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

• The Colossus would soar higher into the sky.
  这一庞然大物高耸云霄。
• No, the Colossus will not block a flying unit.
  不，巨像不会阻拦一个飞行单位。
• The handsome payoffs from these ballsy bets made the South Korean company a colossus;
  从上述异常大胆的投资中获得的不错的收益让这家韩国公司成为了科技巨头；
• As Wall Street grew into a Colossus, so did the investment bank compensation system.
  随着华尔街发展成庞然大物，投行的薪资体系也随之膨胀。
• She has been described as the creative Colossus of the literary world.
  她被誉为文学界里创造力的巨匠。
• 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。
• It is a colossus with feet of clay.
  它是一个泥足巨人。
• 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。
• The boxer weigh three hundred pound and walk like a veritable colossus.
  这个拳击手重三百镑，走起路来像个十足的巨人。
• 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。