5(a) fat lot of good/usespokenHELP not at all useful or helpful 一點用處也沒有的,全然沒有幫助的
Fat lot of use you are in the kitchen.
你在廚房一點忙都幫不上。
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(a) fat lot of good/use• A fat lot of good it did me!• Getting the pound down was what Labour governments did with metronomic regularity. Fat lot of good it did them.• Frederick Bissett was a member of the Institute of Professional Scientists, and a fat lot of good that did him.
6fat catinformalRICH someone who has too much money, especially someone who is paid too much for their job – used to show disapproval 闊佬〔尤指薪酬過高的人;含貶義〕
the fat cats at the top who have recently been given obscene pay increases
新近無恥地大漲薪水的上層闊佬們
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fat cat• Too often they are viewed as' ambulance-chasing fat cats'.• The painting, with the two fat cats at the base of the steps, was thought to be by her.• They do not resent the cityfat cats, but believetopbusinessmendeservesuccess.• Why should those fat cats get rich through our efforts?• Teacher: Are there more fat cats than thin cats?• And far from silently resenting the city fat cats, they believe top businessmen deserve success.
7.in fat cityAmerican EnglishAmE old-fashionedRICH having plenty of money 很有錢的
8grow fat on somethingRICHto become rich because of something – used to show disapproval 靠某物致富,因某事發財〔含貶義〕
The finance men had grown fat on managing other people’s money.
金融界人士爲别人打理錢財,養肥了自己。
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grow fat on something• Magnus grew fat on brown wholemealscraps and Gina gave up trying to keep him away.• The bullgrew fat on his salary and expense account, but his performance was disappointing to say the least.• They could see themselves growing fat onlarge-scaleconstructionpayrolls.• These stock brokersgrow fat on other people's money.
9a fat lipinformal a lip that is swollen because it has been hit 被打腫的嘴唇
My friend was badly injured with bruised ribs and a fat lip.
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 肥胖的〔說别人fat顯得無禮,直接談論他人身體時最好不要用此類詞語〕
She thinks she’s fat.
她覺得自己胖。
He looks the same, just a little fatter.
他看上去老樣子,只是稍微胖了些。
overweight weighing more than you should 超重的
Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight.
許多病都是超重引起的。
She was several kilos overweight.
她超重幾公斤。
big/large used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English 〔體型〕大的〔英語書面語中large比big更常用〕
My father was a big man.
我爸爸塊頭很大。
two large ladies
兩名高大的女子
obese extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health 病態肥胖的
He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers.
他參加了專爲肥胖青少年組織的夏令營。
chubby slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children 〔尤指嬰兒和幼童〕胖嘟嘟的
A chubby little baby was playing on the rug.
一個胖嘟嘟的嬰孩在地毯上玩耍。
plump a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way 〔女性〕豐滿的;〔孩子〕胖乎乎的
get fat• The cat's starting to get fat.• I want to remain exceptionally thin, because then I am never likely to get fat.• Sir Alan will be fired before the goosegets fat.• You can have your cake and eat it; the only trouble is, you get fat.• A cyclical deficit is like Melvin, who, understandably, gets fat in the hospital, because he can not exercise.• It may not look like it in the mirror, but getting fat is all in your head.• He was obviously getting fat on his pickings, whatever his game was.• While some special interests get fat, the averagetaxpayer gets stuckcleaning up the manure and feeling prettyfrail.
fat intake• Furthermore, dietary manipulation studies have shown that high fat intake can increase faecal bileacidexcretion.• Getting your diet right Reduce fat intake - to 15% of your diet or less.• So it is also the diet to choose if you have sensibly taken to heart the well-establishedbenefits of reducing fat intake.• These foods will make up the calories they are losing when cutting down on their saturated fat intake.• Poly-unsaturated fats should constitute the next largest share of your fat intake, after mono-unsaturated fats.
