heavy [ 'hevi] a.重的；大的；充满的
heavy ['hi:vi] a.重的, 繁重的,巨大的
heavy-handed [ ] adj．笨手笨脚的
Heavy duty slide 承重式滑道
heavy metal重金属
Heavy Machines Plant 重型机器厂
Heavy Machinery Plant 重型机械厂
Heavy Duty Display Rack 重型展示架
天气恶劣、天气坏 heavy weather
大雨 heavy rain
大风 heavy wind，strong wind high wind（注：风吹得越高high，当然风力越大）
大雪 heavy snow
大雾 heavy fog，thick fog
云雾大 heavy cloud，dense cloud
大浪 heavy seas，rough sea，big waves
霜大，霜厚 heavy frost
潮气大 heavy moisture
大雷、雷声大 heavy thunder
a heavy smoker 烟瘾大的人
a heavy drinker 酒瘾大的人
a heavy sleeper 瞌睡大的人、瞌睡虫
a heavy cold 重感冒
二十四节气 The 24 Solar Terms
立春 Spring begins.
雨水 The rains.
惊蛰 Insects awaken.
春分 Vernal Equinox
清明 Clear and bright.
谷雨 Grain rain.
立夏 Summer begins.
小满 Grain buds.
芒种 Grain in ear.
夏至 Summer solstice.
小暑 Slight heat.
大暑 Great heat.
立秋 Autumn begins.
处暑 Stopping the heat.
白露 White dews.
秋分 Autumn Equinox.
寒露 Cold dews.
霜降 Hoar-frost falls.
立冬 Winter begins.
小雪 Light snow.
大雪 Heavy snow.
冬至 Winter Solstice.
小寒 Slight cold.
大寒 Great cold.
Heavy duty slide 承重式滑道
重型坦克 heavy tank
heavy buyer 大客户
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 三菱重工
Any government, which is blind to this point, may pay a heavy price.
任何政府忽视这一点都将付出巨大的代价。
15.Nowadays, many students always go into raptures at the mere mention of the coming life of high school or college they will begin. Unfortunately, for most young people, it is not pleasant experience on their first day on campus.
当前，一提到即将开始的学校生活，许多学生都会兴高采烈。然而，对多数年轻人来说，校园刚开始的日子并不是什么愉快的经历。
Those urban planners who are blind to this point will pay a heavy price, which they cannot afford it.
那些城市的规划者们如果忽视这一点，将会付出他们无法承受的代价。
In conclusion, we must take into account this problem rationally and place more emphases on peasants' lives. Any government that is blind to this point will pay a heavy price.
总之，我们应理智考虑这一问题，重视农民的生活。任何政府忽视这一点都将付出巨大的代价。
Heavy social subsidy 沉重的社会补贴
Heavy social burdens 沉重的社会负担
Heavy 沉重的
heavy debts 沉重的债务
heavy industry 重工业
heavy social burdens 沉重的社会负担
heavy social subsidy 沉重的社会补贴
美国重型柴油机瞬态法
US EPA heavy duty diesel engine transient test cycle
重型越野车
heavy off -road vehicle
超重型越野车
extra heavy off- road vehicle
重型货车
heavy truck
重型自卸汽车
heavy duty dump truck
大型商用车(3.5吨以上) Heavy Duty Commercial Car(More Than 3.5 Tons)
In spite of the heavy rain, she went to the shop.
尽管下着大雨，她还是去了商店。
What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous.
广为人知的名字是多么沉重的负担啊。
The university is unwilling to impose upon students the heavy responsibility of choosing their own courses.
这所大学不愿将选择课程的重大责任强压给学生。
He drew his heavy black brows together in a frown.
他皱着眉头，浓黑的眉毛拧成了一个结。
The delay was in part due to the heavy rain.
在某种程度上讲，延误是由大雨造成的。
Without the adoption of your ideas, they would have suffered such a heavy loss.
要是没有采纳你的意见,他们就会蒙受重大损失。
The thief's actions called for a heavy punishment, and the judge sentenced him to ten years in prison.
那个小偷的行为应予严惩，法官判了他10年监禁。
He said that during the previous year the company suffered heavy losses.
他说在过去的一年中公司损失很大。
Attempts have been made not to allow such heavy trucks to drive in the city streets as they are making excessive noise.
已设法不让这类大卡车在市内马路上行驶，因为它们发出的噪声太大了。
His lateness was due to the very heavy traffic on the way.
他之所以迟到是因为路上车辆太多。
The drains overflowed after the heavy rain.
大雨之后下水道里的水溢了出来。
She is not a competent driver and can’t cope with driving in heavy traffic.
她不是个称职的司机, 在交通拥挤时就开不好车。
In spite of the heavy rain, she went to the shop.尽管下着大雨，她还是去了商店。
You'll make your back ache if you carry those heavy buckets.
如果你背那些沉重的桶，你的背会痛的。
It's quite an effort to lift this heavy box.
抬起这只沉重的箱子要花费相当大的力气。
How heavy is this box?
这个箱子有多重？
Her grief is a heavy load to bear.
她心情沉重得难以忍受。
The boat received a heavy load.
这船负有重载。
The oil company will ship out piping and heavy equipment.
这家石油公司将用船运出输油管道和重型设备。
我的酒量小。
I get drunk easily. *drunk“喝醉”，“酒后驾车”是drunk driving。
I get drunk quickly.
I'm a heavy drinker. (我的酒量大。)
他抽烟抽得没完没了。
He's a chain smoker.
Does he smoke? (他抽烟吗?)
Yes, he's a chain smoker. (抽，他一抽就抽个没完。)
He's a heavy smoker.
He smokes non-stop.
A heavy purse makes a light heart.
腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。
A heavy snow promises a good harvest.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
懒羊嫌毛重
A light purse is a heavy curse.
