1Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

笨重的负荷。

平底锅太重我拿不动。

1. 1.1 Used in questions about weight.
   用于关于重量的问句中重
   how heavy is it?

   它有多重？

   Example sentencesExamples

   • If they really existed, just how heavy would those plates have been given the size and description by Smith?
   • How tall and how heavy is an average model supposed to be to have a good career?
   • If a brick weighs a kilogram plus half a brick, how heavy is the brick?
2. 1.2attributive (of a class of thing) above the average weight; large of its kind.
   重型的，大而重的
   heavy artillery

   重型炮。

   heavy woollens

   厚重羊毛织品。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It is not a strong action and should not be subjected to loads that are anywhere near the heavy class.
   • In fact they put up a spirited fight for much of this contest, but lacked the heavy artillery.
   • Yet just when Scotland thought they had done enough to win the game, the English heavy artillery regrouped for one final assault on the Scottish lines.
   • It's time to call in the heavy artillery: the president of the United States.
   • But from ahead the sounds of heavy artillery fire suggested that sterner opposition was to come.
   • But the heavy artillery proved too much for the overwhelmed natives and the last sad remnants of the tribe fled into the bush.
   • With this kind of heavy artillery, it's surprising these guys didn't win long ago.
   • On paper, Italy have enough heavy artillery to do something similar on Saturday evening.
   • The tax for heavy vehicles above 12 tonnes will be calculated in a new manner, which will reduce it slightly.
   • Every fourth pair will carry the heavy grade weapons.
   • There was an engineering professor who came in to find his class talking about heavy boots.
   • One of the terms used in estimating the clearance time of the heavy vehicle is its average acceleration in starting gear.
   • At the championship the Bulgarian team will defend its titles in the heavy categories, which are scheduled for the end of the week.
   • The number of horses was scarcely up to the average, the heavy draught horses being not quite so plentiful.
   • The spiritual battle needs the heavy artillery of fasting and prayer.
   • Nonetheless, research shows that heavy artillery has far from exhausted its unique potential yet.
   • Emergency services brought out the heavy artillery yesterday afternoon in an effort to free a man from his crushed vehicle.
3. 1.3predicative Weighed down; full of something.
   沉甸甸的，满是的
   branches heavy with blossoms

   满是花朵的枝头。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Her voice was heavy with sarcasm, and annoyance flashed briefly in her eyes.
   • I read with the greatest appreciation those contributions that were not heavy with academic jargon.
   • The atmosphere was heavy with the aroma of beer and hotdogs.
   • His voice is heavy with sarcasm, and it strikes me like a punch, hard and fast.
   • The book was based very largely on his own family history; it was heavy with symbolism; and it was long.
   • He stood, suddenly heavy with guilt and a kind of sorrow he could not express.
   • The Big Country has tremendous scale and scenic power, but every tableau is heavy with purpose both leading up and going away.
   • His voice was heavy with booze, yet even in his inebriated state, he managed to speak clearly.
   • The room was heavy with smoke, for in the center burned a groggy fire.
   • But now the lineup is heavy with rookies, and the coaches don't like to use young players.
   • Apparently it's really good, heavy with a caramel taste, and has a heavy body to it!
   • Although the costumes were heavy with ornaments, the performers pulled off the choreographed show with style and grace.
   • The proceedings however, are heavy with the hand of the local government.
   • A long silence weighs heavy with the major decisions he has made in his life.
   • His pitches are heavy with movement, and his assortment makes deception fairly easy.
   • Soon enough the flowering trees would be heavy with blossoms, and it would be his favorite time of year.
   • The fragrance is intense and long stems are heavy with deep-orange pollen that stains if brushed against.
   • Her clothes were heavy with dirt and her hair straggly and greasy.
   • Today, more than 25 years later and with his sensational trial underway, it is heavy with irony.
   • While his voice was hardly dissenting, it was heavy with cautiousness and pragmatism.

