| 单词 | apple-shaped |
| 释义 | > as lemmasapple-shaped apple-shaped adj. shaped like an apple; spec. (of a person or body-type) characterized by a tendency to store fat around the abdomen, rather than on the hips or thighs. ΚΠ 1779 J. Abercrombie Brit. Fruit-gardener 255 Apple-shaped quince. 1860 J. H. Ingraham Throne of David x. 332 Each one adorned..with apple-shaped knops, and almonds of wrought gold. 1880 R. Browning Pan & Luna 42 That apple-shaped Head which its hair binds close into a ball. 1912 W. Tibbles Foods iii. xxiii. 632 The red guava, P. pomiferum, is apple-shaped. 1990 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 4 Feb. Women who are ‘apple-shaped’ are at a significantly greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who are ‘pear-shaped’, according to a new study in the US. 2001 Science 7 Dec. 2071/1 People who carry excess fat around their waists—the so-called apple-shaped body type—are more prone to obesity-related maladies. < as lemmas |
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