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来自拉丁语portare,携带,词源同port,porter.引申词义有重量的,肥胖的。
Her new boss was in his mid-fifties, a portly figure in an ill-fitting suit.
她的新老板是个五十多岁的 中年人, 身材肥胖,衣着不合身.
来源:互联网摘选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.
来源:英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹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 ?
来源:词典精选例句And the portly pooches also risk similar illnesses, including heart disease.
而肥胖的狗同样也分享到了肥胖引发的类似的人类疾病, 其中包括心脏病.
来源:网络文摘精选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。
来源:互联网摘选The portly client puffed out his chest with an appearance of some little pride.
这位矮胖的委托人挺起胸膛,显得有点骄傲的样子.
来源:词典精选例句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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》她们的身后跟着一个胖夫人,大约45岁,淡色头发,目光敏锐,看上去心地善良。
来源:provided by jukuuThere are five people in the hall, one of them being a portly city councillor.
大厅里有五个人, 其中一位是肥胖的市议员.
来源:网络文摘精选Arctic people are generally short, round, portly and, therefore, warm.
北极原住民通常矮小 、 浑圆 、 肥胖并因此而有助于身体保暖.
来源:网络文摘精选Portly and stout are sometimes used as polite terms to describe fatness.
Portly和stout有时用作描述肥胖的礼貌用词.
来源:互联网摘选Instantly the portly lady's face became exceedingly sober and shrewd.
立刻,这位胖夫人的脸色变得极其严肃和精明.
来源:英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹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。
来源:柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典忠告臃肿的销售经理做过常规体检后,正要离开大夫的诊室.
来源:网络文摘精选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。
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