1. A long, thin stem sits on a tiny, thickset body that is covered –animal welfarists, please, try not to listen for a moment! 细长得一根杆固定在一个横着的小筒上，这个小桶的一个面由蛇皮覆盖。
2. a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting. 大量繁殖的强壮的短毛狗，大头、下颚突出；最早在英国喂养它们是为玩嗾狗逗牛游戏。
3. And, with an imperious motion, the frail young man of twenty years bent the thickset and sturdy porter like a reed, and brought him to his knees in the mire. 这个二十岁的娇弱青年以一种无比权威的气概，把那宽肩巨腰的强壮杠夫，象一根芦苇似的压下去，跪在泥淖里。
英英解释
adj.
1. heavy and compact in form or stature
2. planted or growing close together
