gargantuan

英 [ɡɑːˈɡæntʃuən]

美 [ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuən]

adj.  巨大的; 庞大的

GRE

BNC.21834 / COCA.17088

牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；庞大的
  extremely large
  1. a gargantuan appetite/meal
     食欲极佳；丰盛的大餐

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.
  1. ...a marketing event of gargantuan proportions.
     大规模的促销活动
  2. ...a gargantuan corruption scandal.
     骇人听闻的腐败丑闻

英英释义

adj

• of great mass
  1. a jumbo jet
  2. jumbo shrimp
  Synonym:elephantinegiantjumbo

双语例句

• Twenty years later, La Salada is a gargantuan beast.
  20年后，LaSalada成了一头巨兽。
• When it's finished, the gargantuan titanium-and-glass structure will appear to be floating on a man-made lake.
  在建成后，这个巨大的钛和玻璃组成的结构将看起来像漂浮在一个人工湖上。
• 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。
• 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。
• Netflix ( NFlx) and Samsung are currently working to trim gargantuan files.
  Netflix和三星目前正研究如何压缩视频文件。
• 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。
• There was enough elbow room in this gargantuan aquarium for all kinds of surprises to emerge.
  在这个巨大的水族箱里，有足够的活动空间让各种惊喜出现。
• Gargantuan asteroid to pass near earth this fall.
  大量小行星今秋将与地球错身而过。
• 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。
• This is easier to achieve if the government curbs the growth of its gargantuan budget.
  如果政府能抑制其庞大预算的进一步增长，这个目标会更容易实现。