为人无钱处处难。
A light purse makes a heavy heart.
曩中无钱心事重。
Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden.
老而贫穷，负担沈重。
A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运会。
B I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics. Everywhere will be crowded.
B 我知道。在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。到处都将很拥挤。
A I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
A 我想是这样。将有许许多多来自世界各地的游客。
B And it’s not only the Olympics gyms– everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
B 不仅奥运会场将很拥挤——到处都将很拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆，还有餐馆。
A I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
A 我知道。我想交通可能非常拥挤。
B At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
B 至少那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！
A The traffic is really heavy today.
A 今天交通非常拥挤。
B I know. Too many cars, too much pollution!
B 我知道。太多的车，太多的污染！
A Do you drive?
A 你开车吗？
B No, but I’m going to learn. I want to save up and get a car.
B 不，但是我将学习开车。我想攒钱买车。
A Then there will be more cars and more pollution!
A 那么就会有更多的车和更多的污染了！
B I know, but I really want to drive. It will make everything more convenient.
B 我知道，但是我确实想开车。有车办事会更方便。
A I think the quality of driving is worst at rush hour.
A 我想高峰时刻的驾驶质量是很低的。
B Rush hour is really bad! I think it’s because everybody wants to get home from work.
B 高峰时刻太糟了！我想这是因为大家都要在下班后赶回家。
A Yes. Everyone seems so stressed and bad-tempered.
A 是的，似乎每个人压力都很大，脾气都很坏。
B You can really sense that everyone is in a bad mood in heavy traffic.
B 在交通拥挤的时候你能真切地感觉到大家的情绪都很糟糕。
A I know. I guess it’s because they’re in a hurry but not moving very fast.
A 我知道。我想这是因为他们都很着急，但是又都移动得非常缓慢。
B That’s when accidents happen.
B 事故就发生在这个时候。
A It’s impossible to get a taxi. The traffic is so busy. All the taxis are full.
A 叫到出租车是不可能的。交通是如此繁忙。所有的出租车都满了。
B We’ll be late unless we get a taxi.
B 如果叫不到出租车我们会迟到的。
A How far is it to the restaurant?
A 这里离餐馆多远？
B It’s not too far, maybe 10 to 15 minutes’ walk.
B 不太远，也许步行要10到15分钟。
A Well, let’s walk. The traffic is so heavy, I think walking is quicker.
A 哦，咱们步行去吧。交通太拥挤了，我想步行更快一些。
B A little bit of exercise is better for us anyway.
B 无论怎么说锻炼一下身体对我们更有好处。
A Do you cycle to work everyday?
A 你每天骑自行车上班吗？
B Nearly everyday. If it’s raining or freezing cold and windy, I’ll catch the bus.
B 几乎每天都是。如果是下雨或者刮风以及寒冷的天气，我就乘公共汽车。
A Do you enjoy cycling? Especially in all the traffic in Beijing?
A 你喜欢骑自行车吗？尤其是在北京这么多的车辆当中？
B I don’t mind it. It keeps me fit. And it’s OK if the weather is fine and I’m not too tired.
B 我不在乎。骑自行车使我强壮。而且如果天气好、我也不太累的话骑车可以。
A I know what you mean. I love cycling. But the traffic is so heavy in Beijing. Cycling looks pretty dangerous!
A 我明白你的意思。我爱骑自行车。但是北京的交通太拥挤了。骑自行车看起来相当危险！
B Yes, it can be. There are some pretty bad drivers. You have to cycle carefully.
B 是的，可能很危险。有一些很糟糕的司机。你骑自行车的时候要小心。
A You should get a bike too. It’s such good exercise.
A 你应该也买辆自行车。骑自行车是非常好的锻炼。
B Maybe I will. But the traffic worries me! I’m not sure about cycling in such heavy traffic.
B 也许我会的。但是交通使我担心！在这么拥挤的车辆中骑自行车我不太肯定。
A Don’t worry about it. Thousands and thousands of people cycle everyday in Beijing.
A 不必担心。北京成千上万的人每天都在骑自行车。
B I suppose you’re right. I should get a bike.
B 我想你是对的。我应该买辆自行车。
A And remember, lots of the roads have special cycle lanes anyway, so you don’t have to worry about cars.
A 还有记住，很多道路有专门的自行车道，所以你不必担心汽车。
A There will be thousands of visitors in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运比赛。
B You’re right. Everywhere will be crowded.
B 你说得对。到处都将非常拥挤。
A I guess so. There’ll be tourists from all over the world.
A 我想也是这样。世界各地都将有观光客来到这里。
B Everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, the restaurants, the metro system.
B 到处都将十分拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆、餐馆以及地铁系统都将十分拥挤。
A I guess the traffic could be really heavy. It’s going to be a really exciting time!
A 我想交通可能相当拥挤。那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！
A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 到时候将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运比赛。
B And millions watching it on TV. Beijing will be so busy and crowded.
B 还有数百万人通过电视观看比赛。北京会非常热闹拥挤。
A There will be people from all over the world.
A 人们将从世界各地赶来。
B Everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, the restaurants.
B 到处都将非常拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆以及餐馆。
A I expect the traffic will be really heavy too.
A 我估计交通也会非常拥挤。
There are various ways to describe somewhere full of people, eg: busy / busy ; crowded / crowded ; Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded / Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded. Remember also the way you can describe traffic, eg: The traffic will be really heavy / The traffic will be really heavy.
描述某处人潮拥挤有不同的方法，例如busy /热闹; crowded / 拥挤 :
Everywhere in Beijing will be crowded /北京到处都会非常拥挤。也请记住描述交通情况的用法。例如：The traffic will be really heavy /交通将相当拥挤。
A Beijing is going to be so crowded for the Olympics.
