| 单词 | beefy |
| 释义 | beefy (once / 13017 pages) adj Someone who's beefy has a big, dense, muscular body. Your beefy, loud-voiced gym teacher might turn out to be a sweet and thoughtful person. The adjective beefy is a bit derogatory — in other words, it's not exactly used as a compliment. If you describe a person as beefy, you imply that not only is he large, strong, and brawny, he might also be somewhat dense. You could also use the word to mean "tasting like beef," although that's much less common. The word dates from 1743, from the sense of "human muscle." WORD FAMILYbeefy: beefier, beefiest, beefily USAGE EXAMPLESIt is also combing China’s provinces for more beefy talent like Mr. Wang. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) Another photographer, beefy and wearing a black bandanna, was on his way to shoot an assignment when he noticed Mendes. The New Yorker(Dec 15, 2016) No matter where USC ends up, it will have a beefier practice schedule. Los Angeles Times(Nov 28, 2016) adj muscular and heavily built a beefy wrestler Syn buirdly, burly, husky, strapping robust sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction |
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