1 [I,T] to lift, pull or throw sb/sth heavy with one big effort 用力举起、拉或投掷（重物） [I] Take hold of this rope and heave! 抓住这根绳子﹐用力拉﹗We heaved the cupboard up the stairs. 我们合力把碗柜抬上楼梯。

2 [I] heave (with sth) to move up and down or in and out in a heavy but regular way 有节奏地起伏或进出: His chest was heaving with the effort of carrying the cooker. 他费力地搬着炉子，胸脯起伏着。

3 [I] to experience the tight feeling you get in your stomach when you are just about to vomit. 恶心；反胃: The sight of all that blood made her stomach heave. 她看到那么多血，觉得恶心。