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2008.12.16

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Today's Lesson
FILLING (food)   食べごたえのある(食べ物)

Explanation

  • Food is filling if even a small portion makes you feel full (= no longer hungry).
  • 食べ物について filling と言うと、少量でも満腹感を覚えさせる、つまり、食べごたえのある、という意味になります。

FILLING (food)

examples

  1. This cheese cake is very rich and filling, so you may want to start with just a small slice.
  2. Those bagel sandwiches we had for lunch weren't very filling, were they? I'm already hungry again.
  3. We took some filling snacks along with us to eat while hiking.

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