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小词详解 | obese
obese 英 [əʊˈbiːs] 美 [oʊˈbiːs]
Likewise, though doctors may find it useful to know that a patient is genetically predisposed to be obese, the best way to establish their weight is to ask them to step on the scales.
同样,尽管对医生而言,知道病人在基因上有肥胖的倾向会有参考意义,但确定病人体重的最好方法还是让他们站到体重秤上去。
——《经济学人》More than 42 percent of adults in China are overweight and obese, according to Chinese researchers, more than double the rate in 1991.
根据中国研究人员的数据,中国超过42%的成年人超重和肥胖,是1991年的两倍多。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 臃肿虚胖的;病态肥胖的
plump: having a soft, round body; slightly fat corpulent: (formal) (of a person) fat (People say corpulent to avoid saying fat.) rotund: (formal or humorous) having a fat round body
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