Portly

(adj.) euphemisms for `fat'; 'men are portly and women are stout' .

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• The portly gentleman, looking round to see that nobody of rank observed him, sat down; he muttered--Ah, really, well now, God bless my soul. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Mr. Bumble emerged at early morning from the workhouse-gate, and walked with portly carriage and commanding steps, up the High Street. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Though portly, she was alert, and though serene, she was at times impetuous--good health and an excellent temperament kept her green as in her spring. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Was he portly, bold, outspoken, and hearty? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• He is a responsible-looking gentleman dressed in black, portly enough, but strong and active. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• By April of 1882, the Bulletin had attained the respectable size of sixteen pages; and in December it was a portly magazine of forty-eight. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Mr. Seegrave was tall and portly, and military in his manners. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I observed him for about ten minutes, and perceived that he was exceedingly taken with this dusk and portly Venus of the Nile. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• And there, in an Indian shawl and a pale-green crape bonnet--therefresh, portly, blithe, and pleasant--there stood Madame Beck. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• After a few minutes' silence, Mr. Dodson, a plump, portly, stern-looking man, with a loud voice, appeared; and the conversation commenced. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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