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plump

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plump1 /plʌmp/ ●○○ adjectiveadj  
1 FATslightly fat in a fairly pleasant way – used especially about women or children, often to avoid saying the word ‘fat’ 丰满的,胖乎乎的〔尤指女性和儿童,常为避免说出fat一词〕
 The nurse was a cheerful plump woman.
那护士是个性格开朗、体形丰满的女人。
 The baby’s nice and plump.
那个婴儿很可爱,胖嘟嘟的。
see thesaurus at fat
2 ROUNDround and full in a way that looks attractive 圆润的,饱满的
 plump soft pillows
蓬松柔软的枕头
 plump juicy tomatoes
饱满多汁的番茄
plumpness noun [uncountableU]
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plump2 verb  
1. (also plump up) [transitiveT] to gently hit cushions or pillows in order to make them rounder and softer 〔轻拍垫子或枕头〕使更圆,使更软
2. plump (yourself) down SITto sit down suddenly and heavily 突然重重地坐下 SYN plonk
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3 DOWN[transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to put something down suddenly and carelessly 蓦地扔下 SYN plonk
 Plump the bags down anywhere you like.
把这些包随便找个地方撂下吧。
4 (also plump up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if dried fruit plumps up, or if you plump it up, it becomes fatter and softer when in liquid 〔通过浸泡〕(使)〔干果〕膨胀柔软
 Soak the apricots and raisins until the fruit plumps up.
把杏子和葡萄干浸泡到膨胀柔软为止。
5plump for something/somebody phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal CHOOSEto choose something or someone after thinking carefully about it 〔经过仔细考虑后〕选择,选定
 Finally we plumped for a bottle of champagne.
最后我们选了一瓶香槟酒。
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Origin plump1
(1400-1500) Middle Dutch plomp dull, not sharp
plump2
1. (1500-1600) → PLUMP1
2. (1200-1300) Copying the action

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