1 (energetically) [+nod, shake] enérgicamente; vigorosamente; [+exercise] enérgicamente Meg nodded her head vigorously He nodded vigorously. "Wonderful! Wonderful!" "No," he said, shaking his head vigorously She shook her head vigorously. "No, not as far as I know." Graustein shook my hand vigorously and thanked me He strode firmly up to Mr. Contact and pumped his hand vigorously In aerobics, people exercise as vigorously as possible Pour the sauce into a bowl and beat vigorously Cover the beans with water and boil vigorously for 10 minutes shake the mixture vigorously
2 (strongly) [+deny] categóricamente; rotundamente Mr Clough vigorously denied the allegation ...a charge the Prime Minister vigorously denied
[+defend, oppose, protest] enérgicamente There's been some criticism of the cuts but Mr King vigorously defended them He vigorously defended the deal, saying that it had averted an extremely damaging trade dispute The proposals have been vigorously opposed by consumer groups Saudi Arabia and Syria have vigorously opposed the Iraqi invasion The company has vigorously protested to the government American officials have protested vigorously to the Iraqi Ambassador over the incident
to campaign vigorously realizar una enérgica campaña
Unlike his opponents, he has been campaigning vigorously They have campaigned vigorously to get the sentences overturned
to grow vigorously [+plant] crecer con vigor; [+economy, company] crecer con vigor vigorosamente;or
these conditions mean the plant will grow vigorously the economy has grown vigorously in the last six months
