Word · Frequency #26853
paunches
大肚子；腹部
paunches is the plural of paunch.
a protruding abdomen
常指肥胖或中年男性凸起的肚子。
- 1.
The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
反刍动物胃的第一室,即瘤胃。
- 2.
a protruding abdomen
凸出的腹部
- 3.
The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
屠宰动物胃内容物,用作食物或副产品
- 4.
The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
人的肚子,尤指大而突出的肥肚
- 5.
A paunch mat.
腹垫
- 6.
The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
钟的厚边,由钟锤敲击
反刍动物胃的第一室,即瘤胃。；凸出的腹部；屠宰动物胃内容物,用作食物或副产品；人的肚子,尤指大而突出的肥肚；腹垫
In use
His old suit no longer fits because his paunch has grown so big.
The doctor advised him to exercise more to reduce his paunch.
He tried to hide his paunch with a loose shirt.
have a paunch
He has developed a paunch despite his active lifestyle.
尽管他生活活跃，还是长出了大肚子。
a paunch + adjective
The man's protruding paunch was evident under his tight shirt.
男人凸起的大肚子在紧身衬衫下显而易见。
paunch + verb (as subject)
Connections
Collocations
- big paunch
- 大肚子
- He has a big paunch from years of drinking beer.他因多年喝啤酒而长了一个大肚子。
- develop a paunch
- 长出大肚子
- Many office workers develop a paunch after sitting for long hours.许多办公室职员长时间坐着后会长出大肚子。
- protruding paunch
- 凸出的肚子
- He tried to hide his protruding paunch with a loose jacket.他试图用一件宽松的夹克遮住凸出的肚子。
- beer paunch
- 啤酒肚
- His beer paunch was the result of drinking a few pints every night.他的啤酒肚是每晚喝几品脱啤酒造成的。
Synonyms
- belly
- 肚子；腹部 · 与 paunch 相比，belly 是最常用、中性偏口语的词，可指任何腹部，不一定大或突出。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“胖吃”：胖的人吃得多，肚子鼓出，记住 paunch 就是凸出的大肚腩。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、幽默或调侃的语境、非正式文章 表示“大肚子”时，paunch 通常是非正式词，多用于日常口语或幽默、略带调侃的语境；正式或医学场合一般用 abdomen 或 belly。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：launch /lɔːntʃ/、haunch /hɔːntʃ/、staunch /stɔːntʃ/，与 paunch 的尾音 /-ɔːntʃ/ 相同。注意拼写相近的 branch /brɑːntʃ/、ranch /rɑːntʃ/、avalanche /ˈævəlɑːntʃ/ 在英式英语中读 /ɑːntʃ/，美式英语中读 /æntʃ/，元音与 paunch 的 /ɔː/ 不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.