单词 | sturdy |
释义 | stur·dy I. 1. obsolete 2. archaic a. b. 3. a. < a sturdy peasant cottage of stucco and unpainted wood — Ida Treat > < the sturdy oaks of the forest > < the sturdiest types of airplanes — F.J.Brown & J.S.Roucek > b. < the sturdiest of creepers, facing the ferocious winds of the hills, the tremendous rains … and bitter frost — Richard Jefferies > < sumac and huckleberry hiding the less sturdy flowers — American Guide Series: Minnesota > c. < his sturdy, matter-of-fact exegesis with its resolute rejection of forced and fantastic interpretation — H.E.W.Fosbroke > < all delicate veining and spongy texture very unlike the sturdy Maine landscapes he used to do — Carlyle Burrows > < conducts a sturdy performance of the overture — Irving Kolodin > 4. a. < was a sturdy, handsome, high-colored woman — Carl Van Doren > < compact, broad, and sturdy of limb — Joseph Conrad > b. < a sturdy race, self-reliant and independent in temper — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > < developed into the sturdiest of fighters for reform — L.G.Vander Velde > < our democratic faith was sturdy — F.D.Roosevelt > < sturdy common sense > Synonyms: see strong II. |
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