   Synonyms

   laden, loaded, covered, filled, groaning, bursting, teeming, abounding, weighed down, weighted down
4. 1.4 (of a person's head or eyes) feeling weighed down by weariness.
   （人的头或眼睛）昏沉沉的
   a heavy head

   昏沉沉的头。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • And you just want to lay your incredibly heavy head on your pillow and sleep sleep sleep the pain away?
   • His gaunt face seemed dead as his heavy eyes watched the younger man, hands casually in his pockets.
   • Charlie shook his heavy head of blonde hair and grinned, picking up his things as we followed the crowd towards the door.
   • She closed her heavy eyes and the rocking of the boat quickly lulled her into a troubled sleep.
   • His hair was tousled, his eyes were heavy and he smiled at her sleepily.
   • Of course, I argued it far better in the magazine, but it's gone midnight now and my eyes are heavy.
   • Closing my heavy eyes again I feel myself falling into a swirling mist that refuses to settle.
   • The next morning brings heavy heads and bleary eyes, and a need for some fresh air.
   • She looked at his heavy eyes, fearing that a tear might squeeze out of them.
   • With careful planning, you may still wake up with a heavy head, but your wallet shouldn't be too much lighter.
   • Often hearts are dull, however, ears are tired of listening, and eyes are heavy or closed.
   • Her heavy head rested on her arm, and her face wore a blank expression.
   • Her eyes were too heavy to open and all that reached her ears were voices that she didn't understand.
   • I have a horrible dry throat and my eyes are heavy and tired.
   • With effort, she raised herself into a sitting position and realized that her head was uncannily heavy.
   • My head is heavy, my big toe is itching and my stomach feels all nostalgic.
   • His eyes were heavy and cute, a permanent smile plastered on his lips.
   • Then, when they're awake they stagger around all dopey with heavy eyes.
   • After hours of sitting at a desk, the head is heavy and eyes are tired.
   • A heavy head from the previous night's celebrations only added to their pain.

2Of great density; thick or substantial.

浓密的灰云。

厚重的牛角边框眼镜。

1. 2.1 Not delicate or graceful; coarse.
   不细巧的；不雅致的；粗糙的
   he had a big moustache and heavy features

   他留着粗大的八字胡子，长得浓眉大眼。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The site will be suitable for all ages, and will not feature heavy language.
   • His skin was scarred and rough; the heavy brows were turned in a stubborn frown even in sleep.
   • The building features window keystones, coloured tiles, and heavy overhanging cornices.
   • Never one for preamble, his heavy features were hawklike with concentration.
   • As they rushed by, Mark glanced their faces, which were characterized by heavy Mexican features.

   Synonyms

   coarse, rough, rough-hewn, ungraceful, unrefined, inelegant

   rugged, craggy
2. 2.2 (of food) hard to digest; too filling.
   （食物，饭食）难以消化的；太撑人的
   Example sentencesExamples

   • They both cook the usual northern dishes, particularly the heavy meat and vegetable stews suited to their cold winters.
   • If sliced bread is too heavy, place the meat with a little lettuce and a splash of mustard or dressing in a spinach tortilla wrap.
   • The spicy cucumber salad was very simple, but an excellent foil for the heavy food.
   • This may have been a rather heavy dish, but it suited me down to the ground.
   • The waitress recommended the banana cake, but it sounded a little too heavy after such a filling meal.
   • All too often, bread pudding is too heavy and solid, but I could have gone for another slice of this stuff.
   • The best bit is none of these desserts is too heavy, but they'll round off a meal in style.
   • I arrived back at my desk feeling slightly sleepy from the lovely sunshine, and overfull from the heavy chocolate torte I'd had for desert.
   • I cooked more healthfully by omitting heavy sauces and oil, using nonfat cooking spray instead.
   • I'm drawn instinctively to heavy food and I love red food because it's the colour of my rage.
   • He said that fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grain give you more energy compared to a heavy dish.
   • The doctor said that I won't be able to eat a lot of heavy foods - something like that.
   • A heavy bread made from barley flour was common, but there is evidence that at least some people had wheaten bread available to them.
   • You may wish to avoid heavy foods before sleeping and you may also want to try a simplified diet for a week.
   • The two men will eat the same heavy soup at the beginning and end of each day.
   • Not as many clothes, not as much heavy food, and no problems with snow or ice.
   • Melons should not be eaten with heavy foods like cheese, deep-fried foods or the heavier grains.

