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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fat·ten /ˈfætn/ verb  1. FAT[intransitive, transitive] to make an animal become fatter so that it is ready to eat, or to become fat and ready to eat 育肥,催肥;(使)变肥;(使)长肥2 [transitive] to make an amount larger 使〔数额〕增大 These projects simply serve to fatten the pockets of developers. 这些项目只会肥了开发商的腰包。3fatten somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb FATto make a person or animal fatter 使变肥,使变胖,把喂肥 My parents are always trying to fatten me up. 我父母老是想把我喂得胖胖的。→ See Verb table
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fattenOther record companies offered long, fattening lunches in over-priced restaurants as part of the deal-making process.Thus farmers sell milk and young calves, as well as wool and lambs which are fattened on nearby lowland farms.We are pudding fanatics as a family, the richer and more fattening the better.Increased profits will fatten the bonuses of the managers.Now that he's been loved and fattened, the old boy wags his tail and whimpers hello like a puppy.Besides fattening the wallets of local merchants, the negotiators challenged each other to solve disputes on agriculture and textiles.Its general conformation showed a dairy-type leanness, but individuals could fatten well.
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fatten
fatten /ˈfætn/ verb
 Word Family: adjective: fat, fattening, fatty, fatted; noun: fat, fatty; verb: fatten
1. [intransitive and transitive] to make an animal become fatter so that it is ready to eat, or to become fat and ready to eat
2. [transitive] to make an amount larger:
    These projects simply serve to fatten the pockets of developers.
     
fatten somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
  to make a person or animal fatter:
    My parents are always trying to fatten me up.


fat·tenBrE /ˈfætn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfætn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they fatten BrE /ˈfætn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfætn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it fattens BrE /ˈfætnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfætnz/ 🔊past simple fattened BrE /ˈfætnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfætnd/ 🔊past participle fattened BrE /ˈfætnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfætnd/ 🔊 -ing form fattening BrE /ˈfætnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfætnɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sb/sth) (up) to make sb/sth fatter, especially an animal before killing it for food; to become fatter (使)长胖,长肥;(尤指动物宰杀前)育肥The piglets are taken from the sow to be fattened for market. 这些小猪被从母猪身边带走,好育肥上市。🔊🔊She's very thin after her illnessbut we'll soon fatten her up. 她病后瘦得很,不过我们会使她迅速胖起来的。🔊🔊