单词:portly
音标:['pɒ:tli] ;
a. 肥胖的, 魁伟的, 庄重的
s. euphemisms for `fat'
词性分布:
portly的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- A portly city councilor attended the meeting.一位肥胖的市议员出席了会议。
- 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
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