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单词 plush
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Definition of plush in English:

plush

noun plʌʃpləʃ
mass noun
  • A rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or a combination of these, with a long, soft nap.

    长毛绒

    as modifier plush upholstery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and plush, comfy couches furnish the buildings at both sites.
    • They walked in and sat down in plush chairs next to a fireplace, looking out the window.
    • He ran his empty hand over the plush, red sofa marvelling at its softness, its richness.
    • She took out a picture frame, made of plush, and shaped like a funky flower.
    • At the bottom of the basements stairs that led down into the room was a table and chairs and two plush seats.
    • Jordan laughed and sat Blake down on one of the three plush couches in her huge family living room, right next to Maria.
    • Jo pushed back the plush, mahogany stool she was sitting on and made as if to rise.
    • She looked down at Loki and Rose on her plush, quilted rug, as they slowly began to stir.
    • With a hot chocolate in my hand, I selected one of the plush seats near the door and settled down to read a book.
    • I kicked off my sandals and folded my legs up underneath me on the long red plush couch that ran down one side of the bus.
    • I was in a beautiful and cushy room, with maroon painted walls and plush chairs all around.
    • There were two plush chairs on the other side of the desk, and Margret and Andrew sat there.
    • Ethan, Mary, and Emy sat on one side of the carriage upon plush seats covered in crimson velvet.
    • Inside the seats were covered in red satin and plush pillows rested in the corners for relaxation.
    • Many moviegoers appreciate the cleanliness and the plush seats available made at multiplexes.
    • Lucas flung his body into a leather armchair, and as he sank down into its plush cushions he realized how tired he was.
    • In all there are ten minute top hats of black silk plush and grey felt and one black felt bowler.
    • After a few washing they're very soft and flexible but not at all plush like a cotton towel.
    • In the middle of the room, two plush chairs sat side by side in front of a burning fire.
    • She slumped in her seat and propped her feet on the plush one across from her.
    Synonyms
    fibres, threads, loops
adjective plʌʃpləʃ
  • Richly luxurious and expensive.

    〈非正式〉豪华的,奢华的

    a plush Mayfair flat

    一套梅费尔区的豪华公寓。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next stop was Florence, and our base was the Anglo American, a plush hotel boasting Tolstoy among its former guests.
    • A plush nine-storey building will house all the top executives of the bank as well as its subsidiaries.
    • A little while ago, I found myself at a rather posh wedding reception at a plush venue.
    • A plush apartment, a gorgeous girlfriend and a life that opened doors to the best clubs in New York.
    • Construction on the first phase of plush suites, which sit on all three floors of the Lodge clubhouse building, has just begun.
    • We entered the house and I was surprised to find it very plush and expensively furnished.
    • The contribution of this fine tribal artist to the plush art galleries of cosmopolitan cities was remembered.
    • Once you step into the plush cabin you know you're in a quality car.
    • The room was richly and ornately decorated, and filled with large plush furniture.
    • Here I am in New York, in a plush hotel suite overlooking Central Park.
    • The village was beautiful in a twee way, our room at the hotel was big and plush, and the restaurant welcomed Edward and served posh grub.
    • Terracota and pan tiles gained popularity as these roof tilings gave a plush look and character to houses.
    • They met each other at a champagne reception at a plush six-star hotel on Queensland's Gold Coast yesterday.
    • No sooner has the young woman settled into her plush, newly decorated quarters than she learns that she must prepare herself to govern.
    • Woodward has been having problems finding a buyer for his plush £6.75 million home.
    • We meet in a tiny plush room in a posh London hotel which is the regular haunt for such interviews.
    • Both of these places are pretty plush when compared to the outlying forward operating bases.
    • Snow Farm has a full service lodge with rooms ranging from comfortable to plush.
    • It's plush, it's gold, it's Grade-A listed, it's got pillars and original cornicing.
    • He had a plush house in Shrewsbury Road in upmarket Ballsbridge, as well as a number of other properties.
    Synonyms
    lavish, luxurious, deluxe, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, extravagant, lush, lavishly appointed, palatial, princely, rich, costly, expensive, impressive, imposing
    luxurious, luxury, deluxe, sumptuous, palatial, lavish, lavishly appointed, gorgeous, opulent, splendid, magnificent, lush, rich, costly, expensive, upmarket, fancy, stylish, grandiose

Derivatives

  • plushly

  • adverb ˈplʌʃ(ə)liˈpləʃli
    • She led her into a side office, which was very plushly decorated and had a blazing freestanding fireplace in the center of the room.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The corridor and the offices beyond were plushly carpeted and well furnished.
      • I was used to genteel plushly carpeted floors, mock Tudor windows and staff who bowed humbly if you passed them in a corridor.
      • Its a funny restaurant plushly decorated with many nooks and crannies - tables are on balconies or in turrets or tucked away.
      • They looked more like plushly appointed VIP accommodations.
  • plushness

  • noun ˈplʌʃnəsˈpləʃnəs
    • Furthermore, a perusal of the entire list of best-picture winners, from 1927 on, gives the impression that this top award was a tribute to plushness, not artistry.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Suddenly, we went from the freezing night air to the warm leather plushness of Glen's parents' expensive car.
      • Christopher let his head fall back against the plushness of the chair.

