Word · Frequency #9786
stout
粗壮的;肥硕的
Large; bulky
- 1.
Large; bulky.
大;笨重
- 2.
Firm; resolute; dauntless.
坚定;果断;无畏
- 3.
Materially strong, enduring.
物质上坚固,耐用
- 4.
dependable
可靠
- 5.
Obstinate.
顽固
结实的;耐用的;坚定的;无畏的;可靠的;固执的;顽固的;大;笨重
In use
In a crisis, she is a stout friend who will always answer your call.
The veteran teacher was a stout ally to the new students from their first day.
The neighborhood's stout support for the park made the renovation possible.
stout hearts
stout + noun
描述人的体格时常用。
He was a stout man with broad shoulders.
他是一个肩膀宽阔的粗壮男人。
be + stout
描述人的身材。
The old woman was stout and cheerful.
那位老妇人矮胖而开朗。
stout enough to do sth
Connections
Collocations
- a stout build
- 壮实的体格
- He had a stout build and a ruddy face.他体格壮实,脸色红润。
- stout resistance
- 顽强的抵抗
- The defenders put up stout resistance for three days.守军顽强抵抗了三天。
- stout boots
- 结实的靴子
- You need stout boots for hiking in rough terrain.在崎岖的地形远足需要穿结实的靴子。
- stout heart
- 勇敢的心
- It takes a stout heart to face such danger.面对这样的危险需要一颗勇敢的心。
Idioms & figurative uses
- stout-hearted
- 勇敢的;坚定的The smaller team was stout-hearted and refused to give up.这支小队伍非常勇敢,拒绝放弃。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“stout”烈性黑啤:酒体厚实,人 stout 也壮实坚定、不怕事。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:describing a person's build、describing materials or structures、formal/literary descriptions of character stout 的语体随义项变化:用于人或物的“粗壮/结实”时较中性,但略偏正式;用于“坚定、无畏”或“顽固”时多出现在书面或正式语境。选择时可根据具体含义判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 stout 押韵的词(都读 /aʊt/):out、shout、trout、about、scout、doubt。其中前五个词的拼写都以 out 结尾;doubt 虽然也读 /daʊt/,但拼写是 d-o-u-b-t,b 不发音,不包含 out 这个拼写块。注意 stoat /stəʊt/ 和 south /saʊθ/ 看起来相似,但读音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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