单词 | heave |
释义 | verb | noun heaveheave1 /hiv/ ●○○ verb 1THROW [transitive] to throw something heavy using a lot of effort: heave something at somebody/something Rioters heaved rocks at the police.heave something onto/into/toward etc. something He took the box and heaved it into the river.2CHEST/SHOULDERS [intransitive] if someone’s chest or shoulders heave, he or she is breathing very hard: My chest was heaving with the effort.3heave a sigh to breathe out loudly, especially because you have stopped worrying about something: We heaved a sigh of relief when it was over.4OCEAN/GROUND [intransitive] if the ocean or the ground heaves, it moves up and down with very strong movements: Suddenly the ground heaved under their feet.5PULL/LIFT [intransitive, transitive] to pull or lift something very heavy with a lot of effort: The girls grabbed the man’s hand and heaved him upright.heave at/on something Joe was heaving on the rope when it snapped.6VOMIT [intransitive] slang to vomit7heave into sight/view (past tense and past participle hove /hoʊv/) literary to appear, especially by getting closer from a distance: A few moments later a barge hove into view.heave to phrasal verb (past tense and past participle hove to) technical if a ship heaves to, it stops moving verb | noun heaveheave2 noun 1[countable] a strong pulling, pushing, or lifting movement: With one giant heave, they loaded the sack onto the trailer.2the heaves an occasion when you are vomiting: Shelly had the dry heaves (=vomiting with nothing coming out of her mouth).3[uncountable] literary a strong rising or falling movement |
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