heavy（形容词）：重的；沉的；（数量、程度）大的/强烈的；（气氛、情绪）沉重的。也可指“（食物）油腻难消化的”等其他常见含义。
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The box is too heavy for me to carry.
这个箱子太重了，我搬不动。
After the announcement, there was a heavy silence in the room, as everyone tried to understand what it meant.
宣布之后，房间里陷入了沉重的寂静，大家都在努力理解这意味着什么。
来自古英语 hefig，原意与“重、沉”相关，进一步引申出“沉重的（心情/气氛）”“强烈的（雨、交通、工作量等）”等抽象用法。
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