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plumps

/plʌmps/

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verb

变得丰满， swelling，膨胀。

To grow plump; to swell out.

Examples :

"Her cheeks have plumped."

她的脸颊变得丰满起来了。

appearance body physiology

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verb

使丰满，使膨胀.

To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.

Examples :

"to plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water"

为了让牡蛎或扇贝更饱满，可以把它们放在淡水或半咸水中浸泡。

appearance body

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verb

扑通，沉重地落下

To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.

Examples :

"to plump a stone into water"

把石头扑通一声扔进水里

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verb

投赞成票，支持。

To give a plumper (kind of vote).

Examples :

"The candidate who supports longer lunch breaks knows she needs to convince the students to vote, so she hopes each student plumps for her. "

支持更长午休时间的候选人知道她需要说服学生们投票，所以她希望每个学生都投赞成票支持她。

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verb

投全票, 只投一票

To give (a vote), as a plumper.

Examples :

""Because she strongly supported David for class president, Maria plumps for him, giving him her full and undivided vote." "

因为玛丽非常支持大卫当班长，所以她只投大卫一票，把她全部的票都给了他。

politics government

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verb

支持，赞成

To favor or decide in favor of something.

Examples :

""My sister always plumps for chocolate ice cream over vanilla." "

我妹妹总是选择巧克力冰淇淋，而不是香草冰淇淋。(Wǒ mèimei zǒngshì xuǎnzé qiǎokèlì bīngqílín, ér bùshì xiāngcǎo bīngqílín.)

attitude value action

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verb

扑通，骤降

To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.

Examples :

"The stack of books on the table plumped to the floor. "

桌上那一摞书扑通一声掉到了地上。