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be dumpy
dumpy 作表语，描述主语的外形。
He is a little dumpy.
他有点矮胖。
像垃圾堆的；垃圾场似的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
像垃圾堆的；垃圾场似的
resembling a garbage dump
He is a little dumpy.
他有点矮胖。
此义按英文释义，指“像垃圾堆的”，与常见义“矮胖的”不同。
矮胖的；粗壮的。
Short and thick; stout or stocky.
与垃圾堆有关的；垃圾似的。
Of or relating to a garbage dump; rubbishy.
像垃圾堆的
resembling a garbage dump
矮而粗壮的
short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
The dumpy little teapot sits on the kitchen shelf.
那个矮墩墩的小茶壶放在厨房的架子上。
AI contextual example
This brown bottle is dumpier than the green one, so it is easier to hold.
这个棕色瓶子比那个绿色的更粗短，所以更好拿。
AI contextual example
Among the litter of puppies, the dumpiest one had the loudest bark.
在那窝小狗当中，最矮胖的那只叫声最响亮。
AI contextual example
a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
一个矮胖敦实、像个小团子似的女人
WordNet
dumpy 作表语，描述主语的外形。
He is a little dumpy.
他有点矮胖。
dumpy 作定语，与 little 连用突出矮胖。
A dumpy little man sat by the window.
一个矮胖的小个子男人坐在窗边。
这里的 dumpy 指地方像垃圾堆，不指身材。
The old hotel got dumpier every year.
那家老旅馆一年比一年更像垃圾堆。
Not this
He is a dumpy.
Use this
He is dumpy.
dumpy 是形容词，作表语时直接跟在 be 动词后，不能用不定冠词 a；汉语“他是矮胖的”里没有冠词，所以这里要删去 a。
Not this
He is more dumpy than his brother.
Use this
He is dumpier than his brother.
dumpy 是以 -y 结尾的双音节形容词，比较级要把 y 改为 i 再加 -er，即 dumpier；不能用 more + 原级这种较长形容词的比较级结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
矮胖的小个子男人
A dumpy little man waved at us from across the street.
一个矮胖的小个子男人在街对面朝我们挥手。
矮胖的身材
She had a dumpy figure and short legs.
她身材矮胖，腿短。
脏乱破旧的公寓
He lived in a dumpy apartment near the station.
他住在车站附近一间脏乱破旧的公寓里。
破败肮脏的小镇
The movie is set in a dumpy town in the Midwest.
这部电影以中西部一个破败肮脏的小镇为背景。
Use dumpy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：dumpy 听起来像 dump（垃圾堆）+ y，矮胖的人就像一坨低矮粗短的土堆/垃圾堆。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、外貌描写、非正式文章 dumpy 作“矮胖的”讲时，通常用于非正式口语，多形容人或动物身材矮胖敦实，语气略带随意或轻微贬义；正式写作中相对少见。
Bumpy, grumpy, jumpy, lumpy, stumpy, and clumpy all rhyme with dumpy: each has stressed /ʌ/ followed by /mpi/. Beware the lookalike empty /ˈɛmpti/, which ends in /ti/, not /pi/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.