新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

heavy

英 [ˈhevi]

[ADJ, NOUN]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

heavier , heaviest
1. 重的
Something that is heavy weighs a lot.
双语例句
例：
These scissors are awfully heavy.
这些剪刀非常重。
2. 重的
You use heavy to ask or talk about how much someone or something weighs.
双语例句
例：
How heavy are you?
你有多重？
3. 大量的 , 过度的 , 强烈的
Heavy means great in amount, degree, or intensity.
双语例句
例：
Heavy fighting has been going on.
战斗一直进行得很激烈。
例：
He worried about her heavy drinking.
他为她过量饮酒感到担忧。
4. 量大而难以消化的
A heavy meal is large in amount and often difficult to digest.
近义词
filling
双语例句
例：
He had been feeling drowsy, the effect of an unusually heavy meal.
在一顿油腻大餐后，他一直昏昏欲睡。
5. 充满了…的
Something that is heavy with things is full of them or loaded with them.
近义词
laden
双语例句
例：
The air is heavy with moisture.
空气中充满了湿气。
6. 粗重的（呼吸）
If a person's breathing is heavy, it is very loud and deep.
双语例句
例：
Her breathing became slow and heavy.
她的呼吸变得缓慢而粗重。
7. （动作）有力的
A heavy movement or action is done with a lot of force or pressure.
双语例句
例：
a heavy blow on the back of the skull.
后脑勺上的一记重击。
8. （机器或设备）重型的
A heavy machine or piece of military equipment is very large and very powerful.
双语例句
例：
government militia backed by tanks and heavy artillery.
有坦克和重炮支持的政府民兵组织。
9. 繁忙的
If you describe a period of time or a schedule as heavy, you mean it involves a lot of work.
近义词
busy
双语例句
例：
It's been a heavy day and I'm tired.
忙碌了一天，我累坏了。
10. 繁重的
Heavy work requires a lot of strength or energy.
双语例句
例：
The business is thriving and Philippa employs two full-timers for the heavy work.
生意很兴隆，于是菲莉帕雇了两名全职员工来对付繁重的工作。
11. 耗费…的
If you say that something is heavy on another thing, you mean that it uses a lot of that thing or too much of that thing.
双语例句
例：
Tanks are heavy on fuel, destructive to roads and difficult to park.
坦克耗油量大，对道路有破坏性，并且难以停放。
12. （空气或天气）阴沉的 , 闷热的 , 潮湿的
Air or weather that is heavy is unpleasantly still, hot, and damp.
近义词
oppressive
双语例句
例：
The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry.
户外的空气阴沉、潮湿而闷热。
13. 棘手的
A situation that is heavy is serious and difficult to cope with.
近义词
serious
双语例句
例：
I don't want any more of that heavy stuff.
我可再也不想碰那种麻烦事儿了。

NOUN. 名词

heavies
1. [C 可数名词] 保镖 , 打手
A heavy is a large strong man who is employed to protect a person or place, often by using violence. You can also use heavy to refer to a male character who represents such a man in a film or play.
双语例句
例：
They had employed heavies to evict squatters from neighbouring sites.
他们雇了一些打手，以赶走来自邻近地区的私自占地者。
例：
In 1943, he received his first role as a heavy in 'Double Indemnity'.
1943年，他接了第一个角色，在影片《双重保险》中扮演保镖。