| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_having-more-flesh-on-the-body-than-average |
| 释义 | having more flesh on the body than averageThese are words for people who have more flesh on their bodies than what is considered average. The simplest word for this is fat. Some people find the word fat to be disapproving or insensitive. He's got fatter as he's got older. The celeb called out fashion houses that refuse to cater to fat people. The opposite of fat is thin. He wishes he were thin again, but that's just age for you. For more opposites of fat, see the article at thin. Overweight is another, sometimes more polite, way of saying fat. Overweight focuses on how much a person weighs, but also implies that the person weighs more than what is considered average for unhealthy reasons. She used to be overweight. If someone is extremely fat in a way that is often thought to be bad for their health, you could use the word obese. Obese is used in medical contexts. More and more children are becoming obese. Plump is a polite way of saying that someone is fat. He's got rather plump since I last saw him. Chubby is often used about children who are fat in a pleasant and attractive way. Look at the baby's chubby little legs. Corpulent is a formal word that means fat. He was corpulent and red-faced. If an older man is fat, you could describe him as portly. He was a portly man with a bushy moustache. |
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