读音 英 [ˈfætn]；美 [ˈfætn] 意思 及物动词：养肥；使肥胖；使充实；使肥沃；使增多 不及物动词：长肥 网络释义 主要围绕使物体或生物在重量、数量或丰富程度上有所增加。

在农业领域常指通过喂养让牲畜增肥；在更广泛意义上，可用于描述增加某事物的量或提升其丰富度等情况 。

常用搭配短语 fatten up：养肥；使长胖；使充实 fatten on：靠……养肥；因……而获利 造句 Farmers usually fatten pigs before selling them.（农民通常在出售猪之前把它们养肥。）

The rancher is trying to fatten his cattle for the market. （牧场主正努力把他的牛养肥以供上市。）

She wants to fatten up her savings account before buying a house.（她想在买房前充实一下自己的储蓄账户。）

These chickens are being fattened for Thanksgiving.（这些鸡正在被养肥以备感恩节食用。）

The company plans to fatten its profit margins by cutting costs.（公司计划通过削减成本来提高利润率。）

The fish in this pond are fattened on special feed.（这个池塘里的鱼靠特殊饲料养肥。）

He tried to fatten himself up by eating a lot of high - calorie foods.（他试图通过吃很多高热量食物来长胖。）

Small businesses often fatten on local customer loyalty.（小企业常常靠当地顾客的忠诚度而获利。）

The chef fattened the sauce with cream.（厨师用奶油使酱汁变得更浓郁。）

They fattened the soil with organic fertilizers.（他们用有机肥料使土壤肥沃。

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