恒星口语讲堂:"丰满"用英语怎么说?

11. buxom 形象健康丰满的，健美的，例如：
A generation ago, fat babies were considered healthy and buxom actresses were popular, but society has since come to worship thinness.

同样，"瘦"不能说"skinny"，这可是"皮包骨"的意思（时尚界的许多模特正在朝这个方向发展），要形容一个人苗条应该用 "slender"，"slim"，或"delicate"。"减肥"则可以说"lose pounds"或"lose weight"。

总之，"胖"和"瘦"是英美人敏感的话题，"fat "和"skinny"的使用要十分小心，注意回避。但是有一个例外就是" phat "（妙，好，酷），是"fat "的异体词，在口语中常常用于赞美美妙的东西，相当于"cool "。例如"The car is really a phat. "