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Definition of hefty in English: heftyadjectiveheftiest, heftier ˈhɛftiˈhɛfti 1Large and heavy. 一个粗壮的年轻小伙子。 Example sentencesExamples - We piled off the bus at dusk, just as a hefty man on a scooter pulled up.
- Quite surprisingly it looks extremely nice, and while quite hefty feels extremely solid.
- My theory is that his wheelchair was lifted off the transporter pad by a couple of hefty young officers.
- A hefty and bulky taxi pod slammed onto the docking lane from their right through another open gate.
- Well, this massive tome is hefty enough to be a table in its own right.
- The book is a hefty volume of 549 pages, which is pretty massive, especially for an opening book.
- Now there was a fellow as tough as a maddened bear - a hefty, red-haired chap with a voice as strong as his muscles.
- I never got into fights since I was fairly hefty, which was fortunate since I've never really been able to handle the idea of hitting people.
- Picture the scene, you step out into a new city, tired, uncomfortable and carrying a hefty suitcase - what you need is a helping hand to find your way.
- His role as an American warrior in feudal Japan meant long days in bulky armor swinging a hefty sword.
- Piles of comics and bagels litter the top of a hefty dining-room table not far away.
- The dog was young but was nevertheless half again as hefty as Big Daddy.
- He picked up his hefty, metal sword and cast it upon his heavy, muscular spine.
- Leon says people on the road need to treat their laptops as if they were hefty, bulky wallets.
- The walls are pleasingly solid, and the doors hefty wood, with two between the bedroom and the corridor, a boon for light sleepers.
- I am inundated every day with hefty, couriered packages telling me about the new Disney release or the next big thing out on EMI.
Synonyms burly, heavy, sturdy, strapping, bulky, brawny, husky, strong, muscular, large, big, massive, weighty, solid, well built, solidly built, powerfully built portly, stout informal hulking, hunky, beefy, ripped, shredded North American informal buff US informal jacked literary stalwart, thewy heavy, weighty, bulky, leaden, big, large, substantial, massive, ponderous unwieldy, cumbersome, burdensome, awkward informal hulking, weighing a ton - 1.1 (of a number or amount) impressively large.
（数目，数量）相当大的 万巨款。 they could face hefty fines Example sentencesExamples - Scientists at Hull University have landed a hefty grant to study the economic implications of switching to renewable energy sources.
- The Peking speciality dish costs a hefty £13 for half a duck and £7 for a quarter, but is well worth the money for a treat.
- A disabled car owner has been left with no transport and a hefty bill after vandals sprayed his car with a corrosive substance.
- The long cork, heavy expensive bottle and hefty price tag indicate that the winemaker and UK seller are impressed with this wine.
- Young drinkers' drinks of choice are excluded from the hefty taxation increases in this bill.
- Naturally, this meant a hefty amount of foreign travel.
- The Indian exchequer makes hefty investments in education and training these highly skilled migrants.
- A hefty amount had clearly been invested in the initial splash of publicity, yet when we walked in we were literally the only diners.
- We have been left a legacy of ugly, vacant and derelict land and also a hefty financial burden to clean it up.
- But companies also have to pay hefty state or city taxes.
- And if they won the council would face hefty legal costs.
- A hefty number of you responded that you'd only do it if someone taught you.
- I finally decided to splurge on the grilled salmon, offered at a hefty $18.
- Consequently we now face a hefty vet's bill and a very unhappy young dog who cannot be exercised.
- In an attempt at capitalising on this parental anxiety, many private institutions come out with packages that carry a hefty price tag.
- Yesterday, I actually did a hefty amount of proper studying.
- While some programs do cost a hefty amount, most are on the lower end.
- It may be paying a hefty amount to the people who actually steal these prints and copy them, but even that amount would not be too substantial.
- Investigators are predicting more guilty pleas and hefty settlements.
- In 1997 the government paid out hefty sums to war veterans, a move that was blamed for putting a strain on the country's economy.
Synonyms substantial, sizeable, considerable, stiff, high-cost, extortionate, inflated, large, huge, excessive, colossal British over the odds informal steep, astronomical, whopping, thumping British informal whacking, whacking great
2Done with vigour or force. 有力的；用力的 he aimed a hefty kick at the door 他朝门猛踢了一脚。 Example sentencesExamples - Hargreaves is down injured after taking a hefty kick in the knee.
- Detective Ross gave it a hefty kick and it broke open.
- But there was no shortage of beefy tackles and hefty challenges in the long standing tradition of Scottish football.
- A series of hefty kicks on the two men left them both limping even after lengthy treatment.
- I feel the full force of her anger in a hefty whack across my nose.
- I give it a hefty kick in my utter frustration at not being able to unlock it.
- He gave the door a hefty kick for good measure before turning on his heel and striding back to his bed.
- It appears that she got a hefty wallop from something heavy, which has pushed her sideways several inches over the edge of her plinth.
- She directed his hand to the proper spot and his eyes lit up as he felt the hefty kicks of another of his grandchildren.
- He's taken a hefty kick in the face for his troubles, mind.
- I stay staring at him until he's out of sight, before giving myself a hefty mental kick.
