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heave

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they heave
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he / she / it heaves
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past simple heaved
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past participle heaved
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-ing form heaving
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] to lift, pull or throw somebody/something very heavy with one great effort（用力）举起，拖，拉，抛
    • heave something/somebody/yourself + adv./prep. I managed to heave the trunk down the stairs.我用力把箱子弄下楼梯。🔊🔊
    • They heaved the body overboard.他们使劲把尸体从船上抛入水中。🔊🔊
    • He heaved himself out of his armchair.他一使劲从扶手椅上站起来。
    • + adv./prep. We all heaved on the rope.我们大家一起用力拉绳子。🔊🔊
    • Heave away lads!丢掉小伙子们！
    Extra Examples
    • He heaved the bag up into the truck.他把袋子提到卡车上。
    • I gripped his arm and heaved him to his feet.我握住他的手臂，将他抱起。
    • We managed to heave his great bulk onto the bed.我们设法将他的大笨重的东西拖到床上。
    • I tried to heave myself up onto my knees.我试图把自己抬到膝盖上。
    • Sam heaved at the garage door.山姆在车库的门前举了起来。
  2. [intransitive] to rise up and down with strong, regular movements（强烈而有节奏地）起伏
    • The boat heaved beneath them.小船在他们脚下颠簸着。🔊🔊
    • heave with something Her shoulders heaved with laughter.她笑得双肩抖动。🔊🔊
  3. [transitive] heave a sigh, etc. to make a sound slowly and often with effort（常指吃力地）缓慢发出（声音）
    • We all heaved a sigh of relief.我们都如释重负地舒了一口气。🔊🔊
    • She heaved a long sigh.她叹了口气。
  4. [intransitive] to experience the tight feeling in your stomach that you get before you vomit恶心 synonym retch
    • The thought of it makes me heave.一想到那事我就恶心。🔊🔊
    • His stomach heaved.他的肚子沉重了。
    5. Word OriginOld English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben ‘lift up’.
Idioms
heave into sight/view
  1. (formal) (especially of ships尤指船) to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off（从远处）出现；进入视野
    • A ship hove into sight.远处出现了一条船。🔊🔊
    • Like a galleon in full sail, Cara hove into view.就像一艘帆船一样，卡拉跃入视野。
    Hove is usually used for the past tense and past participle in this idiom.Topics Transport by waterc2

heave

noun
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  1. [countable] an act of lifting, pulling or throwing举；拖；拉；抛
    • With a mighty heave he lifted the sack onto the truck.他用劲一举，把大麻袋扔到卡车上。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • mighty
    verb + heave
    • give (something)
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  2. [uncountable] (especially literary) a rising and falling movement起伏
    • the steady heave of the sea大海汹涌不断的波涛
    3. Word OriginOld English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben ‘lift up’.