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petite adj.
⇨ short 2short2 adjective a short time/book/memory 短时间；一本篇幅短的书；记性差short people/legs 个子矮的人；短腿the short answer to your query 对你的询问的简略回答short ♦︎ diminutive ♦︎ petite ♦︎ stubby ♦︎ stunted ♦︎ dumpyThese words all describe sb who is not as tall as an average person or a part of the body that is smaller than usual. 这些词均表示个子矮的或身体某部位短的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a short / diminutive / petite / dumpy woman◆a short / diminutive man◆a short / petite / dumpy girl◆a short / diminutive / petite / dumpy figure■ short (of a person) small in height; (of a part of the body) not as long as normal （人）个子矮的；（身体某部位）短的◆He was a short, fat little man.他是个又矮又胖的家伙。◆I'm slightly shorter than you.我比你矮一点点。◆The little boy ran as fast as his short legs could carry him.那小男孩虽然腿短，可还是拼尽全力快跑。OPP tall ⇨ tall , long ⇨ length ■ diminutive / /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ / (formal) (especially of a person) very small （尤指人）极小的，特小的◆She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.站在丈夫身边她就像个小矮人。■ petite / /pəˈtiːt/ / (approving) (of a girl, a woman, or her figure) small and thin in an attractive way （女性或其身材）娇小的◆She was fair-haired and petite.她一头淡金色头发，身材娇小。◆With her slim, petite figure, she could have been any age from 13 to 30.从她那苗条娇小的身材来看，她的年龄从13到30岁都有可能。■ stubby (often of a part of the body, for example sb's fingers) short and thick （常指身体某部位，如手指）短而粗的◆He pointed with his stubby finger to the page.他用短粗的手指指着那页。■ stunted that has not been able to grow or develop as much as it should 发育不足的；生长不良的；未能充分发展的◆Instead of grass, there was a strip of thin scrub and stunted trees.那里没有草地，取而代之的是一窄条稀疏的灌木丛和一些生长不良的树。◆Lack of adequate nutrition often leads to stunted growth in children.缺乏营养常会导致儿童发育不足。■ dumpy (disapproving) (especially of a person) short and fat （尤指人）矮胖的◆That skirt makes you look dumpy.你穿那件裙子显得矮矮胖胖的。 |