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H0115900 (hĕv′ē)adj. heav·i·er, heav·i·est 1. Having relatively great weight: a heavy load.2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.3. a. Large, as in number or quantity: a heavy turnout; heavy casualties.b. Large in yield or output: heavy rainfall.4. Of great intensity: heavy activity; heavy fighting.5. a. Having great power or force: a heavy punch.b. Violent; rough: heavy seas.6. a. Equipped with massive armaments and weapons: a heavy cruiser; heavy infantry.b. Large enough to fire powerful shells: heavy guns.7. a. Indulging to a great degree: a heavy drinker.b. Involved or participating on a large scale: a heavy investor.8. Of great import or seriousness; grave: heavy matters of state.9. a. Having considerable thickness: a heavy coat.b. Broad or coarse: drew the face with heavy lines.10. a. Dense; thick: a heavy fog.b. Slow to dissipate; strong: "There was a heavy fragrance of flowers and lemon trees" (Mario Puzo).c. Too dense or rich to digest easily: a heavy dessert.d. Insufficiently leavened: heavy bread.e. Full of clay and readily saturated: heavy soil.11. a. Weighed down; burdened: trees heavy with plums.b. Emotionally weighed down; despondent: a heavy heart.c. Marked by or exhibiting weariness: heavy lids.d. Sad or painful: heavy news.12. a. Hard to do or accomplish; arduous: heavy going; heavy reading.b. Not easily borne; oppressive: heavy taxes.13. Lacking vitality; deficient in vivacity or grace: a heavy gait; heavy humor.14. Sharply inclined; steep: a heavy grade.15. Having a large capacity or designed for rough work: a heavy truck.16. Of, relating to, or involving the large-scale production of basic products, such as steel: heavy industry.17. Of or relating to a serious dramatic role.18. Physics Of or relating to an isotope with an atomic mass greater than the average mass of that element.19. Loud; sonorous: a heavy sound; heavy breathing.20. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a syllable ending in a long vowel or in a vowel plus two consonants.21. Slang a. Of great significance or profundity.b. Very popular or important: a rock star who is really heavy.adv. heav·i·er, heav·i·est Heavily: The snow is falling heavier tonight than last night.n. pl. heav·ies 1. a. A serious or tragic role in a play.b. An actor playing such a role.2. Slang A villain in a story or play.3. Slang A mobster.4. Slang One that is very important or influential: a media heavy.

[Middle English hevi, from Old English hefig; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

heav′i·ness n.Synonyms: heavy, weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous
These adjectives mean having a relatively great weight. Heavy refers to what has great physical weight (a heavy boulder) and figuratively to what is burdensome or oppressive to the spirit (heavy responsibilities). Weighty literally denotes having considerable weight (a weighty package); figuratively, it describes what is onerous, serious, or important (a weighty decision). Hefty refers principally to physical heaviness or brawniness: a hefty book; a short, hefty wrestler. Massive describes what is bulky, heavy, solid, and strong: massive marble columns. Ponderous refers to what has great mass and weight and usually implies unwieldiness: ponderous prehistoric beasts. Figuratively it describes what is complicated, involved, or lacking in grace: a book with a ponderous plot.

