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portly

/ˈpoːtliː/ /ˈpɔːtli/ /ˈpoʊɹtli/

Meanings
adjective

肥胖，臃肿。

Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.

Examples :

"Uncle George, a portly man, always brought a delicious plate of cookies to family gatherings. "
乔治叔叔身材有些发福，每次家庭聚会总是带来一盘美味的饼干。
appearance body person

Related Words

Illustration imposing

imposing verb

/ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/

强加，推行。

"Congress imposed new tariffs."

国会强行推行了新的关税。

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

Illustration brought

brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

带来， 拿来

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

服务员，请给我拿来一杯纯麦威士忌。

Illustration commanded

commanded verb

/kəˈmɑːndɪd/ /kəˈmændɪd/

命令，指挥

"The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner."

国王命令他的仆人把晚餐给他端上来。

Illustration delicious

delicious adjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

美味，好吃。

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

这披萨真好吃，所以我吃了两块。

Illustration somewhat

somewhat noun

/ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/

有点儿，稍微，略微。

"The somewhat of extra help she received from her tutor significantly improved her test scores. "

她从辅导老师那里得到的那一点额外的帮助，显著提高了她的考试成绩。

Illustration bearing

bearing verb

/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/ /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/

做空，压低价格

"to bear a railroad stock"

做空铁路股票，压低其价格。

Illustration dignified

dignified adjective

/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/

庄严，端庄，有尊严.

"The teacher entered the classroom with a dignified bearing, showing respect for the students. "

老师仪态庄重地走进教室，展现出对学生的尊重。

Illustration cookies

cookies noun

/ˈkʊkiz/

饼干，甜饼。

"My mom baked chocolate chip cookies for our after-school snack. "

我妈妈烤了巧克力曲奇饼干，给我们当放学后的点心。

Illustration gatherings

gatherings noun

/ˈɡæðərɪŋz/ /ˈɡæðrɪŋz/

聚会，集会

"I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."

我是在一次工程师和科学家聚会上认识她的。

Illustration handsome

handsome verb

/ˈhæn.səm/

使...英俊，使...俊美

"The stylist handsomely arranged the flowers for the wedding ceremony. "

造型师把花朵精心布置了一番，让婚礼现场显得格外俊美。

Illustration overweight

overweight noun

/ˌoʊvərˈweɪt/ /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/

超重，体重超标

"The overweight of the school's new library bookshelves caused them to sag. "

学校新图书馆的书架因为超重，都开始往下塌了。