fatten

英['fæt(ə)n] 美['fætn]
  • vt. 养肥;使肥沃;使充实
  • vi. 养肥;(靠…)发财

词态变化


第三人称单数: fattens;过去式: fattened;过去分词: fattened;现在分词: fattening;

中文词源


fatten 育胖

来自fat, 肥胖的。-en,使。

英文词源


fatten (v.)
1550s, "to make fat," from fat + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1630s. Related: Fattened; fattener. The earlier verb was simply fat (v.).

双语例句


1. You're too skinny — we'll have to fatten you up.
你太瘦了,我们要把你养胖些。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The creature continued to grow and fatten.
这个家伙继续长大、变肥。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The new feed can fatten the chicken up quickly enough for market.
新饲料能使鸡长得更快,以适应市场需求.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The Government is making the taxpayer pay to fatten up a public sector business for private sale.
政府正在用纳税人的钱壮大一家公有企业,再进行私人认购。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He's trying to fatten Dan up so they can hibernate together.
它想把丹喂得胖胖的,陪它一起冬眠!

来自电影对白