adj (1)(沉)重的(of great weight;hard to lift or carry)：a～metal/suitcase一种重金属/一个沉重的行李箱;The parcel is too～for her to carry. 这个包裹太重，她搬不动。How～are you/is it?你/这东西有多重?～hydrogen/industry 重氢/工业;〖同〗weighty; 〖反〗light;

(2) 1)过度(大，重)的(of unusual size，amount or force)：a～crop/frost/truck 大丰收/厚霜/重型卡车;a～task/punishment/responsibility 过重的任务/惩罚/责任;impose a～fine 课以很重的罚款;a～investor/sleeper/drinker/smoker 大宗投资者/酣睡者/酗酒者/烟鬼;～guns/weapons/artier 重炮/武器/火炮;～traffic 拥挤的交通;～casualties/losses 惨重的伤亡/损失;a～defeat 惨败;catch a～cold 患重感冒;hear～breathing/footstep 听到沉重的喘息/脚步声;have some rather～expenses 开支相当大; 2)繁忙(重)的(busy;full of hard work)[通常作attrib]：have a very～day/week过忙碌的一天/周;have a very～programme/schedule制定活动安排很满的计划/日程; 3)耗量大的(using a lot，too much of sth)[A (on)][作pred](infml)：be a bit～on the drink/the mascara 喝酒/用睫毛膏有些过量;go～on the sauce 加入大量酱汁;(car) be rather～on oil/petrol 汽车耗油量相当大;

(3)沉重(猛烈)的(falling，happening in large amounts;striking with force)：a～snowfall/shower/thud 大雪/猛烈的阵雨/一声重击声;～snow/rain(s)/snowstorms 大雪/大雨/猛烈的暴风雨;receive a～blow on one's head 头上重重地挨了一击;down in the～seas 淹没在汹涌的海涛中;a～fall of snow/blow to sb's pride 降大雪/对某人的傲慢的沉重打击;

(4)稠密的，硬实的(dense;solid)：a～mist/fog 浓雾;～bread未发酵好的面包;

(5)(道路)泥泞难走的((of the ground)difficult to walk on;muddy and sticky)：～soil/roads 泥泞难耕的土地/难走的道路;make～walking 在泥泞的道路上行走;

(6) 1)(食物等)难消化的 ((of food) solid and difficult to eat or digest)：a～meal 难以消化的饭食; 2)严肃的 (serious;grave) (fig)： the～ier newspapers 比较严肃的报纸;～matters of state 国家的重大事情; 3)严肃乏味的((of person，book，style，etc) dull and uninteresting)(derog)：a～style 严肃乏味的风格;(book/article) be/make～reading(书/文章)读起来乏味;The philosophy book is too～for me to enjoy.这本哲学书对我来说太枯燥，无法欣赏。〖同〗serious，grave;

(7) 严厉的(stern，severe towards sb)[A(on)][作pred](infml)：be very～on/with one's children (pupils) 对自己的孩子(学生)很严厉;

(8)笨拙的，难看的(clumsy;slow in movement，or ungraceful)：～features/lines/movements/footsteps 粗眉大眼/粗线条/笨拙的动作/笨拙的脚步;a～gait/face 难看的步态/肥胖的脸;spectacles with～black frames 有粗大黑框的眼镜;be a bit～in one's movements 动作有些笨拙;

(9)困倦的，昏昏欲睡的(making a person feel sleepy)：a～atmosphere 使人发困的气氛;be～with sleep/wine 睡得/酒喝得迷迷糊糊;

(10)(天空)等阴沉的((of the sky) dark and cloudy)：The sky was～and a storm was brewing.天空阴暗，暴风雨将至。

(11)麻烦的，令人生畏的(troublesome or threatening) (sl，尤AmE)：a～scene 一个可怖的场面;It's too～here. 这里太可怕了。

(12)悲伤的(sad)：speak to sb/go home with a～heart 心情悲痛地对某人说话/回家;

heavy going 困难(烦人)的：find the work～going 发现这件工作难以进行;The boss is～going. 老板难以接近。

make heavy weather of sth 对……小题大做，渲染……困难：Jack is learning to drive but he is making rather～weather of it. 杰克正学开车，但是他把开车搞得难乎其难。

→′heavily adv 沉(笨)重地;大量地;′heaviness n 沉重，大量;͵heavy-′duty adj 重型的，经得起损耗的;͵heavy-′handed adj笨手笨脚的，压制的;͵heavy-′handedly adv 笨手笨脚地;͵heavy-′handedness n 笨拙;͵heavy-′hearted adj 心情沉重的;͵heavy-′laden adj 负担沉重的;′heavyweight n 重量级拳击运动员;超体重的人(物);有影响的要人;

n (受雇任保镖)强壮的人(strong person，often a criminal，who protects sb)[C](sl)：The gangster always went around with a couple of～ies following him.这个匪徒出去时总是跟着几个彪形大汉做保镖。