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lunger

/luhng-er/US // ˈlʌŋ ər //

卧底,卧床者,卧龙,卧铺

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.

Examples

  • In the afternoons I'm goin' to keep him out in the air—that's all a lunger needs—plenty air, an' good grub.

  • The lunger-blocks in which we train the victims of Russian tyranny to appreciate our freedom.

  • The kid's a lunger, an' the first thing to do is to git him started in to feelin' like a man.

  • He suppressed a little hacking cough that told its own story; he was a “lunger.”

  • On hearing this, ey could bear nah lunger, boh shouted out, 'Witches!