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heavy /ˈhevi/► SEE ALLget heavyhang/lie heavy (on sb/sth)heavy goingheavy handthe heavy mob/brigadea heavy silence/atmospheremake heavy weather of sth/of doing sthwith a heavy/sinking hearttime hangs/lies heavy (on your hands) ●get ˈheavy (informal) become very serious, because strong feelings are involved (因情绪激动而)变得严重◆They started shouting at me and it soon got very heavy. 他们开始对我大喊大叫,情形很快变得很严重。●hang/lie ˈheavy (on sb/sth)1. (of a feeling or sth in the air 情感或空气中的物体) be very noticeable in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant 明显郁积;明显悬浮于◆Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water. 对岸的水面上悬浮着黑沉沉的烟雾。◆Despair hangs heavy on the air. 空气中弥漫着绝望的氛围。2. make sb/sth feel uncomfortable or anxious 使不安;使焦虑;使担忧◆The crime lay heavy on her conscience. 犯下的罪行使她内疚不安。●ˌheavy ˈgoingboring, tiring, difficult, etc. 枯燥无聊的;费劲的;难以理解的◆I do find her novels very heavy going. 我觉得她的小说读起来太艰涩了。◆The last part of the journey was rather heavy going because of the muddy paths. 行程的最后一段都是泥泞小道,很难走。 NOTE The going is the condition of the ground, especially in horse racing. * going 指地面状况,尤指赛马场的路况。 ●heavy ˈhanda way of doing sth or of treating people that is much stronger and less sensitive than it needs to be 过于严厉的手段;粗暴的方式;高压手段◆the heavy hand of management 粗暴的管理方式 OPP a light touch ▸ ˌheavy-ˈhanded adjective ◆a heavy-handed approach / manner 粗暴的方式/举止●the ˈheavy mob/brigade (BrE, informal) a group of strong, often violent people employed to do sth such as protect sb 打手队;保镖团◆I had to laugh when he turned up at the meeting with his heavy mob, as if he was a mafia boss or something. 他带着保镖来到会场时,我忍不住笑了起来,他看上去像个黑社会老大。●a heavy ˈsilence/ˈatmospherea situation when people do not say anything, but feel embarrassed or uncomfortable 令人尴尬(或不安)的沉默/气氛◆There was a heavy silence for a few minutes before anybody spoke. 先是令人尴尬的沉默,几分钟后才终于有人开口说话。●make heavy ˈweather of sth/of doing sthmake sth seem more difficult than it really is 把事情弄复杂;小题大做◆You’re making very heavy weather of repairing that bike. What’s the problem? 修这自行车没这么难吧,你在小题大做。哪儿坏了? OPP make light work of sth ●with a ˌheavy/ˌsinking ˈheartwith a feeling of sadness or fear 悲哀地;害怕地◆It was with a heavy heart that he left the school for the last time.他最后一次离开学校时心情十分沉重。 OPP with a light heart ●time hangs/lies ˈheavy (on your ˈhands)time seems to pass very slowly because you are bored or have nothing to do 时间过得很慢;(某人)感到无所事事;度日如年◆In prison, time hangs heavy.在监狱里真是度日如年。 |