strong、stout、sturdy、robust都是表示人身体“健壮”、“强壮”的形容词。
普通用词，形容人体格健壮。
1)He is very old, yet he is quite strong.
他虽然年纪很大了, 但身体还很健壮。
2)We need a couple of strong men to move the big stone off the highway.
我们需要几个强壮的男子来把那块大石头搬离公路。
3)He trusted to his strong constitution of recovery.
他相信自己有强壮的体格能去胜疾病恢复健康。
指身体“结实”、“魁梧”、“粗壮”。
1)She was a short, sturdy woman in her early sixties.
她是个 60 岁出头、身材矮小结实的女人。
2)The two sturdy guards had stooped to take him by the arms.
那两个粗壮的警卫俯身抓住他的胳膊才制服他。
3)The sturdy young man removed the rock without effort.
那个壮实的小伙子没费多大劲便把石块搬开了。
4)His son has grown up into a sturdy hardworking young man.
他的儿子已成长为一个健壮勤劳的小伙子。
指膀粗腰圆，显得结实，有时可指身体笨重，肥胖。
1)Mr. Pickwick is a stout, good - natured , cheerful, very simple - hearted old
gentleman.
匹克威克先生是位又矮又胖、和蔼乐观、心地纯洁的老绅士。
2)I never expected he should have a stout makeup.
我真没想到,他竟然有这么强壮的体格.
3)He is a man of stout figure but is very fastidious about his clothing.
他是一个身材短粗的男人,但是穿着却非常讲究.
4)The girls fled laughing , with the black - clad, stout matrons scolding them
on.
姑娘们一边逃跑，一边哈哈大笑，那两个黑胖女人跟在后面骂个不停。
5)We can tell from their stout body and strong limbs that pandas have enormous
physical strength.
从肥壮身体和粗壮的四肢，我们可以看出熊猫有很大的力气。
指肌肉发达、健壮结实、声音洪亮、耐久力强，除表示健壮外，还常用于强调健康、富于活力。
1)To be an astronaut, you must be in robust health.
要成为一名宇航员，你必须拥有一副强壮的身体。
2)He is pretty advanced in age, but still healthy and robust.
他年纪相当大了, 但依然身体健康，精力充沛。
3)This boy is robust and works very hard.
这小子长得很圆实,干起活来也很卖力.
4)His legs were very robust, but shorter than legs of good proportions should
have been.
他的两腿很结实, 只是和一般人长短相称的腿比较起来要短些。
5)I think a robust man like him will win the kickboxing match.
我觉得像他那么强壮的人会赢得这场跆拳道比赛的。
