Plump

(noun.) the sound of a sudden heavy fall.

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

(adv.) straight down especially heavily or abruptly; 'the anchor fell plump into the sea'; 'we dropped the rock plump into the water'.

杰勒德整理

• Miss Fanshawe's travels, gaieties, and flirtations agreed with her mightily; she had become quite plump, her cheeks looked as round as apples. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I'd ha' liked to plump down aboard of him, neck and crop, with a heavy jump, and sunk him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I saw her lips working and then tears came down her plump cheeks. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• She is a nice plump young lass, and it is customary with me to adopt that manner of showing that I personally approve of a girl. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• She looked so curi's, a leapin' and springin'--ice a crackin'--and only to hear her,--plump! 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The commissionaire plumped down into a chair and stared from one to the other of us. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Didst not note how carefully he selected the plumpest and tenderest of the lot? 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.

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