在《了不起的狐狸爸爸》一书中，罗尔德用丰富多彩的形容词来描绘人物和场景，总能让人身临其境，感同身受。
《了不起的狐狸爸爸》
1.描绘人物外貌“enormously”：
“Boggis was enormously fat.”
“enormously”强调程度之深，突出了Boggis肥胖的程度极其严重，给读者一个非常直观的关于他体型的印象。
“pot-bellied”：
“He was a kind of pot-bellied dwarf.”
“pot-bellied”形象地描绘了Bunce肚子像锅一样突出的特征，让读者很容易想象出他矮胖的身材。
2.描写外界场景“murky”：
“The wood was murky and very still.”
“murky”形容树林昏暗不明，营造出一种阴沉、神秘的氛围。
3. 描写人物性格“nasty”：
“They were about as nasty and mean as any men you could meet.”
“nasty”意思是令人讨厌的、恶劣的，直接表明了这三个农场主的品性不佳。
4. 强调情感和营造氛围“terrific”：
“It's a terrific speed.”
“terrific”在这里表示极大的、极好的，强调速度之快。
“furious”：
“But this only made the three farmers more furious and more obstinate and more determined than ever not to give up until they had caught the fox.”
“furious”表现出他们愤怒到极点的情绪。
“starving”：
“Down in the tunnel the foxes were slowly but surely starving to death.”
“starving”准确地描述了狐狸们饥饿的状态，让读者感受到它们的困境。
“plump”：
“Mr. Fox chose three of the plumpest hens.”
“plump”形容母鸡的肥壮，暗示食物的丰盛和诱人。
这些形容词的运用，使得文章的描述更加生动、具体、富有感染力，帮助读者更清晰地感受到人物的特点、环境的氛围以及情节的紧张程度。
