| 单词 | heave |
| 释义 | heave (hiːv ) Word forms: heaves , heaving , heaved language note: The forms heaves, heaving, heaved are used for meanings [sense 1] to , [sense 3], and for the phrasal verb. The forms heaves, heaving, hove are used for meaning [sense 4]. 1. verb If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull, or lift it using a lot of effort. It took five strong men to heave the statue up a ramp and lower it into place. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He heaved Barney to his feet. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He heaved himself up off his stool. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: lift, raise, pull (up), drag (up) Heave is also a noun. It took only one heave to hurl him into the river. 2. verb If something heaves, it moves up and down with large regular movements. His chest heaved, and he took a deep breath. [VERB] ...the grey, heaving seas. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: expand, rise, swell, pant 3. verb If you heave, or if your stomach heaves, you vomit or feel sick. He gasped and heaved and vomited again. [VERB] My stomach heaved and I felt sick. [VERB] Synonyms: vomit, be sick, throw up [informal], chuck (up) [slang] 4. verb If you heave a sigh, you give a big sigh. Mr Collier heaved a sigh and got to his feet. [VERB noun] Synonyms: breathe, sigh, puff, groan 5. verb [usually cont] If a place is heaving or if it is heaving with people, it is full of people. [mainly British, informal] The Happy Bunny club was heaving. [VERB] Father Auberon's Academy Club positively heaved with dashing young men. [VERB + with] 6. heave into view/heave into sight phrase [VERB inflects] When something heaves into view or heaves into sight, it appears. [written] The train that now hove into view was clearly of a much older vintage. 7. to heave a sigh of relief Phrasal verbs: heave to phrasal verb When a boat or ship heaves to, it stops moving. [technical] Captain Cornish repeated his order to heave to. [VERB PARTICLE] Translations: Chinese: 推用力地 Japanese: 持ち上げる |
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