heavy
adjective
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/heavyadjective(WEIGHING A LOT)
A2
weighinga lot, andneedingefforttomoveorlift:
重的，沉的heavyequipment沉重的设备
heavywork/lifting繁重的工作／费力的搬运活儿
Howheavy is thatbox?(= How much does itweigh?)那个箱子有多重？
- Thisboxis really heavy - can we put it down for aminute?
- Helabouredup thehillwith his heavyload.
- Severalpiecesof heavyequipmenthad to bemanhandledinto thelorry.
- Thesebooksare too heavy for me tocarry.
- In the past,armiesusedcatapultstohurlheavystonesatenemyfortifications.
Thick, dense and heavy
- cakey
- claggy
- clumsy
- clunky
- cumbersome
- dense
- density
- heavily
- ponderous
- ponderously
- sludgy
- super-heavy
- super-thick
- thick
- thickness
- ultra-heavy
- unwieldy
- weigh
- weigh a tonidiom
- weighty
heavyadjective(TO A GREAT DEGREE)
B1
(especiallyof somethingunpleasant) of very orespeciallygreatforce,amount, ordegree:
（尤指不愉快的事物）剧烈的，大量的a heavyblowto thehead当头重击
heavyfighting激战
heavytraffic繁忙的交通
heavyrain/snow大雨／大雪
a heavysmoker/drinker烟瘾／酒瘾极大的人
a heavysleeper睡觉很沉的人
heavy seas
seathat isroughwithlargewaves:
波涛汹涌的大海Theshipranagroundin heavyseas.
Highwindsand heavyseascontinuetohampertherescueeffort.
Thiswholecoastlineisbatteredby heavyseas.
Theylosttwosailorsoverboardin heavyseasoff thecoastofEngland.
Heavyseaspreventeddiversfromexploringthewreck.
- Ourarmieshave come under heavybombardment.
- Theunusuallyheavyraincausedflashfloodsin severalmountainvillages.
- Despiteincurringheavylosses, therebelsnowholdthetownand thesurroundinghills.
- Both thearmiessufferedheavylossesin thebattle.
- Themarriageranintotroublebecause of her husband's heavydrinking.
Serious and severe
- acutely
- acuteness
- catastrophic
- chronic
- critically
- dire
- egregious
- fatal
- grave
- heaviness
- non-fatal
- non-serious
- seriously
- severe
- severely
- stringent
- terminal
- terminally
- toughness
- utmost
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Waves
heavyadjective(SOLID)
thick,strong,solid, orstronglymade:
厚实的，坚实的，结实的a heavywintercoat厚实的冬大衣
a heavymeal(= alargeamountofsolidfood)难消化的饭菜
abigman with heavyfeatures五大三粗的汉子
Heavysoilisthickanddifficulttodigorwalkthrough.
（土壤）黏重的；泥泞的thick, solid-looking, and notdelicate:
粗笨的，厚重的Thesundisappearedbehind heavyclouds.太阳消失在厚厚的云层背后。
Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old bootsidiom
- beefy
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- corded
- intensely
- invincible
- invincibly
- invulnerable
- keenly
- lusty
- reckon
- stalwart
- stoutly
- sturdily
- super-powerful
- superhuman
- to be reckoned withidiom
- violent
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Soil
Animal physiology: fat or well-built
heavyadjective(MACHINES)
C2
Heavymachinesorvehiclesthat are verylargeandpowerful:
重型的heavyartillery/machinery重型火炮／机械
Big and quite big
- appreciable
- baronial
- bloated
- bulky
- burly
- expansive
- heaping
- hearty
- hefty
- higher
- hulking
- palatial
- rambling
- roomy
- royal
- savage
- sizable
- sizeable
- the bigger the betteridiom
- walk-in
heavyadjective(UNPLEASANT)
old-fashionedslang
used todescribesomething such as asituationthat isdangerousorunpleasant:
危险的；严重的Then thepolicearrivedand things got really heavy.然后警察来了，事态变得很严重。
Serious and unpleasant
- abominable
- abominably
- abysmal
- abysmally
- apocalyptic
- fiendish
- fraught
- frightful
- from hellidiom
- fun
- nasty
- nightmarish
- nightmarishly
- noisome
- not be all fun and gamesidiom
- unutterable
- vile
- woeful
- woefully
- wretchedly
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Dangerous and harmful
Idioms
a heavy date
have a heavy foot
a heavy heart
heavy hitter
be heavy onsomeone
be/go heavy onsomething
heavy with sth
make heavy weather ofsomething
heavy
noun[C]
uk/ˈhev.i/us/ˈhev.i/heavynoun[C](STRONG MAN)
slang
alargestrongmanemployedtoprotectsomeoneelseor tofrightenotherpeople:
（受雇保护或恐吓他人的）彪形大汉，身强体壮的打手Frank always took acoupleof heavies along with him when he wentcollectinghisdebts.弗兰克收债的时候总带着几个身强体壮的打手。
Protection and protectors
- adopt
- adoptable
- aegis
- anti-shark
- anti-skid
- chaperone
- custodian
- CVV
- cybersecurity
- defence mechanism
- den mother
- doorkeeper
- precaution
- preservationist
- rewilding
- ring-fence
- safe space
- safeguarding
- safekeeping
- witness protection
heavynoun[C](BOXER)
informal
aboxerorwrestlerwhocompetesin the heaviestweightgroup:
At thatpointin hiscareer, there were nogreatheaviescapableofpushinghim.
Synonym
heavyweight
- Hedescribesthe country's heavies as "ordinaryfighters", butratesthem wellaheadoftheirAmericancounterparts.
- You takeyourchancesgoing to thefights,especiallytoseethe heavies, whoseboutssometimes last less than aminute.
Fighting sports
- aikido
- all-in wrestling
- arm-wrestling
- bantamweight
- black belt
- feint
- foil
- full nelson
- grappler
- gumshield
- half nelson
- outfight
- prizefight
- prizefighter
- pugilist
- pugilistic
- punchbag
- southpaw
- wrestle
- wrestling