Word · Frequency #15231
fatten
使变胖；养肥
核心释义
To cause (a person or animal) to become fat or fatter.
- 1.
使(人或动物)变胖或更胖
To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
- 2.
变胖或更胖
To become fat or fatter.
- 3.
使变厚或加厚(常指含纸的东西,尤指钱)。
To make thick or thicker (often something containing paper, especially money).
- 4.
变厚；加厚。
To become thick or thicker.
- 5.
使(土壤)肥沃多产。
To make (soil) fertile and fruitful.
- 6.
变得肥沃多产。
To become fertile and fruitful.
变胖；长胖；使变厚；加厚；变厚；使（土壤）肥沃；变得肥沃
用法In use
Farmers often fatten their livestock before selling them at the market.
用法提示：动词原形，表示‘使变胖’的动作。
The geese were fattened for the winter feast.
用法提示：过去分词，用于被动语态，表示‘被养肥’。
The stray cat is fattening up nicely on the new diet.
用法提示：现在分词，表示正在进行的‘变胖’过程。
fatten someone/something
及物动词用法，表示使（人或动物）变胖。
The farmer fattens the pigs for market.
农夫养肥猪以供应市场。
fatten someone/something up
fatten up 是常见短语，强调通过喂养使变胖的过程。
She is trying to fatten up her puppy.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fatten up
- 使长胖；养肥
- The farmer fattens up the geese before the holidays.农民在节前把鹅养肥。
- fatten cattle
- 养肥牛；催肥牛
- Farmers fatten cattle on corn.农民用玉米喂肥牛。
- fatten the soil
- 使土壤肥沃
- Adding compost will fatten the soil.添加堆肥能使土壤肥沃。
- fatten one's wallet
- 赚更多的钱；使钱包鼓起来
- The new job helped fatten his wallet.新工作让他的钱包鼓了起来。
- fatten up on
- 吃…而长胖
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
fatten 以 fat 开头：想象把动物喂得胖胖的，fatten 就是‘使变胖、养肥’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：livestock farming、animal husbandry、casual conversation about weight gain 该词最常用于牲畜增肥或动物饲养场景，语气中性；用于人时多带调侃或贬义，且常见搭配是 fatten up，日常口语中较常见，正式场合较少这样用。
语法说明Grammar Note
可作及物动词（使肥胖）或不及物动词（养肥）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 fatten 完全押韵的词有 batten /ˈbætn/ 和 flatten /ˈflætn/。注意拼写相似的 kitten /ˈkɪtn/、mitten /ˈmɪtn/ 元音不同；fatal /ˈfeɪtl/ 虽含 fat 拼写，但读音差别很大。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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