重重
English
- layer upon layer
- heavily
- one after another
- severely
- layer upon layer; pile upon pile
- strongly; severely; heavily
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一層層、一疊疊,引申為好多
- 好大力度
Examples
唔同語言嘅輕重重讀方法有所不同,英文同法文之間有明顯嘅分別。
Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY
汤姆的头部受了重重的一击。
Tom received a heavy blow on the head.
Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY
虽然困难重重,他还是完成了这个任务。
Despite a lot of difficulties, he still completed the task.
Tatoeba · Gustav249 CC BY
他用斧頭重重的斬了一下,那棵樹就倒了下來。
The tree was felled with one hard blow of his ax.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
重重難關
a bundle of difficulties
睇你心事重重個樣,好似好多嘢擔心咁喎。
You have the look of someone whose thoughts are piling up in your head. It seems like there is a lot worrying you.
呢單案疑點重重,唔係一時三刻可以破解。
This case has too many points of suspicion. It's not one that can be cracked with the snap of a finger.
老闆話年尾冇得加薪,重重打擊員工士氣。
The boss just announced that there would be no salary raise this year which has severely affected the employees' morale.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk