单词	overweight
释义	overweighto‧ver‧weight /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ ●●○ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES overweight luggage I'm 15 pounds overweight. My mother is about 50 pounds overweight. People who are grossly overweight are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure. The doctor said I was slightly overweight and that I needed more exercise. The majority of overweight people who diet tend to gain the weight back within a few years. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Five feet six, he was overweight for his height and his body resembled a large turnip in shape. He says he's a ton overweight. I am very well aware of the sensitivity of anyone who is overweight. If you are female and less than one stone overweight. It can often arise even when people are a mere few pounds overweight. Melissa Kirk Berkeley For the record, I am an overweight male or, if you prefer, a fat guy. Suddenly this flabby and overweight woman decided to do what younger and more athletic daredevils had shrunk from doing. This sets a bad example to teenagers, many of whom are overweight and eat too much junk food. Thesaurus THESAURUS► fat having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat. It is also better not to use any of these words when talking directly to someone about their body: · She thinks she’s fat.· He looks the same, just a little fatter. ► overweight weighing more than you should: · Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight.· She was several kilos overweight. ► big/large used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English: · My father was a big man.· two large ladies ► obese extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health: · He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers. ► chubby slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children: · A chubby little baby was playing on the rug. ► plump a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way: · Her mother was a plump cheerful woman. ► flabby having soft loose skin that looks unattractive: · a flabby stomach· Her body was getting old and flabby. ► portly literary fat and round – used especially about fairly old men: · The bishop was a portly middle-aged gentleman. Longman Language Activatorwords for describing someone who is fat► fat having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat: · Peter was a fat little boy.· I'm getting too fat for my clothes.· After thirty years, Teddy looked just the same, only a little fatter.· Most fat people simply eat too much by normal standards.· Though she weighed only six stone, she thought she was fat. ► overweight too fat, especially so that you need to lose some weight in order to be more healthy or attractive: · The doctor said I was slightly overweight and that I needed more exercise.· The majority of overweight people who diet tend to gain the weight back within a few years.5 kilos/10 pounds etc overweight: · My mother is about 50 pounds overweight.grossly overweight (=extremely overweight): · People who are grossly overweight are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure. ► big/large fat - use this especially when you do not want to say 'fat' because it would be impolite: · Even though she's big, Rosemary is an attractive woman.· It's often difficult for large people to find fashionable clothes that fit them.· Mrs. Medlock is a large woman, with a very red face and bright black eyes.· He runs quite fast for a big man. ► plump fat, especially in a pleasant and attractive way: · Stevie is a plump healthy-looking child.· Frieda's mother was a plump, cheerful woman, quick with a laugh. · He's a little on the plump side, but nevertheless quite handsome. ► chubby someone, especially a small child, who is chubby , is fat in a pleasant, healthy-looking way: · The baby was pink and chubby.· Who's that chubby little girl with the dark hair? ► portly someone, especially a fairly old man, who is portly is fat and round - used especially in literature: · The bishop was a dignified, portly man, with thinning white hair.· the portly figure of General von Hindenburg ► hefty big and fat, but also tall and strong: · Both of Myra's sons were hefty, energetic boys.· The mechanic was a big hefty man who could lift up the front of a truck with his bare hands. ► beefy strong but also a little fat and unattractive: · The second prisoner was a fat-faced beefy fellow who smelled of sweat.· Amanda and Tina were both beefy, sporty types. ► burly a burly man is big, strong, and heavy, in a way that may make you feel nervous: · The farmer was a big, burly man with a red face. ► fatty/fatso spoken informal also lard ass American spoken a rude word used for a fat person: · Hey! Fatso! Pull up a couple of chairs! WORD SETS► Measurement acre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs► slightly overweight/a little overweight (also a bit overweight)· He was tall and slightly overweight.· He’s a bit overweight, not too much. ► seriously/heavily overweight (=very overweight)· Being seriously overweight doubles the risk of heart disease. ► grossly overweight disapproving (=extremely overweight)· The vet said the dog was grossly overweight and that it was affecting his heart. ► be 5 kilos/20 pounds etc overweight · I’m about 15 pounds overweight right now. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► grossly overweight  Lambert was grossly overweight. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► grossly · In the inevitable lecture series that followed, few would be intrigued by a grossly overweight, fortyish prude. ► slightly · Two young men, both slightly overweight, have lost their strong Liver pool accents during their years in the secure units.· But why treat slightly overweight people who have no other signs of illness?· You often find, for example, that teenage girls who are just slightly overweight see themselves as massively obese. NOUN► people · These would almost certainly be the overweight people, and this is something you can observe for yourself in almost any restaurant.· But why treat slightly overweight people who have no other signs of illness?· The overweight people would eat more rapidly than the slim people.· This has been shown in several scientific experiments which invariably indicate that overweight people eat more quickly than slim people.· The overweight people in this experiment, however, kept eating at the same fast pace throughout the meal.· The overweight people tend to eat in a non-stop motion.· The more heavily overweight people are, the more swiftly they can shed surplus fat on a slimming diet.· Breathing is affected and bronchitis is more likely to occur in overweight people. ► woman · Take the example of a very overweight woman with high blood pressure and angina whose cholesterol level is normal.· Suddenly this flabby and overweight woman decided to do what younger and more athletic daredevils had shrunk from doing.· I remember still, though, a photograph of nude, overweight women being made to run through a wet courtyard. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectiveoverweight ≠ underweightweightedweightyweightlessnounweightweightsweightingverbweighoutweighweight 1someone who is overweight is too heavy and fat → underweight10 kilos/20 pounds etc overweight Sally was 50 pounds overweight. He is slightly overweight.► see thesaurus at fat2something such as a package that is overweight weighs more than it is supposed to weigh → underweight:  My luggage was overweight by five kilos.COLLOCATIONSadverbsslightly overweight/a little overweight (also a bit overweight)· He was tall and slightly overweight.· He’s a bit overweight, not too much.seriously/heavily overweight (=very overweight)· Being seriously overweight doubles the risk of heart disease.grossly overweight disapproving (=extremely overweight)· The vet said the dog was grossly overweight and that it was affecting his heart.be 5 kilos/20 pounds etc overweight· I’m about 15 pounds overweight right now.
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