portly

英 [ˈpɔːtli]

美 [ˈpɔːrtli]

adj.  发福的; 发胖的

BNC.23027 / COCA.20110

牛津词典

adj.

• 发福的；发胖的
  rather fat

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （尤指男性）肥胖的，过胖的
  Aportlyperson, especially a man, is rather fat.
  1. ...a portly middle-aged man.
     一个胖胖的中年男人

英英释义

adj

• euphemisms for `fat'
  1. men are portly and women are stout
  Synonym:stout

双语例句

• The tunnels are now widened to accommodate portly Americans, and they are still a tight fit.
  如今，隧道已拓宽，好让大腹便便的美国游客得以通行，不过仍然感觉很紧。
• She had come up the imposing steps, guarded by the large and portly doorman.
  她真的走上了由那个身强力壮的看门人守护的堂皇的台阶。
• The new manager is a portly middle-aged woman.
  新来的经理是个肥胖的中年女士。
• Carrie acquiesced, and that evening met the portly vance, an individual a few years younger than hurstwood, and who owed his seemingly comfortable matrimonial state much more to his money than to his good looks.
  嘉莉答应了，那天晚上见到了大腹便便的万斯。他比赫斯渥小几岁。他那看似美满的婚姻，多半是因为他有钱，而不是因为他有副好长相。
• The lawyer was a tall and portly man with a short neck.
  这律师个子高高的，胖胖的，脖子很短。
• The first, a portly man of middle years, was a merchant going to the city to buy goods.
  第一位是个中年男性、身型肥胖的商人，正准备入城去采购货品。
• How did he look, sir? Was he portly, bold, outspoken, and hearty?
  他看来怎样，先生？他是不是又魁梧、又豪放、又直爽、又精神饱满呢？
• He was tall and portly and walked with a slow stiff gait.
  他高大魁梧，步子缓慢坚定。
• He wore a belted raincoat that accentuated his portly middle
  他穿着一件系腰带的雨衣，使他发福的腰身更加显眼。
• Now recovered from their trauma, the portly pussies have been christened Roly Poly and Pudding in homage to their waistlines.
  现在这两只肥猫已经从重创中恢复过来。人们向它们的腰围致敬，给它们起名为圆滚滚和布丁。