fat

[fæt]
n
any of a class of naturally occurring soft greasy solids that are esters of glycerol and certain fatty acids. They are present in some plants and in the adipose tissue of animals, forming a reserve energy source, and are used in making soap and paint and in the food industrySee oil
vegetable or animal tissue containing fat
corpulence, obesity, or plumpness
the best or richest part of something
a part in a play that gives an actor a good opportunity to show his talents
adj
having much or too much flesh or fat
consisting of or containing fat; greasy
fat pork
profitable; lucrative
a fat year
affording great opportunities
a fat part in the play
fertile or productive
a fat land
thick, broad, or extended
a fat log of wood
having a high content of a particular material or ingredient, such as resin in wood or oil in paint
plentifully supplied
a fat larder
empty; stupid
get this into your fat head
very little or none; minimal (in phrases such as a fat chance, a fat lot of good, etc)
vb
to make or become fat; fatten
- 习惯用语
- chew the fat to argue over a point.to talk idly; gossip
- the fat is in the fire an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
- the fat of the land the best that is obtainable