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lung

[ luhng ]

noun

  1. either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
  2. an analogous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids or terrestrial gastropods.


lung

/ 濒蕦艐 /

noun

  1. either one of a pair of spongy saclike respiratory organs within the thorax of higher vertebrates, which oxygenate the blood and remove its carbon dioxide
  2. any similar or analogous organ in other vertebrates or in invertebrates
  3. at the top of one's lungs
    in one's loudest voice; yelling
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lung

  1. Either of two spongy organs in the chest of air-breathing vertebrate animals that serve as the organs of gas exchange. Blood flowing through the lungs picks up oxygen from inhaled air and releases carbon dioxide, which is exhaled. Air enters and leaves the lungs through the bronchial tubes.
  2. A similar organ found in some invertebrates.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • lunged [luhngd], adjective
  • 丑补濒蹿顎-濒耻苍驳别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lung1

before 1000; Middle English lungen, Old English; cognate with German Lunge; akin to light 2, lights
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lung1

Old English lungen; related to Old High German lungun lung. Compare lights
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. at the top of one's lungs, as loudly as possible; with full voice:

    The baby cried at the top of his lungs.

More idioms and phrases containing lung

see at the top of one's lungs .
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Example Sentences

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"The fatal injury was to the chest which went through her lungs and entered her heart. Death was as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds," he said.

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Arsenal have not confirmed details of the Italian's injury but sources have indicated he suffered a punctured lung.

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Local police have suggested the woman, who suffered from a lung condition, died after the ventilator she was using lost power during the outage, according to media reports.

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This year's inductees were revealed live on American Idol, with the UK represented by hard rock band Bad Company and gravel-voiced eccentric Joe Cocker, 11 years after his death from lung cancer.

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The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and - over decades - cause cancer.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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