   Synonyms

   substantial, filling, hearty, large, big, ample, sizeable, generous, square, solid
3. 2.3 (of ground or soil) muddy or full of clay.
   （地面）泥泞难走的；（土壤）泥泞难耕的
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Their familiar homeland of Norway has heavy clay soils ground up by glaciers.
   • Use bonfire ash as a conditioner for heavy soil; it adds potash to help fruit and flowers.
   • Mix grit in with heavy soil and sit the bulbs on a layer of grit to stop them rotting.
   • The roots tend to stay in a compact ball and are too fine to get through heavy clay soils.
   • The soil should be well-drained, so add sufficient sand to heavy clay soils.
   • One Ethiopian study showed that heavy clay soils which could not be worked with wooden ploughs became fertile when steel was used.
   • A few buckets of well-rotted garden compost or mushroom compost can also be added, which will help to lighten heavy soil.
   • This is a heavy soil and is sticky when wet making it hard to work with.
   • The Irish spade also performs beautifully in tight spaces or in heavy clay or rocky soils.
   • Just turn heavy soil over and let the winter break it down.
   • However, even heavy soils and subsoils can drain adequately if they have good crumb structure.
   • They provide the slow, gentle soaking that slopes, heavy clay soils, and seed beds need.
   • Whether the soil is heavy clay or sandy and very free draining, it can be greatly improved by the addition of bulky organic matter.
   • If you have heavy soil, dry and bright days are a good chance to get out and dig it over so that the frost can help break it down over winter.
   • If your soil is very heavy clay and drains poorly, you might want to build a raised bed.
   • Additionally, I garden on quite heavy soil with a good population of slugs and snails.
   • Very sandy or heavy clay soils benefit from the addition of organic material.
   • In areas with heavy clay soil, add a layer of lightly structured topsoil.
   • The heavy clay garden soil that you regularly curse over is fine for aquatic plants.
   • Weather patterns are changing and we have more downpours today; if your soil is heavy, the water does not drain away.

   Synonyms

   clayey, clay, viscous, viscid, muddy, sticky, glutinous, gluey, difficult, wet

   British claggy

   Scottish &amp Northern English clarty

   informal gooey, gloopy, cloggy

   North American informal gloppy
4. 2.4 (of a smell) very strong; overpowering.
   （气味）浓郁强烈的
   a heavy scent of oil

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Plus, don't assume that a heavy chemical smell means the pool is clean.
   • Within the heavy smell of must there was the slightest fragrance of perfume.
   • He growled deep in his throat, and finally they turned to leave back into the hall's heavy kitchen smells.
   • By now I had gotten used to the heavy scent of roses.
   • I stood back again, this time over the heavy scent of alcohol streaming from Jason's mouth.
   • The city loomed before her, the heavy smells of smog and people and life moving all around her.
   • Her mind was still hazy and the heavy scent of the colorless liquid wasn't helping her head much.
   • I was suddenly aware of how noisy and rowdy the party was, and I noted the heavy smell of alcohol in the air.
   • Crushing it with her fingers, a heavy sweet scent started to surround her.
   • I awoke very suddenly to the heavy, heady smell of smoke, and it immediately felt as if my lungs were being stabbed.
   • With specks of gravy on his tie and the heavy smell of garlic, his dinner is a dead giveaway.
   • Soon, she was very near to Dave, and he could smell a heavy perfume from her.
   • He had matches and there was oil, a heavy, sick smell.
   • My dry cleaner was able to get the heavy smoke smell out… but the discoloration of the fabric remains.
   • The heavy smell of perfume and sweat in the locker room hit me as I went through the two doors.
   • I meant to wait however long it took, even if I had to sit in that unfriendly place and smell the heavy aroma of frying fat from the kitchens forever.
   • As we began our walk down the iron bridge road, the scent of honeysuckle was heavy and sweet in the cool morning air.
   • The heavy smell of liquor hung in the air, assaulting my sensitive nose, and making my eyes water.
   • River otters have paired scent glands at the base of their tail which give off a heavy, musky smell.
   • OK, so they didn't really cancel the race, but boy, a lot of people were left wishing they had, and there was a heavy smell of dead fish.
5. 2.5 (of the sky) full of dark clouds; oppressive.
   （天空）乌云密布的，阴沉沉的，压抑的
   a heavy thundery sky

