| 单词 | plump |
| 释义 | plump 1. adj. & v. --adj (esp. of a person or animal or part of the body) having a full rounded shape; fleshy; filled out. --vtr. & intr. (often foll. by up, out) make or become plump; fatten. Derivatives plumpish adj. plumply adv. plumpness n. plumpy adj. Etymology: ME plompe f. MDu. plomp blunt, MLG plump, plomp shapeless etc. 2. v., n., adv., & adj. --v 1. intr. & tr. (often foll. by down) drop or fall abruptly (plumped down on the chair; plumped it on the floor). 2. intr. (foll. by for) decide definitely in favour of (one of two or more possibilities). 3. tr. (often foll. by out) utter abruptly; blurt out. --n an abrupt plunge; a heavy fall. --adv colloq. 1. with a sudden or heavy fall. 2. directly, bluntly (I told him plump). --adj colloq. direct, unqualified (answered with a plump 'no'). Etymology: ME f. MLG plumpen, MDu. plompen: orig. imit. |
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