单词 | robust |
释义 | robustro‧bust /rəˈbʌst, ˈrəʊbʌst $ rəˈbʌst, ˈroʊ-/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINrobust ExamplesOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin robustus ‘strong (like an oak tree)’, from robur ‘oak, strength’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► healthy Collocations having good health: · A good diet keeps you healthy.· They tested the drug on healthy volunteers. ► well used especially when describing or asking about how someone feels or looks: · I don’t feel well.· How was James – did he look well? ► fine spoken used in a reply to a question about your health, or when talking about someone else’s health. Use fine only in replies or statements, not in questions: · ‘Hi, Tom, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’· She had a bad cold, but she’s fine now. ► all right/OK spoken not ill or injured. These expressions are very commonly used in everyday spoken English: · You look pale – are you feeling all right?· He’s had an accident but he’s OK. ► better less ill than you were, or no longer ill: · I’m feeling a lot better now.· Don’t come back to school until you’re better. ► fit healthy, especially because you exercise regularly: · She keeps fit by cycling everywhere.· Police officers have to be physically fit and have good eyesight. ► in (good) shape healthy and fit: · Jogging keeps me in pretty good shape. ► robust literary healthy and strong, and not likely to become ill: · He had a robust constitution (=a strong and healthy body).· robust plants· a robust girl, wearing a thick woollen sweater ► be/look a picture of health to look very healthy: · She looked a picture of health as she posed for the cameras. not easily broken or damaged► strong not easily broken or damaged: · The bags are made of strong black plastic.· We need a strong rope for this job. ► tough strong – used especially about something that can be used a lot without damaging it or making it weaker: · a pair of tough leather boots· Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand heavy use. ► heavy-duty [only before noun] extremely strong – used about materials, tools, machines etc that are made especially to be used a lot without being easily damaged: · heavy-duty rubber gloves· a heavy-duty carpet for the hallway ► sturdy strong and often thick, and not likely to fall over or get broken: · a fence made with sturdy wooden posts· The furniture is simple but sturdy. ► unbreakable extremely strong and impossible to break: · Babies need to have unbreakable dishes and cups. ► indestructible impossible to break, damage, or destroy, and lasting forever: · Gold is virtually indestructible.· The pyramids were built as indestructible tombs for the Pharaohs. ► hard-wearing British English, long-wearing American English used about materials and products that will remain in good condition for a long time even when they are used a lot: · Ceramic tiles are easy to keep clean and hard-wearing.· a hard-wearing fabric ► durable especially written used about materials and products that will remain in good condition for a long time – often used on product labels: · The jacket has a durable nylon lining.· Varnish is more durable than paint. ► robust especially written strongly made – used especially about the structure of something, for example a vehicle or machine: · a mountain bike with a robust frame· The hardware for the computer must be robust and inexpensive. Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is usually healthy► healthy · He's nearly 60 now but he's strong and healthy and full of energy.· Her death came as a terrible shock. She had always been so healthy.stay/keep healthy · Eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables will help you to stay healthy. ► strong someone who is strong has a healthy body that can do a lot of physical exercise, and becomes well quickly after any illnesses: · My father's over eighty now, and not very strong.· Only people who are physically strong and fit should consider coming on this expedition. ► have a strong/good etc constitution to not become ill easily and easily get well again after an illness or injury: · Your husband has an excellent constitution and is likely to recover in no time.· Her injuries were horrifying. Only her determination and robust constitution pulled her through. ► robust written someone who is robust is very healthy, strong, and active, and almost never ill: · He was a robust little boy, with curly dark hair.· Paul travelled north to visit his parents, who he found less robust than before. strong and healthy, and able to deal with illnesses, difficult conditions etc► strong · She had three young daughters, all strong and healthy.· After a week in bed I felt strong enough to try walking a few steps.have a strong constitution (=have a naturally strong and healthy body) · Despite his strong constitution, his health was beginning to suffer. ► sturdy strong and healthy-looking, and a little short: · Maria was small and sturdy, with dark hair and dark eyes.· Mrs Harding herself was thin and frail but her son was a sturdy sixteen-year- old.· The ponies used underground were sturdy little animals that came originally from Northern Spain. ► robust someone who is robust , is strong and healthy and unlikely to become ill or get tired easily: · Though he was over seventy, he was still robust and active.· Less robust persons might need a siesta, but Eva worked right through from dawn till dusk. ► hardy people who are hardy are naturally strong and healthy and can live in very difficult or uncomfortable conditions: · The people who lived in the hills were a hardy and hard-working race.· Charolais cattle do not like rain or too much cold. They are not hardy animals. ► tough physically and mentally strong, so that you can live through very difficult conditions: · When Aunt Agnes caught cholera out in India, we all expected her to die -- but she's a tough old lady and she pulled through.· I know she's only a kid, but she's tough. ► resilient someone who is resilient , especially a young person, is strong and healthy, so that they are only affected for a short time by illness, difficulties, or sudden changes in their lives: · Amy will soon be out of hospital -- children of her age are very resilient.· Being twenty-three years old and quite resilient, I got over the shock pretty quickly. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► as 1a robust person is strong and healthy: a robust man of six feet four► see thesaurus at healthy2a robust system, organization etc is strong and not likely to have problems: The formerly robust economy has begun to weaken.3a robust object is strong and not likely to break SYN sturdy: a robust metal cabinet► see thesaurus at strong4showing determination or strong opinions: a typically robust performance by the prime minister5robust food or flavours have a good strong taste: a robust cheese—robustly adverb—robustness noun [uncountable]· Nor indeed were many unmodified humans nearly as robust as the cadets had long since become.· Britten paints the sea in colors as robust as the authentic sets and costumes are gray and stony sepulchral.· Asquith made a speech of forty minutes which Benson described to himself as robust but dull, and which reads dully.· Credit derivatives are only as robust as the counterparty in the trade.· Mr Browning, she saw, was as robust as his wife was pitifully weak. ► less· Is it possible, they asked, that nuclei from two-cell embryo are simply less robust than nuclei from zygotes?· Jet-age airliners are also less robust in the field. ► more· Mozart's heroic brand of oratory is very different from Beethoven's much more robust variety.· Some of the more robust products offer specialized services for businesses, such as direct payroll deposit and cash concentration.· The new monument is more robust than the original and also far larger.· It differs from the preceding varieties by having a more robust growth.· Remember as well that a hardwood frame is much more robust than a softwood equivalent.· Her brother Alex, two years older and much more robust in temperament, was her bulwark against the world.· Although of very traditional design and similar in appearance to Nos. 1-35, they were of rather more robust construction.· It is more robust in form than many faces, which will help it withstand facsimile transmission. ► most· This will flatten the stomach, not to mention all but the most robust of deckchairs.· It is the most robust variety, but readily grows above the water surface even in the aquarium.· At this time and prior to the fatal evening, Amy Robsart had enjoyed the most robust of health.· Yet the one to one correspondence between countries and currencies is one of the most robust regularities of monetary economics.· Compact Flash memory is about the most robust digital film. ► very· It's easy to spawn and usually very robust.· The human race is also very robust.· These protectors are compatible with most cylinder mounting kits, very robust and economic in service.· The wider tape gives better quality reproduction and the machines are very robust - an important consideration for the classroom.· The shell is very robust, and inside there are very few, powerful hinge teeth. |
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