mid-15c., "lax, flaccid, soft, tender," from Old French lasche "soft, succulent," from laschier "loosen," from Late Latin laxicare "become shaky," related to Latin laxare "loosen," from laxus "loose" (see lax). Sense of "luxuriant in growth" is first attested c. 1600, in Shakespeare. Applied to colors since 1744. Related: Lushly; lushness.
lush (n.)
"drunkard," 1890, from earlier (1790) slang meaning "liquor" (especially in phrase lush ken "alehouse"); perhaps a humorous use of lush (adj.) or from Romany or Shelta (tinkers' jargon).
LUSHEY. Drunk. The rolling kiddeys had a spree, and got bloody lushey; the dashing lads went on a party of pleasure, and got very drunk. ["Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence," London, 1811]
中文解释
1. lush 与 lax 同源，可以说 lush 就是由 lax "loose" 变体衍生而来。2. 由“蓬松”引申为“苍翠的，茂盛的”，又进而引申为“丰富的，豪华的，繁荣的”等含义。3. 该词的“酒鬼”含义应该是由 lush 的“多汁的；味美的”含义引申而来。在俚语中由最初的“美酒、烈酒”引申为“酒鬼”。4. short for lushious or luxury.5. 谐音“拉稀”------酒喝多了就会“拉稀”。
实用例句
1. You don't need green fingers to fill your home with lush leaves.
不是园艺大师也可以把自己的家里装点得绿意盎然。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The fabrics were lush.
布料奢华。
来自柯林斯例句
3. St Vincent is a lush, volcanic island.
圣文森特岛是座郁郁葱葱的火山岛。
来自柯林斯例句
4. the lush green countryside
郁郁葱葱的乡村
来自《权威词典》
5. The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.