| 单词 | brawn |
| 释义 | brawn (once / 2239 pages) n Brawn means muscular strength. If the math team and the football team compete on field day, chances are the math team's brains will be less useful than the football team's brawn. Stroll down the paper-towel aisle at any major grocery store and you'll encounter the paper-towel brand Brawny, featuring a well-muscled brawny man in tight T-shirt meant to promote the idea that Brawny towels are as strong as a strong man at a freak show—they absorb tough messes and will not tear. WORD FAMILYbrawn: brawns, brawny+/brawny: brawnier, brawniest, brawnily, brawniness USAGE EXAMPLESThis demanded more brawn, but the outcome was still the same. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) The team was renamed Brawn, and Button had to decide whether to accept a 50 percent cut in his salary. New York Times(Nov 26, 2016) Playing a young surfer forced to battle a great white shark, Lively is a mix of brawn and brain. The Guardian(Nov 25, 2016) n possessing muscular strength Syn|Hyper brawniness, heftiness, muscle, muscularity, sinew strength the property of being physically or mentally strong |
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