epic

英 [ˈepɪk]

美 [ˈepɪk]

n.  叙事诗; 史诗; 史诗般的电影(或书籍); 壮举; 惊人之举
adj.  具有史诗性质的; 史诗般的; 漫长而艰难的; 艰苦卓绝的; 宏大的; 壮丽的; 给人深刻印象的

复数：epics　

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牛津词典

noun

• 叙事诗；史诗
  a long poem about the actions of great men and women or about a nation's history; this style of poetry
  1. one of the great Hindu epics
     伟大的印度教史诗之一
  2. the creative genius of Greek epic
     富有创造力的希腊史诗天才
• 史诗般的电影（或书籍）
  a long film/movie or book that contains a lot of action, usually about a historical subject
• 壮举；惊人之举
  a long and difficult job or activity that you think people should admire
  1. Their four-hour match on Centre Court was an epic.
     他们在中心球场历时四个小时的比赛是一个壮举。

adj.

• 具有史诗性质的；史诗般的
  having the features of an epic
  1. an epic poem
     史诗般的诗
• 漫长而艰难的；艰苦卓绝的
  taking place over a long period of time and involving a lot of difficulties
  1. an epic journey/struggle
     漫长而艰难的旅程；艰苦卓绝的斗争
• 宏大的；壮丽的；给人深刻印象的
  very great and impressive
  1. a tragedy of epic proportions
     巨大的不幸

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 史诗;叙事诗;史诗般的作品
  Anepicis a long book, poem, or film, whose story extends over a long period of time or tells of great events.
  1. ...the Middle High German epic, 'Nibelungenlied', written about 1200...
     写于1200年左右的中古高地德语史诗《尼贝龙根之歌》
  2. At three hours and 21 minutes, it is an over-long, standard Hollywood epic.
     这部影片长达3小时21分钟，是部超长的标准好莱坞式史诗电影。
  3. Epicis also an adjective.
     
  4. ...epic narrative poems...
     叙事史诗
  5. Like 'Gone With The Wind' it's an unashamed epic romance.
     和《飘》一样，它也是一个无所顾忌的史诗般的爱情故事。
• ADJ 壮丽的;宏大的
  Something that isepicis very large and impressive.
  1. ...Columbus's epic voyage of discovery.
     哥伦布伟大的发现之旅

英英释义

noun

• a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  Synonym:epic poemheroic poemepos

adj

• very imposing or impressive
  1. an epic voyage
  2. of heroic proportions
  3. heroic sculpture
  Synonym:heroiclarger-than-life
• constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
  1. epic tradition
  Synonym:epical

双语例句

• Milton has written two epic poems in which he commemorates our fallen and our restored condition.
  密尔顿写了两部史诗，纪念我们堕落和复原的状况。他写了《失乐园》和《复乐园》。
• To me, it looks like the spy thriller and epic love story it is.
  对我来说，它看起来就像间谍惊悚小说以及史诗爱情故事。
• This is a prose translation of Homer's epic poems.
  这是荷马史诗的散文翻译。
• But if you have seen this "epic".
  但是。如果你看到了这条“史诗”。
• The legal conceptions of archaic age of the Greeks are known to us through the epic works of Homer and the poetry of hesiod.
  我们是通过荷马的史诗和海希奥德的诗歌了解古希腊人的法律思想的。
• I could write an epic poem about this lip.
  我可以为这片嘴唇写一部史诗。
• This paper systematically analyzes the art traits of it, especially the epic style and comedy feature.
  本文系统地分析了这部小说的艺术特色，尤其是小说的史诗风格和喜剧特色。
• There have been some epic battles going on during this development cycle.
  这一轮发展中已有了许多史诗级的战斗。
• This epic event will be an opportunity for China to show the world its culture, history and traditions.
  这一盛事是中国面向世界展示自己文化、历史和传统的机会。
• Enter the world of Jeff Smith's Bone and a truly epic adventure will come to life!
  进入世界的杰夫史密斯的骨和一个真正的史诗冒险会来的生命！