English Dictionary

strong

/stɹɒŋ/

adj

Capable of producing great physical force. / Capable of withstanding great physical force. / (of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power. / Determined; unyielding. / Highly stimulating to the senses.

He is a strong man who can lift heavy weights.

意味（1）

Capable of producing great physical force.

a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong

意味（2）

Capable of withstanding great physical force.

a strong foundation; good strong shoes

意味（3）

(of water, wind, etc.) Having a lot of power.

The man was nearly drowned after a strong undercurrent swept him out to sea.

意味（4）

Determined; unyielding.

It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.

意味（5）

Highly stimulating to the senses.

a strong light; a strong taste

意味（6）

Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.

a strong smell

意味（7）

Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.

a strong cup of coffee; a strong medicine

意味（8）

(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.

a strong drink

意味（9）

(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.

a strong verb

意味（10）

(chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.

a strong acid; a strong base

意味（11）

(military) Not easily subdued or taken.

a strong position

意味（12）

Having wealth or resources.

a strong economy

意味（13）

(slang, US) Impressive, good.

You're working with troubled youth in your off time? That’s strong!

意味（14）

Having a specified number of people or units.

The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.

意味（15）

(of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.

Physicians may diagnosis influenza by a throat culture or blood test, which may be important if you have a particularly strong flu, if your doctor suspects pneumonia or a bacterial infection.

意味（16）

(mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)

意味（17）

(of an argument) Convincing.

[…] but grounding him ſelfe vpon ſtrong reaſons, to wit, that he had not offended the Iewes, neither yet the Law, but that he was innocēt, and therefore that no iudge oght to geue hym in the hādes of his ennemies […]