fattened
用法要点
句型搭配
fattened 常用作及物动词的过去式或过去分词,后接宾语表示被增肥的对象,如动物或抽象事物。
介词用法
常与介词 on 连用,表示通过某种食物或方式增肥,如 fattened on corn;在商务语境中,可与 up 搭配表示增值,如 fattened up the company。
语域说明
fattened 在农业和畜牧业中为常用词,指喂养动物使其增重;在商务和金融领域为比喻用法,较正式,指增加财富或价值。
基础例句
The farmer fattened the chickens with corn before selling them.
农民在卖鸡之前用玉米把它们喂肥了。
She fattened her savings by working extra hours.
她通过加班来增加储蓄。
The ducks were fattened for the traditional feast.
这些鸭子被养肥用于传统盛宴。
高级例句
The company fattened its market share through strategic acquisitions.
该公司通过战略性收购扩大了市场份额。
Researchers studied how the cattle were fattened on different diets.
研究人员研究了牛在不同饮食下如何被养肥。
The investment portfolio was fattened by diversifying into emerging markets.
通过多元化投资新兴市场,投资组合的价值增加了。
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常见错误
fattened 通常用于使动物或抽象事物增肥,不直接用于人;描述人增重应用 gain weight 或 put on weight。
fattened 在商务语境中多比喻增值,但不如 grew 或 expanded 常用;grew 更自然表示业务增长。
近义词辨析
plumped
plumped 强调使某物变得丰满或饱满,常用于食物或物体,而 fattened 更侧重通过喂养增肥,尤指动物。
The chef plumped the raisins in warm water. (厨师用温水泡胀葡萄干。) vs. The farmer fattened the pigs. (农民把猪养肥了。)
enriched
enriched 指使某物更丰富或有价值,常用于营养、知识或资源,而 fattened 在比喻中特指使财富或数量增加。
The soil was enriched with compost. (土壤用堆肥改良了。) vs. The account was fattened with bonuses. (账户因奖金而增值了。)