A 北京将会在奥运时期非常拥挤。
B It will be crazy! Thousands of tourists, all the hotels full, restaurants crowded, heavy traffic.
B 那个场面会是非常疯狂的。成千上万的游客，宾馆会全部客满，餐馆全是客人，还有用度的交通。
A Maybe I should just stay at home and watch it on television.
A 或许呆在家里在电视上看转播是个更好的主意。
Beijing will be so busy.
北京会是非常繁忙的。
The traffic was so heavy.
交通会是非常拥堵的。.
It was so hot, I put the air-conditioning on.
那天真是太热了，我不得不开空调。
It was so cold, I put the heating on.
那天真是太冷了，我不得不开暖气。
It was too crowded.
那里太拥挤了。
The traffic was too heavy, so I was late.
交通极其堵塞，所以我迟到了。
The food was too spicy.
这里的食物真是太辣了。
The weather was too hot.
天气真是太热了。
It usually rains in London in the winter.
伦敦在冬季经常下雨。
It’s usually very cold in Beijing in winter.
北京的冬天是非常寒冷的。
The traffic is usually very heavy in the morning.
交通在每天早晨是非常堵塞的。.
I usually go back home during the holidays.
我经常利用假期时间回家看看。
No artist of performer can entirely escape the lure of fame and its promise of endless admiration and respect, but there is a heavy price one must pay for it.
Howards Mesvin, American essayist
没有一位艺术家或表演家能完全逃避荣誉的引诱，荣誉给他们带来无穷的赞扬和崇敬，但他们要付出的代价也是非常昂贵的。
美国散文家麦尔文.H.
She has heavy bleeding with her periods.
她月经来的很多。
He has a dull heavy ache in the crotch.
他的胯部感到隐痛。
heavy date 重要的约会.
原产加厚聚乙烯袋装，每袋净重25公斤，集装箱运
25kgs Net Originally Manufactured Heavy Duty Polyethylene Bag.Shipped in Container.
Heavy enquiries witness the quality of our products.
大量询盘证明我们产品质量过硬。
"Major medical" insurance policies are designed to help offset heavy medical expenses that can result from a prolonged illness or serious injury.
“巨额医药费保险”旨在协助减轻久病及重伤所造成的重大医药开支。
笨重 [bèn zhòng] /heavy/cumbersome/unwieldy/
沉闷 [chén mèn] /(adj) (used in reference to weather) oppressive; heavy/(adj) depressed; not happy/
沉重 [chén zhòng] /heavy/hard/serious/critical/
繁重 [fán zhòng] /(adj) numerous and heavy/
绋 [fú] /heavy rope/rope of a bier/
潦 [lǎo] /flooded/heavy rain/
霪 [yín] /heavy rain/
氲 [yūn] /heavy atmosphere/
重 [zhòng] /heavy/serious/
重工业 [zhòng gōng yè] /(n) heavy manufacturing/
重型 [zhòng xíng] /(adj) heavy duty/
But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.
但许多客户却抱怨说，对于依赖长途运输的大宗商品来说，如煤炭、化学制品和粮食，由于公路运输花费太大，这样铁路公司就会“掐他们的脖子”。
Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.
能源储备、燃料替代以及能源密集型重工业的重要性的降低，都减少了石油消耗量。
On the other hand, oil-importing emerging economies — to which heavy industry has shifted — have become more energy-intensive, and so could be more seriously squeezed.
另一方面，进口石油的新兴国家由于转向了重工业，消耗能量更大，因此可能会受到石油危机的强烈影响。
Fifty years ago, the chance of a baby (particularly a boy baby) surviving depended on its weight.
50年前，婴儿（尤其是男婴）存活的机会取决于体重，
A kilogram too light or too heavy meant almost certain death.
过轻或过重几乎意味着必死无疑。
Today it makes almost no difference.
今日体重几乎不起什么作用，
Since much of the variation is due to genes one more agent of evolution has gone.
因为大部分差异是由基因引起的，又一个进化的因素消失了。
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan's rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs.
战后婴儿出生高峰期的到来及妇女进入男性主宰的就业市场，限制了青少年的发展机遇，这些青少年已经开始质疑在进好学校，找好工作，攀登日本等级森严的社会阶梯的过程中所做出的沉重的个人牺牲是否值得。
In an odd way, however, it is the educated who have claimed to have given up on have give up on ambition as an ideal.
然而，恰恰是那些受过良好教育的人却不可思议地声称他们已经放弃了雄心壮志这一理想。
What is odd is that they have perhaps most benefited from ambition — if not always their own then that of their parents and grandparents.
奇怪的是他们已经从雄心壮志中获益颇多了——如果不是他们自己的雄心，那么就是他们父母的和祖父母的。
There is heavy note of hypocrisy in this, a case of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped — with the educated themselves riding on them.
