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单词 hearty
释义 hearty
I. \ˈhär]d.ē, ˈhȧ], ]tē, -i\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English herty, from hert heart + -y
1.
 a. : giving unqualified support : unreservedly loyal : thoroughgoing, enthusiastic
  < a hearty Federalist — F.J.Klingberg >
  < a hearty assumer of its full share of … responsibilities — F.S.C.Northrop >
  < my hearty concurrence in everything you've done — T.B.Costain >
 b.
  (1) : exuberantly or unreservedly cordial or genial : not reserved or ceremonious in manner : jovial
   < had a bluff and hearty bearing, but he was a rogue — Ross Annett >
   < being a shade too hearty about it — Angus Mowat >
   < a wonderful hearty manner with a boy — G.D.Brown >
  (2) : giving exuberant or unrestrained expression to one's feelings
   < a hearty burst of laughter greeted his arrival >
   < a string of hearty curses >
  (3) : approving
   < no one but a Chancery lawyer had a hearty word for the Chancery — F.W.Maitland >
   < some colleagues are distinctly less hearty about the General — Hal Lehrman >
2.
 a. : exhibiting vigorous good health
  < the mate was as hearty as a young lion — Herman Melville >
  < is my friend hearty, now I am thin and pine — A.E.Housman >
 b.
  (1) : having a good appetite : consuming abundantly or with gusto
   < a hearty eater >
   < a hearty drinker >
  (2) : abundant, ample
   < ate a hearty meal >
   < took a hearty swig >
 c.
  (1) : richly nutritious
   < almost a meal in itself, with 15 tender vegetables in hearty beef stock — Better Homes & Gardens >
  (2) : flavorful, full-bodied
   < has a hearty flavor that is much livelier than our refined … variety — Silas Spitzer >
   < a hearty wine with a full bouquet >
3. : vigorous or violent in manner or degree : vehement
 < the breeze … was heartier … than before — Llewellyn Howland >
 < hooked a root and gave a hearty pull — C.S.Forester >
 < then came the rain in a hearty flood — John Muir †1914 >
 < the wind had combed up some quite hearty waves — R.A.W.Hughes >
 < without any provocation at all give him a hearty kick — H.A.Chippendale >
4. chiefly Britain : capable of bearing crops : fertile
 < thistles so growing … signifieth the land to be hearty — Thomas Tusser >
Synonyms: see sincere
II. noun
(-es)
1.
 a. : a bold brave fellow : comrade — used especially in addressing sailors
  < heave-ho, my hearties >
 b. : sailor
  < the albatross mocked by the hearties — Stephen Spender >
2. chiefly Britain : an individual of exuberant outgoing disposition or of athletic nonaesthetic tastes
 < a Matisse reproduction could cause one's rooms to be wrecked … by rugger hearties — Jocelyn Brooke >
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