dumpy

大学 FREQ #38721

a. 矮胖的, 粗短的

发音

US /ˈdʌmpi/

词形变化

dumpies 复数 dumpier 比较级 dumpiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.

  2. 2.

    A small bottle of beer.

    南非
  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of dumpy level.

  4. 1.

    Synonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).

    俚语
adj.
  1. 1.

    Short and thick; stout or stocky.

  2. 1.

    Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 9

squat chunky tubby stumpy pudgy lowset podgy roly-poly squatty

近义相关 3

little short fat

相关短语

dumpy level 定镜水准仪 dumpy levels dumpy tree frog

词源

First attested in 1750; exact origin unknown. Perhaps derived from, or cognate with, dumpling, or from the noun sense of dump.

来源：wiktionary