这其中有着浓厚的虚伪色彩，恰如马跑后再关上马厩的门那样，而受过良好教育的人自己正骑在那些马背上。
{adj: appropriate, suitable, suited} meant or adapted for an occasion or use
"a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"
"not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"
{adj: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome} characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"
"a grueling campaign"
"hard labor"
"heavy work"
"heavy going"
"spent many laborious hours on the project"
"set a punishing pace"
{adj: armor-clad, armour-clad, armor-plated, armour-plated, steel-plated} covered with heavy steel
"armor-plated vehicles"
{adj: big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, large, heavy, with child} in an advanced stage of pregnancy
"was big with child"
"was great with child"
{adj: big, heavy} prodigious
"big spender"
"big eater"
"heavy investor"
{adj: big-chested, chesty} marked by a large or well-developed chest
"he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
{adj: big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered} having broad shoulders
"big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
{adj: brassbound} having trim or fittings of brass
"a brassbound campaign chest"
"the heavy brassbound door"
{adj: breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic} passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
"the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"
"the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"
<-> breathless
{adj: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed} lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
"a bumbling mechanic"
"a bungling performance"
"ham-handed governmental interference"
"could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
{adj: burdened, heavy-laden, loaded down} bearing a physically heavy weight or load
"tree limbs burdened with ice"
"a heavy-laden cart"
"loaded down with packages"
{adj: burdened} bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
"she always felt burdened by the load of paper work"
<-> unburdened
{adj: care-laden, heavy-laden} burdened by cares
"all ye that labor and are heavy-laden"-Matt.11:28
{adj: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy} short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
"some people seem born to be square and chunky"
"a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"
"dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"
"a little church with a squat tower"
"a squatty red smokestack"
"a stumpy ungainly figure"
{adj: clapped out} worn from age or heavy use and no longer able to operate (of cars or machines or people)
{adj: clayey, cloggy, heavy} (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
"the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"
{adj: cloddish, doltish} heavy and dull and stupid
{adj: compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset} heavy and compact in form or stature
"a wrestler of compact build"
"he was tall and heavyset"
"stocky legs"
"a thick middle-aged man"
"a thickset young man"
{adj: dense, heavy, impenetrable} permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
"dense smoke"
"heavy fog"
"impenetrable gloom"
{adj: encumbered} loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load
"a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels"- A.J.Liebling
"a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack"
"an encumbered estate"
<-> unencumbered
{adj: fleshy, heavy, overweight} usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
{adj: grave, grievous, heavy, weighty} of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
"grave responsibilities"
"faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"
"a grievous fault"
"heavy matters of state"
"the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
{adj: heavy, labored, laboured} requiring or showing effort
"heavy breathing"
"the subject made for labored reading"
{adj: heavy, leaden} lacking lightness or liveliness
"heavy humor"
"a leaden conversation"
{adj: heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening} darkened by clouds
"a heavy sky"
{adj: heavy, lumbering, ponderous} slow and laborious because of weight
"the heavy tread of tired troops"
"moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"
"ponderous prehistoric beasts"
"a ponderous yawn"
{adj: heavy, profound, sound, wakeless} (of sleep) deep and complete
"a heavy sleep"
"fell into a profound sleep"
"a sound sleeper"
"deep wakeless sleep"
{adj: heavy, sonorous} full and loud and deep
"heavy sounds"
"a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"
{adj: heavy, weighed down} full of; bearing great weight
"trees heavy with fruit"
"vines weighed down with grapes"
{adj: heavy-armed} having massive arms
"he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
{adj: heavy-coated} wearing a heavy coat
"heavy-coated policemen astride noble horses"
{adj: heavy-duty} designed for heavy work
"a heavy-duty detergent"
"heavy-duty gloves"
<-> light-duty
{adj: heavy-footed} (of movement) lacking ease or lightness
"his tired heavy-footed walk"
<-> light-footed
{adj: heavy-handed, roughshod} unjustly domineering
"incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"
"a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"
{adj: heavy-limbed} having heavy limbs
{adj: heavy} (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
"Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'"
{adj: heavy} (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
"heavy hydrogen"
"heavy water"
<-> light
{adj: heavy} dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
"a heavy pudding"
{adj: heavy} large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
"a heavy truck"
"heavy machinery"
{adj: heavy} made of fabric having considerable thickness
"a heavy coat"
{adj: heavy} marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
"a heavy heart"
"a heavy schedule"
"heavy news"
"a heavy silence"
"heavy eyelids"
<-> light
{adj: heavy} of comparatively great physical weight or density
"a heavy load"
"lead is a heavy metal"
"heavy mahogany furniture"
<-> light
{adj: heavy} of great intensity or power or force
"a heavy blow"
"the fighting was heavy"
"heavy seas"
<-> light
{adj: heavy} of relatively large extent and density
" a heavy line"
{adj: heavy} of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
"heavy artillery"
"heavy infantry"
"a heavy cruiser"
"heavy guns"
"heavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries"
<-> light
{adj: heavy} sharply inclined
"a heavy grade"
{adj: heavy} unusually great in degree or quantity or number
"heavy taxes"
"a heavy fine"
"heavy casualties"
"heavy losses"
"heavy rain"
"heavy traffic"
<-> light
{adj: hewn, hand-hewn} cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
"a house built of hewn logs"
"rough-hewn stone"
"a path hewn through the underbrush"
{adj: hobnailed} marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails
"hobnailed laborers"
{adj: hot, raging} characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
"the fighting became hot and heavy"
"a hot engagement"
"a raging battle"
"the river became a raging torrent"
{adj: intemperate, hard, heavy} given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
"a hard drinker"
{adj: knocked out, kayoed, KO'd, out, stunned} knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
{adj: leaden, weighted} made heavy or weighted down with weariness
"his leaden arms"
"weighted eyelids"
{adj: lidded} having a lid
"milk in a heavy lidded mug"
{adj: lidded} having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination
"milk is left in a large lidded mug"
"heavy-lidded eyes"
<-> lidless
{adj: light-duty} not designed for heavy work
"a light-duty detergent"
<-> heavy-duty
{adj: light-footed} (of movement) having a light and springy step
"a light-footed girl"
<-> heavy-footed
{adj: lightly armored, lightly armoured} equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection against fire from light arms
{adj: light} (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
"light water is ordinary water"
<-> heavy
{adj: light} not great in degree or quantity or number
"a light sentence"
"a light accent"
"casualties were light"
"light snow was falling"
"light misty rain"
"light smoke from the chimney"
<-> heavy
{adj: light} of comparatively little physical weight or density
"a light load"
"magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
<-> heavy
{adj: light} of little intensity or power or force
"the light touch of her fingers"
"a light breeze"
<-> heavy
{adj: light} of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
"light infantry"
"light cavalry"
"light industry"
"light weapons"
<-> heavy
{adj: light} psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
"a light heart"
<-> heavy
{adj: oblivious, unmindful} (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of
"oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"
"oblivious to the risks she ran"
"not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"
{adj: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled} (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
"a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"
"the quiet waters of a lagoon"
"a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"
"a smooth channel crossing"
"scarcely a ripple on the still water"
"unruffled water"
{adj: serviceable} ready for service or able to give long service
"serviceable equipment"
"heavy serviceable fabrics"
<-> unserviceable
{adj: snowbound} confined or shut in by heavy snow
