flabby
flabby
(flabbier, flabbiest)
flabbily
adverb
flabbiness
noun
语源
(flabbier, flabbiest)
- (of a part of a person's body) soft, loose, and fleshy
（人体某一部位）松弛的，冗赘的
this exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach.
这种锻炼能促使松弛的腹部变得平坦。
■(of a person) having soft loose flesh
（人）肌肉松弛的；有赘肉的
■(figurative)not tightly controlled, powerful, or effective
(喻)松懈的；乏力的；低效的
the quartet playing was uncommitted and flabby.
这个四重奏演奏得既不投入，又无力度。
■(figurative)(of a business) poorly managed and inefficient
(喻)（生意）经营不善的
tough private bosses take over flabby state-run factories.
严厉的私人老板接管经营不善的国营工厂。
flabbily
adverb
flabbiness
noun
语源
- late 17th cent.: alteration of earlier flappy
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