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单词 plump
释义

plump1 /plump/

adjective
  1. Somewhat fat and rounded
  2. Chubby
  3. Well filled out, full
  4. (of a cheque) large, generous (informal)
transitive verb and intransitive verb
  1. To make or grow plump
  2. 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
  1. To fall or drop into liquid, esp vertically, passively, resoundingly, without much disturbance
  2. To flop down
  3. To rain suddenly and heavily (esp Scot)
  4. To come suddenly or with a burst
  5. To give all one's votes without distribution
  6. To choose or opt decisively or abruptly (with for)
transitive verb
  1. To plunge or souse
  2. To fling down or let fall flat or heavily
  3. To blurt
  4. To strike or shoot (slang)
noun
  1. The sound or act of plumping
  2. A sudden heavy fall of rain (esp Scot)
  3. A blow (slang)
adjective and adverb
  1. With a plump
  2. In a direct line
  3. Downright
  4. In plain language
  5. Without hesitation, reserve, or qualification
ORIGIN: LGer plumpen or Du plompen, to plump into water; prob influenced by plumb and plump1

plumpˈer noun

  1. A plump, fall or blow
  2. An undistributed vote that could have been divided
  3. Someone who gives all his or her votes to one candidate or option
  4. A downright lie (slang)
  5. Anything very big of its kind, a whopper (slang)

plumpˈly adverb

plump3 /plump/ (archaic or dialect)

noun
  1. A cluster
  2. A clump (of trees, spearmen, waterfowl, etc)
ORIGIN: Origin unknown
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