   阴沉沉似要打雷的天空。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Then I took myself out to the garden and cut grass under increasingly heavy skies.
   • After an hour the fairways and greens were laced with perspiration as the two divisions toiled away under the heavy skies.
   • Under heavy skies, the marchers walked the three-mile route.
   • It was tipping it down now and the sky was dark and heavy.
   • It has been quite light on my drive to work for the last few weeks but today it was darker again with a very heavy sky.
   • I sat beside the downstairs window late in the evening, staring out at the heavy sky.
   • It felt as if I could run forever and nothing mattered except the heavy sky above me.
   • Thunder rolls almost constantly through heavy skies, interspersed by the occasional torrential downpour.
   • The day began with a heavy, overcast sky and a stiffening breeze, but by the time Woods teed up in the early afternoon the sun came out and the wind eased.
   • The sky is grey, a deep heavy sky above, drooping from the vaults.
   • A heavy overcast sky presses down relentlessly as the passing traffic swallows up the remaining air.
   • The sky was heavy and grey as she saw it in the narrow band over the near black wood.
6. 2.6Physics Of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass.
   〔物理〕重的。参见HEAVY WATER
   See also heavy water

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Finally, you build an atom smasher and physically knock helium nuclei from some heavy atoms.
   • Chemical bonds between hydrogen and heavy atoms were constrained to their equilibrium value.
   • Why are there usually more neutrons than protons in a heavy element?
   • This is a region in the periodic table where very heavy atoms are stable, because of the particular arrangement that the nuclear particles may take.
   • The nuclei of heavy isotopes are rich in neutrons, which dominate their nuclear surface.

3Of more than the usual size, amount, or intensity.

昏沉沉的头。

高峰时间交通繁忙，我被耽搁了。

1. 3.1heavy on Using a lot of.
   大量使用的
   stories heavy on melodrama

   有大量耸人听闻情节的故事。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • There are moments of titillation and suspense, but ultimately the movie is heavy on concept, not content.
   • I tend to go a little heavy on the sauce, hence the extra straining.

   Synonyms

   abounding in, abundant in, lavish with, generous with, liberal with, profuse with, extravagant with, free with, unstinting with, using a lot of

   overabundant in, using too much of, overusing
2. 3.2 Doing something more, or more deeply, than usual.
   a heavy smoker

   烟瘾大的人。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Himself a heavy smoker, Peter tries to stick to cigars because ‘you don't inhale so much’.
   • People who are overweight, smokers and heavy drinkers have a higher risk of developing the condition.
   • Screening is most cost effective when targeted at high risk groups for example, heavy drinkers and smokers.
   • The man had drunk up to two bottles of whisky a day and was a heavy smoker for the last 50 years of his life, the audience was told.
   • He and his wife Joanne, also a heavy smoker, went for an initial session with Richard at which he assessed how easy they would be to hypnotise.
   • But it is risk which can be changed with a lifestyle change and as a former heavy smoker, I know the body can recover over time.
   • I suppose that priests, who have often been heavy smokers, will now be expected to set an example to their flock.
   • We discussed smoking a bit, as both Rebecca and I had quit, but Ray was a heavy smoker.
   • A heavy smoker, he had been suffering from lung cancer.
   • At what point do heavy smokers decide that the thing they are doing them is clearly causing them terrible harm and decide it might be time to stop?
   • I'm not a heavy smoker, but I think it's an infringement of my civil rights.
   • The north west has the highest rate of heavy smokers - those smoking more than 20 a day - in England.
   • Long-term heavy smokers remain at significant risk of getting lung cancer.
   • In fact, children of heavy smokers are often fervent anti-smokers.
   • As a one-time heavy smoker, I know what it will be like for you not being able to smoke when and where you want to.
   • Higher levels of disposal income during the economic boom has seen an increase in the number of heavy smokers in Ireland.
   • My two uncles who were both heavy smokers died of a different illness two years after quitting the habit.
   • Being a heavy smoker, through the years I've gotten my procedure down to a smooth maneuver when driving.
   • There is a higher incidence of oral cancer in people who are heavy smokers and heavy drinkers.
   • And heavy smokers would be expected to pledge to give up cigarettes.

