fatten the curve

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To fatten or gain weight due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. humorous
    — Did you hear about the town that was fattening the curve so much that the mayor had to take away everyone’s quarantinis?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fatten, the, curve.
    — Just as important is the pen's ability to dawdle in midstroke, fattening the curve of a y, for example, while pondering whether to follow up with a comma or not.

词形变化

fattens the curve present,singular,third-person fattening the curve participle,present fattened the curve participle,past fattened the curve past

词源

A pun on flatten the curve.
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