roly-poly

英 ['rəuli'pəuli] 美
  • n. 卷布丁;矮胖的人
  • adj. 矮胖的

英英释义


1. a rotund individual
2. pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed

实用场景例句


I bought a roly  poly of the God of Longevity at that stall.
我在那个摊头买了个寿星不倒翁.

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She's a real roly - poly.
她可真是又矮又胖.

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词态变化


复数: roly-polies;

中文词源


roly-poly 矮胖的

来自 roly 的同韵构词,由 roll 杜撰出来的形容词。

英文词源


roly-poly (adj.)
"short and stout," 1820, probably a varied reduplication of roll (v.). As a noun, it was used as the name of various ball games from 1713, and it was used as early as 1610s in the sense of "rascal." As an appellation of a short, stout person, from 1836.

双语例句


1. A roly tumbler or wobbly man is a toy that rights itself when pushed over.
不倒翁,就是每次被压倒都会自己站起来的玩具.

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