| 单词 | strong |
| 释义 | strong (once / 20 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj 4adj 5adj Strong can describe anything with firmness or power. You could have a strong will and resist the distractions of the internet while writing a paper all day, or your paper could have a strong argument, convincing your reader of your wisdom. Even if you spend hours every day lifting weights, if you don’t eat enough food and drink enough water, you won’t be strong enough to do anything with all that muscle power. If you ran a national bank, you would try to make your currency stronger than that of other countries. Or you might be a woodworker who builds a chair strong enough to hold a three-hundred pound man. WORD FAMILYstrong: stronger, strongest, strongly USAGE EXAMPLESNearly half of those genes were strong matches on both of the systems the lab uses to sequence patients’ DNA. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “Stay strong Israel, January 20th is fast approaching!” Trump tweeted before the Kerry speech. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Use your judgment and gut to see if your emotions and behaviors are getting stronger. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj having strength or power greater than average or expected a strong radio signal strong medicine a strong man Syn|Ant rugged sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring powerfulhaving great power or force or potency or effect robuststurdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction beardownwith full strength beefed-upmade greater or stronger brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful bullneckedhaving a thick short powerful neck bullockyresembling a bullock in strength and power fortifiedhaving something added to increase the strength hard, knockout, severevery strong or vigorous industrial-strength, weapons-gradeextremely strong or concentrated or durable ironlikeexhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron knock-down, powerfulstrong enough to knock down or overwhelm noticeablereadily noticed reinforced, strengthenedgiven added strength or support robuststrong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity stiffpowerful vehementcharacterized by great force or energy virilecharacterized by energy and vigor well-knit, well-setstrongly and firmly constructed tough, toughenedphysically toughened weak wanting in physical strength delicateexquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury powerlesslacking power anaemic, anemiclacking vigor or energy adynamic, asthenic, debilitated, enervatedlacking strength or vigor faint, feeblelacking strength or vigor feeble, lamepathetically lacking in force or effectiveness flimsylacking solidity or strength jerry-built, shoddyof inferior workmanship and materials gutless, namby-pamby, spineless, wishy-washyweak in willpower, courage or vitality pale, pallid, sick, wan(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble punyinferior in strength or significance vulnerablecapable of being wounded or hurt weakenedmade weak or weaker tender, untoughenedphysically untoughened 2adj having or wielding force or authority Syn potent powerful having great power or force or potency or effect 3adj strong and sure 2gave a strong pull on the rope Syn firm forceful characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) 1adj of good quality and condition; solidly built Syn solid, substantial sound in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay 2adj immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with 3Syn impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable 1adj not faint or feeble a strong odor of burning rubber Syn intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree 2adj having a strong physiological or chemical effect Syn|Ant potent, stiff effective, effectual, efficacious producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect fertilecapable of reproducing equipotenthaving equal strength or efficacy multipotentable to many things powerfulhaving great power or force or potency or effect impotent lacking power or ability infertile, sterile, unfertileincapable of reproducing ineffective, ineffectual, unablelacking in power or forcefulness impuissantlacking physical strength or vigor powerlesslacking power 3adj freshly made or left 4Syn warm fresh recently made, produced, or harvested adj being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content 5Syn hard alcoholic characteristic of or containing alcohol adj of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection `sing' is a strong verb Syn irregular contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |
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