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burly

/ˈbɜːli/

Meanings
adjective

魁梧，健壮。

(usually of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

Examples :

"He’s a big, burly rugby player who works as a landscape gardener."
他是个身材高大魁梧的橄榄球运动员，同时还做园艺工作。
appearance body person

Related Words

Illustration imperfections

imperfections noun

/ˌɪmpərˈfekʃənz/ /ˌɪmpɚˈfekʃənz/

缺点，瑕疵。

"You can accept your imperfection or try to improve."

你可以接受自己的不完美，也可以努力去变得更好。

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gardener noun

/ˈɡɑːdnə/ /ˈɡɑɹdnɚ/

园丁，花匠。

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

想想吧，上帝让你成为了一位园丁，让你铲除恶习，播种美德。

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usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

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muscular adjective

/ˈmʌs.kjə.lə/ /ˈmʌs.kju.lɚ/

肌肉发达，健壮。

"The athlete's muscular arms were strong enough to lift the heavy weights. "

这位运动员肌肉发达的双臂非常强壮，足以举起沉重的杠铃。

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unbelievable adjective

/ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbl̩/

难以置信的，令人难以相信的。

"The amount of homework assigned for the weekend was unbelievable. "

周末布置的作业多得令人难以置信。

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magnitude noun

/ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/

大小，量级，重要性。

"The magnitude of the earthquake caused significant damage to the city. "

这次地震的震级很大，给这座城市造成了严重的破坏。

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southern noun

/ˈsʌðɚn/ /ˈsʌðən/

南方人

"My cousin, a southern, moved to the area after graduating from university. "

我的表弟是个南方人，大学毕业后搬到了这个地区。(我的表弟是位美国南方人，大学毕业后搬到了这个地区。）

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landscape noun

/ˈlandskeɪp/

风景，景色

"From the classroom window, the entire landscape of the valley unfolded before us. "

从教室的窗户往外看去，山谷的整个风景尽收眼底。

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amazing verb

/əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

使...惊奇, 使...惊讶

"He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot."

当他发现那个女孩是机器人的时候，他感到非常惊讶。

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dangerous adjective

/ˈdeɪnd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəs/ /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒəɹəs/

危险的， hazardous 的

"Railway crossings without gates are highly dangerous."

没有栏杆的铁路道口非常危险。

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difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。