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

• 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。
• This is a gargantuan goal, and Mr. Tetrick concedes that the company isn't close to achieving it.
  这是一个宏伟的目标，蒂特里克也承认，他的公司还没有接近实现这一目标。
• 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。
• Gargantuan asteroid to pass near earth this fall.
  大量小行星今秋将与地球错身而过。
• Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least$ 1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
  福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹，这在当时是一笔巨额款项。
• 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。
• Many developing countries have gargantuan debts.
  许多发展中国家都负有巨额债务。
• The gargantuan peculiarities of his personal life will fade in memory while his songs continue to ring out afresh.
  他个人生活方面惊人的怪异之处将逐步淡出人们的记忆，而他的歌曲将继续飘扬在我们的耳边。
• 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）。
• That is a gargantuan challenge.
  这是一个巨大的挑战。