- of great weight; difficult to lift or move沉重：
a heavy and bulky load
笨重的负荷
the pan was too heavy for me to carry.
平底锅太重我拿不动。
- used in questions about weight用于关于重量的问句中重：
how heavy is it?
它有多重?
- attrib.(of a class of thing) above the average weight; large of its kind重型的, 大而重的：
heavy artillery
重型炮
heavy woollens.
厚重羊毛织品。
- predic. weighed down; full of something沉甸甸的, 满是的：
branches heavy with blossoms.
满是花朵的枝头。
- (of a person's head or eyes) feeling weighed down by weariness（人的头或眼睛）昏沉沉的：
a heavy head.
昏沉沉的头。
- Physics of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass【物理】重的。参见HEAVY WATER.
- of great density; thick or substantial密度大的; 浓厚的：
heavy grey clouds
浓密的灰云
heavy horn-rimmed glasses.
厚重的牛角边框眼镜。
- (of food or a meal) hard to digest; too filling（食物, 饭食）难以消化的; 太撑人的。
- (of ground or soil) hard to travel over or work with because muddy or full of clay（地面）泥泞难走的; （土壤）泥泞难耕的。
- not delicate or graceful; coarse不细巧的; 不雅致的; 粗糙的：
he had a big moustache and heavy features.
他留着粗大的八字胡子, 长得浓眉大眼。
- moving slowly or with difficulty缓慢（或困难）移动：
steering that is heavy when parking.
泊车时缓慢而又困难的方向盘操作。
- intellectually slow迟钝的。
- (of a smell) overpowering（气味）浓郁强烈的：
the air was heavy with the sweet odour of apples.
空气里洋溢着苹果浓郁甜美的芬芳。
- (of the sky) full of dark clouds; oppressive（天空）乌云密布的, 阴沉沉的, 压抑的：
a heavy thundery sky.
阴沉沉似要打雷的天空。
- of more than the usual size, amount, or force（在规模、数量、力度上）超过一般的：
a heavy cold
重感冒
rush hour traffic was heavy and I was delayed.
高峰时间交通繁忙, 我被耽搁了。
heavy on
using a lot of大量使用的：stories heavy on melodrama.
有大量耸人听闻情节的故事。
- doing something to excess做得过度的：
a heavy smoker.
烟瘾大的人。
- striking or falling with force（打击, 掉落）沉重的：
a heavy blow to the head
对头部的沉重一击
we had heavy overnight rain.
我们遇到了一夜大雨。
- causing a strong impact重重的：
a heavy fall.
重重的坠落。
- (of music, especially rock) having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm（音乐, 尤指摇滚乐）重低音的, 强节奏的。
- needing much physical effort重体力的, 繁重的：
heavy work like repairing pathways.
修路一类的重活。
- mentally oppressive; hard to endure有精神压力的; 难以忍受的：
a heavy burden of responsibility.
责任的重担。
- very important or serious很重要的; 严肃的：
a heavy discussion.
重要讨论。
- (of a literary work) hard to read or understand because overly serious or difficult（文学作品）晦涩难懂的。
- feeling or expressing grief悲伤的; 伤心的：
I left him with a heavy heart.
我心情沉重地离开了他。
- informal (of a situation) serious and hard to deal with〈非正式〉（情况）严重的; 难处理的：
things were getting pretty heavy.
情况变得相当严重。
- informal (of a person) strict or harsh〈非正式〉（人）严厉的; 粗暴的：
the police were really getting heavy.
警方的态度真的开始变得严厉起来了。
- a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind（同类物中）重型（如车辆等）
- informal a large, strong man, especially one hired for protection〈非正式〉（尤指充当保镖的）彪形大汉, 壮汉：
I needed money to pay off the heavies.
我需要一笔钱把保镖们打发走。
heavies
Brit. informal serious newspapers〈英, 非正式〉严肃报纸：reporters from the Sunday heavies.
来自严肃的星期日报的记者们。
- informal an important person〈非正式〉重要人物, 要员：
music business heavies.
音乐界的重要人物。
- mass noun chiefly Scottish strong beer, especially bitter〈主苏格兰〉（尤指苦的）烈性啤酒：
a pint of heavy.
一品脱烈性啤酒。
heavy going
- used in reference to a person or situation that is difficult or boring to deal with（人, 事）难对付的; 乏味的：
she found Hilary heavy going.
她发觉希拉里这个人不容易对付。
the heavy mob
- Brit. informal a group of strong or violent criminals or bodyguards〈英, 非正式〉暴力犯罪团伙; 一群强悍的保镖。
make heavy weather of
- 见WEATHER.