| 单词 | paunch |
| 释义 | paunch (once / 5511 pages) n A paunch is a fat stomach. You might suck in your stomach and tighten your belt to hide your paunch. You might worry that if you accept your dream job as a cupcake taster, you might develop a paunch — or maybe you don't care too much about that, figuring you'll just buy new pants if you need to. While today a paunch is specifically a chubby or protruding belly, it once meant simply "stomach," from the Latin panticem, "belly," and it may be related to panus, or "swelling." WORD FAMILYpaunch: paunches, paunchy+/paunchy: paunchiness USAGE EXAMPLESHe observes that the emperor has no clothes, then laughs at his paunch. Economist(Sep 22, 2016) He had a round, bearded face and a slight paunch that was probably only noticeable because he was sitting. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) The goddess of love has an untroubled face and a slight paunch in her belly. New York Times(Aug 11, 2016) n a protruding abdomen Syn|Hypo|Hyper belly bay window, corporation, pot, potbelly, tummy slang for a paunch adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs |
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