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单词 fatten
释义 fatten /ˈfætən/
🄰 vt.
1.(make fatter)+ person使长胖;+ animal使长肥;使长膘

My children have been fattened on milk.我的孩子们是用牛奶喂胖的。

Mrs Mohamed says most families start fattening their girls at age nine or ten.穆罕默德太太说, 大多数家庭在女孩子9岁或10岁时开始把她们养胖。

2.(fatten for slaughter)+ animal, fowl(为屠宰而)育肥, 催肥

He would fatten cattle for slaughter.他会喂肥牛群以供宰杀。

Is it fair to fatten fowl when making foie gras?为了做鹅肝酱而把鹅养肥公平吗?

A bullock had been fattened.一头阉牛被养肥了。

3.(make fuller or richer)+ business, profits, budget使充实;使增长

The lower costs of doing business abroad can fatten corporate profits.在国外开展业务成本较低, 可以增加公司利润。

Tower was by no means the only person on Capitol Hill who fattened the defence budget.托尔绝对不是国会里唯一一个增加国防预算的议员。

4.(fertilize)+ soil使肥沃
🄱 vi.
长胖;长肥

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

Phrasal Verbfatten up
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