from lavare 'to wash'