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单词 husky
释义 husky
I. husky \ˈhəskē, -ki\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: husk (I) + -y
1. : containing or full of husks
 < the kernels are plump and not very huskyFarmers Weekly (South Africa) >
2. : of the nature of a husk : membranous, rattling, empty
 < the nut is contained in a husky shell — S.J.Watson >
 < his footfalls were husky in cinders — Richard Llewellyn >
 < repeated that husky phrase so often — Willa Cather >
II. hus·ky adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: probably from husk (III) + -y
: dry or roughened as with emotion : hoarse
 < the voices of the chief women mourners had become worn and husky — J.A.Lomax >
 < husky voices bawled at the yokes of steers — Carl Sandburg >
 < makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky — Virgil Thomson >
III. hus·ky adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: probably from husk (I) + -y; probably from the toughness and harsh texture of a corn husk
1. : big and muscular : burly, robust
 < a crew of husky lumberjacks >
2.
 a. : of sizable proportions or vigorous potential : large, powerful
  < a husky $19 million in the like period last year — Mitchell Gordon >
  < a big, husky, honestly built … power cruiser — Yankee >
  < there still was a husky United Nations army left in Korea — A.J.Liebling >
 b. : having or producing strength : sturdy
  < a husky beef stew >
IV. husky noun
(-es)
: one that is husky or powerful
 < foremen looked over the huskies crowded in these rooms to pick their crews — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 < these four breeds of engines are huskies — R.M.Neal >
V. husky noun
(-es)
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: probably by shortening & alteration from Eskimo
1. dialect : an Eskimo of Labrador and northeastern Canada or his language
 < a huge whale … which the old-time huskies had killed with harpoons and lances — D.B.Putnam >
: sometimes taken to be offensive
2.
 a. : a heavy-coated working dog (as an Eskimo dog or malamute) of the New World arctic region used especially as a sled dog
 b. : siberian husky
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