{adj: stertorous} of breathing having a heavy snoring sound
{adj: stodgy} heavy and starchy and hard to digest
"stodgy food"
"a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full"
{adj: top-heavy} unstable by being overloaded at the top
{adj: usurped} (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force
"the usurped crown sat heavy on his head"
{adj: weighty} having relatively great weight; heavy
"a weighty load"
"a weighty package"
<-> weightless
{adv: heavily} in a heavy-footed manner
"he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
{adv: heavily} in a manner designed for heavy duty
"a heavily constructed car"
"heavily armed"
{adv: heavy, heavily} slowly as if burdened by much weight
"time hung heavy on their hands"
{adv: oppressively} in a heavy and oppressive way
"it was oppressively hot in the office"
{adv: ponderously} in a heavy ponderous manner
"he moves ponderously"
{adv: weightily} as something very heavy
"she moved weightily"
{n: African mahogany} African tree having hard heavy odorless wood
{n: Anatidae, family Anatidae} swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
{n: Australian pine, Casuarina equisetfolia} common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood
{n: Bedford cord} a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing
{n: Bergman, Ingmar Bergman} Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
{n: Brazilian rosewood, caviuna wood, jacaranda, Dalbergia nigra} an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
{n: Brussels carpet} a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern
{n: Clydesdale} heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland
{n: Eskimo dog, husky} breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog
{n: Gothic, black letter} a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
{n: Great Pyrenees} bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland
{n: Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris} British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
{n: Irish water spaniel} breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail
{n: Jamaica rum} heavy pungent rum from Jamaica
{n: Kentucky yellowwood, gopherwood, Cladrastis lutea, Cladrastis kentukea} small handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
{n: Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta} extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
{n: Levant, Levant morocco} a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
{n: Lhasa, Lhasa apso} a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs
{n: Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog} a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse usually black coat; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers; developed in Newfoundland
{n: Norwegian elkhound, elkhound} breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk
{n: Panama redwood, quira} hard heavy red wood of a quira tree
{n: Percheron} one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery
{n: Petersburg} a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
{n: Rhode Island red} American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
{n: Stellite} a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear
{n: Ypres, battle of Ypres, first battle of Ypres} battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others
{n: airbrake} a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles
{n: alpine ash, mountain oak, Eucalyptus delegatensis} tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood
{n: anvil} a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
{n: ark shell} marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface
{n: artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance} large but transportable armament
{n: atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb} a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
{n: ax, axe} an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
{n: axle grease} a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
{n: bait casting} the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait
{n: balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully tree, Manilkara bidentata} a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
{n: ball and chain} heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
{n: ballast} any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
{n: barbell} a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
{n: barbette} (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
{n: barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter} a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
{n: barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling} the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
"they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"
"the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
{n: baryon, heavy particle} any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
{n: bath mat} a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath
{n: beast of burden, jument} an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
{n: beefwood, Grevillea striata} tree yielding hard heavy reddish wood
{n: beefwood} any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork
{n: beefwood} any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork
{n: bismuth, Bi, atomic number 83} a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
{n: black ash, basket ash, brown ash, hoop ash, Fraxinus nigra} vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
{n: bloodwood tree, kiaat, Pterocarpus angolensis} deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
{n: boldface, bold face, bold} a typeface with thick heavy lines
{n: bolo, bolo knife} long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
{n: brazilian ironwood, Caesalpinia ferrea} thornless tree yielding heavy wood
{n: brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, Caesalpinia echinata} tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
{n: brazilwood} heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods
{n: brocade} thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
{n: brogan, brogue, clodhopper, work shoe} a thick and heavy shoe
{n: bromine, Br, atomic number 35} a nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
{n: bull shark, cub shark, Carcharhinus leucas} a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous
{n: bull tongue} a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields
{n: bustard} large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
{n: button tree, button mangrove, Conocarpus erectus} evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood
{n: caber} a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)
{n: cabinet wood} moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork
"teak and other heavy cabinet wood"
{n: cangue} an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
{n: cannon} heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
{n: cannon} heavy gun fired from a tank
{n: canvas, canvas fabric, canvass, canvass fabric} a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
{n: capstan} a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
{n: carbon dioxide, CO2, carbonic acid gas} a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
{n: cart} a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
{n: cassiterite} a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
{n: casuarina} any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood
{n: catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket} medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
{n: chain-smoker} a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another
{n: chalcocite, copper glance} a heavy grey mineral that is an ore of copper
{n: chelation} (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
{n: chenille} a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads
{n: chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17} a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
{n: chloropicrin, nitrochloroform} a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas
{n: chock, wedge} a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
{n: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease} a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
{n: cinnabar} a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
{n: clog dance, clog dancing, clog} a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
{n: coating} a heavy fabric suitable for coats
{n: cowhide} a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
{n: cracking} the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
{n: crampon, crampoon} a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects
{n: crane} lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
{n: creaminess, soupiness} the property of having the thickness of heavy cream
{n: cretonne} an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies
{n: crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar} a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
{n: crud} heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
{n: culverin} a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries
{n: curling} a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
{n: cutlas, cutlass} a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
{n: darning needle, embroidery needle} a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
{n: dead weight} a heavy motionless weight
{n: deuterium, heavy hydrogen} an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
