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luxuriant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lux·u·ri·ant /lʌɡˈzjʊəriənt, ləɡˈʒʊəriənt $ ləɡˈʒʊriənt/ adjective  1 GROW/GET BIGGERgrowing strongly and thickly 茂盛的,浓密的 luxuriant black hair 浓密的黑发 luxuriant vegetation 茂盛的草木2 GOOD/EXCELLENTbeautiful and pleasant to watch or listen to 华丽的,华美的 the film’s luxuriant visuals 影片华美的视觉效果luxuriantly adverb She yawned luxuriantly. 她舒服地打了个呵欠。luxuriance noun [uncountable]
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luxuriantThe contrast of this laughing, luxuriant beauty with the clear-cut, austere grandeur all around arrests the attention sharply.a luxuriant black beardFair-haired with a luxuriant drooping moustache.The hair was already thinning and perhaps to compensate he had grown a luxuriant Groucho moustache which almost hid his mouth.He was well over six feet, his hair was black and his eyes gleamed amber from between luxuriant lashes.The so late proud and luxuriant occupants all gone..I have never seen such luxuriant pampering of bodies.luxuriant proseIt was green, lush and luxuriant, ringed by the mountains with snowy peaks.
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luxuriant
luxuriant /lʌɡˈzjʊəriənt, ləɡˈʒʊəriənt $ ləɡˈʒʊriənt/ adjective
1. growing strongly and thickly:
    luxuriant black hair
    luxuriant vegetation
2. beautiful and pleasant to watch or listen to:
    the film’s luxuriant visuals
—luxuriantly adverb:
    She yawned luxuriantly.
—luxuriance noun [uncountable]


lux·uri·antBrE /lʌɡˈʒʊəriənt/ 🔊NAmE /lʌɡˈʒʊriənt/ 🔊 adjective(of plants or hair 植物或头发) growing thickly and strongly in a way that is attractive 茂盛的;浓密的luxuriant vegetation茂密的草木thick, luxuriant hair浓密的头发(especially of art or the atmosphere of a place 尤指艺术或氛围) rich in sth that is pleasant or beautiful 丰富的;华丽的;富饶的the poet's luxuriant imagery诗人丰富的意象 lux·uri·ance BrE /lʌɡˈʒʊəriəns/ 🔊NAmE /lʌɡˈʒʊriəns/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the luxuriance of the tropical forest茂密的热带森林