| 释义 |
fatten up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | fatten up - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"fat, fatten, fatten out, flesh out, plump out, plump, fill outalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
fatten up
fatten upTo cause to gain weight or become fatter by feeding. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fatten" and "up." A: "Wow, your mom made quite a feast!" B: "I know, she seems determined to fatten us up." We need to fatten up these scrawny little kittens.See also: fatten, upfatten (someone or an animal) up (with something)to use something to make someone or an animal fat. We will fatten the calf up with corn. I don't know why they keep fattening up their children with so much food.See also: fatten, upfatten up (on something) 1. Lit. to get fat by eating something, The cattle fattened up on the succulent grass. The bears have to fatten up on food before they hibernate for the winter. 2. Fig. to become prosperous because of something. The corporations fattened up on easy profits and low taxes. The directors of the company fattened up even during the recession when the workers were laid off.See also: fatten, upfatten up
Synonyms for fatten upverb make fat or plumpSynonyms- fat
- fatten
- fatten out
- flesh out
- plump out
- plump
- fill out
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