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heaving

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++heav·ing /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ adjective British English informal  BUSY PLACEvery busy or full of people 热闹的;繁忙的;拥挤的heaving with The city was heaving with shoppers. 这个城市挤满了购物者。
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heavingThe mine became one of the circles of Dante's Inferno, a London tube, a heaving labyrinth.
heav·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
full or people of Corpus busy very


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heaving
heaving /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ adjective British English informal
very busy or full of people
    heaving with
    The city was heaving with shoppers.


heav·ingBrE /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] ~ (with sb/sth) full of sb/sth 充满(人或事物)The place was heaving with journalists. 那个地方挤满了记者。🔊🔊