plush
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++plush1 /plʌʃ/ adjective informal EXPENSIVEvery comfortable, expensive, and of good quality 昂贵而舒适的;高级的;豪华的 a plush hotel 一家豪华酒店 Their casino is the plushest in town. 他们的赌场是城里最豪华的。
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plush• The firm's headquarters is a plush $2.5 million office building on Woodside Road.• Battered budget accommodation in a plush area.• Otherwise, the plush arena and a large crowd might prove too much to handle.• plush green carpet• the plush lobby of a four-star hotel• Their plush London home provided a base for Jane's voluntary work with the Samaritans.• People wanted to work at the Skunk Works not be-cause it was plush or prestigious, but because they loved the work.plush2 noun [uncountable] TIMa silk or cotton material with a thick soft surface 长毛绒 plush curtains 长毛绒窗帘Examples from the Corpus
plush• In these six-storey mills velvet and plush were made.• Downstairs, you sat on wooden benches; upstairs, there were seats of dark crimson plush.• Clara wants the seats to be upholstered in plush.• Her hat was mauve plush with a veil.• There were high walls, old plush chairs, a heavy rug with a stale odor hanging close.Origin plush2 (1500-1600) French pluche, from Latin pilus “hair”plush1 adjectiveplush2 nounChinese
of good quality expensive, and Corpus very comfortable,
plush
plush1 /plʌʃ/
adjective informal
very comfortable, expensive, and of good quality:
a plush hotel
Their casino is the plushest in town.
plush2
noun [uncountable]
plush curtains
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adjective informalvery comfortable, expensive, and of good quality:
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noun [uncountable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: pluche, from Latin pilus 'hair'
a silk or cotton material with a thick soft surface:Language: French
Origin: pluche, from Latin pilus 'hair'