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shapely

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shape·ly /ˈʃeɪpli/ adjective  BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGhaving a body that has an attractive shape 身材好的,匀称的 She had long shapely legs. 她的双腿修长匀称。
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shapelyIt looked smooth, shapely and healthy.The waitress walks off, calves solid and shapely as vases, leaving a juicy baba before her favourite.They were not particularly large or anything, but they were very shapely, cheeky almost.Only the men would sneak glances at her, admiring the shapely figure showing in the plain uniform.Her legs were strongly-muscled yet still quite shapely, her stomach flat, her shoulders smooth.Perfect manicured fingernails, dark and shapely, ladylike.She sat at her desk, crossed her shapely legs, rested her hands in her lap and listened.her long, shapely legsThe green eyes and brown summer skin and slim legs and shapely little fingers.
shape·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
that Corpus shape attractive a having an has body


shapely
shapely /ˈʃeɪpli/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: shapeless, shapely, misshapen; verb: shape; noun: shape; adverb: shapelessly
having a body that has an attractive shape:
    She had long shapely legs.


shape·lyBrE /ˈʃeɪpli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃeɪpli/ 🔊 adjective(especially of a woman's body 尤指女子体形) having an attractive curved shape 有曲线美的;匀称的