flab

IPA/flæb/
KK[flˈæb]IPA/flæb/

flab — 名詞

1. soft, loose body fat that hangs or sags on a person's body, often where muscle t

1.名詞B2
釋義

贅肉

身體上鬆弛多餘的脂肪

soft, loose body fat that hangs or sags on a person's body, often where muscle tone has been lost or when a person is overweight.

例句

Zola has been doing sit-ups every morning to tighten the flab on her stomach.

Zola 每天早上做仰臥起坐，想緊實肚子上的贅肉。

collocation: tighten flab; uncountable noun usage

After losing fifteen kilos, Trang noticed the flab on her arms had almost disappeared.

減了十五公斤之後，Trang 發現手臂上的贅肉幾乎都不見了。

同義詞
  • fat

    neutral, broader term; flab is more specific to loose, hanging fat

  • blubber

    more derogatory and humorous, often referring to a thick layer of fat

  • spare tyre

    British euphemism specifically for belly flab; light-hearted

反義詞
  • muscle

    firm body tissue, the opposite of loose flab

  • tone

    refers to firmness of body tissue rather than excess fat

用法筆記

Frequently used in a critical or teasing tone — someone might describe their own flab as a joke or express dissatisfaction with it. Common in health, fitness, and casual conversation contexts. Not used in medical writing; 'body fat' or 'adipose tissue' are the formal alternatives.

常見錯誤

❌I have a lot of flabs on my belly.
✅I have a lot of flab on my belly.
💡flab is an uncountable noun and has no plural form.
❌The doctor said I have abdominal flab.
✅The doctor said I have excess abdominal fat.
💡flab is too informal for medical or clinical contexts.