1. straight bill, rather dumpy shape, short-legged, crouching posture, and striped head and body. 嘴平直,体形矮胖,腿短,姿态蜷缩,头和身体有斑纹。
2. Stevie was short, a lillte dumpy, with the smooth facial features and thick-tongued speech of Down syndrome. 史蒂维个子不高、墩墩的、官端正,说话时带有唐氏综合症的大舌头音。
3. One day, Jane hears a shrill, blood-curdling laugh coming from the room, but Mrs. Fairfax pretends that the maniacal noise was made by Grace Poole, a rather dumpy, unprepossessing servant. 一天,简听见一阵令人毛骨悚然的尖笑声,是从那个房间里传来的。但菲尔费克斯太太佯称这狂笑声是格雷斯·尔发出的,她是一个相当矮胖,不讨人喜欢的仆人。
英英解释
adj.
1. resembling a garbage dump
2. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
3. short and plump