音标:['pɒ:tli] ;
a. 肥胖的, 魁伟的, 庄重的
s. euphemisms for `fat'

词性分布:
形容词100%

portly的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. A portly city councilor attended the meeting.一位肥胖的市议员出席了会议。
  2. The new manager is a portly middle-aged woman.新来的经理是个肥胖的中年女士。

经典引文

  • A little rounded by age, still this side of portly.

    出自:A. S. Byatt
【近义词】

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