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voluptuous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vo·lup·tu·ous /vəˈlʌptʃuəs/ adjective  1. HBHa woman who is voluptuous has large breasts and a soft curved body 〔女子〕身材丰满性感的,妖娆的2 SEXYexpressing strong sexual feeling or sexual pleasure 性感的,风骚的 a voluptuous gesture 挑逗的举动3 literaryNICE something that is voluptuous gives you pleasure because it looks, smells, or tastes good 令人愉悦的,给感官以快感的 the voluptuous fragrance of a summer garden 夏季花园中散发出的令人心旷神怡的芬芳voluptuously adverbvoluptuousness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
voluptuousThe voluptuous actress wouldn't need to play foolish games with him.Even at the early hour I was taken with her freshness, her blond, tousled hair, her milk-warm voluptuous body.the voluptuous exotic feel of the OrientOn either side of him are scantily clad voluptuous females, a blonde and a brunette.Enter the voluptuous femme fatale with dangerous links to the mob.Everyone turned to look at Gordon and his voluptuous mistress as they entered the room.Guy takes turns abusing his beautiful wife and his voluptuous mistress, which makes him irresistible to both women.She was like some voluptuous painting by Titian.
Origin voluptuous (1300-1400) Latin voluptuosus, from voluptas pleasure
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voluptuous
voluptuous /vəˈlʌptʃuəs/ adjective
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: voluptuosus, from voluptas 'pleasure'
1. a woman who is voluptuous has large breasts and a soft curved body
2. expressing strong sexual feeling or sexual pleasure:
    a voluptuous gesture
3. literary something that is voluptuous gives you pleasure because it looks, smells, or tastes good:
    the voluptuous fragrance of a summer garden
—voluptuously adverb
—voluptuousness noun [uncountable]


vo·lup·tu·ousBrE /vəˈlʌptʃuəs/ 🔊NAmE /vəˈlʌptʃuəs/ 🔊 adjective(formal) (of a woman 女人) attractive in a sexual way with large breasts and hips 体态丰满的;性感的;肉感的 SYN buxom a voluptuous woman体态丰满的女人a voluptuous body丰满性感的身体(literary) giving you physical pleasure 令人舒服的;舒适的 SYN sensual voluptuous perfume芬芳馥郁的香水 vo·lup·tu·ous·ly BrE /vəˈlʌptʃuəsli/ 🔊NAmE /vəˈlʌptʃuəsli/ 🔊 adverb vo·lup·tu·ous·ness BrE /vəˈlʌptʃuəsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /vəˈlʌptʃuəsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]