thickset

• 形容人或动物身材矮壮、粗壮结实；也可形容事物彼此靠得很近或种植得很密集。

Describes a person or animal that is heavily or solidly built; also used to describe something that is set or placed closely together.

1. Stocky or sturdy buildB2formal

   Having a short, solid, and strongly built body.

   敦实的

   • The thickset guard stood firmly at the entrance.
   • He was a thickset man with broad shoulders.
   • Her thickset frame made her an excellent rugby player.

   同义词burlychunkydumpysquatstockystubbysturdy

   反义词fraillankyleanslenderslightspindlythin

2. Densely planted or arrangedC1formal

   Placed or growing very close together, forming a dense mass.

   茂密

   • The thickset hedge provided excellent privacy.
   • They walked through a thickset forest of pine trees.
   • The garden had thickset rows of lavender.

   同义词closeclose-setcompactcrowdeddensepackedthick

   反义词scatteredsparsethin