pear-shaped

英 [ˈpeə ʃeɪpt]

美 [ˈper ʃeɪpt]

adj.  梨形的; 像梨一样的; (指人)罐子状的，腹大腰圆的

习惯用语

adj.

go pear-shaped
• 出毛病；出问题
  if things go pear-shaped , they go wrong

牛津词典

adj.

• 梨形的；像梨一样的
  shaped like a pear
• （指人）罐子状的，腹大腰圆的
  a pear-shaped person is wider around their waist and hips than around the top part of their body

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 梨形的
  Something that ispear-shapedhas a shape like a pear.
  1. ...her pear-shaped diamond earrings.
     她的梨形钻石耳环
• （尤指女子体形）梨形的（臀部比上半身宽大）
  If someone, especially a woman, ispear-shaped, they are wider around their hips than around the top half of their body.
• PHRASE 出毛病；出问题
  If a situationgoes pear-shaped, bad things start happening.
  1. He feared his career had gone a bit pear-shaped.
     他害怕自己的事业已经出了点儿问题。

英英释义

adj

• (of sounds) full and rich
  1. orotund tones
  2. the rotund and reverberating phrase
  3. pear-shaped vowels
  Synonym:orotundrotundround
• having a round shape tapered at one end

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