colossus

英 [kəˈlɒsəs]

美 [kəˈlɑːsəs]

n.  巨人; 巨物; 巨型雕像

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BNC.22388 / COCA.20646

牛津词典

noun

• 巨人；巨物
  a person or thing that is extremely important or large in size
• 巨型雕像
  an extremely large statue

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 巨人;伟人;庞然大物;极重要的事情
  If you describe someone or something as acolossus, you think that they are extremely important and great in ability or size.
  1. He was a colossus, a legend.
     他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。
  2. ...saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins...
     萨克斯演奏大师桑尼·罗利斯
  3. He became a colossus of the labour movement.
     他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。
• 巨型雕塑
  Acolossusis an extremely large statue.

英英释义

noun

• a person of exceptional importance and reputation
  Synonym:behemothgiantheavyweighttitan
• someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  Synonym:giantgoliathbehemothmonster

双语例句

• This makes the colossus the ideal support unit for this group of Zealots.
  这样“巨神像”成为“狂热者”部队理想的支援后盾。
• Under this administration we have devoted our resources into making this country a military colossus.
  在行政部门的领导下，我们已经投入我们的财力来制造我们国家的军事巨人。
• Today, Einstein is venerated as an intellectual colossus who bestrode the20th century like no other.
  今天，爱因斯坦被推崇为一个知识巨人，在20世纪没有人像他这样光彩夺目。
• To limited bedroom space, the television calculates really going up is a colossus.
  对于有限的卧室空间而言，电视机实在算得上是一个庞然大物。
• He is a colossus with feet of clay.
  他是一个泥足巨人。
• I stride the earth like a colossus.
  我像巨人一般大步大步地踏地前行。
• Is it conceivable that this colossus could learn that spectacular success is a precursor of surprising failure?
  这个巨大的经济体能够汲取教训、明白辉煌的成功通常预示著惊人的失败，这有可能吗？
• Outside China, pessimism has been growing about the ability of the colossus to sustain its rapid growth.
  外界对中国这位巨人维持快速增长的能力越来越悲观。
• The colossus that bestrode the world!
  哦，这个雄踞全世界的巨人！
• He compared the statue with an unfinished marble colossus from the island of naxos.
  他把这座雕像与纳克索斯岛上的未完成的大理石巨像相比。