plump

adj.

1. 丰腴的；微胖的
   having a soft, round body; slightly fat
   1. a short, plump woman
      一个矮胖的女人
   2. a plump face
      饱满的面庞
2. 松软的；丰满的；饱满的
   looking soft, full and attractive to use or eat
   1. plump cushions
      松软的垫子
   2. plump tomatoes
      滚圆的番茄

verb

1. 使变大；使更软；使更圆
   to make sth larger, softer and rounder
   1. He leaned forward while the nurse plumped up his pillows.
      他往前够了够身子，让护士把枕头拍松了。

1. ADJ-GRADED 丰满的；胖乎乎的；圆滚滚的
   You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate that they are rather fat or rounded.
   1. Maria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair...
      玛丽亚身材矮小丰满，一头卷发。
   2. He pushed a plump little hand towards me.
      他把一只胖胖的小手朝我伸了过来。
   3. ...red pears, ripe peaches and plump nectarines.
      红色的梨、熟了的桃和圆润的油桃
2. VERB （通过摇抖或拍打）使膨松，使松软鼓起
   If you plump a pillow or cushion, you shake it and hit it gently so that it goes back into a rounded shape.
   1. She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions.
      一群人冷不防地冒出来，跑来跑去地拍松垫子，这把她吓坏了。
   2. Plump up means the same as plump .
      plump up 同 plump
   3. 'You need to rest,' she told her reassuringly as she moved to plump up her pillows.
      “你需要休息，”她一边安慰她一边走过去拍打枕头。
3. VERB （常指经过犹豫或深思熟虑后）选择，选中
   If you plump for someone or something, you choose them, often after hesitating or thinking carefully.
   1. I think Tessa should plump for Malcolm, her long-suffering admirer.
      我想特莎应该选择长期默默爱慕她的马尔科姆。

1. Alexandra looked plump and awkward in her cast-off clothing.
   亚历山德拉穿着那身过时的衣裳，显得臃肿笨拙。
2. Grandma was plump and jovial.
   祖母身材圆胖，整天乐呵呵的。
3. Maria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair
   玛丽亚身材矮小丰满，一头卷发。
4. He pushed a plump little hand towards me.
   他把一只胖胖的小手朝我伸了过来。
5. She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions.
   一群人冷不防地冒出来，跑来跑去地拍松垫子，这把她吓坏了。
6. I think Tessa should plump for Malcolm, her long-suffering admirer.
   我想特莎应该选择长期默默爱慕她的马尔科姆。
7. The plump ginger kitten had settled comfortably in her arms and was purring enthusiastically.
   胖乎乎的姜黄色小猫惬意地躺在她的怀里，大声地打着呼噜。
8. The baby is plump and very cute.
   那个婴儿白白胖胖的，十分可爱。
9. The grains are quite plump.
   谷粒儿很饱。
10. This kind of rice is soft and plump when cooked.
    这种米做出来的饭挺肉头。
11. The chick has a plump breast.
    这小鸡儿的膛很肥。
12. This child has plump ( or chubby) cheeks.
    这个小孩的脸蛋儿胖乎乎的。
13. What plump little hands the child has!
    这孩子的手多肉头！
14. To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells.
    使葫芦胀大，鼓起了榛子壳。
15. You said my face looks plump.
    你说我的脸看起来很臃肿。
16. He was a plump, placid boy with a philosophical approach to life.
    他是个胖乎乎的文静男孩，对生活的态度非常达观。
17. His cheeks are beginning to plump out/ up.
    他的脸颊胖起来了。
18. The child's cheeks are beginning to plump out.
    孩子的面颊丰满起来了。
19. Eurydice looks a little bit plump with baby fat on face!
    油丽底斯好象有点胖了！
20. He was a tall, plump, very timid man.
    他是个又高又胖却很胆小的人。
21. Hydrate, smooth and plump for a soft radiant complexion.
    与水化合，抚平和柔亮肤色。
22. She is a little on the plump.
    她有点发福了。
23. A plain plump girl with pigtails.
    一个梳着辫子、相貌平常的胖姑娘。
24. Mother faced round, and her arms and plump hip came into my eyes, like the jade.
    母亲轻轻的转过身，她的臂和丰盈的臀立即也像玉一样映入了我的眼帘。
25. Please prune plum trees promptly. The plum pickers plucked the plump plums.
    请迅速修剪李子树。摘李子的人摘下饱满了李子。
26. His cheeks are beginning to plump out.
    他的面颊开始变得圆起来了。
27. Now my cheeks are beginning to plump up.
    现在我的面颊渐渐地丰满起来了。
28. But she is too slim. I hope she would be as plump as I.
    可就是太瘦了，我希望她能长得像我一样，稍微胖一点儿。
29. Lance flirts with all the ladies, whether they're slim or plump.
    兰斯和所有的女人调情，不管她们是胖是瘦。
30. I saw her lips working and then tears came down her plump cheeks.
    我看见她嘴唇抽动，接着眼泪从她那丰满的面颊上滚下来了。

  fat chubby dumpy plump rotund stout【导航词义：胖的】

  fat adj. 肥胖的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指人或动物身体肥胖的；该词语义直接，可以用来形容自己，若用于形容他人则会对其有所冒犯。

  chubby adj. 圆圆胖胖的

〔辨析〕指身材稍胖但看起来健康漂亮的，尤用于形容婴儿和幼童。

  dumpy adj. 矮胖的

〔辨析〕尤指人身材矮胖且长相难看的。

  plump adj. 丰满的，胖乎乎的

〔辨析〕指身材稍胖但看起来漂亮的，尤用于形容女性和儿童，是 fat 的委婉语。

  rotund adj. 圆胖的

〔辨析〕指身材圆滚滚、胖乎乎的，为幽默用语。

  stout adj. 肥胖的，肥壮的

〔辨析〕指身材肥胖壮实的，常用于形容较年长者。

plump for sb/sth

1. 慎重挑选；筛选
   to choose sb/sth from a number of people or things, especially after thinking carefully
   1. a short, plump woman
      一个矮胖的女人
   2. a plump face
      饱满的面庞

noun

1. the sound of a sudden heavy fall

verb

1. give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
   1. I plumped for the losing candidates

   Synonym:    go

2. make fat or plump
   1. We will plump out that poor starving child

   Synonym:    fattenfatflesh outfill outplump outfatten outfatten up

3. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
   1. He planked the money on the table
   2. He planked himself into the sofa

   Synonym:    plankflumpplonkplopplunkplump downplunk down

4. drop sharply
   1. The stock market plummeted

   Synonym:    plummet

adj

1. sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
   1. a chubby child
   2. pleasingly plump

   Synonym:    chubbyembonpoint

adv

1. straight down especially heavily or abruptly
   1. the anchor fell plump into the sea
   2. we dropped the rock plump into the water