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Plump Plʌmp Verb Plʌmpnəs Fat   [V N Round

Plump can be used as an adjective meaning "pleasantly fat or rounded," or as a verb meaning "to pat or shake something to make it fuller" or "to choose something after consideration."

plump 可作形容词或动词,形容词意为“丰满的,胖乎乎的”,动词则有“拍松,使鼓起”或“(犹豫后)选择”的意思。

word plump
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plump ★☆☆☆☆
/plʌ̱mp/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]丰满的;胖乎乎的;圆滚滚的 You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate that they are rather fat or rounded.
  • Maria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair...

    玛丽亚身材矮小丰满,一头卷发。

  • He pushed a plump little hand towards me.

    他把一只胖胖的小手朝我伸了过来。

  • ...red pears, ripe peaches and plump nectarines.

    红色的梨、熟了的桃和圆润的油桃

plumpness
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fat
  • There was a sturdy plumpness about her hips.

    她的臀部浑圆结实。

2
[VERB 动词](通过摇抖或拍打)使膨松,使松软鼓起 If you plump a pillow or cushion, you shake it and hit it gently so that it goes back into a rounded shape.
  [V n]
  [V P n (not pron)]
  [Also V n P]
  • She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions.

    一群人冷不防地冒出来,跑来跑去地拍松垫子,这把她吓坏了。

  • Plump up means the same as plump .plump up 同 plump
    • 'You need to rest,' she told her reassuringly as she moved to plump up her pillows.

      “你需要休息,”她一边安慰她一边走过去拍打枕头。

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[VERB 动词](常指经过犹豫或深思熟虑后)选择,选中 If you plump for someone or something, you choose them, often after hesitating or thinking carefully.
  [V for n]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • I think Tessa should plump for Malcolm, her long-suffering admirer.

    我想特莎应该选择长期默默爱慕她的马尔科姆。


Oxford plump / plʌmp ; NAmE plʌmp /
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plump plumps plumped plumping plumper plumpest
adjective ( plump·er , plump·est ) 1 having a soft, round body; slightly fat 丰腴的;微胖的 ◆ a short, plump woman 一个矮胖的女人 ◆ a plump face 饱满的面庞 2 looking soft, full and attractive to use or eat 松软的;丰满的;饱满的 ◆ plump cushions 松软的垫子 ◆ plump tomatoes 滚圆的番茄 ▶ plump·ness / plʌmpnəs ; NAmE plʌmpnəs / noun [uncountable ] verb plumpsth (up) to make sth larger, softer and rounder 使变大变松软;使蓬松 ◆ He leaned forward while the nurse plumped up his pillows. 他往前够了够身子,让护士把枕头拍松了。 PHRASAL VERB ˈplump for sb/sth ( informal) to choose sb/sth from a number of people or things, especially after thinking carefully 慎重挑选;筛选 plump / plʌmp ; NAmE plʌmp / plump·ness / plʌmpnəs ; NAmE plʌmpnəs /
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plumpplump1 /plʌmp/ ●○○ adjective
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1slightly fat in a fairly pleasant way – used especially about women or children, often to avoid saying the word ‘fat’:  The nurse was a cheerful plump woman. The baby’s nice and plump.► see thesaurus at
fat
2round and full in a way that looks attractive:  plump soft pillows plump juicy tomatoes—plumpness noun [uncountable]
plump1 adjective
plump2 verb
plumpplump2 verb
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1 (also plump up) [transitive] to gently hit cushionsor pillows in order to make them rounder and softer2plump (yourself) down to sit down suddenly and heavily SYN  plonk3[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something down suddenly and carelessly SYN  plonk:  Plump the bags down anywhere you like.4 (also plump up) [intransitive, transitive] if dried fruit plumps up, or if you plump it up, it becomes fatter and softer when in liquid:  Soak the apricots and raisins until the fruit plumps up.plump for something/somebody phrasal verb British English informal to choose something or someone after thinking carefully about it:  Finally we plumped for a bottle of champagne.
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plump

[plʌmp]plumped, plumping, plumps级别:plumper, plumpest

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丰满的(62%),支持(18%),变丰满(11%),下降(3%),直接地(3%),骤降(3%)
n.扑通声
n.(Plump)人名;(德)普伦普
adj.圆胖的,丰满的;鼓起的
vt.使丰满;使鼓起;突然放下
adv.沉重地;突然地
vi.变丰满;鼓起

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