portly

英 [ˈpɔːtli]

美 [ˈpɔːrtli]

adj.  发福的; 发胖的

BNC.23027 / COCA.20110

牛津词典

adj.

• 发福的；发胖的
  rather fat

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （尤指男性）肥胖的，过胖的
  Aportlyperson, especially a man, is rather fat.
  1. ...a portly middle-aged man.
     一个胖胖的中年男人

英英释义

adj

• euphemisms for `fat'
  1. men are portly and women are stout
  Synonym:stout

双语例句

• My wandering eye alighted on a rather portly middle-aged man who was talking earnestly from the platform to a young lady at the next window but one to ours.
  我的目光四处游弋，移到一个中年人身上的时候眼前突然一亮，他体格颇为健壮，站在站台上，正同我们旁边第三个窗口里的一名年轻女郎亲切话别。
• A fine, portly, middle-aged gentleman with iron-gray hair;
  一位文雅、肥胖、满头铁灰色头发的中年绅士；
• Carrie acquiesced, and that evening met the portly vance, an individual a few years younger than hurstwood, and who owed his seemingly comfortable matrimonial state much more to his money than to his good looks.
  嘉莉答应了，那天晚上见到了大腹便便的万斯。他比赫斯渥小几岁。他那看似美满的婚姻，多半是因为他有钱，而不是因为他有副好长相。
• She had come up the imposing steps, guarded by the large and portly doorman.
  她真的走上了由那个身强力壮的看门人守护的堂皇的台阶。
• The new manager is a portly middle-aged woman.
  新来的经理是个肥胖的中年女士。
• The first, a portly man of middle years, was a merchant going to the city to buy goods.
  第一位是个中年男性、身型肥胖的商人，正准备入城去采购货品。
• While he was thus engaged, a chariot drove to the door, and a portly gentleman in black, with a heavy watch-chain, alighted, and went in.
  当他正这样看着的时候，一辆轻便四轮马车来到门前，一位举止庄重、穿着黑衣服、挂着一条沉甸甸的表链子的先生下了马车，走进屋里去。
• Geographical location had no bearing on the results: A portly neighbor had no effect, but a friend who gained weight and lived far away still appeared to raise the risk of obesity.
  地理位置对本结果无关：肥胖的邻居对此没有影响，但是一旦有超重的朋友并且居住的还很远仍然似乎增加肥胖的风险。
• The doctor was a portly gentleman in a suit of black, with strings at his knees, and stockings below them.
  博士是一位仪表堂堂的绅士，穿一套黑衣服，膝盖上有一根带子把下面的袜子系紧。
• The portly client puffed out his chest with an appearance of some little pride.
  这位矮胖的委托人挺起胸膛，显得有点骄傲的样子。