   Synonyms

   immoderate, intemperate, overindulgent, unrestrained, uncontrolled, excessive

4Striking or falling with force.

对头部的沉重一击。

我们遇到了一夜大雨。

1. 4.1 (of music, especially rock) having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm.
   （音乐，尤指摇滚乐）重低音的，强节奏的
   Example sentencesExamples

   • He had heavy rock music blaring as he sped down the road, knowing it was always deserted.
   • One moment it's an acoustic ballad, next it's a heavy rock song, next it's something you just can't put your finger on.
   • It is heavy, but it is like no other heavy music you have ever heard.
   • She knew that her brother would want to play the CD through several times more and she had never been much of a fan of heavy rock music.
   • In the end, what you hear is the heavy rock influenced guitar and hip-hop drum beats.
   • Just then a loud crackling came over the speakers followed by the loud beating of a drum as the heavy rock music slowly filtered out into the car.
   • I had a sudden urge to listen to my heavy rock music and went to drag my backpack out of the closet where I had deposited it.
   • I like most music as long as it's not classical or heavy rock.
   • Finishing with an acoustic track would seem an inept way of completing a quintessentially heavy rock album but it works.
   • He loved music, particularly heavy rock and was a keen motorcyclist.
   • They played heavy techno and loud rock and every night was almost like a rave.
   • It climaxes with a heavy rock beat as the band constructs a self-portrait of being on various journeys, only to return home.
   • The ongoing success of heavy rock music is safe in their hands.
   • In a second, the whole apartment was flooded outrageously with heavy rock music.
   • For a band that has largely focused on a heavy type of music, the fact that they can put together good slower songs shows that they are maturing well.
   • This is the raw sound of heavy rock with emphasis on high-energy shows and short, concise songs.
   • Wet Paint, whose influences range from heavy rock to the Beatles, have been playing original music for just over two years.
   • Like I said before, I've never really been into heavy music, but this gets my full endorsement.
   • The heavy bass of the music, combined with the shrieking laughs of drunk girls reminds me of why I like to avoid parties.
   • Since the Police pretty much always had a heavy reggae feel to their music, this fusion worked.
   • The sidechain filter is great for mixes where heavy kick drum and bass can cause excessive pumping.

5Needing much physical effort.

修路一类的重活。

1. 5.1 Moving slowly or with difficulty.
   缓慢（或困难）移动
   steering that is heavy when parking

   泊车时缓慢而又困难的方向盘操作。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I asked my father to try the car last night, and he also feels the steering is heavy.
   • You will always have steering albeit heavy steering even if you lose your power steering.

6Very important or serious.

重要讨论。

1. 6.1 (of a literary work) overly serious or difficult.
   （文学作品）晦涩难懂的
   Example sentencesExamples

   • This book is a heavy work that attempts to carry the weight of the world upon its existential shoulders.
   • The actress/director known for heavy works with a concentration on dense language, has had two projects this month marked by a lightness of approach and a delight in humorous details.

   Synonyms

   tedious, difficult, dull, dry, serious, over-serious, heavy-going, dreary, boring, turgid, uninteresting, wearisome, dry as dust

   informal deadly
2. 6.2 Mentally oppressive; hard to endure.
   有精神压力的；难以忍受的
   a heavy burden of responsibility

   责任的重担。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Recognition of this places heavy burdens and responsibilities on the Australian who holds the office.
   • Piloting an aeroplane is a recreational activity that carries with it a heavy burden of responsibility.
   • Acquiring and maintaining self-care skills place a particularly heavy burden on African Americans.
   • Perhaps indicative of the heavy burden of responsibility it carried, the film had a troubled production.
   • It is unfair for the local people to bear exclusively the heavy burden of responsibility and cost.

