英语释义

• be behind; approve of;

  "He plumped for the Labor Party"

  "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

片语

pitch on选中；决定

pick on sb挑中，选中

英汉例句

• Whether they opt for a satin, ivory or lace number, most brides plump for an elegant classic gown that stands the test of time.

  无论是选择缎面、象牙白色还是蕾丝的礼服，大部分新娘都会挑选经久不衰的优雅经典款。

• For this reason, The Economist, if it had a vote, would plump for Mr Singh「s Congress.

  有鑒于此，本刊如果能投票的话，会投辛格的国大党一票。

• We plump for Comrade Hu; he is the right man for the post.

  我们坚决支持胡同志；他是适合担任这个职位的人。

• They may pick up free papers to read on public transport, but when reception isgood they tend to plump for mobile phones and the internet.

  他们可能会在大众运输工具上捡免费的报纸来看，但如果收讯良好，他们宁可使用手机和互联网。

• Only 5.4m households plump for true pay-TV, according to Goldmedia, a consultancy.

  按照Goldmedia咨询公司的说法，只有540万户真正偏爱付费电视。

• Hardly anybody would plump for Britain, which has muddled through the crisis moderately well.

  几乎没有人会冒然说英国，因为英国还是较为安然地度过了危机。

• Another open question is whether customers will plump for dedicated video communication systems over those that also serve other purposes, such as a PC or a games console.

  另一个明显的问题是：是否用户将选择专用视频通信系统而忽略另外提供其他功能的设备，比如PC机或游戏面板。

• Given a choice between angering this giant and disappointing Silicon Roundabout, when they come to act on Mr Hargreaves」 ideas, expect ministers to plump for the latter.

  如果将来谷歌公司和硅岛就哈古瑞夫斯教授的提议进行争斗的时候，在选择是得罪谷歌这个行业巨头还是抛弃硅岛上，想必政府部长们将会更喜欢后者。

• Still others plump for elaborate after-school programmes or for linking teachers「 pay to how well pupils do.

  还有一些则赞成精心设计课余计划或将教师的收入与学生的成绩相挂钩。

• If I had to bet, I」d still plump for Ms Rousseff winning in the first round, but I「m not as certain as I was a week ago.

  如果我来打赌，我仍会赞成罗塞芙女士在第一轮获胜，但是这已不再是几个星期前的我那么确定。

• And if problems persist, more foreign students may plump for universities in America or Australia in future.

  如果问题持续存在，将来更多的外国学生会选择美国或者澳大利亚的大学。

• If so, they might do worse than plump for Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts and a primary candidate last time: a known quantity with what looks like a safe pair of hands.

  如果是这样，他们就应该[注2]支持米特·罗姆尼，他是马萨诸塞州的前州长，上一次大选也参加了共和党初选，是大家熟知的竞选人，而且看上去办事牢靠[注3]。

• And since poorer, less educated folk are generally more likely to plump for the person they think is already winning, the consequence is lower-than-predicted results for front-runners.

  而且，因为生活较贫苦、教育程度较低的人们通常更可能投票给他们认为会赢得胜选的候选人，因此领先者会出现低于预测值的结果。

• Hydrate, smooth and plump for a soft radiant complexion.

  与水化合，抚平和柔亮肤色。

• But he could change his mind especially if the Republicans plump for one of their scarier ideologues-mr Gingrich? -instead of the pliant Mr Romney thus creating an opening in the centre.

  不过他有可能改变主意，尤其是当共和党选定该党内恐怖无比的意识形态主义者——金里奇——以取代较温和的罗姆尼时，从而为中间派制造一个开放性的空间。

• I」d plump for a quiet place.

  我最喜欢安静的地方。

• I「ll plump for bacon and eggs rather than breakfast cereal.

  我宁愿吃咸肉和鸡蛋，而不愿吃谷类制作的早餐食品。

• On the face of it, there are plenty of reasons to plump for youth.

  从表面上看，雇用年轻人有许多原因。

• I」d plump for classic music.

  我喜欢选择古典音乐。

• In such circumstances investors tend to plump for less capital-intensive facilities which provide a quick return.

  在这种情况下，投资者倾向于对不怎么资金密集，但能很快获得收益的设施出资。