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dumpy

/duhm-pee/US // ˈdʌm pi //UK // (ˈdʌmpɪ) //

矮胖的,矮胖,笨重的,矮胖子

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    dump·i·er, dump·i·est.

    • : dumpish; dejected; sulky.

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Examples

  • Lupoi, on the other hand, wore a dumpy black coat and generally looked like a Brooklyn schlub.

  • Every study ever performed has shown that the fit and lean outlive the dumpy and diffident every time.

  • After more than two decades of merchandising her looks, Elizabeth was anxious about appearing dumpy.

  • Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.

  • With his dumpy figure in the long coat, and his round face under the tall hat, the little man was irresistible.

  • "'Tis a matter of taste, but I couldn't fancy corpses as furniture," observed the Dumpy Philosopher.

  • The chain kinked time and again as he groped with the undermost hand for the openings; his dumpy, pudgy form writhed grotesquely.

  • A dumpy, rosy-faced woman was Mrs Jeal, with a pair of extremely wicked black eyes which snapped fire when she was angered.