lung
noun/lʌŋ/
/lʌŋ/
- either of the two organs in the chest that you use for breathing
enlarge image肺 - Her father died of lung cancer.
她的父亲死于肺癌。 - Obesity can raise the risk of lung disease.
肥胖会增加患肺病的风险。 - He will need a lung transplant if he is going to survive.
如果他想活下去，就需要进行肺移植。 - Some of these substances are known to damage lung tissue.
已知其中一些物质会损害肺组织。 - Coughing clears the lungs of mucus.
咳嗽能清除肺里的粘液。 - She felt the sun on her skin and fresh air in her lungs.
她感觉到阳光照在她的皮肤上，新鲜的空气涌进她的肺里。 - He's been hospitalized for a blood clot in his lung.
他因肺部血栓住院。 - (humorous) She has a fine pair of lungs! (= she can sing or shout loudly)
她有一双很好的肺！ （=她可以唱歌或大声喊叫）
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb2- Her lungs ached from the exertion.
她的肺因为劳累而疼痛。 - I opened the window and filled my lungs with cool fresh air.
我打开窗，深深地吸了一口新鲜凉爽的空气。 - Lungs bursting, she flew across the finish line.
她飞快地冲过终点线，感觉肺要爆裂一般。 - The smoke was burning his lungs.
烟灼伤着他的肺。 - These particles are breathed into the lungs.
这些颗粒被吸入了肺里。 - Your heart and lungs have to work harder if you're overweight.
超重会加重心肺的工作负担。 - Eliminating certain foods shown to provoke asthma can lead to improved lung function.
消除某些会引发哮喘的食物可以改善肺功能。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- collapsed
- diseased
- injured
- …
- fill
- clear
- empty
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- work
- heave
- fill
- …
- capacity
- power
- ailment
- …
- in the lung
- into the lung
- on the lung
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Word OriginOld English lungen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch long and German Lunge, from an Indo-European root shared by light ‘not heavy’. - Her father died of lung cancer.