voluptuous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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 adverb —voluptuousness noun [uncountable]
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voluptuous• The 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 Orient• On 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”vo·lup·tu·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
a voluptuous has large Corpus is woman who
voluptuous
vo‧lup‧tu‧ous /vəˈlʌptʃuəs/
adjective
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‧ous /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 bodyLanguage: Latin
Origin: voluptuosus, from voluptas 'pleasure'
2. expressing strong sexual feeling or sexual pleasure:
3. literary something that is voluptuous gives you pleasure because it looks, smells, or tastes good:
—voluptuously adverb
—voluptuousness noun [uncountable]