Word · Frequency #20314
flabby
松弛的；软弱的；没力气的
lacking firmness; weak and out of condition
- 1.
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
触之柔软,易晃动；因自重而下垂；不坚实；松弛的
- 2.
out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
健康状况不佳；不强壮；无法承受劳累或持久活动
- 3.
Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
微酸不足；略带甜味的
- 4.
overwrought.
过度紧张的；过度兴奋的
- 5.
Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
从定义域到陪域的每个开子集均构成满射的
触之柔软,易晃动；因自重而下垂；不坚实；松弛的；健康状况不佳；不强壮；无法承受劳累或持久活动；微酸不足；略带甜味的；过度紧张的；过度兴奋的；从定义域到陪域的每个开子集均构成满射的
In use
After sitting at a desk all winter, my muscles have become flabby.
He started running every morning to firm up his flabby arms.
I felt flabbier this spring than I did last year.
flabby around the middle
flabby + noun
flabby 作定语时通常修饰肌肉、腹部、手臂等身体部位，含有贬义。
She was embarrassed by her flabby stomach.
她为自己松弛的小腹感到难为情。
become/get flabby
get/become flabby 强调从结实变得松弛、缺乏力量的过程。
Your arms will get flabby if you stop lifting weights.
如果你停止举重，手臂会变得松弛。
feel/look flabby
Connections
Collocations
- flabby muscles
- 松弛的肌肉
- Regular exercise can help tone flabby muscles.经常锻炼有助于收紧松弛的肌肉。
- flabby stomach
- 松弛的腹部
- He was embarrassed by his flabby stomach.他为自己松弛的腹部感到难堪。
- flabby arms
- 松弛的手臂
- She does weight training to firm up her flabby arms.她做力量训练来使松弛的手臂变得结实。
- flabby skin
- 松弛的皮肤
- After losing weight, she had flabby skin around her waist.减肥后，她腰部周围的皮肤变得松弛。
- flabby body
- 虚胖松弛的身体
- A poor diet and lack of exercise led to his flabby body.饮食不良和缺乏锻炼导致他身体虚胖松弛。
- flabby argument
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：flabby 里有 flab（赘肉），肚腩上的赘肉松弛晃动，就是 flabby 那种软弱无力感。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：在日常对话中评价体型或体质、批评文章、论点等松散无力、非正式场合评论某人缺乏力量或意志 flabby 通常用于日常口语，多带贬义，常指肌肉松弛、身体欠锻炼，也可比喻文章或论证松散；正式书面语中比较少见，可换用 flaccid 或 weak 等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 flabby 押韵的有 shabby、crabby、gabby、tabby、cabby，它们都以 /-æbi/ 结尾。flappy 拼写相近，但以 /-æpi/ 结尾，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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