flabby
英 [ˈflæb.i]
美 [ˈflæb.i]
1. variant of flappy, which is recorded in the sense of "softly fleshy" from 1590s; see flap.
2. 为什么从 flap 到 flappy 会变成 “softly fleshy”之意呢?因为只有柔软的、松软的、有柔性的翅膀才容易拍动,拍动的效果也才更好,其二,正因为翅膀的这种特性,翅膀也就会下垂,因此也就引申出了:下垂的、松垂的等含义。
- flabby (adj.)
- 1690s, regarded as a softened variant of flappy, which is recorded in the sense of "softly fleshy" from 1590s; see flap (n.). Related: Flabbily; flabbiness.
- 1. My bulging thighs and flabby stomach made me depressed.
- 我大腿太粗,肚子上也净是赘肉,让我很发愁。
- 2. You hear talk about American business being flabby.
- 你会听到有关美国经济发展无序、后劲乏力的议论。
- 3. He isn't just fat, he's flabby.
- 他不光是肥胖, 而且肌肉松弛.
- 4. His eyes were not keen, his face marked, his hands flabby.
- 他目光呆滞, 满脸皱纹, 双手无力.
- 5. Soon he became a weak and flabby old man.
- 他马上变成一个非常衰败的软弱的入了.