| 单词 | heavy |
| 释义 | heavy (hevi ) Word forms: heavier , heaviest , heavies 1. adjective A2 Something that is heavy weighs a lot. These scissors are awfully heavy. Gosh, that was a heavy bag! The mud stuck to her boots, making her feet heavy and her legs tired. heaviness uncountable noun ...a sensation of warmth and heaviness in the muscles. Synonyms: weight, gravity, ponderousness, heftiness Synonyms: sluggishness, torpor, numbness, dullness Synonyms: sadness, depression, gloom, seriousness Synonyms: onerousness, severity, oppressiveness, weightiness 2. adjective [as ADJ as] A2 You use heavy to ask or talk about how much someone or something weighs. How heavy are you? Protons are nearly 2000 times as heavy as electrons. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ Heavy means great in amount, degree, or intensity. Heavy fighting has been going on. The State fails to recognize the heavy responsibility that parents take on. He worried about her heavy drinking. ...lengthy jail sentences and heavy fines. The traffic along Fitzjohn's Avenue was heavy. Synonyms: intensive, severe, serious, concentrated heavily adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB -ed/adjective] B1+ It has been raining heavily all day. ...groups of riot police and heavily armed members of a special anti-robbery squad. Synonyms: excessively, to excess, very much, a great deal Synonyms: densely, closely, thickly, compactly Synonyms: with difficulty, laboriously, slowly, painfully heaviness uncountable noun ...the heaviness of the blood loss. Synonyms: weight, gravity, ponderousness, heftiness Synonyms: sluggishness, torpor, numbness, dullness Synonyms: sadness, depression, gloom, seriousness Synonyms: onerousness, severity, oppressiveness, weightiness 4. adjective B2 Someone or something that is heavy is solid in appearance or structure, or is made of a thick material. We talk in her Belgrade flat, full of heavy old brown furniture. He was short and heavy. Put the sugar and water in a heavy pan and heat slowly. ...a heavy cream silk blouse. Synonyms: solid, strong, thick, substantial heavily adverb [ADVERB -ed] He was a big man of about forty, wide-shouldered and heavily built. Synonyms: excessively, to excess, very much, a great deal Synonyms: densely, closely, thickly, compactly Synonyms: with difficulty, laboriously, slowly, painfully 5. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A heavy substance is thick in texture. It is advisable to mix coarse grit into heavy soil to improve drainage. ...11 million gallons of heavy crude oil. Synonyms: viscous, thick, sticky, gooey [informal] 6. adjective B2 A heavy meal is large in amount and often difficult to digest. He had been feeling drowsy, the effect of an unusually heavy meal. Synonyms: substantial, large, filling, generous 7. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] Something that is heavy with things is full of them or loaded with them. [literary] The air is heavy with moisture. She brought in a tray heavy with elegant sandwiches, scones and cakes. 8. adjective If a person's breathing is heavy, it is very loud and deep. Her breathing became slow and heavy. heavily adverb [ADVERB after verb] She sank back on the pillow and closed her eyes, breathing heavily as if asleep. Synonyms: excessively, to excess, very much, a great deal Synonyms: densely, closely, thickly, compactly Synonyms: with difficulty, laboriously, slowly, painfully 9. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A heavy movement or action is done with a lot of force or pressure. ...a heavy blow on the back of the skull. The plane made a heavy landing. Synonyms: forceful, hard, powerful, strong heavily adverb [ADVERB after verb] I sat down heavily on the ground beside the road. A man stumbled heavily against the side of the car. Synonyms: excessively, to excess, very much, a great deal Synonyms: densely, closely, thickly, compactly Synonyms: with difficulty, laboriously, slowly, painfully Synonyms: hard, clumsily, awkwardly, weightily 10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A heavy machine or piece of military equipment is very large and very powerful. ...government militia backed by tanks and heavy artillery. ...armoured personnel carriers and other heavy vehicles. 11. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a period of time or a schedule as heavy, you mean it involves a lot of work. It's been a heavy day and I'm tired. Hopefully, Max would be able to spend a few days with them, depending on his heavy schedule. Synonyms: busy, full, hectic, tiring 12. