词汇 | thesaurus_articles_having-a-body-that-is-bigger-than-average |
释义 | having a body that is bigger than averageThese words describe people with a large body. If you describe a person as large, you usually mean that they are tall and wide, and often fat. To describe a person who is tall and wide without being fat, use big. They sell clothes for large men. Henry VIII was, towards the end of his life, quite large. He is quite big for his age. You have to hire a big guy to work as a bouncer. A person who is well built is tall and wide, and usually strong. He's muscular and well built. Someone who is heavyset or thickset has a large, wide, strong body. The victim was a heavyset, bearded male in his 30s. Max is thickset and heavy, like a rugby player. If a man is burly he is large and strong. Burly is generally not used to describe women. He got out of the way for the burly biker. Someone who is hulking is large and heavy. A hulking figure stood in the doorway. For more words for describing a large person, see the article at fat. Related articlesgreater than the average size or amount |
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