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plush

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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。
Examples from the Corpus
plushThe 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 carpetthe plush lobby of a four-star hotelTheir 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.
Related topics: Material & textiles
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
plushIn 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
of good quality expensive, and Corpus very comfortable,


plush
I
plush1 /plʌʃ/ adjective informal
very comfortable, expensive, and of good quality:
    a plush hotel
    Their casino is the plushest in town.

II
plush2 noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: pluche, from Latin pilus 'hair'
a silk or cotton material with a thick soft surface:
    plush curtains


plushBrE /plʌʃ/ 🔊NAmE /plʌʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of silk or cotton cloth with a thick soft surface made of a mass of threads (丝或棉的)长毛绒red plush armchairs红色长毛绒扶手椅
plushBrE /plʌʃ/ 🔊NAmE /plʌʃ/ 🔊 adjective(informal) very comfortable; expensive and of good quality 舒适的;豪华的 SYN luxurious a plush hotel豪华的旅馆