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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

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • The presidency has become a gargantuan enterprise in which media-star leaders are surrounded by a permanent campaign apparatus.
      美国总统这一职位已经成为了一个庞大的企业单位,固定不变的竞选机制困扰了其中被媒体所追捧的领导人。
    • That is a gargantuan challenge.
      这是一个巨大的挑战。
    • 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。
    • Holding on to that asset, however, has proved to be a gargantuan headache.
      不过,持有这项资产却令福布斯家族头疼不已。
    • Convertibility of the currency is a gargantuan barrier.
      货币的可兑换性就是一个巨大的障碍。
    • Welles gives us a portrait of a gargantuan man of unlimited ambitions and appetites, whose excesses outran his resources.
      威尔斯为我们塑造了一个拥有无尽野心和欲望的巨人形象,他所挥霍的远超过他所拥有的。
    • 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)。
    • Jordan came back because of his immense love for the game and his gargantuan thirst for challenge.
      乔丹复出是为了他对这项运动巨大的热爱和对挑战的巨大渴望。
    • Gargantuan asteroid to pass near earth this fall.
      大量小行星今秋将与地球错身而过。