pot belly

IPA/ˌpɒt ˈbeli/
IPA/ˌpɑːt ˈbeli/

pot belly — 名詞

  • pot bellysingular
  • pot belliesplural

1. a rounded stomach that protrudes from the front of the body

1.名詞B2
釋義

啤酒肚

向外凸出的圓肚子

a rounded stomach that protrudes from the front of the body

例句

After years at a desk, Jonah had developed a small pot belly.

多年坐辦公桌後，Jonah 有了一點啤酒肚。

developed a small pot belly

The old sailor laughed and patted his pot belly.

那位老水手笑著拍了拍自己的啤酒肚。

patted his pot belly

同義詞
  • paunch

    a slightly formal or old-fashioned word for a stomach that sticks out

  • belly

    a broader everyday word for the stomach area

  • stomach

    neutral and general; does not itself mean that it sticks out

反義詞

文法句型

have a pot belly

develop a pot belly

a small pot belly

用法筆記

This noun is usually singular and describes the shape of the stomach, not a medical condition.

常見錯誤

Do not use it for any large container. In this sense, a pot belly is part of a person's body.

Use the plural form 'pot bellies', not 'pot bellys'.