stour
a. 强壮的, 严厉的, 苛刻的 n. (英)(非正式)吵闹, 骚乱, 粉末, 灰尘
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A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest; dust in general.
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A stake.
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A round of a ladder.
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A stave in the side of a wagon.
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A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.
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An armed battle or conflict.
废旧Then there began a passyng harde stoure, for the Romaynes ever wexed ever bygger.
This pair, who past have many a dreadful stour, / And proffer now to prove this venture stout, / Alone to this attempt let them go forth, / Alone than thousands of more price and worth.
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A time of struggle or stress.
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Tumult, commotion; confusion.
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Alternative form of stoor.
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Tall; big; stout.
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Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
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Bold; audacious.
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Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
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Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
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Inflexible, stiff.
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Resolute; unyielding.
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Severely; strongly.
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From Middle English store, stoor, stour (“tall, powerful”), from Old English stōr (“tall, great, mighty, strong”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, *stōrijaz (“great, big, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-r-, *stō-r- (“steadfast, firm; standing tall; big, bulky”). Cognates Akin to Scots stour (“tall, large, great, stout”), Saterland Frisian stor (“great, many”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian stor (“large, great”), Icelandic stórr (“large, tall”), Polish stary (“old, ancient”), Albanian stër- (“big, huge”). Compare also stoor, steer, stately.
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