overweight

adjective

/ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/

/ˌəʊvərˈweɪt/

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(of people人) too heavy, in a way that may be unhealthy太胖的；超重的
- She was only a few pounds overweight.她只是超重几磅而已。
- A number of medical conditions are due to being overweight.一些疾病的起因是体重超标。
- You don’t look overweight.你看上去不超重。
opposite underweight compare obese
Vocabulary Building Saying that somebody is fat
Saying that somebody is fat形容人肥胖
- Fat is the most common and direct word, but it is not polite to say to someone that they are fat:fat 最常用，意思最直接，但当面说某人 fat 不礼貌：
  Does this dress make me look fat?我穿这连衣裙显胖吗？
  You’re looking fat now.
- Overweight is a more neutral word:
  I’m a bit overweight.我有点超重。
  It can also mean too fat, especially so that you are not fit.
- Large or heavy is less offensive than fat:
  She’s a rather large woman.她是个大块头。
  Big describes someone who is tall as well as fat:
  Her sister is a big girl, isn’t she?她姐姐块头挺大的，是吗？
- Plump means slightly fat in an attractive way, often used to describe women.plump 常用于形容女性丰满。
- Chubby is used mainly to describe babies and children who are fat in a pleasant, healthy-looking way:chubby 主要用以形容婴儿和孩子健康可爱、胖乎乎的样子：
  the baby’s chubby cheeks婴儿胖乎乎的脸蛋
- Tubby (informal) is used in a friendly way to describe people who are short and round, especially around the stomach.tubby（非正式）用于善意地描述矮胖的人，尤指肚子圆滚滚的。
- Stocky is a neutral word and means fairly short, broad and strong.stocky 是中性词，意为矮壮。
- Stout is often used to describe older people who have a round and heavy appearance:stout 常用以描述圆胖壮实的较年长者：
  a short stout man with a bald head一个矮壮秃顶男人
- Flabby describes body parts that are fat and loose:
  exercises to firm up flabby thighs使大腿松弛肌肉结实的锻炼
- Obese is used by doctors to describe people who are so fat that they are unhealthy. It is also used in a general way to mean ‘really fat’.obese 是医学用语，指患肥胖症，亦可泛指十分肥胖。
Note that although people talk a lot about their own size or weight, it is generally not considered polite to refer to a person’s large size or their weight when you talk to them.
Collocations Diet and exercise
Diet and exercise节食和锻炼Weight体重
- put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds增加／减少体重／几公斤／几磅
- watch/control/struggle with your weight关注／控制体重；努力减肥
- be/become seriously overweight/underweight已经／变得严重超重／体重不足
- be/become clinically/morbidly obese已经是／变成临床／病态肥胖
- achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss达到减轻体重的目的；促进减肥
- slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds减肥到 70 公斤／11 英石／160 磅
- combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity遏制／防止／解决／治疗肥胖
- develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder患上／对抗／治愈厌食症／贪食症／饮食失调症
- be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet采用快速减肥食谱；严格节食
- have/suffer from a negative/poor body image有不好的身体形象
- have/develop a positive/healthy body image具有／达到好的／健康的身体形象
Healthy eating健康的饮食
- eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly吃得均衡／健康／合理
- get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition获得／提供／得到充足的／合适的营养
- contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals含有／得到／提供必需的营养素／维生素／矿物质
- be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acids
- contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners（不）含／使用／含有大量／不含添加剂／化学防腐剂／人工甜味剂
- avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods避免摄取／减少／戒酒／咖啡因／高脂食物
- stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking戒烟
Exercise 锻炼
- (British English) take regular exercise经常锻炼
- do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise做适度／剧烈运动
- play football/hockey/tennis玩足球／曲棍球／网球
- go cycling/jogging/running骑自行车；慢跑；跑步
- go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym去健身房锻炼
- strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles增强／锻炼腹肌
- contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles 收缩／放松／伸展／使用／锻炼下肢的肌肉
- build (up)/gain muscle增强肌肉
- improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness增强耐力／体能／体质
- burn/consume/expend calories消耗热量
Staying healthy保持健康
- be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit 身体健康；变得／保持健康
- lower your cholesterol/blood pressure降低胆固醇／血压
- boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system增强免疫力
- prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis预防／减少患心脏病／高血压／糖尿病／骨质疏松的风险
- reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress 缓解／控制压力
- enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being有助于身体放松／身心健康
Topics Illnessb2, Appearanceb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- a few pounds, etc. overweight
See full entry
above an allowed weight超过限制重量的；过重的
- overweight baggage超重的行李

BNC: 10207 COCA: 6628

overweight

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES

VERBS

➤be, look超重；看上去超重

◇You don't look overweight.你看上去不超重。

➤become, get開始超重

◇Don't let yourself get overweight.不要讓自己變得過胖。

ADVERB

➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.嚴重／相當／大大超重

▸➤grossly, seriously極度／嚴重超重

▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／稍微超重

PHRASES

➤a few pounds, etc. overweight超重幾磅等

BNC: 10207 COCA: 6628

overweight adj.
⇨ fat

BNC: 10207 COCA: 6628

overweight

Fat: fat, overweight, obese...

Weight and describing weight: counterpoise, counterpoise, counterweight...

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