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Flabby

“Flabby”是形容词,主要用来形容物体或身体部位缺乏紧实度、松软下垂的状态。它可以指身体肌肉松弛、缺乏锻炼,也可以形容文字或内容缺乏力度和活力。在描述葡萄酒时,它表示缺乏酸度、过于甜腻的特点。

  1. “After months without exercise, his muscles became flabby.” (几个月不锻炼后,他的肌肉变得松弛了。)
  2. “The flabby writing style failed to engage the readers.” (这种缺乏力度的写作风格无法吸引读者。)
  3. “She noticed her arms were getting flabby and decided to start working out.” (她注意到自己的手臂变得松弛,决定开始锻炼。)

“Flabby”可能来自中古英语,与”flap”(拍打、摆动)相关,都暗示着松软、不稳定的状态。这个词根强调缺乏固定性和紧实度的特征。

“Flabby”由词根”flab-”(松软)+ 后缀”-y”(形容词后缀,表示”具有…特征的”)构成。

在西方文化中,“flabby”常用来形容缺乏锻炼的身体,反映了对健康和体态的重视。这个词也常用于批评缺乏力度或深度的文学作品、论证或表现,体现了对质量和活力的追求。

  • 名词形式: “flabbiness”(松弛、软弱)
  • 比较级: “flabbier”(更松弛的)
  • 最高级: “flabbiest”(最松弛的)

“Flabby”的音标是/ˈflæb.i/,可以联想”flab”(松弛的肉)+ “-y”(的),想象松弛的肉在摆动(flap)。

“Tom had been sitting at his desk for months, and his once-toned muscles became flabby. He decided it was time to change. After weeks of regular exercise, he transformed his flabby body into a strong, fit physique.” (汤姆在办公桌前坐了几个月,曾经结实的肌肉变得松弛了。他决定是时候改变了。经过几周的定期锻炼,他把松弛的身体转变成了强壮、健康的体魄。)