sturdy

Word family adjectivesturdiedsturdyadverbsturdilynounsturdiness

stur·dy /ˈstɜːdi $ ˈstɜːr-/ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp sturdier, superlativesupl sturdiest)

1 STRONG OBJECTan object that is sturdy is strong, well-made, and not easily broken 〔物件〕结实的，坚实的，坚固的 → solid

That chair doesn’t look very sturdy.

那把椅子看上去不太结实。

sturdy comfortable shoes

结实而舒适的鞋子

► see thesaurus at strong

2 STRONG PERSONsomeone who is sturdy is strong, short, and healthy looking 〔人〕健壮的，强健的，壮实的 → stocky

a sturdy young man

健壮的小伙子

sturdy legs

结实的双腿

3 DETERMINEDdetermined and not easily persuaded to change your opinions 坚定的，坚决的，不易改变主意的

They kept up a sturdy opposition to the plan.

他们一直坚决反对那项计划。

—sturdily adverbadv

—sturdiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

sturdy• a table that was old and sturdy• The digital makeup of the sensor means it is sturdy and fast, yet simple and cheap to produce.• He was short and sturdy and when he was on a horse he seemed a part of it.• Somewhere the sturdy beggars nursed their wounds and cursed.• We have seen shallow, shortlived economic recoveries, sturdy, eight-year booms, temporary slowdowns, and deep depressions.• However, the development and deployment of a sturdy handpump has been at the center of many of these projects.• a sturdy jaw• The ponies used underground were sturdy little animals that came originally from Northern Spain.• Mrs Harding herself was thin and frail but her son was a sturdy sixteen-year- old.• Before that time, alcohol had been in general use to deaden pain, though some sturdy souls rejected it on principle.• Hanging about a foot from attached wall mounts, these sturdy steel bells would grace any garden.• sturdy walking shoes• Maria was small and sturdy, with dark hair and dark eyes.• She was a large, sturdy woman in her mid-fifties.

Origin sturdy

(1200-1300) Old French estourdi “stupidly brave, stunned”, from estourdir “to stun”, from Vulgar Latin exturdire “to behave like a thrush that has got drunk from eating grapes”, from Latin turdus “thrush”

单词	sturdy
释义	sturdy Word family adjectivesturdiedsturdyadverbsturdilynounsturdiness stur·dy /ˈstɜːdi $ ˈstɜːr-/ ●○○ adjectiveadj (comparativecomp sturdier, superlativesupl sturdiest) 1 STRONG OBJECTan object that is sturdy is strong, well-made, and not easily broken 〔物件〕结实的，坚实的，坚固的 → solid That chair doesn’t look very sturdy. 那把椅子看上去不太结实。 sturdy comfortable shoes 结实而舒适的鞋子 ► see thesaurus at strong 2 STRONG PERSONsomeone who is sturdy is strong, short, and healthy looking 〔人〕健壮的，强健的，壮实的 → stocky a sturdy young man 健壮的小伙子 sturdy legs 结实的双腿 3 DETERMINEDdetermined and not easily persuaded to change your opinions 坚定的，坚决的，不易改变主意的 They kept up a sturdy opposition to the plan. 他们一直坚决反对那项计划。 —sturdily adverbadv —sturdiness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus sturdy• a table that was old and sturdy• The digital makeup of the sensor means it is sturdy and fast, yet simple and cheap to produce.• He was short and sturdy and when he was on a horse he seemed a part of it.• Somewhere the sturdy beggars nursed their wounds and cursed.• We have seen shallow, shortlived economic recoveries, sturdy, eight-year booms, temporary slowdowns, and deep depressions.• However, the development and deployment of a sturdy handpump has been at the center of many of these projects.• a sturdy jaw• The ponies used underground were sturdy little animals that came originally from Northern Spain.• Mrs Harding herself was thin and frail but her son was a sturdy sixteen-year- old.• Before that time, alcohol had been in general use to deaden pain, though some sturdy souls rejected it on principle.• Hanging about a foot from attached wall mounts, these sturdy steel bells would grace any garden.• sturdy walking shoes• Maria was small and sturdy, with dark hair and dark eyes.• She was a large, sturdy woman in her mid-fifties. Origin sturdy (1200-1300) Old French estourdi “stupidly brave, stunned”, from estourdir “to stun”, from Vulgar Latin exturdire “to behave like a thrush that has got drunk from eating grapes”, from Latin turdus “thrush”
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