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete French pluche, contraction of peluche, from Old French peluchier 'to pluck', based on Latin pilus 'hair'. The sense 'luxurious' dates from the 1920s.

Rhymes

ablush, blush, brush, crush, flush, gush, hush, hush-hush, lush, mush, rush, shush, slush, thrush, tush

Definition of plush in US English:

plush

nounpləSHpləʃ
  • A rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or a combination of these, with a long, soft nap.

    长毛绒

    as modifier deep-buttoned plush upholstery

    下层结纽长毛绒帷帘。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I kicked off my sandals and folded my legs up underneath me on the long red plush couch that ran down one side of the bus.
    • They walked in and sat down in plush chairs next to a fireplace, looking out the window.
    • Lucas flung his body into a leather armchair, and as he sank down into its plush cushions he realized how tired he was.
    • In all there are ten minute top hats of black silk plush and grey felt and one black felt bowler.
    • At the bottom of the basements stairs that led down into the room was a table and chairs and two plush seats.
    • Jo pushed back the plush, mahogany stool she was sitting on and made as if to rise.
    • After a few washing they're very soft and flexible but not at all plush like a cotton towel.
    • In the middle of the room, two plush chairs sat side by side in front of a burning fire.
    • Many moviegoers appreciate the cleanliness and the plush seats available made at multiplexes.
    • With a hot chocolate in my hand, I selected one of the plush seats near the door and settled down to read a book.
    • There were two plush chairs on the other side of the desk, and Margret and Andrew sat there.
    • Inside the seats were covered in red satin and plush pillows rested in the corners for relaxation.
    • She looked down at Loki and Rose on her plush, quilted rug, as they slowly began to stir.
    • I was in a beautiful and cushy room, with maroon painted walls and plush chairs all around.
    • He ran his empty hand over the plush, red sofa marvelling at its softness, its richness.
    • Ethan, Mary, and Emy sat on one side of the carriage upon plush seats covered in crimson velvet.
    • She slumped in her seat and propped her feet on the plush one across from her.
    • She took out a picture frame, made of plush, and shaped like a funky flower.
    • Fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and plush, comfy couches furnish the buildings at both sites.
    • Jordan laughed and sat Blake down on one of the three plush couches in her huge family living room, right next to Maria.
    Synonyms
    fibres, threads, loops
adjectivepləSHpləʃ
  • Richly luxurious and expensive.

    〈非正式〉豪华的,奢华的

    the plush chrome and leather office
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They met each other at a champagne reception at a plush six-star hotel on Queensland's Gold Coast yesterday.
    • A plush apartment, a gorgeous girlfriend and a life that opened doors to the best clubs in New York.
    • Woodward has been having problems finding a buyer for his plush £6.75 million home.
    • The contribution of this fine tribal artist to the plush art galleries of cosmopolitan cities was remembered.
    • The room was richly and ornately decorated, and filled with large plush furniture.
    • Snow Farm has a full service lodge with rooms ranging from comfortable to plush.
    • Here I am in New York, in a plush hotel suite overlooking Central Park.
    • Terracota and pan tiles gained popularity as these roof tilings gave a plush look and character to houses.
    • No sooner has the young woman settled into her plush, newly decorated quarters than she learns that she must prepare herself to govern.
    • He had a plush house in Shrewsbury Road in upmarket Ballsbridge, as well as a number of other properties.
    • Both of these places are pretty plush when compared to the outlying forward operating bases.
    • Construction on the first phase of plush suites, which sit on all three floors of the Lodge clubhouse building, has just begun.
    • The village was beautiful in a twee way, our room at the hotel was big and plush, and the restaurant welcomed Edward and served posh grub.
    • Next stop was Florence, and our base was the Anglo American, a plush hotel boasting Tolstoy among its former guests.
    • Once you step into the plush cabin you know you're in a quality car.
    • We meet in a tiny plush room in a posh London hotel which is the regular haunt for such interviews.
    • A little while ago, I found myself at a rather posh wedding reception at a plush venue.
    • We entered the house and I was surprised to find it very plush and expensively furnished.
    • A plush nine-storey building will house all the top executives of the bank as well as its subsidiaries.
    • It's plush, it's gold, it's Grade-A listed, it's got pillars and original cornicing.
    Synonyms
    lavish, luxurious, deluxe, opulent, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, grand, extravagant, lush, lavishly appointed, palatial, princely, rich, costly, expensive, impressive, imposing
    luxurious, luxury, deluxe, sumptuous, palatial, lavish, lavishly appointed, gorgeous, opulent, splendid, magnificent, lush, rich, costly, expensive, upmarket, fancy, stylish, grandiose

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete French pluche, contraction of peluche, from Old French peluchier ‘to pluck’, based on Latin pilus ‘hair’. The sense ‘luxurious’ dates from the 1920s.

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