| 单词 | plump |
| 释义 | plump (once / 685 pages) 1adjv 2nvadv 3v Something that's plump has a nice round shape. You could describe watching your plump little cousin eating one plump grape after another. Objects and people can both be described as plump, as long as they're full or round or chubby. Though some people might be offended by being called plump, it's meant to describe an appealing roundness. And when you plump something, you pat or shake it so that it becomes fuller: "Let me plump those pillows on the bed while you tuck the sheets in." WORD FAMILYplump: plumped, plumper, plumpest, plumping, plumply, plumpness, plumps+/plumpness: plumpnesses USAGE EXAMPLESMy latest iteration contains broken bits of mince pies and sultanas plumped in brandy. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) The tiny pink shrimp were succulent and plump, bursting with brininess. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) After attending Butler, he opened his own restaurant, Plump’s Last Shot, not far from Butler’s campus in Indianapolis. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1adj sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure pleasingly plump Syn chubby, embonpoint fat having an (over)abundance of flesh 2v make fat or plump 2We will plump out that poor starving child Syn|Hyper fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, flesh out, plump out alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 1n the sound of a sudden heavy fall Hyper noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 2v set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise Syn|Hyper flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump down, plunk, plunk down place down, put down, set down cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place 3v drop sharply Syn|Hyper plummet drop to fall vertically 4adv straight down especially heavily or abruptly 3the anchor fell plump into the sea we dropped the rock plump into the water v give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number I plumped for the losing candidates Syn|Hyper go choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
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