英语词汇“fatten”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fattenfatten /ˈfæt˺n/ verb

VERB TABLE

fatten

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	fatten
	he, she, it	fattens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	fattened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have fattened
	he, she, it	has fattened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had fattened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will fatten
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have fattened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am fattening
	he, she, it	is fattening
	you, we, they	are fattening
Past	I, he, she, it	was fattening
	you, we, they	were fattening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been fattening
	he, she, it	has been fattening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been fattening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be fattening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been fattening

1[intransitive, transitive] to make an animal become fatter so that it is ready to eat, or to become fat and ready to eat2[transitive] to make an amount larger: Increased profits will fatten the bonuses of the partners.fatten somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb to make a thin person or animal fatter: Cattle are sent to the feedlot to be fattened up.