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Burly Muscular Man Describe People Words 英 Bɜːli] 美

英语单词 burly
英美音标 英 ['bɜːli] 美 ['bɜːrli]
中文释义 adj.结实的;魁梧的
英语例句 (1) The other figure, a burly man with a reddish face was returning.
(2) A tall, burly man riding a big step into the room.
中文例句 (1) 另一个人往回走来,他身体结实,红光满面。
(2) 一位高大魁梧的男人踏了大步走进屋子里。
vocabulary简明 The adjective burly describes someone (usually male) who is muscular and beefy. Types of people that you might describe as burly? Football players, wrestlers, and bouncers at nightclubs.
vocabulary扩展 The word burly is a synonym for words like husky, brawny, and muscular. The differences between the words can be subtle. Although they can all describe someone with beefy muscles, people tend not to think of burly as describing someone who has a lean, athletic muscular build. Burly is more often used to describe the guy that has a massive, muscular build, where his muscle may be tending toward fat.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]强壮的;魁梧的 A burly man has a broad body and strong muscles.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • He was a big, burly man.

    他高大魁梧。

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