vt.
肥育,养肥,催肥(家畜、家禽):
to fatten the pigs for market
为上市把猪养肥
使(土地)肥沃,使肥胖,使长肥,把…喂肥(常与 up 连用):
to fatten the children up
把小孩喂胖
使更富,使充实;使更大,使增多:
to fatten budgets
增加预算
【牌戏】增加(赌注)
vi.
变肥,长肥:
Herds are fattening on the early clover.
家畜吃早春的苜蓿而长肥。
增大,增多
发财,致富:
to fatten on the labour
靠劳动致富