| 单词 | to be built like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be built like —— (b) transitive (in passive). to be built like ——: to have a large or powerful physique or build, likened to that of an imposing or sturdy building, animal, etc.See also built like a brick shithouse at brick n.1 and adj.1 Phrases 5, built like a castle at castle n. 3g, built like a tank at tank n.7 Phrases. Π 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iv. xxii. 158 His stature, manly, bold, and tall, Built like a castle's battled wall. 1938 R. Wright Lawd Today! in Early Wks. (1991) ii. iii. 154 She was husky and built like a horse. 1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 140 Alf's a tasty geezer in a bundle on account of being so fast and together and built like a rhino. 2015 A. Mulligan Liquidator 58 Big Jun, his bodyguard (who's built like a truck). < as lemmas |
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