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brawny

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++brawn·y /ˈbrɔːni $ ˈbrɒː-/ adjective  STRONG PERSONvery large and strong 强壮的;肌肉发达的 His brawny arms glistened with sweat. 他强壮的胳膊上有亮晶晶的汗水。
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brawnyThe sun was pouring into the courtyard and his brawny arms glistened with sweat.big brawny armsTopaz had pictured her as tall and brawny as befitted a martinet.She had a husband, a great brawny brute of an ex R.A.F. pilot who knocked her about.All night he parades up and down the bar like a brawny old cockerel.He had a football player's physique: big head, thick neck, brawny shoulders, and heavy legs.They pictured Soviet women as hammer-throwers, brawny six-footers who work in brick factories.The gardener's assistant arrived -- a brawny youth who never said a word.
brawn·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
strong very and Corpus large


brawny
brawny /ˈbrɔːni $ ˈbrɒː-/ adjective
very large and strong:
    His brawny arms glistened with sweat.


brawnyBrE /ˈbrɔːni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɔːni/ 🔊 adjective (informal) having strong muscles 健壮的;肌肉发达的 SYN burly He was a great brawny brute of a man. 他是个魁梧壮实、冷酷无情的人。🔊🔊