
hale
美[heɪl] 英[heɪl]
adj. (尤指老人)健壮的;矍铄的
v. 强拉硬拖
英英释义
Noun- a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
- United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
- prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
Adjective- exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health;
"hale and hearty" "whole in mind and body" "a whole person again"
Verb- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
"She forced him to take a job in the city" "He squeezed her for information"
- draw slowly or heavily;
"haul stones" "haul nets"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)- Although he is over eighty, he looks hale and healthy.尽管他已经八十多岁了,看上去还很健壮。
- Because he was tall and hale, he was chosen to join the School Guard Team.他因身体高大健壮,被学校选入了护校队。
- Grandfather will be 80 years old, but he is hale and hearty.祖父就要80高龄了,但仍精神矍铄。
- Having white hair and ruddy complexion, my grandfather is hale and hearty.我爷爷是位鹤发童颜的矍铄老人。
用作动词(v.)- It took me half an hour to hale the heavy box down the stairs.我费了半个小时的工夫才把那只重箱子拖到楼下。