ADJ-GRADED (中年妇女)稍胖的,发福的 You can use matronly to describe a woman who is fairly fat and looks middle-aged, especially if you think the clothes she is wearing are not fashionable or attractive.
...a matronly woman with an air of authority. 身材微胖、不怒自威的中年女人
Mary, a matronly young blonde, was washing dishes in the little back room that served for kitchen and dining room. 玛丽是个金头发白皮肤的年轻妇女,主妇模样,正在后面一间小屋里洗碟子。
Her matronly fame was trodden under all men's feet. 她那主妇的声名任凭所有的人践踏在脚下。
The image shows a woman from behind with ten words written up her left leg indicating various hemlines, with 'matronly' scrawled at the bottom of her calf and 'whore' seen just below her buttocks. 图片的内容是一名女子的背影,左腿上写有十个词,表示不同的裙边长度。小腿的最下方涂写的文字是主妇,而臀部下方的部位写的是妓女。
So Mrs Chick, who had her matronly apprehensions that this indulgence in grief might be prejudicial to the little Dombey ('acid, indeed,'she whispered Miss Tox), hastened to the rescue. 奇克夫人有她当家庭主妇的忧虑,生怕这样放纵地悲伤会对小董贝不利(“真酸,”她对托克斯小姐说道),所以急忙进行抢救。
Women with large cup sizes are no longer restricted to matronly bras, the research found. 研究显示,大号文胸的消费者已经不再满足于普通样式。
None of the women he interviewed were suitable for the job they were either too glamorous or too matronly. 他面试的妇女中无人适合这项工作&她们不是过于俏丽便是像家庭主妇似的。
Then-the morning light still waxing stronger-old patriarchs would rise up in great haste, each in his flannel gown, and matronly dames, without pausing to put off their night-gear. 之后,曙光渐明,老汉们会匆忙爬起身,穿上法兰绒长袍,主妇们则顾不上脱下她们的睡衣。
Above the bed in his tiny, cigarette-strewn hotel room hangs a framed photo of him and the matronly AIDS worker. 在他那间小小的、到处扔着烟头的酒店房间里,床头上方挂着他自己和这位耐心的艾滋病工作者的照片。
Mary, in her matronly days, became as solid in figure as her mother. 玛丽在成为主妇后,跟她的母亲一样精明能干。