{n: diesel oil, diesel fuel} a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
{n: diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor} an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
{n: distortion} a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)
"heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
{n: dodo, Raphus cucullatus} extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
{n: dolly} conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
{n: double creme, heavy whipping cream} cream with a fat content of 48% or more
{n: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker} a heavy rain
{n: draft animal} an animal used for pulling heavy loads
{n: draft horse, draught horse, dray horse} horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
{n: dray, camion} a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
{n: duck} a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
{n: duffel bag, duffle bag, duffel, duffle} a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
{n: duffel, duffle} a coarse heavy woolen fabric
{n: edaphosaurus} heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic
{n: endomorphy, pyknic type} round, fat, and heavy
{n: endomorph} a heavy person with a soft and rounded body
{n: firecracker, cracker, banger} firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
{n: flatbed} an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
{n: flywheel} regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
{n: frieze} a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
{n: fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis} heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
{n: funk} an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
{n: gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica} large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
{n: gallinaceous bird, gallinacean} heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
{n: gambling, gaming, play} the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
"his gambling cost him a fortune"
"there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
{n: garden roller} heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns
{n: goncalo alves, Astronium fraxinifolium} tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction
{n: greatcoat, overcoat, topcoat} a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
{n: ground swell, heavy swell} a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
{n: gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser} a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane
{n: hammer throw} an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
{n: hammer, pound, hammering, pounding} the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
{n: hammer} a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
{n: hammer} a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
{n: hand truck, truck} a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
{n: hawser} large heavy rope for nautical use
{n: heave, heaving} throwing something heavy (with great effort)
"he gave it a mighty heave"
"he was not good at heaving passes"
{n: heavy cream} contains more than 36% butterfat
{n: heavy hitter} an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in
{n: heavy lifting} difficult work
"the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"
{n: heavy metal} a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
{n: heavy metal} loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
{n: heavy spar, barite, barytes, barium sulphate} a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
{n: heavy water, deuterium oxide} water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors
{n: heavy} a serious (or tragic) role in a play
{n: heavy} an actor who plays villainous roles
{n: hedge fund, hedgefund} a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
{n: hickory} valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
{n: hoist} lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
{n: horse cart, horse-cart} heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
{n: hurricane} a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
{n: iguanodon} massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period
{n: iodine-131} heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter
{n: iridium, Ir, atomic number 77} a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium
{n: iron, Fe, atomic number 26} a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
{n: jean, blue jean, denim} (usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
{n: knobkerrie, knobkerry} a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa
{n: lag screw, lag bolt} a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
{n: lathi, lathee} club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India
{n: lead, Pb, atomic number 82} a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
"the children were playing with lead soldiers"
{n: lifting device} a device for lifting heavy loads
{n: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness} animation and energy in action or expression
"it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
{n: lorry, camion} a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
{n: machete, matchet, panga} a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
{n: mackinaw} a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
{n: mangle} clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
{n: maul, sledge, sledgehammer} a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
{n: medicine ball} heavy ball used in physical training
{n: menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea} abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged
{n: mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80} a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
{n: merino, merino sheep} white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
{n: millstone} one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
{n: modern, modern font, Bodoni, Bodoni font} a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
<-> old style
{n: monk's cloth} a heavy cloth in basket weave
{n: monsoon} rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
{n: moreen} a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains
{n: mousse} a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
{n: musk deer, Moschus moschiferus} small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
{n: nakedwood, Eugenia dicrana} tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood
{n: nakedwood} any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood
{n: nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, glyceryl trinitrate, Nitrospan, Nitrostat} a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
{n: nouvelle cuisine} a school of French cooking that uses light sauces and tries to bring out the natural flavors of foods instead of making heavy use of butter and cream
{n: old style, old style font} a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
<-> modern
{n: outburst, burst, flare-up} a sudden violent happening
"an outburst of heavy rain"
"a burst of lightning"
{n: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak} a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
{n: patchouli, patchouly, pachouli} a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
{n: pavis, pavise} (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position
{n: pea jacket, peacoat} a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket
{n: pea soup, pea-souper} a heavy thick yellow fog
{n: penicillamine, Cuprimine} a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis
{n: pestle, muller, pounder} a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
{n: petter, fondler} a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
"they are heavy petters"
{n: pick, pickax, pickaxe} a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
"they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
{n: pigeon} wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
{n: pinch bar} a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels
{n: pink elephants} any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking
{n: piss-up} vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking
{n: pitch, tar} any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
{n: platinum, Pt, atomic number 78} a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
{n: plodding, plod} the act of walking with a slow heavy gait
"I could recognize his plod anywhere"
{n: plow, plough} a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
{n: plump} the sound of a sudden heavy fall
{n: pochard, Aythya ferina} heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
{n: poodle, poodle dog} an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
{n: pool table, billiard table, snooker table} game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
{n: portiere} a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
{n: pounding, buffeting} repeated heavy blows
{n: quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria} an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians
{n: rain forest, rainforest} a forest with heavy annual rainfall
{n: red lauan} hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany
{n: retriever} a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game
{n: rhenium, Re, atomic number 75} a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
