- [usually before noun]
showing friendly feelings for somebody 亲切的；友好的 a hearty welcome 热情的欢迎 The Colonel gave me a hearty handshake. 上校和我热情握手。
- (sometimes disapproving)
loud, cheerful and full of energy 喧闹而活泼的；吵闹快活且精力充沛的 a hearty and boisterous fellow 活泼爱吵闹的家伙 a hearty voice 响亮的嗓子 Her laugh was far too hearty to be genuine. 她笑得过于热烈，显得不真诚。
- [only before noun]
(of a meal 一餐饭 large; making you feel full 大的；丰盛的 a hearty breakfast 丰盛的早餐
- [only before noun] (of your appetite)
large; making you want to eat a lot 大的；丰盛的 to have a hearty appetite 胃口极好
- [usually before noun]
showing that you feel strongly about something 强烈的；尽情的
Idioms
hale and hearty
(especially of an old person 尤指老年人 strong and healthy 健壮的；硬朗的 More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane