虎背熊腰 meaning in English
strong as a bear in the hips and with a back supple as a tiger's; boxer's sinuous posture; of a stocky and imposing build; thick, powerful back and shoulders
Examples
- He was a thickly built boy .
他是个虎背熊腰的青年。 - He was big and sturdy , had long black fur , and looked like a ferocious lion , so people dared not come near when he was sitting in front of our house
他身材高大，虎背熊腰，全身的毛又长又黑，像一只凶悍无比的猛狮。当他蹲在我们家门口时，人们都不敢近前，据说别的狗见到小黑，也都避之惟恐不及。 - They felt awkward and once more assumed their frigid bearing , the one looking square - set and solid with his thick head of hair , the other drawing back his lean shoulders , over which fell his fringe of thin white locks
他们当中，一个虎背熊腰，体格健壮，一头浓密的头发另一个挺着瘦削的肩膀，头顶光秃秃的，一圈稀疏的白发挂在肩上。 - The door nearest me opened , and a servant came out , - a woman of between thirty and forty ; a set , square - made figure , red - haired , and with a hard , plain face : any apparition less romantic or less ghostly could scarcely be conceived
最靠近我的一扇门开了，一个仆人走了出来，一个年在三十到四十之间的女人，虎背熊腰，一头红发，一张冷酷而长相平庸的脸。