释义 |
stoutly /ˈstaʊtli /adverb1With courage and determination: she stoutly defends her action he stoutly maintained his innocence...- Unlike his master, Trudge stoutly resists a planter's effort to sell his mistress into slavery.
- By stoutly rejecting the force of federal constitutional law, Moore takes the South back to some of its least attractive history.
- They Pakistanis have stoutly denied any association with the hijacking.
2In a strong and sturdy manner: the houses are built stoutly of granite...- Most varieties are stoutly constructed, suggesting a defensive mechanism against predatory fish.
- He's a stoutly built middle-aged man with an intelligent face.
- Its well-muscled body is supported by stoutly boned, short to medium legs that give the cat a low-slung appearance.
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