- My arms ached like they'd been repeatedly thumped, and there was an aching in my stomach which suggested they'd given me a hefty kick in the balls.
Synonyms powerful, violent, hard, forceful, heavy, vigorous, mighty, thunderous
Derivativesadverbˈhɛftɪliˈhɛftəli Dark-haired and heftily built, he was a perfect picture of all-American solidity and youthful certainty. Example sentencesExamples - The vines were thick and heftily wooded, larger than any plant life a desert dweller could ever imagine, and more voracious than the most haggardly pack of wolves.
- Put the lid back on the saucepan, and shake the potatoes quite heftily in the saucepan so that they become fluffy round the edges.
- If he was watching at home he would have applauded heftily.
- Home-made cakes looked appetising but heftily priced - organic apple and banana, chocolate fudge or carrot and orange cake.
noun Neither one was portly, but they did have a certain amount of heftiness about them. Example sentencesExamples - My personal opinion of his politics aside, he certainly touches on some weighty topics - terrorism, drugs, racism - but I found that his jokes didn't offset the heftiness of their targets.
- I like to use 14-gauge wire because of its heftiness and it looks great after it has been hammered.
- It weighs 1,670 kg, low for a car of this heftiness.
Definition of hefty in US English: heftyadjectiveˈhɛftiˈheftē 1Large, heavy, and powerful. 大的，重的，粗壮的，有力的 一个粗壮的年轻小伙子。 Example sentencesExamples - Now there was a fellow as tough as a maddened bear - a hefty, red-haired chap with a voice as strong as his muscles.
- Quite surprisingly it looks extremely nice, and while quite hefty feels extremely solid.
- We piled off the bus at dusk, just as a hefty man on a scooter pulled up.
- Picture the scene, you step out into a new city, tired, uncomfortable and carrying a hefty suitcase - what you need is a helping hand to find your way.
- He picked up his hefty, metal sword and cast it upon his heavy, muscular spine.
- The dog was young but was nevertheless half again as hefty as Big Daddy.
- Piles of comics and bagels litter the top of a hefty dining-room table not far away.
- I am inundated every day with hefty, couriered packages telling me about the new Disney release or the next big thing out on EMI.
- Leon says people on the road need to treat their laptops as if they were hefty, bulky wallets.
- The book is a hefty volume of 549 pages, which is pretty massive, especially for an opening book.
- A hefty and bulky taxi pod slammed onto the docking lane from their right through another open gate.
- I never got into fights since I was fairly hefty, which was fortunate since I've never really been able to handle the idea of hitting people.
- Well, this massive tome is hefty enough to be a table in its own right.
- The walls are pleasingly solid, and the doors hefty wood, with two between the bedroom and the corridor, a boon for light sleepers.
- My theory is that his wheelchair was lifted off the transporter pad by a couple of hefty young officers.
- His role as an American warrior in feudal Japan meant long days in bulky armor swinging a hefty sword.
Synonyms burly, heavy, sturdy, strapping, bulky, brawny, husky, strong, muscular, large, big, massive, weighty, solid, well built, solidly built, powerfully built heavy, weighty, bulky, leaden, big, large, substantial, massive, ponderous - 1.1 (of a number or amount) impressively large.
（数目，数量）相当大的 万巨款。 可观的圣诞节奖金。 Example sentencesExamples - Scientists at Hull University have landed a hefty grant to study the economic implications of switching to renewable energy sources.
- Yesterday, I actually did a hefty amount of proper studying.
- Naturally, this meant a hefty amount of foreign travel.
- While some programs do cost a hefty amount, most are on the lower end.
- In an attempt at capitalising on this parental anxiety, many private institutions come out with packages that carry a hefty price tag.
- The Peking speciality dish costs a hefty £13 for half a duck and £7 for a quarter, but is well worth the money for a treat.
- The Indian exchequer makes hefty investments in education and training these highly skilled migrants.
- It may be paying a hefty amount to the people who actually steal these prints and copy them, but even that amount would not be too substantial.
- A hefty number of you responded that you'd only do it if someone taught you.
- We have been left a legacy of ugly, vacant and derelict land and also a hefty financial burden to clean it up.
- Young drinkers' drinks of choice are excluded from the hefty taxation increases in this bill.
- And if they won the council would face hefty legal costs.
- In 1997 the government paid out hefty sums to war veterans, a move that was blamed for putting a strain on the country's economy.
- Investigators are predicting more guilty pleas and hefty settlements.
- A hefty amount had clearly been invested in the initial splash of publicity, yet when we walked in we were literally the only diners.
- I finally decided to splurge on the grilled salmon, offered at a hefty $18.
- Consequently we now face a hefty vet's bill and a very unhappy young dog who cannot be exercised.
- The long cork, heavy expensive bottle and hefty price tag indicate that the winemaker and UK seller are impressed with this wine.
- But companies also have to pay hefty state or city taxes.
- A disabled car owner has been left with no transport and a hefty bill after vandals sprayed his car with a corrosive substance.
Synonyms substantial, sizeable, considerable, stiff, high-cost, extortionate, inflated, large, huge, excessive, colossal
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