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Heavy work requires a lot of strength or energy. The business is thriving and Philippa employs two full-timers for the heavy work. Synonyms: hard, demanding, difficult, physical 13. adjective If you say that something is heavy on another thing, you mean that it uses a lot of that thing or too much of that thing. Tanks are heavy on fuel and destructive to roads. [+ on] ...salads heavy on carrots. 14. adjective Air or weather that is heavy is unpleasantly still, hot, and damp. The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry. Synonyms: humid, close, sticky, oppressive 15. graded adjective If you describe a person's face as heavy, you mean that it looks sad, tired, or unfriendly. [literary] 16. adjective If your heart is heavy, you are sad about something. [literary] Mr Maddison handed over his resignation letter with a heavy heart. Synonyms: sorrowful, sad, gloomy, melancholy 17. adjective A situation that is heavy is serious and difficult to cope with. [informal] I don't want any more of that heavy stuff. Synonyms: serious, grave, solemn, difficult 18. countable noun A heavy is a large strong man who is employed to protect a person or place, often by using violence. [informal] They had employed heavies to evict shop squatters from neighbouring sites. 19. to make heavy weather of something phrase If you say that someone is making heavy weather of a task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is. [British, disapproval] Some of the riders in this section made heavy weather of the cross-country race. 20. a heavy hand phrase If you say that someone such as the ruler of a country treats people with a heavy hand, you are criticizing them because they are very strict and severe with them. [disapproval] Henry and Richard both ruled with a heavy hand. Idioms: a heavy hand a way of dealing with people that is very harsh or severe, and often unfair The heavy hand of the military has not prevented their economies from doing very well. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make heavy weather of something [British] to make an activity or task much more difficult or take more time than it needs to To an outsider, though, the surprising thing is not that Spain's conservatives are inching ahead but that they are making such heavy weather of it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: heavy lifting Mid-term is the time to do the ' heavy lifting', he adds bullishly. Times, Sunday Times (2012) She's still a hugely entertaining performer, but now the songs are doing more of the heavy lifting. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But a lot of the heavy lifting has been done. The Sun (2014) It's perhaps not the ideal way to carry a heavy load, but it greatly reduces the risk of striking others. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This was getting to be a heavy load. The Other Side of Me For two giant pandas, the weight of expectation is a heavy load to bear. Times, Sunday Times (2011) As a man past retirement age, the heavy load had taken its toll. Christianity Today (2000) And no keeper in the world could have turned this heavy loss into a slender victory. The Sun If an individual makes a heavy loss in one year, a portion of this can be deducted from taxable income in future years. Times, Sunday Times The muddle-headed back-loading of the singles doomed the team to a heavy loss. Times, Sunday Times As he was later to recall, he felt great sadness at her eventual destruction with heavy loss of life. Times, Sunday Times By investing in a spread of funds, multimanagers can lessen the pain of a heavy loss in any one single fund. Times, Sunday Times Put in a heavy pan and add the stock. Times, Sunday Times Weigh down with a heavy pan and leave for 15 min. Times, Sunday Times Heat half the butter in a heavy pan and gently fry meat on all sides so it's cooked but pink in the middle. Times, Sunday Times In a large cast-iron or other heavy pan, heat remaining oil over medium-high. Times, Sunday Times Remove tray from oven, flip the circles over, then flatten with the base of a heavy pan. Times, Sunday Times Any mistakes now will carry a heavy penalty. Times, Sunday Times The four could now face a heavy penalty. Times, Sunday Times Get moving, though, and you realise the heavy penalty that you pay for the hybrid technology: 270kg. Times, Sunday Times That must carry a heavy penalty. The Sun I ended up paying a heavy penalty for it. The Sun In many, possibly most, cases, occupational licences are imposed after heavy pressure from existing practitioners who stand to benefit from monopolising a certain trade. Times, Sunday Times But the generals are under heavy pressure from the establishment to act. Times, Sunday Times Industry experts predict that energy firms will come under heavy pressure to close old nuclear plants and replace them with safer modern units. Times, Sunday Times That