- 贅肉
- ぜいにく【贅肉】flab〖U〗《略式》[けなして] 体のたるみ, 脂肪.¶ → 贅肉をとる* * *ぜいにく【贅肉】〔体についた余分の肉〕 superfluous [waste] flesh; 〔脂肪〕 fat; flab; 〔比喩的に余計な部分〕 a superfluity.
●腰の回りに贅肉がつく fat builds up around the waist; 〈人が主語〉 build up fat around the waist
・贅肉がつき始める begin putting on fat [extra flesh]
・お腹の贅肉がだぶだぶする have a flabby stomach; one's stomach is flabby.
●ずいぶんと贅肉のついた男 a man with a lot of fat on him.
●(体操などして)贅肉を取る get rid of [work off] surplus fat [the fat]
・贅肉をそぎ落とす trim surplus fat [the fat] 《from…, off…》
・わが社は経営を見直し, 少し贅肉を落とすべきだ. We should rethink corporate management and trim off some of the surplus fat.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.