2VERB (通过摇抖或拍打)使膨松,使松软鼓起 If you plump a pillow or cushion, you shake it and hit it gently so that it goes back into a rounded shape. (通过摇抖或拍打)使膨松,使松软鼓起 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions. [VERB noun]
一群人冷不防地冒出来,跑来跑去地拍松垫子,这把她吓坏了。
Plump up means the same as plump .plump up 同 plump
'You need to rest,' she told her reassuringly as she moved to plump up her pillows.
“你需要休息,”她一边安慰她一边走过去拍打枕头。
3VERB (常指经过犹豫或深思熟虑后)选择,选中 If you plump for someone or something, you choose them, often after hesitating or thinking carefully. (常指经过犹豫或深思熟虑后)选择,选中 [mainly British]
I think Tessa should plump for Malcolm, her long-suffering admirer. [VERB + for]