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

• This appears to be what Greece is doing embarking on a course of national suicide, thanks to a gargantuan sense of entitlement and dependency.
  这似乎就是希腊现在的状况，由于强烈的享有社会福利的权利感和依赖感，整个国家都走上了自杀的道路。
• 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。
• 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。
• If I could just be a bit less dumb, that would already be a gargantuan achievement for me.
  我是想说，如果我不要那麽聪明，能够少一点笨的话，那对我来说就是一个很大的成就。
• 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。
• 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。
• That gargantuan sum of money is what central banks around the world have spent in recent years as they have tried to stimulate their economies and fight financial crises.
  世界各国的央行近些年来花了这么大一笔钱，努力刺激经济，对抗金融危机。
• My gargantuan, pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire, and that was all.
  我那庞大的、早期的计算机只适合写文章和玩纸牌游戏，就这些。
• 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。