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单词 fatten
释义
fatten
fætən ˈfætən
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense fattens, present participle fattening, past tense , past participle fattened
1 V-ERG (动物)长膘,变肥;催肥,养肥 If an animal is fattened, or if it fattens, it becomes fatter as a result of eating more. (动物)长膘,变肥;催肥,养肥 [Also VERB n]
  • The cattle are being fattened for slaughter. [be VERB-ed]

    喂肥牛群以宰杀。

  • The creature continued to grow and fatten. [VERB]

    这个家伙继续长大、变肥。

SYN grow fat, spread, expand, swell
2 VERB 使(企业)发财;使(利润)增长;牟利 If you say that someone is fattening something such as a business or its profits, you mean that they are increasing the value of the business or its profits, in a way that you disapprove of. 使(企业)发财;使(利润)增长;牟利 [business, disapproval] [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
  • They have kept the price of sugar artificially high and so fattened the company's profits. [VERB noun]

    他们一直人为地使糖的价格居高不下,以此为公司牟利。

Fatten up means the same as fatten .fatten up fatten
  • 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。

Phrasal verbs:
fatten up
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