fatten up

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause to gain weight by means of feeding. transitive
    — My cat looks underweight, so I'll fatten him up with higher-calorie cat food.
  2. To become fat or fatter by gaining weight. intransitive
    — ‘And isn’t Declan looking very thin?’ Madge said. ‘He’ll never get a wife if he doesn’t fatten up a bit.’
  3. To make bigger; to expand. figuratively,transitive
    — We must not fatten up our payroll with people performing nonessential activities.

词形变化

fattens up present,singular,third-person fattened up participle,present fattening up participle,past fattening up past
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