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单词 fat farm
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Definition of fat farm in English:

fat farm

noun
North American informal
  • A health farm for people who are overweight.

    〈非正式,主北美〉减肥中心

    times have changed at fat farms—the accent's more on pampering than starving
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was sent by his bosses to a fat farm to get back into shape for the service.
    • I showed the ad to my dad and he laughed at me and said, ‘That's a fat farm, you just need to quit eating so much candy!’
    • ‘Shipped her to a fat farm this morning,’ he replied, without looking up from the novel he was reading.
    • However, having spent a week gorging myself in an Alpine ski resort, the notion of being preened and prodded at the most expensive health spa, beauty clinic and fat farm in the world is quite enticing.

Definition of fat farm in US English:

fat farm

nounˌfat ˈfärm
North American informal
  • A residential establishment where overweight people seek improved health by dieting, exercise, and treatment.

    times have changed at fat farms—the accent's more on pampering than starving
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I showed the ad to my dad and he laughed at me and said, ‘That's a fat farm, you just need to quit eating so much candy!’
    • However, having spent a week gorging myself in an Alpine ski resort, the notion of being preened and prodded at the most expensive health spa, beauty clinic and fat farm in the world is quite enticing.
    • ‘Shipped her to a fat farm this morning,’ he replied, without looking up from the novel he was reading.
    • He was sent by his bosses to a fat farm to get back into shape for the service.
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