beefy
beefy — adjective
- beefypositive
- beefiercomparative
- beefiestsuperlative
1. having a large, heavy body with strong muscles
having a large, heavy body with strong muscles
Emeka's beefy arms made carrying the heavy boxes up three flights of stairs look easy.
beefy + body part noun
The bouncer at the club was a beefy man with a shaved head and thick neck.
Yuna's older brother had grown tall and beefy after two years of swimming every day.
A beefy figure in a dark coat stood blocking the doorway.
Javier had always been the beefiest kid in his class, but he was gentle and shy.
文法句型
beefy + noun
be/look/grow + beefy
用法筆記
Subject is always a person or a person's body part. Informal — more common in spoken than written English.
常見錯誤
2. large, strong, or powerful enough to deal with demanding tasks without failing
large, strong, or powerful enough to deal with demanding tasks without failing
Fatima's new laptop has a beefy processor that handles video editing without slowing down.
beefy + technology noun
The old car surprised everyone with its beefy engine, still running smoothly after twenty years.
Arun installed a beefy security system after someone broke into the neighbour's house.
Mei's beefy hiking boots lasted through three years of rough mountain trails.
The small café needed a beefier coffee machine to keep up with the morning rush.
- robust
more formal; emphasises reliability under stress
- powerful
more general and widely used across registers
- heavy-duty
emphasises durability and strength for hard use
- muscular
figurative; suggests aggressive power, often for cars or engines
- flimsy
weak and easily broken or damaged
- underpowered
lacking sufficient power for the task
文法句型
beefy + noun
beefier + noun
用法筆記
Subject is typically a machine, device, or system — not a person. Distinguish from sense 1 (HEAVILY BUILT): this sense describes the power or capacity of things, not physical appearance.