obese
obese — 形容詞
1. carrying so much body fat that a doctor would say it puts the person at serious
肥胖的
體脂過多、危害健康的
carrying so much body fat that a doctor would say it puts the person at serious risk of illness, such as heart disease or diabetes.
Dr. Lin warned Marcus that he was clinically obese and needed to change his diet.
林醫師警告 Marcus，他已經達到臨床肥胖的程度，必須改變飲食。
medical context: clinically obese
Almost a third of adults in the country are now considered obese.
這個國家現在將近三分之一的成人被視為肥胖。
passive frame: be considered obese
After two years of late-night snacking, Tomas became obese and short of breath.
經過兩年的深夜吃零食，Tomas 變得肥胖，而且容易喘。
The clinic offers free swimming lessons to obese children from low-income families.
這間診所為低收入家庭的肥胖兒童提供免費游泳課程。
Her grandmother was obese for most of her life and struggled to climb stairs.
她的奶奶大半輩子都很肥胖，連爬樓梯都很吃力。
- overweight
milder; covers anyone heavier than recommended, not only the medically dangerous range
- morbidly obese
stronger fixed phrase used by doctors for the most extreme, life-threatening level
- fat
everyday word; blunter and often felt as rude, while 'obese' sounds clinical
- slim
neutral or positive; describes a thin, healthy build
- underweight
medical opposite: weighing dangerously little
用法筆記
Stronger and more clinical than 'fat' or 'overweight'; doctors use it about a measurable medical condition rather than as a casual insult. Calling someone obese to their face is usually considered rude outside a medical setting.