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单词 middle-age spread
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middle-age spread

[ mid-l-eyj ]
/ ˈmɪd lˌeɪdʒ /
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noun

an increase in bulk, especially in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body's decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently.

Origin of middle-age spread

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby middle-age spread

middie, middle, middle age, middle-aged, Middle Ages, middle-age spread, Middle America, Middle American, middle artery of knee, Middle Atlantic States, middle-born
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British Dictionary definitions for middle-age spread

middle-age spread

middle-aged spread


noun

the fat that appears round many people's waist during middle age
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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