flabby
英['flæbɪ]
美['flæbi]
- adj. 松弛的；软弱的；没气力的；优柔寡断的
助记提示
1. variant of flappy, which is recorded in the sense of "softly fleshy" from 1590s; see flap.
2. 为什么从 flap 到 flappy 会变成 “softly fleshy”之意呢？因为只有柔软的、松软的、有柔性的翅膀才容易拍动，拍动的效果也才更好，其二，正因为翅膀的这种特性，翅膀也就会下垂，因此也就引申出了：下垂的、松垂的等含义。
英文词源
- flabby (adj.)
- 1690s, regarded as a softened variant of flappy, which is recorded in the sense of "softly fleshy" from 1590s; see flap (n.). Related: Flabbily; flabbiness.
双语例句
- 1. My bulging thighs and flabby stomach made me depressed.
- 我大腿太粗，肚子上也净是赘肉，让我很发愁。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. You hear talk about American business being flabby.
- 你会听到有关美国经济发展无序、后劲乏力的议论。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He isn't just fat, he's flabby.
- 他不光是肥胖, 而且肌肉松弛.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. His eyes were not keen, his face marked, his hands flabby.
- 他目光呆滞, 满脸皱纹, 双手无力.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. Soon he became a weak and flabby old man.
- 他马上变成一个非常衰败的软弱的入了.
来自汉英文学 - 散文英译