{n: rings} gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
"the rings require a strong upper body"
{n: ripping chisel} a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises
{n: river red gum, river gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus rostrata} somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
{n: rivet} heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
{n: rockiness} the quality of abounding in rocks and stones
"due to the rockiness of the land it was quickly dry even after a heavy rain"
{n: roller, roll, rolling wave} a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
{n: roofing paper, tar paper} a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing
{n: rose chestnut, ironwood, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea} handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties
{n: rug, carpet, carpeting} floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
{n: samite} a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages
{n: satinleaf, satin leaf, caimitillo, damson plum, Chrysophyllum oliviforme} tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit
{n: sauce Louis} mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice
{n: scrub beefwood, beefwood, Stenocarpus salignus} tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood
{n: scrub brush, scrubbing brush, scrubber} a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
{n: sea} turbulent water with swells of considerable size
"heavy seas"
{n: shantung} a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)
{n: shire, shire horse} British breed of large heavy draft horse
{n: shot put} an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible
{n: shot} sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
"he trained at putting the shot"
{n: side} an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
"he was on the heavy side"
"he is on the purchasing side of the business"
"it brought out his better side"
{n: skinheads, bootboys} a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
{n: skyhook} helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
{n: soapstone, soaprock, soap-rock, steatite} a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
{n: sogginess} a heavy wetness
{n: spitz} any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail
{n: staghound} a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound
{n: stamp, pestle} machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
{n: stamper, stomper, tramper, trampler} someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground
{n: stargazer} heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head
{n: stay} (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
{n: steamroller, road roller} vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
{n: stocks} a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
{n: stodge} heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
{n: stone} an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
"a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"
{n: storm cloud} a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm
{n: stout} a garment size for a large or heavy person
{n: stout} a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
{n: sumo wrestler} a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling)
"sumo wrestlers are large heavy men"
{n: support column} a column that supports a heavy weight
{n: surfboat} a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
{n: swamp white oak, swamp oak, Quercus bicolor} large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil
{n: swan} stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
{n: tapestry, arras} a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
{n: tapestry, tapis} a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
{n: tapir} large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
{n: techno} a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals
{n: terreplein} level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
{n: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud} a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
{n: thump} a heavy blow with the hand
{n: thunderstorm, electrical storm, electric storm} a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
{n: tilt, list, inclination, lean, leaning} the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
"the tower had a pronounced tilt"
"the ship developed a list to starboard"
"he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
{n: tinamou, partridge} heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
{n: traction engine} steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks
{n: traffic} the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time
"heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"
"traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"
{n: trample, trampling} the sound of heavy treading or stomping
"he heard the trample of many feet"
{n: tramp} a heavy footfall
"the tramp of military boots"
{n: trichloroethylene, trichloroethane, TCE} a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
{n: trudger, plodder, slogger} someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
{n: tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74} a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
{n: ulster} loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted
{n: upholstery needle} any of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing needles used by upholsterers
{n: uranium, U, atomic number 92} a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
{n: vellum} a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
{n: velour, velours} heavy fabric that resembles velvet
{n: venomous lizard} any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards
{n: water locust, swamp locust, Gleditsia aquatica} honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
{n: weight} an artifact that is heavy
{n: weight} an oppressive feeling of heavy force
"bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
{n: work animal} an animal trained for and used for heavy labor
{n: work-shirt} heavy-duty shirts worn for manual or physical work
{n: workhorse} a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
{n: workhorse} machine that performs dependably under heavy use
"the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"
{n: workwear} heavy-duty clothes for manual or physical work
{n: yellowbelly marmot, rockchuck, Marmota flaviventris} heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America
{v: bear} move while holding up or supporting
"Bear gifts"
"bear a heavy load"
"bear news"
"bearing orders"
{v: bludgeon} overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
"The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
{v: break} scatter or part
"The clouds broke after the heavy downpour"
{v: crump} bombard with heavy shells
{v: drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down} exert a force with a heavy weight
"The snow bore down on the roof"
{v: flood} become filled to overflowing
"Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
{v: gutter} wear or cut gutters into
"The heavy rain guttered the soil"
{v: hang} be suspended or poised
"Heavy fog hung over the valley"
{v: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture} fill, as with a certain quality
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
{v: lumber, pound} move heavily or clumsily
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"
{v: plaster, plaster over, stick on} apply a heavy coat to
{v: pound} break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
{v: ram, ram down, pound} strike or drive against with a heavy impact
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
"pound on the door"
{v: roll} move, rock, or sway from side to side
"The ship rolled on the heavy seas"
{v: saddle} load or burden ; encumber
"he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
{v: shlep, schlep, pull along} pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
"Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"
"She pulled along a large trunk"
{v: smite} inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
{v: snowshoe} travel on snowshoes
"After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store"
{v: stagger, flounder} walk with great difficulty
"He staggered along in the heavy snow"
{v: stamp} crush or grind with a heavy instrument
"stamp fruit extract the juice"
{v: stomp, stamp, stump} walk heavily
"The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
{v: thump, pound, poke} hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
"the salesman pounded the door knocker"
"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
{v: utter, emit, let out, let loose} express audibly ; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
"She let out a big heavy sigh"
"He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
{v: white-out} lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain
The key turned out to be his " bakelizer ", a heavy iron vessel that was part pressure cooker and part basement boiler.
后来证实关键的东西是他的 " bakelizer塑料合成器 ) "，一个部分是压力锅，部分是地下锅炉的重铁容器。
The admiral in charge of the Bucintoro was responsible for the safety of all the VIPs on board during the Wedding of the Sea celebrations.
在庆祝 "大海的婚礼 "期间，掌管 "布辛托罗 "大礼仪船的海军将官负责船上所有大人物的安全。
It was an onerous task and he had to be careful to make sure the top-heavy craft cast off in a smooth sea.
这是一项繁重的任务，他必须小心谨慎，确保上部过重的礼仪船在风平浪静的海面上开船。
Reluctantly I gear up in a hooded rainproof coat and heavy black boots.
