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flabby

UK //ˈflæbi//US //ˈflæbi//

词源

源自17世纪晚期英语,可能模仿松弛物体晃动时的声音(flap + -y),或与古挪威语flǫ́r(松弛的)有关。

adjective

❶ 形容肌肉或身体部位松弛、缺乏紧实感的状态,通常因缺乏锻炼或年龄增长导致。

“After months without exercise, his arms became flabby.”

(几个月不锻炼后,他的手臂变得松垮了。)

“She pinched her flabby stomach and sighed.”

(她捏了捏自己松弛的肚子,叹了口气。)

❶ 比喻事物缺乏力量、效率或严谨性,显得软弱无力。

“The company's flabby management led to poor performance.”

(公司松散的管理导致了糟糕的业绩。)

“His flabby argument failed to convince anyone.”

(他软弱无力的论点没能说服任何人。)

同义词:soft, loose, flaccid, saggy, weak

常见短语

flabby arms — 特指上臂部位因缺乏锻炼而出现的松弛现象,常见于形容中年人或久坐者。

“She wore long sleeves to hide her flabby arms.”

(她穿着长袖衣服来遮掩自己松弛的手臂。)

flabby thinking — 指思维缺乏逻辑性和严谨性,通常用于批评不清晰或无效的思考方式。

“The professor warned against flabby thinking in academic writing.”

(教授警告不要在学术写作中出现松散思维。)