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(ˈhɛvɪ) adj, heavier or heaviest1. of comparatively great weight: a heavy stone. 2. (General Physics) having a relatively high density: lead is a heavy metal. 3. great in yield, quality, or quantity: heavy rain; heavy traffic. 4. great or considerable: heavy emphasis. 5. hard to bear, accomplish, or fulfil: heavy demands. 6. sad or dejected in spirit or mood: heavy at heart. 7. coarse or broad: a heavy line; heavy features. 8. (Physical Geography) (of soil) having a high clay content; cloggy9. solid or fat: heavy legs. 10. (Commerce) (of an industry) engaged in the large-scale complex manufacture of capital goods or extraction of raw materials. Compare light²¹⁹11. serious; grave12. (Military) military a. armed or equipped with large weapons, armour, etcb. (of guns, etc) of a large and powerful type13. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a syllable) having stress or accentuation. Compare light²²⁴14. dull and uninteresting: a heavy style. 15. prodigious: a heavy drinker. 16. (Cookery) (of cakes, bread, etc) insufficiently leavened17. deep and loud: a heavy thud. 18. (of music, literature, etc)a. dramatic and powerful; grandioseb. not immediately comprehensible or appealing19. slang a. unpleasant or tediousb. wonderfulc. (of rock music) having a powerful beat; hard20. weighted; burdened: heavy with child. 21. clumsy and slow: heavy going. 22. permeating: a heavy smell. 23. (Physical Geography) cloudy or overcast, esp threatening rain: heavy skies. 24. (Cookery) not easily digestible: a heavy meal. 25. (General Physics) (of an element or compound) being or containing an isotope with greater atomic weight than that of the naturally occurring element: heavy hydrogen; heavy water. 26. (Horse Racing) horse racing (of the going on a racecourse) soft and muddy27. slang using, or prepared to use, violence or brutality: the heavy mob. 28. heavy on informal using large quantities of: this car is heavy on petrol. n, pl heavies29. (Theatre) a. a villainous roleb. an actor who plays such a part30. (Military) military a. a large fleet unit, esp an aircraft carrier or battleshipb. a large calibre or weighty piece of artillery31. (Journalism & Publishing) the heavies (usually plural) informal a serious newspaper: the Sunday heavies. 32. informal a heavyweight boxer, wrestler, etc33. slang a man hired to threaten violence or deter others by his presence34. (Brewing) Scot strong bitter beeradva. in a heavy manner; heavily: time hangs heavy. b. (in combination): heavy-laden. [Old English hefig; related to hebban to heave, Old High German hebīg] ˈheavily adv ˈheaviness n

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adj. heav•i•er, heav•i•est, adj. 1. of great weight: a heavy load. 2. of great amount, quantity, or size: a heavy vote. 3. of great force, intensity, or turbulence: heavy seas. 4. of more than the usual or average weight: a heavy person. 5. of high specific gravity: a heavy metal. 6. grave; serious: a heavy offense. 7. profound: a heavy slumber. 8. a. equipped with weapons of large size. b. (of guns) of the more powerful sizes: heavy artillery. 9. hard to bear; burdensome; oppressive: heavy taxes. 10. hard to cope with; trying; difficult: a heavy schedule. 11. being as indicated to an unusual degree: a heavy drinker. 12. broad, thick, or coarse: heavy lines; heavy features. 13. weighted or laden: air heavy with moisture. 14. fraught; loaded; charged: words heavy with meaning. 15. depressed with trouble or sorrow; sad: a heavy heart. 16. without vivacity or interest; ponderous; dull: a heavy style. 17. slow or labored in movement or action; clumsy; lumbering: a heavy walk. 18. loud and deep; sonorous: heavy breathing. 19. overcast or cloudy; threatening rain. 20. thick or dense: heavy fog. 21. (of food) not easily digested. 22. capable of doing rough work: a heavy truck. 23. producing or refining basic materials, as steel or coal, used in manufacturing: heavy industry. 24. Informal. possessing or using in large quantities: heavy on the mascara. 25. serious: a heavy role. 26. a. of or pertaining to an isotope of greater atomic weight than the common isotope. b. of or pertaining to a compound containing such an element. 27. (of a syllable in verse) a. stressed. b. long. 28. Slang. a. excellent; remarkable. b. very serious or important. c. distressing or threatening. n. 29. a. a theatrical character or role that is tragic, unsympathetic, or villainous. b. an actor who plays this type of role. 30. a gun of great weight or large caliber. 31. Slang. a. a very important or influential person. b. a person employed to use violence or coercion. adv. 32. in a heavy manner; heavily. Idioms: heavy with child, in a state of advanced pregnancy. [before 900; Middle English hevi, Old English hefig=hef(e) weight (akin to heave) + -ig -y¹] heav′i•ness, n.

