| 单词 | heavy |
| 释义 | heavy (once / 34 pages) 1adjadv 2adjn 3adj Something that's heavy weighs a lot, either physically or emotionally. It's hard to lift a heavy backpack, and it's hard to handle a heavy topic, like the meaning of life. Bulky, substantial things are heavy, and you can also describe people as heavy, especially if they're big-boned and carry a lot of weight. Thick or strong things are sometimes called heavy as well: "The apple tree was heavy with blossoms, but when the heavy wind started up, they all blew away." Heavy breathing is fast and labored, and heavy food is just too rich or filling. WORD FAMILYheavy: heavier, heavies, heaviest, heavily, heaviness, heavyly USAGE EXAMPLESIn Georgia, some of the heaviest rains were expected early Tuesday morning, forecasters said. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) In Georgia, some of the heaviest rains were expected late Monday night and into the overnight hours of early Tuesday morning, forecasters said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Grapevine was closed for periods in recent weeks because of heavy snowfall, and some motorists were temporarily stranded on mountain roads. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj of comparatively great physical weight or density a heavy load lead is a heavy metal heavy mahogany furniture Syn|Ant dense having high relative density or specific gravity doughy, soggyhaving the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking heavier-than-airrelating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces heftyof considerable weight and size massiveconsisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter non-buoyanttending to sink in a liquid or fall in air ponderoushaving great mass and weight and unwieldiness light of comparatively little physical weight or density lightweightweighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use airyhaving little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air buoyant, floatytending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas lighter-than-airrelating to a balloon or other aircraft that flies because it weighs less than the air it displaces low-densityhaving low relative density or specific gravity 2adj usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it Syn fleshy, overweight fat having an (over)abundance of flesh 3adj slow and laborious because of weight the heavy tread of tired troops Syn lumbering, ponderous heavy-footed (of movement) lacking ease or lightness 4adj full of; bearing great weight trees heavy with fruit Syn weighed down full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal 5adj in an advanced stage of pregnancy Syn big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, with child pregnant carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life 6adj unusually great in degree or quantity or number heavy taxes a heavy fine heavy casualties heavy losses heavy rain heavy traffic Syn|Ant harsh severe light not great in degree or quantity or number 7adj of great intensity or power or force a heavy blow the fighting was heavy heavy seas Syn|Ant big marked by intense physical force light of little intensity or power or force easy, gentle, softhaving little impact 8adj of relatively large extent and density a heavy line Syn 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 9adj prodigious heavy investor Syn big intemperate excessive in behavior 10adj large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work a heavy truck heavy machinery Syn heavy-duty designed for heavy work 11adj 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 Ant light of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment light-armed, lightly-armedarmed with light weapons 12adj 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 Syn|Ant burdensome, onerous, taxing not easily borne; wearing distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worryingcausing distress or worry or anxiety leaden, weightedmade heavy or weighted down with weariness oppressiveweighing heavily on the senses or spirit weightyweighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry light psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles casual, foolingcharacterized by a feeling of irresponsibility 13adj lacking lightness or liveliness heavy humor Syn leaden dull lacking in liveliness or animation 14adj of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought heavy matters of state Syn grave, grievous, weighty important, of import of great significance or value 15adj permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter heavy fog Syn dense, impenetrable thick relatively dense in consistency 16adj darkened by clouds a heavy sky Syn lowering, sullen, threatening cloudy full of or covered with clouds 17adj made of fabric having considerable thickness a heavy coat Syn 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 18adj dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal a heavy pudding Syn indigestible digested with difficulty 19adj given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors Syn hard, intemperate indulgent characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone 20adj characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort heavy work heavy going Syn arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome effortful requiring great physical effort 21adj requiring or showing effort heavy breathing Syn labored, laboured effortful requiring great physical effort 22adj full and loud and deep heavy sounds Syn sonorous full (of sound) having marked deepness and body 23adj (of sleep) deep and complete a heavy sleep Syn profound, sound, wakeless deep relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply 24adj (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight heavy hydrogen heavy water Ant light (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average 25adj sharply inclined a heavy grade Syn steep having a sharp inclination 26adv slowly as if burdened by much weight 2time hung heavy on their hands Syn heavily 1adj (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain Iago is the heavy role in `Othello' Syn wicked morally bad in principle or practice 2n an actor who plays villainous roles Hyper actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian a theatrical performer 3n a serious (or tragic) role in a play 3Hyper character, part, persona, role, theatrical role an actor's portrayal of someone in a play adj (used of soil) compact and fine-grained Syn clayey, cloggy compact closely and firmly united or packed together |
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