我迟疑地披上带帽兜的雨衣，套上沉重的黑色雨靴。
Doctors caution that patients will feel pain while recovering and shouldn't overexert themselves--no lifting heavy objects nor running.
医生提醒说，恢复时期的病人会感到疼痛，故不应用力过度－切勿抬举重物，也不可跑步。
He snapped the floor chains and climbed the chimney after having removed a heavy iron bar from it.
他挣断了地链，弄掉了烟囱里的一根粗重铁杠后爬了出去。
Late in December the heavy rains came, and the river climbed to the tops of its banks.
12月下旬下起了大暴雨，河水涨到河沿上。
Then there was the rumbling sound of heavy things falling.
然后传来重物坍塌时的隆隆声。
At last, that heavy sun began to go down, my tired eyes following it all the way down.
终于，笨拙的太阳开始下山了，我睁着疲倦的双眼注视着夕阳下落。
Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work... ( and) prefer easy jobs without heavy responsibility.
日本学生似乎正对工作失去耐心……（而且）更喜欢无需负重大责任的轻松工作。
A greater proportion of Japanese aged 18 to 24 also preferred easy jobs without heavy responsibility.
年龄在 18到 24岁的大多数日本人还更喜欢无需负重大责任的轻松工作。
Then you might imagine that a heavy object would take one second to fall through the water of a 10-foot-deep swimming pool.
然后你或许会想到一件重物大概需要一秒钟才沉到水深 10英尺的游泳池底部。
Joe Frazier is -- thwack ! -- training a boxer on the heavy bag at his North Philadelphia gym.
砰啪！－乔·弗莱契亚正在北费拉德菲亚城（费城）他的体育馆里用练习袋训练一位拳击手。
" Especially with the growth of the amateur program, it's here to stay, " says former heavy-weight champion Evander Holyfield.
前重量级冠军伊万德·霍利菲尔德说： "特别是随着业余爱好者的增加，女子拳击生逢其时。
" The women can fight. "
女人能打。 "
People that are using unmetered services are in many cases early adopters and very heavy users, says Noah Yasskin, director of European research at Jupiter Communications.
朱庇特通讯公司欧洲事务研究总监诺亚·亚斯金说：使用非计时收费服务通常是网龄较长、上网频率很高的用户。
Liu's unit was allowed to work without the usual shackles of central planning, such as production quotas, the inability to hire and fire workers and top-heavy management.
柳传志的单位可以不受统一规划的束缚，如生产指标、无权雇用或辞退工作人员及过分臃肿的管理层等。
Worn with a small screen attached to a headset, it will let aircraft maintenance technicians, for instance, dispense with heavy manuals when they 're working in tight corners.
例如，在耳机上接上一个小屏幕，飞机维护机师在狭窄的场地工作时可以不用厚厚的说明书。
There weren't any huge mail-order book catalogs simply because a giant catalog containing thousands of listings would need to be as large and heavy as a phone book-too expensive to mail.
当时，没有一本内容丰富的邮购图书目录，原因很简单：含有几千种书名的大型书目将会和一本电话簿一样硕大笨重，邮递成本太高。
When he's thirsty, sometimes he gulps down a nice tall glass of 30%-fat heavy cream. 30岁时，他有时会一口气吃下一大杯脂肪含量为 30%的冰淇淋。
Wind currents from industrial areas far to the south bring in pollutants like insecticides and heavy metals.
从南方远处的工业化地区吹来的风带来像杀虫剂和重金属一类的污染物。
Researchers at Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industry have built an artificial fish to test whether the oscillating fins of fish would provide that control.
日本三菱重工的科研人员制作了一条人造鱼，用来测试前後摆动的鱼鳍能否提供所需的控制。
Old and Heavy Being overweight when you 're over 65 may not be so bad after all, according to a German report that analyzed data on 6,000 men and women.
年老而且体胖：德国一份报告分析了 6, 000名男人和女人的数据后得出结论，超过 65岁体胖并不一定是件坏事。
We encounter excited nucleons, new types of particles such as mesons, heavy electrons, quarks, and gluons, and also antimatter in large quantities.
我们遇到的是活跃的核子（nucleon）、新的类型的粒子，诸如介子（meson）、重电子、夸克（quark）、以及胶子（gluon），还有大量的反物质（antimatter）。
Mashed potatoes 马铃薯泥.
Mashed potatoes 说穿了就是熟马铃薯泥, 可加牛奶/Heavy Cream 一起打, 还有奶油和盐；讲究的会再磨蒜泥，加蒜粉，黑胡椒等，味道更香。这道菜在美国一般家庭或餐厅都相当常见, 只要你去美式餐厅或美国家庭作客, 就几乎肯定可以吃到 mashed potatoes. 另外如果懒得把马铃薯打成泥状的话, 超市也有卖一种粉状的懒人食品 instant potatoes, 把它加水加牛奶搅一搅加热后就可以吃了.
老美在吃 mashed potatoes 时还喜欢在上面淋一层褐色的卤汁 gravy. Gravy 多半是由烤牛/烤鸡的dripping精华, 再加独门调味, 勾芡而成. 由于 potatoes 吃起来味道都差不多, 但 gravy 可是有独门的秘方, 所以这个 gravy 也就决定了 mashed potato 味道的好坏.
But the Afghan leader stressed that the Taleban has no possibility of returning to power now. He said the disarmament process in his country has gone very well. The first phase was completed some weeks ago and almost 95 percent of the heavy weapons have been collected.
可是卡尔扎伊强调，塔利班绝不可能重掌政权。他说，解除塔利班武装的进程非常顺利。几个星期前，阿富汗完成了解除塔利班武装的第一阶段，缴获了将近95%的重型武器。
A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine, under heavy escort, has arrived back at its home port of Guam after a fatal accident at sea.
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