gargantuan
英 [ɡɑːˈɡæntʃuən]
美 [ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuən]
adj. 巨大的; 庞大的
BNC.21834 / COCA.17088
牛津词典
adj.
- 巨大的;庞大的
extremely large- a gargantuan appetite/meal
食欲极佳;丰盛的大餐
- a gargantuan appetite/meal
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;庞大的
If you say that something isgargantuan, you are emphasizing that it is very large.- ...a marketing event of gargantuan proportions.
大规模的促销活动 - ...a gargantuan corruption scandal.
骇人听闻的腐败丑闻
- ...a marketing event of gargantuan proportions.
英英释义
adj
- of great mass
- a jumbo jet
- jumbo shrimp
双语例句
- If you undertake this gargantuan political act while others are not, you bear all the political costs and reap none of the benefits.
如果你启动了这一规模庞大的政治行动,而其他国家没有,你就得承担全部政治成本,并且不会收获其带来的任何好处。 - Perhaps this gargantuan pooch's owner from New Orleans should go easy on the treats?
这条大狗来自新奥尔良的主人应该省着点用。 - Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.
天文学家也看到过较近的星系伸出的巨大的羽状物。 - This is a principle Chuck Prince, former head of Citi, for example, appears to have practised ( perhaps because there was no alternative, given Citi's gargantuan size).
这似乎是花旗前首席执行官查克•普林斯(ChuckPrince)曾经秉持的一个原则(考虑到花旗的巨大规模,这也可能是因为他别无选择)。 - Twenty years later, La Salada is a gargantuan beast.
20年后,LaSalada成了一头巨兽。 - Upon entering, my ears immediately latched onto the catchy harp introduction of Britney Spears's "Everytime" pumping into the gargantuan main room.
踏进餐厅,小甜甜布兰妮的“Everytime”这首歌正在偌大的正厅里播放着,我的耳朵立刻被这首歌前奏中竖琴的琴声给吸引了。 - Finally, despite our gargantuan team-effort, the data we gathered, and made available to the public is but a snapshot.
最后,尽管我们的庞大团队的努力,我们收集的数据,并提供给公众,但一个快照。 - That gargantuan sum of money is what central banks around the world have spent in recent years as they have tried to stimulate their economies and fight financial crises.
世界各国的央行近些年来花了这么大一笔钱,努力刺激经济,对抗金融危机。 - If I could just be a bit less dumb, that would already be a gargantuan achievement for me.
我是想说,如果我不要那麽聪明,能够少一点笨的话,那对我来说就是一个很大的成就。 - This technique serves to cut these gargantuan structures down to size, by deconstructing their status in contemporary Chinese society.
这种技巧用于对这些高大建筑物进行切割,解构它们在中国当代社会中的地位。