fatten
美音:
[´fætən
]英音:
[´fætən
]vi.长肥,(靠...)发财,养肥 vt.养肥,使肥沃,使充实,使肥胖
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fatten为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:fattener 动词过去式:fattened 过去分词:fattened 现在分词:fattening 第三人称单数:fattens
近义词, 同义词
fatten
/'fætn; `fætn/
v
(a) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (up) make sb/sth fat or fatter 使某人[某物]变胖或变肥
*fatten cattle for (the) market 把牛养肥供应市场.
(b) [I, Ip] ~ (up) become fat or fatter 变得肥胖
*They're fattening up nicely. 这些动物长膘情况良好.
fatten
v
[I and T]
to make an animal become fatter so that it is ready to eat, or to become fat and ready to eat
[T]
to make an amount larger
These projects simply serve to fatten the pockets of developers.
fatten up [fatten sb/sth⇔up] phr v
to make a person or animal fatter
My parents are always trying to fatten me up.