1substance directly under your skin脂肪ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAT | FAT + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤excess, extra, stored多餘的/額外的/貯存的脂肪◇Are you carrying extra fat around your middle?你的腰部有贅肉嗎?➤body身體脂肪▸➤baby, puppy (BrE) 嬰兒肥;兒童的肥胖◇He had lost all his baby fat / puppy fat.他完全沒有了孩提時的肥胖。VERB + FAT➤gain, put on長脂肪◇If you eat too much you will put on fat.吃得太多會長胖的。➤go to, run to長脂肪◇She was middle-aged and running to fat.她人到中年,很快地發福了。➤burn, burn off, lose, shed燃燒/燃燒掉/失去/去除脂肪◇Exercise helps you burn off excess fat.運動有助於消耗多餘的脂肪。➤store貯存脂肪◇the amount of fat stored in the body體內貯存的脂肪量➤break down分解脂肪◇Claims that anti-cellulite creams can break down fat are controversial.纖體霜可以分解脂肪的說法有爭議。FAT + VERB➤accumulate脂肪堆積◇The waistline is usually the first area where fat accumulates.最先有脂肪堆積的部位通常是腰部。PHRASES➤not an ounce of fat一點兒脂肪都沒有◇His body was all muscle, with not an ounce of fat.他全身都是肌肉,一點兒脂肪都沒有。➤a roll of fat一圈脂肪◇He had great rolls of fat around his middle.他的腰部堆積起好幾圈肥肉。fat
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2in your diet/used in cooking食用油脂ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAT | FAT + VERB | FAT + NOUNADJECTIVE➤dietary食用油脂➤added, excess, extra添加的/多餘的/額外的油脂➤reduced減少的油脂◇a reduced-fat diet低脂食譜➤high高油脂▸➤visible可以看見的油脂➤total全部的油脂◇Eat a diet low in total fat.要吃含總油脂量低的食物。➤healthful, healthy, unhealthy有益於健康的/健康的/不健康的油脂◇the best wholefood sources of healthy fats健康脂肪的最佳純天然食物來源◇Cut down drastically on unhealthy fats.要大量減少不健康油脂的攝入。➤animal, vegetable動物/植物油脂▸➤hydrogenated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, saturated, trans, unsaturated氫化油脂;單不飽和脂肪;多不飽和脂肪;飽和脂肪;反式脂肪;不飽和脂肪◇margarines that contain polyunsaturated fats含有多不飽和脂肪的人造黃油➤cooking烹調用油➤bacon, beef, duck, pork, etc.火腿油、牛油、鴨油、豬油等➤rendered熬煉的油脂◇rendered bacon fat熬煉的火腿油脂➤hot熱油◇Put the chicken in hot fat and braise thoroughly.把雞肉放入熱油中燜至爛熟。VERB + FAT➤contain, have含有油脂◇This cheese has a lot of fat in it.這種奶酪含有很多油脂。➤be high in fat, be low in fat油脂含量高/含量低◇Ice cream is high in fat and sugar.冰激淩的油脂和糖分含量高。➤consume, eat消耗/食用油脂◇The amount of fat you eat can affect the health of your heart.攝入的油脂過量會影響心臟的健康。➤cut down on, reduce減少/降低脂肪◇It's easy to cut down on fat without changing your diet too much.飲食無需太大的改變就可以輕鬆減少脂肪。◇Reduce saturated fats in your diet.減少飲食中飽和脂肪的攝入量。➤avoid, cut out, eliminate避免/停止食用/除去脂肪◇Avoid excess saturated fats as found in meat, poultry, and eggs.避免過多攝入存在於肉、禽類和雞蛋中的飽和脂肪。◇She has cut out fat altogether in an effort to lose weight.她為了減肥,一點兒油脂也不吃。➤cut, remove, trim切去/去除/切掉肥肉◇Trim any visible fat off the meat before cooking.烹調前切掉所有看得見的肥肉。➤drain, drain off, pour off, skim off瀝出油脂;倒出油脂;撇去油脂◇Remove the turkey from the pan and drain off the excess fat.把火雞從鍋中取出,瀝去多餘的油。➤add加入油脂◇Add the remaining duck fat and chicken stock and bring to a boil.加入剩下的鴨油和雞湯,然後將其煮沸。FAT + VERB➤contain sth脂肪含有⋯◇Fats contain more calories than carbohydrates.脂肪比碳水化合物含有更多的熱量。FAT + NOUN➤intake脂肪攝入◇the relationship between fat intake and cholesterol levels脂肪攝入與膽固醇水平的關係➤content脂肪含量◇Despite its very low fat content, it is deliciously creamy.雖然脂肪含量很低,但是味美似乳脂。fat
