lung
noun [ C ] uk/lʌŋ/ us/lʌŋ/
B2 肺，肺部
either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some animals breathe
lung cancer 肺癌
- More examples
- There's a high correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
- The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung.
- Scientists have established the relationship between lung cancer and smoking.
- She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
- The X-ray showed a slight irregularity in one lung.
Idiom
have a good/healthy pair of lungsidiom （婴儿）哭声响亮
You say that a baby has a good/healthy pair of lungs when it cries loudly.