fatten

大学 FREQ #29689

vi. 养肥 vt. 使肥胖

发音

其它 /ˈfætən/

词形变化

fattened fattenest fatteneth fattening fattens 三单 fattens fattening 现在分词 fattened 过去式 fattened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

养肥；使肥沃；使充实

动词

养肥；（靠…）发财

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.

    及物

    We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving.

  2. 2.

    To become fat or fatter.

    不及物

    He gradually fattened in the five years after getting married.

  3. 3.

    To make thick or thicker (often something containing paper, especially money).

    及物
  4. 4.

    To become thick or thicker.

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To make (soil) fertile and fruitful.

    及物

    to fatten land

    1612, Joseph Hall, Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holie Storie, London: Sa. Macham, Volume 1, Book 4, p. 333, As the riuer of Nilus was to Egypt in steed of heauen to moisten and fatten the earth; so their confidence was more in it then in heauen;

  6. 6.

    To become fertile and fruitful.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

fat plump fill out fatten up flesh out

上位词 3

change alter modify

相关短语

fatten up 使肥胖; 长膘 fatten the curve

词源

From fat + -en.

来源：wiktionary