If someone is heavy-set, their body is large and solid. They look strong, or they look fat, or a bit of both — the word is about the shape you see, not a number on a scale. A heavy-set person often has a broad chest, thick arms, and takes up space in a doorway.

If someone is heavy-set如果說一個人 heavy-set，their body他的身體 is large and solid就是又大又結實。They他們 look strong看起來壯，or they look fat或看起來胖，or a bit of both或兩者都有一點——the word這個詞 is about講的是 the shape you see你眼睛看到的體型，not a number on a scale不是體重計上的數字。A heavy-set person一個壯碩的人 often常常 has有 a broad chest寬闊的胸膛、thick arms粗壯的手臂，and takes up space in a doorway站在門口就占掉一片。

English speakers like this word when they do not want to say fat out loud; though actually it can still mean “quite fat,” just in a softer, more polite coat. You use it of people, not of bags or furniture. It sounds a little old-fashioned and is more at home in stories and careful speech than in teenage chat.

when they do not want to say fat out loud當不想把 fat 說出口時，English speakers說英語的人 like this word就喜歡用這個詞；though actually不過其實 it它 can still mean仍然可能是 “quite fat,”「蠻胖的」的意思，just只是 in a softer, more polite coat裹了一層更軟、更客氣的外衣。You你 of people把它用在人身上，not of bags or furniture不用在袋子或家具上。It它 sounds a little old-fashioned聽起來有點老派，and而且 than in teenage chat比起青少年的閒聊，in stories and careful speech在故事和講究的談話裡 is more at home更自在。

Grammar is simple: a heavy-set man; she is heavy-set. You would not use it of a thin, wiry athlete, however strong they are.

Grammar文法 is simple很簡單：a heavy-set man一個壯碩的男人；she is heavy-set她很壯碩。of a thin, wiry athlete對一個精瘦結實的運動員，You你 would not use it不會用這個詞，however strong they are不管他多有力氣。