massive

英 [ˈmæsɪv]

美 [ˈmæsɪv]

adj.  巨大的; 大而重的; 结实的; 非常严重的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；大而重的；结实的
  very large, heavy and solid
  1. a massive rock
     一块巨大的岩石
  2. the massive walls of the castle
     厚实坚固的城堡围墙
• 巨大的；非常严重的
  extremely large or serious
  1. The explosion made a massive hole in the ground.
     爆炸在地面留下了一个巨大的坑。
  2. a massive increase in spending
     开支的大幅度增加
  3. He suffered a massive heart attack.
     他的心脏病严重发作了。
  4. Their house is massive.
     他们的房子大极了。
  5. They have a massive great house.
     他们有一座非常大的房子。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;庞大的;厚重的;强大的
  Something that ismassiveis very large in size, quantity, or extent.
  1. There was evidence of massive fraud.
     有证据表明是巨额欺诈。
  2. ...massive air attacks...
     大规模空袭
  3. The scale of the problem is massive.
     这个问题涉及面广泛。
  4. ...a massive steam boat.
     巨大的蒸汽船
• ADJ (疾病)非常严重的，十分危急的
  If you describe a medical condition asmassive, you mean that it is extremely serious.
  1. He died six weeks later of a massive heart attack.
     六周后他因严重的心脏病发作去世。

英英释义

adj

• consisting of great mass
  1. Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets
• imposing in size or bulk or solidity
  1. massive oak doors
  2. Moore's massive sculptures
  3. the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture
  4. a monumental scale
  Synonym:monolithicmonumental
• imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
  1. massive retaliatory power
  2. a massive increase in oil prices
  3. massive changes
• being the same substance throughout
  1. massive silver

双语例句

• Frank had been struck down by a massive heart attack.
  弗兰克的身体已经被一场严重的心脏病拖垮了。
• This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.
  这可能意味着大量的政府工作人员要暂时下岗。
• European farmers are planning a massive demonstration against farm subsidy cuts
  欧洲农场主正策划一场抗议削减农场补贴的大规模示威游行。
• It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
  毫无疑问，盟军一次大规模的进攻就会击溃已是强弩之末的敌军。
• After a massive heart attack, he was strapped to a bed, with tubes in every orifice.
  经历了一次严重的心脏病发作之后，他被绑在床上，全身都插着导管。
• He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed.
  他极力轻描淡写地跟我们说他感到失望。
• He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design
  在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
• US forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault.
  美国军队作好了发动大规模海、陆、空攻击的准备。
• He promised to get to work on the state's massive deficit
  他承诺着手解决国家庞大的财政赤字问题。
• The Government continues to pour billions of pounds into its massive road-building programme
  政府继续向庞大的筑路项目中投入数十亿英镑。