heavy

- From the Proto-Germanic verb khabjan, "lift," came the noun khabiz, "weight," which begat the Dutch hevig and then English heavy.See also related terms for lift.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heavy - an actor who plays villainous rolesactor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performer
	2.	heavy - a serious (or tragic) role in a playpersona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
Adj.	1.	heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"light - of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
	2.	heavy - unusually great in degree or quantity or number; "heavy taxes"; "a heavy fine"; "heavy casualties"; "heavy losses"; "heavy rain"; "heavy traffic"light - not great in degree or quantity or number; "a light sentence"; "a light accent"; "casualties were light"; "light snow was falling"; "light misty rain"; "light smoke from the chimney"
	3.	heavy - of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment; "heavy artillery"; "heavy infantry"; "a heavy cruiser"; "heavy guns"; "heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"light - of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment; "light infantry"; "light cavalry"; "light industry"; "light weapons"
	4.	heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"light - psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles; "a light heart"
	5.	heavy - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry itfleshy, overweightfat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
	6.	heavy - (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"cloggy, clayeycompact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
	7.	heavy - darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"lowering, sullen, threateningcloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"
	8.	heavy - of great intensity or power or force; "a heavy blow"; "the fighting was heavy"; "heavy seas"light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
	9.	heavy - (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight; "heavy hydrogen"; "heavy water"chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionslight - (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average; "light water is ordinary water"
	10.	heavy - (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain; "Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
	11.	heavy - permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"dense, impenetrablethick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	12.	heavy - of relatively large extent and density; "a heavy line"thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
	13.	heavy - made of fabric having considerable thickness; "a heavy coat"thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
	14.	heavy - prodigious; "big spender"; "big eater"; "heavy investor"bigintemperate - excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"
	15.	heavy - full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"sonorousfull - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"
	16.	heavy - given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker"intemperate, hardindulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"
	17.	heavy - of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"grave, grievous, weightyimportant, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	18.	heavy - slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"lumbering, ponderousheavy-footed - (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired heavy-footed walk"
	19.	heavy - large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work; "a heavy truck"; "heavy machinery"heavy-duty - designed for heavy work; "a heavy-duty detergent"; "heavy-duty gloves"
	20.	heavy - dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding"indigestible - digested with difficulty
	21.	heavy - sharply inclined; "a heavy grade"steep - having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"
	22.	heavy - full of; bearing great weight; "trees heavy with fruit"; "vines weighed down with grapes"weighed downfull - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
	23.	heavy - requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"labored, labouredeffortful - requiring great physical effort
	24.	heavy - characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, laborious, operose, toilsome, punishing, hardeffortful - requiring great physical effort
	25.	heavy - lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"leadendull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
	26.	heavy - (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"wakeless, profound, sounddeep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
	27.	heavy - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"enceinte, gravid, with child, expectant, great, large, bigpregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
Adv.	1.	heavy - slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands"heavily

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adjective1. weighty, large, massive, hefty, bulky, ponderous, hevE (S.M.S.) He was carrying a very heavy load.
weighty light, small, compact, handy2. intensive, severe, serious, concentrated, fierce, excessive, relentless, hevE (S.M.S.) Heavy fighting has been going on.3. considerable, large, huge, substantial, abundant, copious, profuse, hevE (S.M.S.) There was a heavy amount of traffic on the roads.
considerable light, slight, moderate, sparse4. solid, strong, thick, substantial, sturdy, hevE (S.M.S.) Put the sugar and water in a heavy pan and heat slowly.
solid lightweight5. overweight, fat, plump, obese, stocky, fleshy, portly, corpulent, thickset, hevE (S.M.S.) He was short and heavy.6. viscous, thick, sticky, gooey (informal), syrupy, glutinous, gummy, gelatinous, icky (informal), gluey, treacly, mucilaginous, hevE (S.M.S.), viscid 11 million gallons of heavy crude oil.7. substantial, large, filling, generous, hevE (S.M.S.) the effects of an unusually heavy meal8. excessive, intemperate, immoderate, overindulgent, hevE (S.M.S.) He's a smoker and a very heavy drinker.9. onerous, hard, difficult, severe, harsh, tedious, intolerable, oppressive, grievous, burdensome, wearisome, vexatious, hevE (S.M.S.) They bear a heavy burden of responsibility.
onerous light, easy, soft, gentle, moderate, mild, bearable10. sluggish, slow, dull, wooden, stupid, inactive, inert, apathetic, drowsy, listless, indolent, torpid, hevE (S.M.S.) I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep.
sluggish quick, alert, brisk, agile11. forceful, hard, powerful, strong, sharp, violent, mighty, vigorous, hefty, hevE (S.M.S.) a heavy blow on the back of the skull12. busy, full, hectic, tiring, hevE (S.M.S.) It's been a heavy day and I'm tired.13. hard, demanding, difficult, physical, strenuous, laborious, hevE (S.M.S.) They employ two full-timers to do the heavy work.14. overcast, dull, gloomy, cloudy, leaden, hevE (S.M.S.), louring or lowering The night sky was heavy with rain clouds.15. humid, close, sticky, oppressive, clammy, airless, muggy, hevE (S.M.S.) The air outside was heavy and moist and sultry.16. sad, depressed, gloomy, grieving, melancholy, dejected, despondent, downcast, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, hevE (S.M.S.) My parents' faces were heavy with fallen hope.
sad happy, calm, cheerful, joyful17. sorrowful, sad, gloomy, melancholy, dejected, downcast, grief-stricken, disconsolate, hevE (S.M.S.) He handed over his resignation with a heavy heart.18. serious, grave, solemn, difficult, deep, complex, profound, weighty, hevE (S.M.S.) I don't want any more of that heavy stuff.
serious trivial, unimportant, inconsequential19. tempestuous, wild, rough, stormy, choppy, storm-tossed, squally, hevE (S.M.S.) The ship capsized in heavy seas.

