| 单词 | husky |
| 释义 | husky husky1 —huskily, adv. —huskiness, n. /hus"kee/, adj., huskier, huskiest. n. , pl. huskies. adj. 1. big and strong; burly. 2. (of the voice) having a semiwhispered vocal tone; somewhat hoarse, as when speaking with a cold or from grief or passion. 3. like, covered with, or full of husks. 4. made in a size meant for the larger or heavier than average boy: size 18 husky pants. 5. for, pertaining to, or wearing clothing in this size: the husky department; husky boys. n. 6. a size of garments meant for the larger or heavier than average boy. [1545-55; HUSK + -Y1] Syn. 1. robust, brawny, strapping. 2. harsh, gruff, rasping, throaty. husky2 /hus"kee/, n. , pl. huskies. Informal. a big, strong person. [1865-70; n. use of HUSKY1, with the suffix taken as -Y2] husky3 /hus"kee/, n. , pl. huskies. (sometimes cap.) 1. See Eskimo dog. 2. See Siberian Husky. 3. Canadian Slang. a. an Inuit. b. the language of the Inuit. [1870-75; by ellipsis from husky dog, husky breed; cf. Newfoundland and Labrador dial. Husky a Labrador Inuit, earlier Huskemaw, Uskemaw, ult. < the same Algonquian source as ESKIMO] |
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