fattening

• 形容食物容易让人发胖、增加体重，通常因为热量或脂肪含量高。

Describes food that tends to make a person gain weight.

1. Causing weight gainA2informal

   Describes food that is high in calories and likely to make a person gain weight.

   容易发胖的

   • This cake is very fattening, but it tastes delicious.
   • I try to avoid fattening snacks like chips and cookies.
   • She is on a diet and avoids fattening foods.

   同义词caloric

   反义词slimming

2. Making animals fatterB2formal

   Used to describe feed or conditions that cause animals to increase in body weight.

   催肥的

   • The farmer uses a special fattening diet for the pigs.
   • These grains are highly fattening for livestock.
   • The fattening process takes several months before slaughter.

   同义词finishing

• 动词，指使某人或某物变胖或变肥，也指人或动物本身变胖、长肥，常用于动物或人。

A verb used to indicate the act of making or becoming fat or fatter, often in reference to animals or people.

1. Make or become fatB1formal

   To cause an animal or person to become fatter, often by feeding them more.

   养肥

   • Farmers fatten cattle before slaughter.
   • She tried to fatten her cat by giving it extra food.
   • The diet is designed to fatten up underweight patients.

   同义词build upfatten outfatten upflesh outplump upstuff

   反义词leanreduceslimstarvethin

2. Increase in size or amountB2informal

   To make something larger, thicker, or more substantial.

   增大

   • The company plans to fatten its profits by raising prices.
   • He added more details to fatten the report.
   • The sauce needs to be fattened with cream.

   同义词augmentenlargeexpandincreaseswellthicken

   反义词reduceshrinkslimthin

短语动词变体fatten outfatten up