well-fed
/ˌwel ˈfed/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌwel ˈfed/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwel-ˈfed How to pronounce well-fed (audio)/ (ame, mw)
well-fed — 形容詞
1. having had enough food to eat, or having access to enough food regularly — used
吃飽的
有充足食物可吃、吃得好的
having had enough food to eat, or having access to enough food regularly — used to describe people, animals, or communities that are not suffering from hunger.
Soraya's cat looked well-fed and healthy when the vet examined it.
Soraya 的貓看起來營養充足又健康，獸醫檢查時也這麼說。
collocation: well-fed + healthy
Haruto kept his sheep well-fed on the rich grass of the mountain valley.
Haruto 讓他的羊群在山谷的豐美草地上吃得飽飽的。
The school breakfast program keeps four hundred children well-fed every morning.
學校的免費早餐計畫每天早晨讓四百名學童吃飽。
After the long hiking trip, Ignacio felt tired but well-fed from the hot camp meal.
長途健行結束後，Ignacio 雖然疲憊，但吃了熱騰騰的營地晚餐，肚子吃得飽飽的。
Mira's grandmother always made sure the whole family was well-fed during the winter months.
Mira 的祖母總是確保全家人能在冬季幾個月裡吃得飽飽的。
- well-nourished
more formal and clinical; used in health or medical contexts
- full
informal; refers specifically to the feeling after a single meal, not long-term food access
- plump
describes a physical result of being well-fed; can be neutral or mildly positive, but sometimes negative for people
- hungry
direct opposite; describes the immediate need for food
- underfed
not getting enough food over time
- undernourished
medical term for chronic lack of proper nutrition
用法筆記
Often used in contrast with hungry or underfed to emphasise that someone has enough food. Can describe both a single meal (temporary state) and a long-term condition.