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enormous

英 [ɪˈnɔːməs]

美 [ɪˈnɔːrməs]

adj.  巨大的; 庞大的; 极大的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2120 / COCA.1994

同义词辨析

hugecolossalenormousgiantgiganticimmensevast【导航词义:巨大的】

hugeadj. 巨大的,庞大的
〔辨析〕
含义很广,指体积、数量、程度方面极大的,但通常不用于重量。
〔例证〕
The road was blocked by a huge rock.
道路被一块巨石堵住了。
The play was a huge success.
该剧获得巨大成功。
colossaladj. 巨大的,庞大的
〔辨析〕
通常指体积或总量极大的。
〔例证〕
It looked like a colossal statue.
它看上去像一个巨大的雕像。
He has gained colossal profit from the business.
他从生意中获取了巨额利润。
enormousadj. 巨大的,庞大的
〔辨析〕
指尺寸或数量巨大的。
〔例证〕
She has bought an enormous house.
她买了一幢大房子。
He saved up an enormous amount of money for his daughter.
他为女儿存了一大笔钱。
giantadj. 巨大的,庞大的
〔辨析〕
只作定语,指比其他同类事物大的。
〔例证〕
They found a giant tortoise.
他们发现了一只巨龟。
That's a giant step for us to take.
这就是我们要跨出的一大步。
He is a manager of a giant electronics company.
他是一家特大型电子产品公司的经理。
giganticadj. 巨大的,庞大的
〔辨析〕
指规格、数量或程度巨大的,含超出常规或预想之意。
〔例证〕
This is the most gigantic pizza I've ever seen.
这是我见过的最大比萨饼了。
Those jewels are so gigantic a hundred men could not carry them.
那些大块的宝石一百个人都搬不动。
The gigantic task of reconstruction awaits them.
重建的艰巨任务等着他们去完成。
immenseadj. 巨大的,广大的,无限的
〔辨析〕
指体积、数量或程度等超过一般标准的。
〔例证〕
It's almost impossible to find him in the immense ocean.
在无边无际的海洋中要找到他几乎是不可能的。
The value of the helicopter is immense. It can hardly be measured.
直升机的价值是无限的,几乎无法估量。
vastadj. 巨大的,广阔的,浩瀚的
〔辨析〕
多指空间、面积、范围巨大的。
〔例证〕
The vast plain stretches for 800 miles.
那片辽阔的平原绵延800英里。
There is a vast difference between them.
他们两人之间有着天壤之别。
The Pacific Ocean is a vast expanse of water.
太平洋是一片浩瀚的水域。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 巨大的;庞大的;极大的
      extremely large
      1. an enormous house/dog
        巨大的房子;大狗
      2. an enormous amount of time
        大量的时间
      3. enormous interest
        浓厚的兴趣
      4. The problems facing the President are enormous.
        总统面临的问题是巨大的。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;极大的;很多的
      Something that isenormousis extremely large in size or amount.
      1. The main bedroom is enormous...
        主卧室非常大。
      2. There is, of course, an enormous amount to see.
        当然有很多可看的。
    • ADJ (范围、程度)极大的
      You can useenormousto emphasize the great degree or extent of something.
      1. It was an enormous disappointment.
        真是让人万分失望。
      2. ...his enormous capacity for brutality.
        他的穷凶极恶

    英英释义

    adj

    • extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
      1. an enormous boulder
      2. enormous expenses
      3. tremendous sweeping plains
      4. a tremendous fact in human experienc
      5. a plane took off with a tremendous noise
      Synonym:tremendous

    双语例句

    • The country has made enormous strides politically but not economically.
      该国在政治上取得了巨大的发展,但经济却跟不上去。
    • The poor are taking advantage of this edict to marry off their daughters without enormous expenditure while they can
      穷人们利用这个法令,尽量不花费巨额开销就把女儿嫁出去。
    • It's like one enormous street carnival here.
      这就像是一场盛大的街头狂欢节。
    • The company was coasting on the enormous success of its early products.
      公司凭借早期产品的巨大成功而在市场上遥遥领先。
    • In his dreams, the mountains assumed enormous importance.
      在他的梦中,山有着至关重要的作用。
    • There is enormous, acknowledged and untapped potential in the Indian stock markets.
      印度的股票市场蕴含着巨大的、公认的、尚未挖掘出来的潜力。
    • The skills and logistics of getting such a big show on the road pose enormous practical problems
      搞如此大型的巡演,无论是技术上还是物流上都面临着巨大的实际问题。
    • We're willing to state for the record that it has enormous value.
      我们愿意郑重声明那是有极大价值的。
    • We have an enormous spread of industries, mainly in the Home Counties and East Anglia.
      我们拥有种类繁多的工业,主要位于伦敦周围各郡和东英吉利地区。
    • If such materials became generally available to the optics industry the payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous
      如果这些材料能够普遍用于光学产业,那么这一突破带来的收益将非常巨大。