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脂肪 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blubber verb To cry loudly and messily, often with heavy sobbing.
  • grease noun Melted or soft animal fat, or any thick oily substance used for lubrication.

Senses

脂肪 is used for these senses in English:

  • blubber (uncountable, countable) A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).
  • grease Animal fat in a melted or soft state.

blubber — full definition

  1. verb To cry loudly and messily, often with heavy sobbing.
  2. noun The thick layer of fat beneath the skin of whales and other marine mammals that keeps them warm.
  3. noun Informal: excess body fat on a person.

grease — full definition

  1. noun Melted or soft animal fat, or any thick oily substance used for lubrication.
  2. verb To coat something with grease or fat, often to make it slide or work more smoothly.
  3. verb (informal) To bribe someone, especially to get quicker or preferential treatment.
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