| 单词 | robust |
| 释义 | robust (once / 807 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj Use robust to describe a person or thing that is healthy and strong, or strongly built. This adjective also commonly describes food or drink: a robust wine has a rich, strong flavor. If your school has a robust sports program, it means they offer lots of different kinds of sports and that a lot of kids participate. If you have a robust speaking voice, it means you have a voice that's deep and loud and strong. Robust is from Latin robustus "of oak, hard, strong," from robur "oak tree, strength." WORD FAMILYrobust: robuster, robustly, robustness USAGE EXAMPLESRepublicans emerged from the November election adding to their already robust supermajorities in the North Dakota House and Senate. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) "There was then a robust discussion. I felt scared. The situation was extremely unpleasant." BBC(Jan 02, 2017) There is robust scientific evidence demonstrating the value of the method in coping with O.C.D., phobias, and other anxiety disorders. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction a robust body a robust perennial Syn|Ant rugged sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring healthyhaving or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease beefy, buirdly, burly, husky, strappingmuscular and heavily built big-bonedhaving a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh big-chested, chestymarked by a large or well-developed chest big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shoulderedhaving broad shoulders cast-iron, ironextremely robust hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdyhaving rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships hardyable to survive under unfavorable weather conditions half-hardy(of plants) requiring protection from frost heavy-armedhaving massive arms square-builtbroad and solidly built vigorousstrong and active physically or mentally stronghaving strength or power greater than average or expected frail physically weak delicateexquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weaklylacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality light-bonedhaving a bone structure that is light with respect to the surrounding flesh weakwanting in physical strength 2adj strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity 2the experiment yielded robust results a robust faith Syn strong having strength or power greater than average or expected adj marked by richness and fullness of flavor 3a robust claret the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee Syn full-bodied, racy, rich tasty pleasing to the sense of taste adj rough and crude a robust tale Syn unrefined (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth |
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