单词 | hardy |
释义 | hardy (once / 642 pages) adj Hardy means tough––if you're hardy, you don't get tired easily and can endure hardship. People who don't catch cold often attribute this fact to their coming from hardy farming stock. Before 1200, hardy indicated boldness and daring in battle and was probably influenced by hard. Warriors are hardy: they’re brave and strong and don’t easily tire. Plants and animals can also be hardy if they can survive harsh weather or poor growing conditions. When planting a lawn, you should pick hardy species of grass, which will survive droughts and come back after long, cold winters. WORD FAMILYhardy: hardier, hardiest, hardihood, hardily, hardiness, hardyly+/hardihood: hardihoods USAGE EXAMPLESSomeday Russia may become the “normal” country that its hardy liberals talk about. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) Most offer Fraser firs, a species revered for its hardy nature and strong fragrance. Wall Street Journal(Dec 13, 2016) Because they enjoyed raising sheep, they are now looking at a couple of heritage species that would be hardier. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships hardy explorers of northern Canada Syn stalwart, stout, sturdy robust sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction 2adj able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions strawberries are hardy and easy to grow camels are tough and hardy creatures Syn robust sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction 3adj invulnerable to fear or intimidation Syn audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing bold fearless and daring Hardy (once / 1472 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Hardy: Hardier, Hardies, Hardys USAGE EXAMPLESGeorge Miller, who directed other “Mad Max” films, was at the helm of this reboot, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) That’s how Roger Hardy, the owner of West End Antiques, first became interested in the trade. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) “Well, I wasn't about to leave that game,” Hardy says early in December. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1 n English novelist and poet (1840-1928) 2Syn|Exp Thomas Hardy author, writer writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) n United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) Syn|Exp Oliver Hardy comedian, comic a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts |
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