| 释义 |
plump1 /plump/ adjective- Somewhat fat and rounded
- Chubby
- Well filled out, full
- (of a cheque) large, generous (informal)
transitive verb and intransitive verb- To make or grow plump
- To swell or round
ORIGIN: Appar the same word as Du plomp blunt, LGer plump plumpˈen intransitive verb (rare) plumpˈer noun A pad kept in the mouth to round the cheeks, used by actors plumpˈish adjective plumpˈly adverb plumpˈness noun plumpˈy or plumpˈie adjective (Shakespeare) Plump plump2 /plump/ intransitive verb- To fall or drop into liquid, esp vertically, passively, resoundingly, without much disturbance
- To flop down
- To rain suddenly and heavily (esp Scot)
- To come suddenly or with a burst
- To give all one's votes without distribution
- To choose or opt decisively or abruptly (with for)
transitive verb- To plunge or souse
- To fling down or let fall flat or heavily
- To blurt
- To strike or shoot (slang)
noun- The sound or act of plumping
- A sudden heavy fall of rain (esp Scot)
- A blow (slang)
adjective and adverb- With a plump
- In a direct line
- Downright
- In plain language
- Without hesitation, reserve, or qualification
ORIGIN: LGer plumpen or Du plompen, to plump into water; prob influenced by plumb and plump1 plumpˈer noun - A plump, fall or blow
- An undistributed vote that could have been divided
- Someone who gives all his or her votes to one candidate or option
- A downright lie (slang)
- Anything very big of its kind, a whopper (slang)
plumpˈly adverb |