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例:The Fattened Business Profits Fatten 英[ˈfætn 美[ˈfætn Vt.喂肥;养肥(牲畜);使(钱)增多;使(公司)升值

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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