came after just five minutes and the hosts had to survive heavy pressure for most of the night. The Sun Deflation worries have also been fanned by heavy pressure on wages. Times, Sunday Times It will hold more water and release it as heavy rainfall. Times,Sunday Times A total of 27,000 homes and 5,000 businesses have been affected by the heavy rainfall. Times, Sunday Times He said a 'pothole plague' had been exacerbated by icy weather last month after heavy rainfall in 2012. Times, Sunday Times If you're still heading to the beach, bear in mind what effect the recent heavy rainfall might have. Times, Sunday Times The sensational natural display punctuated hours of heavy rainfall as the nation was battered by bad weather. The Sun Strain into a preserving pan or a large, heavy saucepan. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Put the almonds, hazelnuts and sugar in a heavy saucepan. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But a heavy saucepan with a tight-fitting lid does fine. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Heat the oil in a wok or heavy saucepan. The Sun (2015) Another well-known old-fashioned bloom with navy blue flowers and a very heavy scent. Times, Sunday Times A heavy scent hangs in the air like the formaldehyde of glamour and regret. Times, Sunday Times Like burying your nose in the heavy scent of an expensive bouquet, before burrowing off into tobacco leaves and a mushroomy forest floor. Times, Sunday Times A heavy scent of rain. Christianity Today The island has that heavy scent of moist vegetation and orchids. Times, Sunday Times The wind blew the feathery fronds of sea oats and stirred the beach grass, carrying the heavy smell of the sea. THE SAVING GRACES (1999) I could feel the cold upon my skin; I breathed it into my lungs along with the heavy smell of formalin. NIGHT SISTERS (2002) As I pass the market stalls of Camden Lock, the heavy smell of joss sticks floats by. LOVE YOU MADLY (2002) He is usually both a heavy smoker and drinker. Self-Hypnosis (1994) The heavy smoker of last night had clean air pipes and he wasn't heavy on his feet. A DARKENING STAIN (2002) He was in his early fifties, overweight, and to judge by the stains on his fingers (and his minted breath) a heavy smoker. SACRAMENT (2001) Having been a heavy smoker and drinker, his lungs were scarred with pulmonary fibrosis, which cannot be cured. Christianity Today (2000) Sue has been a heavy smoker since senior school. Coping with Angina (1990) His Citroën crawled through the heavy snow, back through the dark villages buried in silence. THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) Be ready to make a mercy dash after heavy snow, shaking it off the upward sweeping branches of conifers. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The match was reduced to a farce as heavy snow swamped the pitch and reduced visibility like a fog. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Vast swathes of usually green agricultural grassland are all brown after suffering prolonged frost and heavy snow. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In near hurricane winds and heavy snow, the forces ran into trouble and called for helicopters to rescue them. The Sun (2013) Areas to the south dealt with the third heavy snowfall this month. Chicago Sun-Times The climate varies between searing heat for much of the year and heavy snowfall once winter sets in, as it will do shortly. Times, Sunday Times He covered the body with leaves and a heavy snowfall later that night meant it was not found for more than a week. The Sun The game had begun so bereft of sizzle that the noise from the terraces sounded like it was filtered through heavy snowfall, not drizzle. Times,Sunday Times Heavy snowfall often confined them to camp for days on end. Times, Sunday Times If this sounds like too much effort (or you have a heavy soil), hire a powered lawn-aerator instead. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Mixing the organic matter into heavy soil improves drainage and subsequent plant growth. The Sun (2012) In heavy soil, put 5cm of grit at the bottom of the planting hole to help with drainage. Times, Sunday Times (2016) New trees and shrubs can help to improve wet, heavy soil. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Their protective corrugated-iron structure had been condemned after flood waters in a heavy storm inflicted serious damage a decade earlier. Times, Sunday Times A heavy storm at half-time meant the break was extended to 39 minutes. Times, Sunday Times But not before a heavy storm in a port. The Sun It rained a heavy storm last night. Smithsonian A heavy storm forces her to spend the night at a truck stop, however, so will she have to take foolish risks to complete her job? Times, Sunday Times The long battle with the government took a heavy toll. