Word · Frequency #16548
obesity
肥胖；过度肥胖
核心释义
The condition of being extremely overweight or having excess body fat.
- 1.
肥胖的状态；肥胖。
The state of being obese.
- 2.
超过平均的肥胖
more than average fatness
肥胖的状态；肥胖。；超过平均的肥胖；肥胖；[医] 肥胖；多脂
用法In use
Obesity is often linked to heart disease and diabetes.
用法提示：obesity作为名词，表示肥胖的状态或病症。
The government launched a campaign to reduce childhood obesity.
用法提示：obesity作为名词，在此指儿童肥胖这一现象。
Regular exercise and a balanced diet can help prevent obesity.
用法提示：obesity作为名词，表示肥胖这一健康问题。
suffer from obesity
Many children suffer from obesity.
许多儿童患有肥胖症。
obesity is linked to sth
Obesity is linked to heart disease.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- childhood obesity
- 儿童肥胖
- Childhood obesity has become a serious public health problem.儿童肥胖已成为严重的公共卫生问题。
- obesity epidemic
- 肥胖流行病
- The obesity epidemic affects rich and poor countries alike.肥胖流行病同样影响着富裕和贫穷国家。
- morbid obesity
- 病态肥胖
- Morbid obesity increases the risk of heart disease.病态肥胖会增加患心脏病的风险。
- obesity rates
- 肥胖率
- Obesity rates among children have risen sharply.儿童肥胖率急剧上升。
- combat obesity
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
obesity 拼写里藏着 be 和 sit，想着“坐着吃（be sitting）”慢慢变胖，-ity 是名词后缀表状态。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical reports、public health campaigns、academic writing obesity 是正式、医学术语，通常用于医疗、公共卫生和学术语境；日常口语中更常说 being overweight 或 too fat。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with obesity (/oʊˈbiːsəti/). Words like university, density, intensity, and curiosity share the final spelling '-sity' and the sound /səti/, but their stressed vowels differ, so they do not rhyme. Beware lookalikes such as obese (/oʊˈbiːs/), which shares the 'obe' spelling and /oʊˈbiː/ sound but lacks the /səti/ ending.
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