have a potbelly
口语中常用 have a potbelly 表示“有啤酒肚”,比直接说 fat belly 更委婉。
He has a potbelly even though he exercises every day.
尽管他每天锻炼,他还是有个大肚子。
大肚子;啤酒肚
大肚炉;大而凸出的腹部;大肚子。;俚语指大肚子;一种鼓形炉子,用于燃烧木材或煤炭
A large, protruding abdomen; a paunch.
大而凸出的腹部;大肚子。
A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.
俚语指大肚子
slang for a paunch
一种鼓形炉子,用于燃烧木材或煤炭
a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
After years of sitting at a desk, he developed a noticeable potbelly.
坐在办公桌前多年后,他长出了一个明显的大肚子。
用法提示:用作名词,指腹部脂肪堆积形成的啤酒肚。
She exercises every day to reduce her potbelly.
她每天锻炼来减小她的肚子。
用法提示:用作名词,说明通过锻炼可以减掉的腹部脂肪。
His potbelly was so big that it strained the buttons on his shirt.
他的肚子大得绷紧了衬衫的扣子。
用法提示:用作名词,描述大肚子对衣物的影响。
口语中常用 have a potbelly 表示“有啤酒肚”,比直接说 fat belly 更委婉。
He has a potbelly even though he exercises every day.
尽管他每天锻炼,他还是有个大肚子。
with a potbelly 常放在名词后,用来描述某人腹部突出。
A man with a potbelly walked into the shop.
一个挺着大肚子的男人走进了商店。
此处 potbelly 作定语,指老式鼓形炉,与“肚子”义无关。
The old cabin was heated by a potbelly stove.
那间旧木屋靠一个大肚炉取暖。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a potbelly.
正确表达He has a potbelly.
potbelly 是名词,指“大肚子”这一身体部位,不指人;不能说某人“是”一个大肚子,要用 have 表示“有”。
grammar · medium
易错句子My uncle has big potbelly.
正确表达My uncle has a big potbelly.
potbelly 是可数名词,单数形式前需要限定词;中文“有大肚子”不带冠词,英语要说 a big potbelly。
paunch 与 potbelly 都可指凸出的大肚子,但 paunch 常带中年发福、久坐形成的意味,语体略正式或书面;potbelly 更口语、更强调圆鼓鼓的外形。两者常可换用,但描述儿童或明显因啤酒而起的肚子时,potbelly/beer belly 更自然。
beer belly 通常暗示因常喝啤酒而凸起的肚子,含有成因;potbelly 不说明成因,只描述肚子大而凸。若不想暗示喝酒,用 potbelly 更中性;若明确调侃啤酒所致,用 beer belly。
belly 泛指腹部,本身不含“凸出、肥大”的意思;potbelly 专指凸出的大肚子。说“他肚子大”可用 a big belly,但 potbelly 是更具体、更形象的名词,不能把 potbelly 当普通“肚子”用。
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