释义 |
rank2 /rangk/ adjective- Growing high and luxuriantly
- Coarsely or excessively overgrown
- Out-and-out, absolute, utter
- Over-productive
- Offensively strong-scented or strong-tasting
- Gross
- Foul
- (of an amount of money) excessive (law)
- Abundant (Spenser)
- Swollen (Shakespeare)
- Dense (Spenser, now N Eng)
- Lustful, in heat (Shakespeare)
- Grossly obvious (rare)
- Deep-cutting
- Strong, lusty, vigorous (obsolete or dialect)
- Violent (obsolete)
adverb- Violently (Spenser)
- Utterly (now dialect)
ORIGIN: OE ranc proud, strong rankˈly adverb rankˈness noun rankˈ-rīˈder noun - A hard rider
- A mosstrooper
- A highwayman
rankˈ-rīˈding adjective |