fatten
英 ['f?t(?)n]
美['f?tn]
- vt. 養(yǎng)肥；使肥沃；使充實
- vi. 養(yǎng)肥；（靠…）發(fā)財
TEM4GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?fattens;過去式:?fattened;過去分詞:?fattened;現(xiàn)在分詞:?fattening;
中文詞源
fatten 育胖
來自fat, 肥胖的。-en，使。
英文詞源
- fatten (v.)
- 1550s, "to make fat," from fat + -en (1). Intransitive sense from 1630s. Related: Fattened; fattener. The earlier verb was simply fat (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. You're too skinny — we'll have to fatten you up.
- 你太瘦了，我們要把你養(yǎng)胖些。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The creature continued to grow and fatten.
- 這個家伙繼續(xù)長大、變肥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The new feed can fatten the chicken up quickly enough for market.
- 新飼料能使雞長得更快,以適應(yīng)市場需求.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The Government is making the taxpayer pay to fatten up a public sector business for private sale.
- 政府正在用納稅人的錢壯大一家公有企業(yè)，再進行私人認購。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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!
來自電影對白