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The aim was to reduce the heavy toll of shipwrecks caused by the crude navigational method of dead reckoning. The Times Literary Supplement (2008) The nine-month hiatus took a heavy toll on the country, with insurgents exploiting the lack of leadership. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And for survivors, cancer treatments take a heavy toll and can have long-term health effects. The Sun (2016) Their jobs tend to take a heavy toll on their family lives. Christianity Today (2000) The maker of industrial controls rose another 10½p to 222p in a second day of heavy trading, a fortnight before annual results. Times, Sunday Times Shares eased 5¼p to 301¾p in heavy trading. Times, Sunday Times The shares lost more than 1 at one stage in heavy trading before ending 74p lower at 12.34p. Times, Sunday Times They collapsed by as much as 71 per cent in heavy trading before steadying somewhat to close 4¾p lower at 4p, still their cheapest in three years. Times, Sunday Times After a summer of heavy trading, some of the player and team ratings this year seem a bit dodgy. canada.com A 48- hour strike last week caused massive disruption in the capital, with long queues at bus stops and heavy traffic. Times, Sunday Times (2014) MODERN Seoul is a chaotic blend of heavy traffic and hi-tech gadgetry. The Sun (2013) Motorists will be subjected to variable mandatory speed limits at times of particularly heavy traffic or when a lane is blocked. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The vehicles in lanes two and three slow down because of heavy traffic. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Also heavy use of the air-con and heating will drain the battery and reduce the range. The Sun (2010) But if it gets heavy use you will flatten and compact the soil in a ring around the tree, which is not good for it. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Little is yet known about the physical effects of long-term heavy use. Taking Drugs Seriously (1994) As will be shown, both the polyadic approach and the continuation-based approach make heavy use of monad constructs. 2017, 'Scope ambiguities, monads and strengths', Journal of Language Modelling America is a divided nation awash with enough heavy weaponry to fight a small war. The Sun (2016) They have no heavy weaponry. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They also appeared to be bringing in what heavy weaponry they had at their disposal. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Most are young, angry men with no prospects, no education and a great deal of heavy weaponry. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They said that the number of reserve forces should be doubled and that they should use heavy weaponry'to fight pitched battles '. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Heavy wind and rain lashed the course yesterday, although by the afternoon it was calm and sunny. Times, Sunday Times A heavy wind came, and the pink blossoms blew off-scattered all over. Christianity Today The bricks are waterproof, insulating and are designed to resist heavy wind. Times,Sunday Times Heavy wind and rain caused devastating flooding and the cost of the natural disaster may be upwards of $100 billion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a cold, heavy wind. The Sun Nine million don't take their hour off due to a heavy workload and pressure from the boss. The Sun (2007) Last season, his body groaned at its heavy workload and his action has been refined to avoid a recurrence of the injury. Times, Sunday Times (2007) That problem in part is due to a heavy workload. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But both men have a heavy workload because they play in all three formats of the game. The Sun (2010) Unusually heavy snow caused the airport to be closed for several days and tens of thousands of passengers faced holiday chaos. Times, Sunday Times It might be a building fund drive, help with staff problems, a new series of messages that requires unusually heavy study. Christianity Today It was midwinter and an unusually heavy snowfall had everyone super-excited. Times,Sunday Times Winter snows were followed by a baking summer and unusually heavy monsoon rains that triggered further landslides and destruction. Times, Sunday Times That had also been considered a bumper harvest, although much of the grain was lost in the unusually heavy monsoon rains and flooding that followed a few weeks later. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 笨重地 Japanese: 重い |
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