flabby
/ˈflæbɪ/adjective
1flabbier, flabbiest
(of a part of a person's body) soft, loose, and fleshy(人体某一部位)松弛的, 冗赘的:this exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach.
这种锻炼能促使松弛的腹部变得平坦。
1.1
- (of a person) having soft loose flesh(人)肌肉松弛的; 有赘肉的。
1.2
- figurative not tightly controlled, powerful, or effective〈喻〉松懈的; 乏力的; 低效的:
the quartet playing was uncommitted and flabby.
这个四重奏演奏得极不投入, 毫无感染力。
1.3
- figurative (of a business) poorly managed and inefficient〈喻〉(生意)经营不善的:
tough private bosses take over flabby state-run factories.
严厉的私人老板接管经营不善的国营工厂。
派生词
flabbily
adverbflabbiness
noun词源
late 17th cent.: alteration of earlier flappy.