heavy-duty

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ˌheavy-ˈduty adjectiveadj

1 VERYheavy-duty materials are strong and thick and not easily damaged 〔材料〕耐用的，耐久的

heavy-duty canvas

结实的帆布

► see thesaurus at strong

2. TMACHINEheavy-duty machines or equipment are designed to be used for very hard work 〔机器或设备〕重型的

3 especially American EnglishAmE informalSERIOUS/NOT JOKING very complicated, serious, or extreme 复杂的；认真的；彻底的

Today, she was going to do some heavy-duty cleaning.

今天，她准备进行一次彻底的打扫。

Examples from the Corpus

heavy-duty• The bathroom needs a heavy-duty cleaning job.• a heavy-duty conversation• The emergency equipment includes food, a first-aid kit, and a heavy-duty flashlight.• You unpack the orb from the heavy-duty insula-tion stuffed around it.• heavy-duty plastic garbage bags• The principal technical problems which had to be resolved were breakage due to heavy-duty service and abuse.• Use a heavy-duty solvent-based type instead if the roof surface is in very poor condition.• She turned on his heavy-duty torch.• If you are going to put an electric cable underground, you must use the special heavy-duty type.• This began the race to find the perfect pump designed for heavy-duty use in rural communities of developing countries.

From Longman Business Dictionary

heavy dutyˌheavy ˈduty (also heavy-duty) adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

heavy duty materials, equipment etc are strong and suitable for hard work

heavy-duty gearboxes used in tanks

heavy duty workwear

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