hale

hale1
adjective
  1. (of an old person) strong and healthy
    (老人)健壮的
    only just sixty, very hale and hearty.
    刚刚60岁,身体健壮,精神抖擞。
haleness
noun
语源
  1. Old English, northern variant of hāl 'whole'

hale2
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of direction](archaic)drag or draw forcibly
    (古)用力拖(或拉)
    he haled an old man out of the audience.
    他从观众中拖出一位老人。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French haler, from Old Norse hala
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