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VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, feel, look肥胖;感覺肥胖;看上去胖▸➤become, get, grow變胖;長胖▸➤make sb使某人胖◇Try to cut out the foods that are making you fat.盡量不吃使人變胖的東西。➤call sb說某人胖◇Are you calling me fat?你是在說我胖嗎?ADVERB➤enormously, hugely, immensely, really, very極其肥胖;非常胖;其胖無比;確實胖;很胖▸➤quite, rather相當胖;頗為胖PHRASES➤big fat極其肥胖◇I was sitting next to a big fat man.我坐在一位大胖男人旁邊。◇a big fat envelope stuffed with money一個塞滿鈔票的鼓鼓囊囊的大信封
fat ♦︎ overweight ♦︎ plump ♦︎ obese ♦︎ chubby ♦︎ stoutThese words all describe people who have too much flesh on their body and weigh too much.這些詞均表示肥胖的、過重的。NOTE辨析 Although people talk a lot about their own size or weight, it is generally not considered polite to refer to a person's large size or their weight when you talk to them.雖然人們常談論自己的身材和體重,但一般認爲與人談話時提及對方的胖大身材或體重是不禮貌的。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達肥胖的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a fat / an overweight / a plump / an obese / a chubby / a stout man / woman◆a fat / an overweight / a plump / an obese / a chubby child◆a fat / an overweight / a plump / a chubby baby◆a fat / plump / chubby boy / girl◆a fat / plump / chubby / stout body / face◆fat / plump / chubby arms / cheeks / fingers / legs / hands■fat(of a person or part of the body) having too much flesh and weighing too much(人或身體部位)肥胖的◆A big fat man walked into the room.一個胖大漢走進房間。◆You'll get fat if you eat so much chocolate.你如果吃這麽多巧克力會發胖的。◆I was ashamed of my fat flabby legs.我爲自己發胖鬆弛的雙腿感到羞愧。ⓘ Fat is the most common and direct word, but it is not polite to say to sb that they are fat. Fat is used more frequently in spoken English than in written English. * fat最通用,意思最直接,但當面用fat說某人胖不禮貌。fat較常用於口語而非書面語中。OPPthin ⇨ thin▸fatness
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[uncountable] ◆Fatness tends to run in families.肥胖往往有遺傳性。■overweight(of a person) too heavy and fat; weighing more than you should to be perfectly healthy(人)太胖的,超重的;過胖而不健康的◆She was only a few pounds overweight.她只是超重幾磅而已。◆A number of medical conditions are due to being overweight.一些疾病的起因是體重超標。ⓘ It is less offensive to talk about sb being overweight than to talk about them being fat, but it is still not polite to say to sb that they are overweight.與fat相比,overweight冒犯的意味較輕,但當面用overweight說某人胖仍然是不禮貌的。OPPunderweight ⇨ thin■plump(of a person or part of the body) having a soft, round body; slightly fat(人或身體部位)豐腴的,微胖的;豐滿的◆Our new teacher was a short, plump woman.我們的新老師是位女士,個子不高,身材圓潤。◆His plump face was pink with embarrassment.他圓鼓鼓的臉龐因尴尬而漲得绯紅。ⓘ Plump suggests that a person is slightly fat in an attractive way. * plump指體態豐腴迷人。OPPslim ⇨ thin■obese əʊˈbiːs; NAmEoʊˈbiːs (ratherformalormedical醫學) (of a person) very fat, in a way that is not healthy(人)癡肥的,臃腫的,病態肥胖的◆Obese patients are given dietary advice.給過於肥胖的病人提了飲食方面的建議。ⓘ Obese is used by doctors to describe people who are so fat that they are unhealthy. It is also used in a general way to mean 'very fat'. * obese是醫學用語,指患肥胖症的,亦可泛指十分肥胖。▸obesity
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[uncountable] ◆Obesity can increase the risk of heart disease.肥胖會增加患心髒病的危險。■chubby (oftenapproving) (of a person or part of the body) slightly fat in a way that people usually find attractive(人或身體部位)胖乎乎的,圓胖的◆Aah, look at his chubby little hands!啊,看看他胖乎乎的小手!◆She was eleven years old and pretty in a chubby sort of way.她十一歲,胖乎乎的,很可愛。ⓘ Chubby is used mainly to describe babies and children. * chubby主要用以形容嬰兒和兒童。OPPskinny ⇨ thin■stoutstaʊt (especially BrE, ratherformal) (of a man or woman) rather fat(男人或女人)肥胖的,肥壯的◆He was a stout man with a red face.他是個紅臉壯漢。▸stoutly
