| 单词 | fatten |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ˈfætn] 美[ˈfætn] |
| 解释 | vt.喂肥;养肥(牲畜);使(钱)增多;使(公司)升值; |
| 例句 | 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. 例:The cattle are being fattened for slaughter...喂肥牛群以宰杀。 例:The creature continued to grow and fatten.这个家伙继续长大、变肥。 VERB 使(企业)发财;使(利润)增长;为…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. 例:They have kept the price of sugar artificially high and so fattened the company's profits.他们一直人为地使糖的价格居高不下,以此为公司牟利。 |
| 变形 | third:fattens~done:fattened~ing:fattening~past:fattened~ |
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