a. 重的, 巨大的, 沉重的, 笨重的, 过度的

ad. 沉重地

n. 重物, 严肃角色

[机] 重的, 浓的

Heavy \Heav"y\, a.
Having the heaves.


Heavy \Heav"y\, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE.
hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG.
hebig, hevig, Icel. h["o]figr, h["o]fugr. See {Heave}.]
1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty;
ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in
extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or
snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.;
often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also,
difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.

2. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure
or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy
yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.

The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod.
--1 Sam. v. 6.

The king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make.
--Shak.

Sent hither to impart the heavy news. --Wordsworth.

Trust him not in matter of heavy consequence.
--Shak.

3. Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened;
bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care,
grief, pain, disappointment.

The heavy [sorrowing] nobles all in council were.
--Chapman.

A light wife doth make a heavy husband. --Shak.

4. Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate,
stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the
like; a heavy writer or book.

Whilst the heavy plowman snores. --Shak.

Of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind. --Dryden.

Neither [is] his ear heavy, that it can not hear.
--Is. lix. 1.

5. Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm,
cannonade, and the like.

6. Loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder.

But, hark! that heavy sound breaks in once more.
--Byron.

7. Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the
sky.

8. Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a
heavy road, soil, and the like.

9. Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.

10. Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not
easily digested; -- said of food.

11. Having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other
liquors.

12. With child; pregnant. [R.]

{Heavy artillery}. (Mil.)
(a) Guns of great weight or large caliber, esp. siege,
garrison, and seacoast guns.
(b) Troops which serve heavy guns.

{Heavy cavalry}. See under {Cavalry}.

{Heavy fire} (Mil.), a continuous or destructive cannonading,
or discharge of small arms.

{Heavy metal} (Mil.), large guns carrying balls of a large
size; also, large balls for such guns.

{Heavy metals}. (Chem.) See under {Metal}.

{Heavy weight}, in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to
the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are
divided. Cf. {Feather weight}
(c), under {Feather}.

Note: Heavy is used in composition to form many words which
need no special explanation; as, heavy-built,
heavy-browed, heavy-gaited, etc.


Heavy \Heav"y\, v. t.
To make heavy. [Obs.] --Wyclif.


Heavy \Heav"y\, adv.
Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.