plump

adjective

/plʌmp/

(comparative plumper, superlative plumpest)

having a soft, round body; slightly fat丰腴的；微胖的
- a short, plump woman一个矮胖的女人
- His plump face was pink with embarrassment.他圆鼓鼓的脸庞因尴尬而涨得绯红。
- That dress makes you look rather plump.这件衣服让你看起来很丰满。
Topics Appearancec2
looking soft, full and attractive to use or eat松软的；丰满的；饱满的
- plump cushions松软的垫子
- plump tomatoes滚圆的番茄

Word Originadjective late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum.

plump

verb

/plʌmp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they plump	/plʌmp/ /plʌmp/
he / she / it plumps	/plʌmps/ /plʌmps/
past simple plumped	/plʌmpt/ /plʌmpt/
past participle plumped	/plʌmpt/ /plʌmpt/
-ing form plumping	/ˈplʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈplʌmpɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

plump something (up) to make something larger, softer and rounder使变大；使更软；使更圆
- He leaned forward while the nurse plumped up his pillows.他往前够了够身子，让护士把枕头拍松了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Plump is used with these nouns as the object:
cushion
pillow
Word Originverb late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum.