fattening

fattening — adjective

1. describing food or drink that has a high content of fats, sugars, or calories an

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing food or drink that has a high content of fats, sugars, or calories and is therefore likely to add body weight to the person who eats or drinks it regularly.

例句

Leila avoids fattening desserts because she is training for a marathon.

attributive use: fattening + noun (desserts)

This cheese sauce is so fattening that I only eat it on special occasions.

predicative: be + so + fattening + that ...

同義詞
  • high-calorie

    neutral term focusing on energy content; does not necessarily imply weight gain

  • rich

    describes food heavy in butter, cream, or sugar; usually positive in tone

  • calorie-dense

    technical; precise about the ratio of calories to weight or volume

反義詞
  • low-calorie

    opposite in energy density; often used in diet contexts

  • slimming

    suggests the food or habit helps reduce body weight

文法句型

fattening + noun

be/seem + fattening

用法筆記

Only used for foods, drinks, and meals — never for people or animals (e.g. 'He is fattening' is incorrect; say 'He is gaining weight'). Can appear before a noun ('fattening dessert') or after a linking verb ('this sauce is fattening').

常見錯誤

❌I stopped eating this cake because it is fat.
✅I stopped eating this cake because it is fattening.
💡'fat' describes a person or animal's size; 'fattening' describes food that causes weight gain.
❌He is very fattening these days.
✅He is gaining a lot of weight these days.
💡'fattening' describes food, not people.