单词	flabbiness
释义	flabbyflab‧by /ˈflæbi/ ●○○ adjective informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINflabby Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from flappy, from flap Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Her body was getting old and flabby. John's flabby white thighs wobbled as he walked across the beach. She's gotten flabby since she stopped swimming. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Because he is so flabby in his body I think. Feeling flabby after all that festive food? He has a big tummy and his arms all flabby and they quiver. He was neither pallid nor flabby, prison had not marked him in the ways she expected. It was that of a young man, tall but somewhat flabby muscled. Suddenly this flabby and overweight woman decided to do what younger and more athletic daredevils had shrunk from doing. When he took her hand in his, it was flabby, soft and tremulous. Thesaurus THESAURUS► 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: · She thinks she’s fat.· He looks the same, just a little fatter. ► overweight weighing more than you should: · Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight.· She was several kilos overweight. ► big/large used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English: · My father was a big man.· two large ladies ► obese extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health: · He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers. ► chubby slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children: · A chubby little baby was playing on the rug. ► plump a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way: · Her mother was a plump cheerful woman. ► flabby having soft loose skin that looks unattractive: · a flabby stomach· Her body was getting old and flabby. ► portly literary fat and round – used especially about fairly old men: · The bishop was a portly middle-aged gentleman. Longman Language Activatora part of the body that is fat► fat · Sally hates going swimming -- she thinks her legs are too fat.· The colonel rubbed his fat stomach, reaching for something from the table to put into his mouth. · My stomach's much fatter than yours. ► plump pleasantly fat: · The doctor's wife had a plump face and a small mouth.· Paula had silver bracelets on her plump arms. ► chubby fat and round in an attractive way: · The baby reached out with its chubby little fingers.· Mark's cheeks were slightly chubby. ► podgy/pudgy small and fat, especially in an amusing way: · His pudgy little fingers were covered in chocolate.· Elsie had a large body and a podgy face. ► flabby covered in soft loose fat in a way that looks unattractive: · Her body was getting old and flabby.· John's flabby white thighs wobbled as he walked across the beach. ► full fat and round in an attractive way: · Joanna's full red lips were fixed in an inviting smile.· A black necklace hung down over her full breasts. 1having unattractive soft loose flesh rather than strong muscles:  a flabby stomach► see thesaurus at fat2used to describe something that is weak or not effective OPP  powerful:  intellectually flabby arguments The band’s performance was tired and flabby.—flabbiness noun [uncountable]
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