health‧y S3 W3 / helθi / 形容词 ( comparative healthier , superlative healthiest )
1 person/animal/plant physically strong and not likely to become ill or weak :
a healthy baby boy
I’ve always been perfectly healthy until now.
2 good for your body good for your body :
a healthy lifestyle
a healthy diet
the importance of healthy eating
3 showing good health showing that you are healthy :
Her face had a healthy glow .
All of our kids have healthy appetites (= they like to eat a lot ) .
4 behaviour/attitude used to describe an attitude, feeling, or behaviour that is natural, normal, and sensible :
I don’t think it’s healthy for her to spend so much time alone.
healthy respect/disrespect/scepticism etc
a healthy disrespect for silly regulations
5 company/relationship etc a healthy company, society, relationship, economy etc is working effectively and successfully :
a healthy economy with a well-trained workforce
6 amount large and showing that someone is successful – used about amounts of money :
a healthy profit
a healthy bank balance
— healthily 副词
— healthiness 名词 [不可数名词]
THESAURUS
healthy having good health : A good diet keeps you healthy. | They tested the drug on healthy volunteers.
well used especially when describing or asking about how someone feels or looks : I don’t feel well. | How was James – did he look well?
fine spoken used in a reply to a question about your health, or when talking about someone else’s health. Use fine only in replies, not in questions or statements : ‘Hi, Tom, how are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’ | She had a bad cold, but she’s fine now.
all right/OK spoken not ill or injured. These expressions are very commonly used in everyday spoken English : You look pale – are you feeling all right? | He’s had an accident but he’s OK.
better less ill than you were, or no longer ill : I’m feeling a lot better now. | Don’t come back to school until you’re better.
fit healthy, especially because you exercise regularly : She keeps fit by cycling everywhere. | Police officers have to be physically fit and have good eyesight.
in (good) shape healthy and fit : Jogging keeps me in pretty good shape.
robust literary healthy and strong, and not likely to become ill : He had a robust constitution (= a strong and healthy body ) . | robust plants | a robust girl, wearing a thick woollen sweater
be/look a picture of health to look very healthy : She looked a picture of health as she posed for the cameras.