fatten
/ˈfætn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfætn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfa-tᵊn/ (ame, mw)
fatten — 動詞
- fattenpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fattenshe / she / it
- fattenedpast simple
- fattening-ing form
1. to cause a person, animal, or thing to become heavier or rounder by feeding them
養胖；變肥
使人、動物或東西變胖；長肥
to cause a person, animal, or thing to become heavier or rounder by feeding them well; or to become heavier and rounder oneself, especially with the purpose of reaching a healthy or desired size.
The farmer fattened the pigs over the winter for the autumn market.
農夫在冬天期間把豬養肥，準備在秋季的市場上出售。
transitive: fatten + animal for a purpose
Mark tried to fatten up his rescue dog after finding her on the street.
Mark 想把他在街上撿到的流浪狗養胖一些。
phrasal: fatten up + object for recovery
The cattle fattened on the rich grass of the summer pasture.
牛群在夏日茂盛的草地上吃得肥壯。
Rafael fattened his savings account by taking on extra nursing shifts.
Rafael 靠著多值護理班次來充實儲蓄帳戶。
Benjamin took on extra freelance work to fatten his wallet before the summer holiday.
Benjamin 在暑假前接了不少自由接案的工作，讓自己的荷包變厚。
文法句型
fatten + object (animal, person, thing)
fatten + object + up
fatten on + food/pasture
用法筆記
The particle 'up' (fatten up) is common in everyday speech and adds a sense of 'fully' or 'completely' — e.g., fatten up a sick child, fatten up a thin calf. Figuratively, fatten can refer to increasing the size or amount of something non-physical, such as a bank account, budget, or document. In these uses the transitivity is always active (transitive); the intransitive pattern (fatten on + food) is restricted to animal subjects.