   Synonyms

   onerous, burdensome, demanding, challenging, difficult, formidable, weighty, worrisome, wearisome, stressful, trying, crushing, exacting, oppressive

   rare toilsome, exigent
3. 6.3 Feeling or expressing sadness.
   悲伤的；伤心的
   I left him with a heavy heart

   我心情沉重地离开了他。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Instead, there was sadness and a heavy heart about the decision that lies ahead of him.
   • He laments on this with heavy heart because his brother had died in the mean time and he is yet to meet his granddaughter.
   • She concluded chapter 4, her vision going fuzzy and a heavy ache in her heart; homesickness.

   Synonyms

   sad, sorrowful, melancholy, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, heartbroken, disheartened, dejected, disconsolate, demoralized, discouraged, despondent, depressed, crestfallen, crushed, disappointed, desolate, grief-stricken, grieving

   informal blue, down, down in the mouth, down in the dumps

   literary dolorous

   archaic heartsick, heartsore
4. 6.4informal Serious or difficult to deal with.
   things were getting pretty heavy

   情况变得相当严重。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Everything was getting pretty heavy with the play as well as all the regular school stuff.
5. 6.5informal (of a person) strict or harsh.
   〈非正式〉（人）严厉的；粗暴的
   my parents were getting really heavy with me in terms of work
6. 6.6informal Excellent (used as a general term of approval).

1informal A thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind.

1. 1.1 A large, strong man, especially one hired for protection.
   〈非正式〉（尤指充当保镖的）彪形大汉，壮汉
   I needed money to pay off the heavies

   我需要一笔钱把保镖们打发走。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • They hire heavies to drive minibuses and intimidate our picket lines.
   • Griffin didn't want the conversation and one of his heavies stepped in.
   • Before he knows it, he's the target of a number of heavies.
   • The next time I see her I fully expect to be held at arms length by a series of heavies and faceless people who will deny me access to this divinity.
   • All three are tough and run most of the heavies in the school.
   • By ‘real’ stress I mean when the bank heavies are actually knocking on your door and it's pay up time on the arrears on the house payments.
   • In a bar, they get into a brawl with a group of Air Force heavies and handily defeat them.
   • Methods employed by security forces and government heavies included the use of tear gas, threats, beatings, confiscation of ID cards, police cordons and random gunfire.
   • After administering a thrilling scare, the heavies let them go.
   • From the casino floor, you go through a door in the corner of the casino, guarded by a heavy.
   • The heavies who are behind this recent upsurge of robberies and violence need to be stopped before the worst happens.
   • In terms of complying with the legislation in respect of recovery of payments, their way will be a brick through the window, or sending the heavies around to deal with a debtor.
   • I have endured attacks from farmers and heavies to get us to move on.

   Synonyms

   minder, guard, protector, guardian, defender, keeper, escort, companion, chaperone
2. 1.2heaviesBritish Serious newspapers.
   〈英，非正式〉严肃报纸
   reporters from the Sunday heavies

   来自严肃的星期日报的记者们。

3. 1.3 An important person.
   〈非正式〉重要人物，要员
   music business heavies

   音乐界的重要人物。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Rock music heavies promise to tilt earth on its axis over African poverty.
   • Held at the end of January or beginning of February each year, Davos is where corporate chieftains and political heavies discuss making the world better while slaloming the Alps.
   • If the Indonesian judiciary really can be influenced by political heavies, this is one occasion when I hope such influence is exerted.
   • At last you have managed to sneak away from your ministry of information heavies and wander the streets alone.
   • While the corporate heavies were doing the deals in the smoke filled back rooms they kept the airline flying with a warmth and efficiency it was a privilege to be on the end of.
   • Our list includes interesting cases with big names involving celebrities, political heavies and anyone else of notoriety.
   • It is unfair is when a team struggling for survival faces a foe loaded with contracted players, and the following week another club, also facing relegation, finds them stripped of the heavies and manages a win.
   • The assembled opposition members, journalists and tourism industry heavies were slack-jawed.

   Synonyms

   famous person, vip, very important person, personality, name, big name, famous name, household name, star, superstar, celebutante, leading light, giant, great, master, guru

2Scottish mass noun Strong beer, especially bitter.

一品脱烈性啤酒。

usually in combination Heavily.

负载沉重的；精神（或肉体）压力大的。