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◆He was tall and stoutly built.他長得五大三粗的。fat
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fat ♦︎ butter ♦︎ oil ♦︎ margarine ♦︎ lard ♦︎ grease ♦︎ blubber ♦︎ spreadThese are all words for soft solid or liquid substances from animals or vegetables which are used for cooking or spreading on bread.這些詞均表示脂肪、油脂。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆low fat margarine / spread◆vegetable fat / oil / margarine◆to spread butter / margarine on sth◆to fry / cook sth in fat / butter / oil / margarine / lard◆to heat the fat / butter / oil◆bread and butter / margarine■fat [uncountable, countable] a white or yellow substance in the bodies of animals and humans, stored under the skin; a solid or liquid substance from animals or plants, treated so that it becomes pure for use in cooking; these fats, when you are thinking of them as a part of what sb eats脂肪;肥肉;(烹調用的)動植物油◆Aerobic exercise will help you burn off excess body fat.做有氧運動有助於消耗體内多餘的脂肪。◆Cook the meat in shallow fat.用少許油煎肉。◆Stick to foods which are low in fat.堅持食用低脂肪食物。◆You should cut down on fats and carbohydrates.你應該減少攝入脂肪和碳水化合物。ⓘ Fat is a general word which can be used instead of butter, oil, margarine, lard or grease but you only use it when you do not know or it is not important which kind of fat you are talking about. * fat泛指油脂。但只有在不知道所指爲哪種油脂或油脂的種類不重要時才用fat,否則要用butter、oil、margarine、lard或grease等具體的詞。■butter [uncountable] a soft yellow food made from cream or milk, used in cooking and for spreading on bread黃油;奶油◆Fry the onions in butter.用黃油炒洋蔥。◆If you're still hungry, have some bread and butter.你要是還覺得餓,就吃點塗黃油的面包片吧。▸butter
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[transitive] ◆She buttered four thick slices of bread.她將黃油塗在四片厚厚的面包上。■oil [uncountable, countable] a smooth thick liquid that is made from plants and is used in cooking(植物性)食用油◆Heat a little olive oil in a non-stick frying pan.用不粘鍋加熱一點兒橄欖油。■margarine ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn; NAmEˈmɑːrdʒərən [uncountable] a yellow substance like butter made from vegetable fat, used in cooking or spread on bread人造黃油;人造奶油◆She took some margarine and spread it on the bread.她拿了一些人造黃油塗在面包上。■lard [uncountable] a firm white substance made from the melted fat of pigs, that is used in cooking(烹調用的)豬油◆Use sunflower oil instead of lard.用葵花籽油,不要用豬油。■greasegriːs [uncountable] (disapproving) animal fat that has been softened by cooking or heating(煉過的)動物油脂◆He collected the plates, which were covered with grease.他收走那些油膩的盤子。ⓘ Grease is unwanted fat that comes out of food; it is not used to talk about fat used for cooking in. * grease指食物中多餘的油脂,而非烹調用的油脂◆Heat a little grease in the pan.▸greasy
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◆The hotel smelt of stale smoke and greasy food.這家旅館有股難聞的煙味和油膩食物的氣味。■blubber [uncountable] the fat of some sea animals such as whales鲸脂;海獸脂◆A thick layer of blubber helps insulate seals against the cold.海豹身上厚厚的脂肪層有助於抵禦寒冷。■spread [countable, uncountable] a soft food, like margarine, that you put on bread面包抹醬(如人造黃油)◆Use a low-fat spread instead of butter.不要抹黃油,用低脂的抹醬吧。◆They offered me some crackers with cheese spread.他們給了我一些塗有奶酪醬的薄脆餅幹。