| 词汇 | brawn |
| 释义 | brawn noun[ U ] uk /brɔːn/ us /brɑːn/ brawnnoun[U] (STRENGTH)physical strength and big muscles: 体力;发达的肌肉 She said she preferred brawn to brains (= a person who is physically attractive rather than an intelligent one).她说她喜欢肌肉发达的人胜过头脑聪明的人。 Animal physiology: fit & healthy acrobatically agility agree with something amazonian athleticism glow hale and hearty in the pinkidiom limber lithe match fitness muscled muscularity non-disabled on top formphrase robust rude the able-bodied trim virility brawnnoun[U] (FOOD)UK(USheadcheese) meat from the head of a pig, cooked, and pressed into a block猪头肉肉冻 Sausages, burgers & stuffings andouille andouillette baloney barbecue beefburger chorizo cocktail sausage corn dog corned beef croquette knackwurst knockwurst linguiça liver sausage loaf sausage meat saveloy slider snag stuffing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Organs eaten as meat Related wordbrawny brawn | American Dictionarybrawn noun[ U ] us/brɔn/ physical strength and big muscles: It is a school where brains are respected much more than brawn. brawnyadjectiveus/ˈbrɔ·ni/ He grabbed me with his brawny arm. Examples of brawnbrawn Importantly, although these representations of ' beef and brawn' masculine soldiering did indeed punctuate the interview texts, they did not overshadow other pictures of ideal masculinity as inherent to soldiering. The long list includes savoury ducks, black puddings, brawn and meat pies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Naturally, some of these athletes—by no means all, but some—were boys with more brawn than brain; and they constituted a respected class in the school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, we now have to sell brains rather than brawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Coal represents only the brawn and sinew of the miner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The change has been to the use of power instead of brawn, as it were, in the production of goods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To-day we require wits much more than brawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see that these new proposals will induce firms to move further north, where the brawn and brain drain is really at work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are, of course, other artistic abilities, as well as those of aptitude, of brawn, and perhaps also of diligence and imagination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a nation we have always prided ourselves on living as much on our wits as on our brawn and muscle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The countries which can solve these problems will have no fear of brawn or brain drain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know about the brain drain and the brawn drain; now there is a "bairn drain". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In those days, we demanded very tall policemen, with plenty of brawn and very little brains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The value of brawn in industry is being reduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must compete not in terms of brawn but in terms of brain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of brawn These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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