fatten的意思

fatten

英式音标['fætn]
美式英标['fæt(ə)n]

基本解释

vt. 养肥；使肥沃；使充实

vi. 养肥；（靠…）发财

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.).

实用例句

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

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

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.

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。

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!

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