portly

• adj. 肥胖的；魁伟的
• n. 肥胖的人；特大号服装

来自拉丁语portare,携带，词源同port,porter.引申词义有重量的，肥胖的。

portly

portly: see port

portly (adj.)

early 15c., "stately, dignified," from port (n.3) "bearing, carriage" + -ly (1). Meaning "stout" is first recorded 1590s.

1. He wore a belted raincoat that accentuated his portly middle.

他穿着一件系腰带的雨衣，使他发福的腰身更加显眼。

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2. The word'portly'connotes dignity.

‘Portly ’ 一字隐含[威严]之意.

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3. Portly and stout are sometimes used as polite terms to describe fatness.

Portly和stout有时用作描述肥胖的礼貌用词.

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4. Instantly the portly lady's face became exceedingly sober and shrewd.

立刻,这位胖夫人的脸色变得极其严肃和精明.

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5. " I won't,'said the portly woman.

“ 不会的, " 胖夫人说.

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1. euphemisms for `fat';

"men are portly and women are stout"

...a portly middle-aged man.

一个胖胖的中年男人

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And the portly pooches also risk similar illnesses, including heart disease.

而肥胖的狗同样也分享到了肥胖引发的类似的人类疾病, 其中包括心脏病.

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" I won't,'said the portly woman.

“ 不会的, " 胖夫人说.

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Instantly the portly lady's face became exceedingly sober and shrewd.

立刻,这位胖夫人的脸色变得极其严肃和精明.

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The new manager is a portly aged woman.

新来的经理是个“肥胖”的中年女士.

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He would make a feast of the portly grunter.

他要饱餐一顿肥猪肉.

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Mr. Seegrave was tall and portly , and military in his manners.

西格雷夫先生个子魁伟结实, 有一副军人气概.

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Arctic people are generally short, round, portly and, therefore, warm.

北极原住民通常矮小 、 浑圆 、 肥胖并因此而有助于身体保暖.

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Men are portly and women are stout.

男人敦实,女人肥胖.

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And with a cry of delight he ran towards the slumbering Portly.

河鼠高兴地喊了一声,向沉睡的胖胖跑去.

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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.

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For a portly man like him, Uncle Tom still has quick reflex.

对于象他这样发福的人来说, 汤姆叔叔还算反应敏捷.

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A portly German kept this place.

店东是个大腹便便的德国人.

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There are five people in the hall, one of them being a portly city councillor.

大厅里有五个人, 其中一位是肥胖的市议员.

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ADVICEThe portly sales manager was getting ready to leave his doctor's office after a routine examination.

忠告臃肿的销售经理做过常规体检后,正要离开大夫的诊室.

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The general is a portly old man.

那位将军是一位身材魁梧的老人.

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Her new boss was in his mid - fifties, a portly figure in an ill - fitting suit.

她的新老板是个五十多岁的 中年人, 身材肥胖,衣着不合身.

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Portly and stout are sometimes used as polite terms to describe fatness.

Portly和stout有时用作描述肥胖的礼貌用词.

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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.

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How did he look, Sir? Was he portly, bold, outspoken, and hearty?

他看来怎样, 先生? 他是不是又魁梧 、 又豪放 、 又直爽 、 又精神饱满 呢 ?

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He wore a belted raincoat that accentuated his portly middle.

他穿着一件系腰带的雨衣，使他发福的腰身更加显眼。

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