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adjective1. Having a relatively great weight:heavyweight, hefty, massive, ponderous, weighty.2. Unwieldy or clumsy, especially due to excess weight:cumbersome, cumbrous, lumpish, lumpy, ponderous.3. Having a large body, especially in girth:bulky, hefty, hulking, hulky, husky, stout.4. Characterized by abundance:abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, plenitudinous, plenteous, plentiful, substantial, voluminous.5. Intensely sustained, especially in activity:concentrated, fierce, heightened, intense, intensive.6. Conveying great physical force:hard, hefty, powerful, severe.7. Intensely violent in sustained velocity:fierce, furious, high, strong.8. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:dirty, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild.9. Indulging in drink to an excessive degree:hard.Informal: two-fisted.10. Having great consequence or weight:earnest, grave, momentous, serious, severe, weighty.11. Having a dense or viscous consistency:gelatinous, stodgy, thick.12. Not readily digested because of richness:rich.13. Growing profusely:dense, lush, luxuriant, profuse, rank, thick.14. Burdened by a weighty load:heavy-laden, laden, loaded.15. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.16. Slang. Beyond the understanding of an average mind:abstruse, deep, esoteric, profound, recondite.nounSlang. A mean, worthless character in a story or play:villain.

Translations

多的大量的沉重的笨重地笨重的

heavy

(ˈhevi) adjective1. having great weight; difficult to lift or carry. a heavy parcel.沉重的2. having a particular weight. I wonder how heavy our little baby is.重的3. of very great amount, force etc. heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.大量的4. doing something to a great extent. He's a heavy smoker/drinker.多的5. dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy. a heavy sky/atmosphere.阴沉的6. difficult to read, do, understand etc. Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.难懂的7. (of food) hard to digest. rather heavy pastry.难消化的8. noisy and clumsy. heavy footsteps.笨重的ˈheavily adverb沉重地ˈheaviness noun 沉重，重量 ˌheavy-ˈduty adjective made to stand up to very hard wear or use. heavy-duty tyres. 经得起损耗的，耐用的 heavy industry industries such as coalmining, ship-building etc which involve the use of large or heavy machines or which produce large or heavy products. 重工业ˈheavyweight adjective, noun (a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight. a heavyweight boxer. 重量级的，重量级运动员（例最重量级拳击手或摔交手） heavy going difficult to make any progress with. I found this book very heavy going.艰难的进展a heavy heart a feeling of sadness. He obeyed with a heavy heart.心情沉重的make heavy weather of to find surprising difficulty in doing. He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it. 发现 ... 麻烦，发觉（某事）做起来极其困难的

heavy

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The snow is very heavy → 雪下得很大
Is the traffic heavy on the freeway? (US)
Is the traffic heavy on the motorway? (UK) → 高速公路上车流量很大吗？
This is too heavy → 太重了

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