| 释义 |
brawn
I. \ˈbrȯn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French braon fleshy part, muscle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brǣd flesh, Old Saxon brādo ham, calf of the leg, Old High German brāto meat without waste, Old Norse brāth meat
1.
a. : full strong muscles especially of the arm or leg
b. : a protuberant muscular part (as on the arm, buttock, or calf)
c.
(1) : well-developed or powerful-appearing muscles
< a youngster with a good build and fine brawn >
(2) : muscular strength
< their job — loading and unloading cargo — calls for brawn — New York Times >
< brains against brawn >
d. obsolete : thickened or calloused skin
2. dialect Britain : boar
3.
a. obsolete : animal flesh used as food
b. Britain : flesh of a boar : pork
c. : a product made from chopped, cooked, and molded edible parts of pig's head, feet, legs, and sometimes tongue
4. : manpower
< the West Indian Negro contributed about 60 percent of the brawn required to build the Panama canal — F.J.Haskin >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. obsolete : to make brawny
2. Britain : to fatten (a pig) for slaughter |