"tall and sturdy, robust," originally applied to women, 1650s, from present participle of strap (v.). Compare similar senses of whopping, spanking, bouncing and other present participle adjectives of violent action expressing something large in size.
双语例句
1. The messenger bent and scratched at his knee where the strapping chafed.
送信人弯下腰来，挠着膝部被绑腿磨红的地方。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Strapping the skis on the roof, we boarded the hovercraft in Dover.
用带子把滑水板绑在船顶后，我们就在多佛登上了气垫船。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He was a bricklayer—a big, strapping fellow.
他是位砌砖工——一个高大健壮的小伙子。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He's a strapping lad — already bigger than his father.
他是一个魁梧的小伙子——已经比他父亲高了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The carer will have to do all the work: placing the patient on the seat, strapping him in, taking him off again at the top.
