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词汇 brawny
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Definition of brawny in English:

brawny

adjectivebrawniest, brawnier ˈbrɔːniˈbrɔni
  • Physically strong; muscular.

    强壮的,肌肉发达的

    a great brawny brute
    Gordon had brawny tattooed arms
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's as big and brawny as you would expect, a classic barbecue wine made in an inky, take-no-prisoners style.
    • I reminisce for a fleeting moment about breezy Saturday nights, black couches and a brawny shoulder
    • It tastes beefy in every respect: fleshy, brawny and intense.
    • Going brawny seems to be the best and easiest way.
    • Under the hood there's a brawny but ultimately very civilised 2.4-litre engine, outputting 170 hp.
    • In fact, it is a surefire way to ask for trouble, especially if you are not a brawny entity with plenty of legal and monetary clout to back you all the way.
    • The arm is brawny enough for a man, but the nails are very long, like a woman's.
    • Avery looked to see a brawny, muscular man walking their way.
    • Sister Miriam was tucked under his brawny arm, her head resting on her father's chest.
    • Painted in red, the brawny, no-frills vehicle with a canvas top advertises its military credentials with elan.
    • Unless he watched his step, the brawny man could fall into the channel and drown, only to wash up in a distant place hours - days - later.
    • I admire the brawny bravado of the pretence, but I'm not convinced.
    • The man facing them was taller than both by a few inches, and had strong, brawny arms.
    • He raised another eyebrow when he saw his uncle sling his brawny arms around the slender human's shoulders to pull her close to his side.
    • He was around about 40 (though maybe younger and just ravaged by alcohol) and rather brawny and scary.
    • In the center of the hole was a brawny, black-gloved arm, its fingers curled tightly into a large fist.
    • Two strong, brawny arms reached down and went under the vampire's back.
    • I love this guy, and his pack of brawny Italians, to bits and pieces.
    • The two we select are brawny with fresh fruit and flavour.
    • By comparison, Frederick looked more like his father, strongly built and brawny.
    Synonyms
    strong, as strong as an ox, muscular, well muscled, muscly, muscle-bound, well built, powerfully built, powerful, mighty, Herculean, strapping, burly, robust, sturdy, husky, lusty, sinewy, well knit, rugged
    bulky, hefty, meaty, solid, solidly built
    informal beefy, hunky, hulking, ripped, shredded
    North American informal buff
    US informal jacked
    dated stalwart
    literary thewy, stark

Derivatives

  • brawniness

  • noun ˈbrɔːnɪnəsˈbrɔninəs
    • If you want something really quiet, you're going to sacrifice a degree of brawniness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • While he may look like the strongest green powerhouse around, he's got nothing against the extraordinary strength of spinach or the out-of-this-world brawniness of broccoli.
      • A Byzantine chalice, Bible, or wood carving has a kind of heft, a hand-made brawniness.
      • He made it very clear that his superhuman brawniness was what he wished his political future to be built on, and the people voted for it.
      • The buildings would always hold an admirable brawniness: thick and dark while the night crawlers of all types were sucking down on bottles of booze, rioting in the shadows, or just trying to have a good time.

Rhymes

corny, horny, lawny, mulligatawny, scrawny, tawny, thorny

Definition of brawny in US English:

brawny

adjectiveˈbrɔniˈbrônē
  • Physically strong; muscular.

    强壮的,肌肉发达的

    a great brawny brute
    Gordon had brawny tattooed arms
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Painted in red, the brawny, no-frills vehicle with a canvas top advertises its military credentials with elan.
    • Unless he watched his step, the brawny man could fall into the channel and drown, only to wash up in a distant place hours - days - later.
    • The arm is brawny enough for a man, but the nails are very long, like a woman's.
    • I love this guy, and his pack of brawny Italians, to bits and pieces.
    • I reminisce for a fleeting moment about breezy Saturday nights, black couches and a brawny shoulder
    • In fact, it is a surefire way to ask for trouble, especially if you are not a brawny entity with plenty of legal and monetary clout to back you all the way.
    • Avery looked to see a brawny, muscular man walking their way.
    • In the center of the hole was a brawny, black-gloved arm, its fingers curled tightly into a large fist.
    • He raised another eyebrow when he saw his uncle sling his brawny arms around the slender human's shoulders to pull her close to his side.
    • The man facing them was taller than both by a few inches, and had strong, brawny arms.
    • It tastes beefy in every respect: fleshy, brawny and intense.
    • Under the hood there's a brawny but ultimately very civilised 2.4-litre engine, outputting 170 hp.
    • It's as big and brawny as you would expect, a classic barbecue wine made in an inky, take-no-prisoners style.
    • The two we select are brawny with fresh fruit and flavour.
    • I admire the brawny bravado of the pretence, but I'm not convinced.
    • Sister Miriam was tucked under his brawny arm, her head resting on her father's chest.
    • By comparison, Frederick looked more like his father, strongly built and brawny.
    • Two strong, brawny arms reached down and went under the vampire's back.
    • Going brawny seems to be the best and easiest way.
    • He was around about 40 (though maybe younger and just ravaged by alcohol) and rather brawny and scary.
    Synonyms
    strong, as strong as an ox, muscular, well muscled, muscly, muscle-bound, well built, powerfully built, powerful, mighty, herculean, strapping, burly, robust, sturdy, husky, lusty, sinewy, well knit, rugged
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