potbelly
potbelly — 名詞
- potbellysingular
- potbelliesplural
1. a large, soft stomach that pushes out in a rounded shape, often on a person who
大肚腩；凸肚
向前圓凸、明顯突出的肚子
a large, soft stomach that pushes out in a rounded shape, often on a person who is otherwise quite thin
Hugo developed a potbelly after years of late-night pizza and beer.
Hugo 多年來常吃宵夜披薩又愛喝啤酒，結果養出了大肚腩。
develop a potbelly for a gradual change
The old farmer patted his round potbelly and laughed at the joke.
那位老農夫拍拍自己圓滾滾的大肚腩，被笑話逗得哈哈大笑。
Despite her thin arms and legs, Renata had a small potbelly.
雖然手腳細瘦，Renata 還是有個小小的凸肚。
contrast: thin limbs but a potbelly
Years of office snacks gave Christopher a soft potbelly by forty.
多年來辦公室的零食，讓 Christopher 四十歲就有了鬆軟的大肚腩。
The cheerful chef wore an apron stretched tight over his potbelly.
那位開朗的廚師圍著圍裙，緊緊繃在他的大肚腩上。
over his potbelly for something covering the belly
- have a potbelly
- develop a potbelly
- a small potbelly
- a round potbelly
- paunch
a slightly more formal word for the same sticking-out stomach
- beer belly
informal; hints that the belly comes from drinking a lot of beer
- gut
very informal; can mean the stomach area in general, not only a fat one
文法句型
a potbelly
have a potbelly
develop a potbelly
用法筆記
Carries a teasing or affectionate tone rather than a clinical one; doctors say 'abdominal obesity', while friends say someone has a potbelly. Often paired with the idea that the rest of the body stays slim.
常見錯誤
2. a small, round metal stove that you fill with wood or coal to heat a room
圓肚火爐
燒柴或煤、外型圓鼓的小暖爐
a small, round metal stove that you fill with wood or coal to heat a room
An old potbelly glowed in the corner, warming the small log cabin.
角落裡一座老舊的圓肚火爐燒得發紅，溫暖了這間小木屋。
a potbelly used as a room heater
Trang fed another log into the potbelly before the storm hit.
暴風雨來襲前，Trang 又往圓肚火爐裡添了一根木柴。
feed a log into the potbelly
The campers gathered around a black potbelly to dry their wet socks.
露營的人圍著一座黑色的圓肚火爐，烘乾他們濕透的襪子。
Rohan lit the potbelly at dawn so the workshop would be warm.
Rohan 天一亮就生起圓肚火爐，好讓工作坊暖和起來。
light the potbelly for starting the fire
Smoke curled from the potbelly as snow piled against the cabin door.
雪堆積在小屋門前時，圓肚火爐冒出的煙裊裊上升。
- a black potbelly
- light the potbelly
- by the potbelly
- potbelly stove
the fuller name for the same round, freestanding heater
- wood-burning stove
a broader term; a potbelly is one rounded type of it
文法句型
a potbelly
a potbelly stove
by the potbelly
用法筆記
Usually written in full as 'potbelly stove' or 'potbellied stove'; the short form appears mostly in stories about cabins, old workshops, and railway carriages. Distinct from sense 1 because it names an object, not a body part.
常見錯誤
同根字
- potbellied形容詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- potbelly stove
常用片語
- have a potbelly
- develop a potbelly
- grow a potbelly