单词 | huge |
释义 | huge adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, look巨大;看上去巨大▸➤become, grow变得巨大◆her eyes grew huge in astonishment.她吃惊地瞪大了双眼。adverb➤pretty, really相当/非常巨大◆this is a really huge amount of money.这确实是一笔巨款。➤absolutely绝对巨大◆their house is absolutely huge!他们的房子大极了!➤potentially潜力巨大◆there's a potentially huge demand for this product.对这一产品的潜在需求非常大。 huge adjective ➡ see also the entry for large另见 large 条huge ♦︎ massive ♦︎ vast ♦︎ enormous ♦︎ giant ♦︎ tremendous ♦︎ gigantic ♦︎ immense ♦︎ monumental ♦︎ colossalthese words all describe sth which is extremely large.这些词均表示巨大的、庞大的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a huge / a massive / a vast / an enormous / a tremendous / a colossal amount of sth◆a huge / a massive / a vast / an enormous / a tremendous number of things◆the huge / massive / vast / enormous / tremendous / colossal cost◆a huge / a massive / a vast / an enormous crowd / area◆a huge / a massive / an enormous / a tremendous / a monumental task◆a huge / a massive / an enormous / a giant / a tremendous / a gigantic step◆a huge / a massive / an enormous / a tremendous / a colossal explosion◆huge / massive / enormous / tremendous / immense pressure◆a huge / a massive / an enormous / a tremendous problem / success◆huge / vast / enormous / tremendous / immense / colossal power◆massive / enormous / tremendous / immense strength◆to be of huge / massive / enormous / gigantic / monumental proportions◆to be of / have huge / enormous / tremendous / immense / monumental significance / importance◆on a huge / massive / vast / enormous / monumental / colossal scale◆absolutely huge / massive / enormous / tremendous◆really huge / massive / enormous / tremendous / gigantic■ huge extremely large in size or amount; great in degree巨大的;极多的;程度高的◆a huge crowd had gathered in the square.广场上聚集了一大群人。◆he gazed up at her with huge brown eyes.他睁着棕色的大眼睛抬头注视着她。◆the company ran up huge debts.这家公司欠下了巨额债务。◆the party was a huge success.聚会办得非常成功。opp tiny → small ■ massive extremely large or serious巨大的;极为严重的◆the explosion made a massive hole in the ground.爆炸在地面上留下了一个巨大的坑。◆the chancellor is to announce a massive increase in spending.财政大臣即将宣布要大幅增加开支。◆he suffered a massive heart attack.他心脏病严重发作。ⓘ although massive is usually neither formal nor informal, in spoken british english it can sometimes sound informal, especially when talking about the large physical size of sth.虽然 massive 通常没有正式与非正式之分,但是在英式英语口语中,有时听起来不太正式,尤其在指某物体积巨大时◆they've got a massive great house.他们有一座非常大的房子。 ➡ see also massive → heavy ■ vast extremely large in area, amount, numbers or size辽阔的;巨大的;大量的◆to the south lay a vast area of wilderness.南面是一望无际的旷野。◆at dusk bats appear in vast numbers.傍晚时蝙蝠会大批出现。◆his business empire was vast.他的商业版图十分庞大。◆in the vast majority of cases this should not be a problem.在绝大多数情况下,这应该不成问题。▸ vastness noun [uncountable] (written) ◆the vastness of space太空的浩瀚无垠■ enormous huge巨大的;极多的;程度高的◆they've bought an enormous house in the country.他们在乡下买了一所大房子。◆the council has spent an enormous amount of money on this project.地方议会在这个项目上已经投入了巨资。◆the implications of such a proposal are enormous.这个提议影响巨大。opp tiny → small note 辨析 huge or enormous?there is no real difference in meaning between these words and you can usually use either word. however, huge is used slightly more to talk about the physical size of sth, especially a piece of sth.这两个词在含义上没有实质差别,一般可以通用。但是在指某物的体积,尤其是一件东西的体积时,用 huge 的情况稍多◆a huge chunk / pile / boulder / slab / mound / expanse一大块;一大堆;巨石;厚厚的一块;巨型土堆;一大片区域 enormous is used slightly more to talk about the degree of sth such as a feeling, importance or a possibility.指感情、重要性或可能性的程度时,用 enormous 的情况稍多◆enormous fun / pleasure / importance / significance / flexibility / scope极大的乐趣/满足/重要性/意义/灵活度/范围■ giant [only before noun] extremely large; much larger or more important than similar things usually are巨大的;特大的;伟大的◆the market is controlled by giant corporations which function as monopolies.市场是由垄断性巨头公司控制的。◆giant clams may grow to be a metre long.砗磲能长到一米长。■ tremendous /trəmendəs/ extremely great, especially in a way that makes you feel impressed, admiring or sympathetic巨大的;极好的;了不起的◆the noise of bombs, guns and engines was tremendous.爆炸声、枪炮声和马达声震耳欲聋。◆a tremendous amount of work has gone into the project.在这个项目上已经投入了大量的工作。◆he has been under tremendous pressure recently.最近他承受了极大的压力。■ gigantic /dʒaɪgæntɪk/ (rather informal) extremely large, especially in physical size巨大的;庞大的◆at the top of the steps stood eight gigantic marble columns.八根巨型大理石圆柱矗立在石阶的顶端。◆the problem can assume gigantic proportions if left untreated.这个问题如果不解决将会一发不可收拾。■ immense /ɪmens/ extremely great in degree(程度)极大的◆to my immense relief, he didn't notice my mistake.他没有注意到我的错误,这让我大松了一口气。◆the benefits are immense.成效是巨大的。ⓘ immense is used especially to describe feelings or qualities, especially positive ones. * immense 尤用来修饰有正面意义的感情或特质◆immense satisfaction / relief / pleasure / respect极大的满足/放松/乐趣/尊敬◆immense prestige / popularity / charm / importance / significance / value极高的声望/知名度;极大的魅力/重要性/意义;极高的价值▸ immensity /ɪmensəti/ noun [uncountable] ◆we were overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the task.工作量极大,我们都觉得吃不消。■ monumental /mɒnjumentl; name mɑːnjumentl/ [only before noun] (rather formal) extremely great or serious非常大的;极为严重的◆this book is a work of monumental significance.这是一部意义非凡的著作。◆she had made one monumental error of judgement.她的判断出现了严重错误。ⓘ monumental is used especially to describe actions that are very stupid and have serious consequences. * monumental 尤用来修饰非常愚蠢并造成严重后果的行为◆an act of monumental folly非常愚蠢的行为◆monumental incompetence极其无能◆a monumental error / disaster / cock-up极其严重的错误/灾难/差错■ colossal /kəlɒsl; name kəlɑːsl/ extremely large巨大的;庞大的◆outside stands a colossal statue of queen victoria.外面竖立着维多利亚女王的巨型雕像。◆they have spent a colossal amount of money on construction.他们已在建设工作上投入了巨资。hugeextremely large in size or amount; great in degree巨大的;极多的;程度高的◆a huge crowd had gathered in the square.广场上聚集了一大群人。◆he gazed up at her with huge brown eyes.他睁着棕色的大眼睛抬头注视着她。◆the company ran up huge debts.这家公司欠下了巨额债务。◆the party was a huge success.聚会办得非常成功。opp tiny → small huge/hju:dʒ ||; hjudʒ/adj very big 巨大的: ◇a huge amount/quantity/sum/number 巨大的数目;巨大的数量;巨款;庞大的数字◇a huge building 一座巨大的建筑物◇the film was a huge success. 这部电影非常成功。 ➔hugely adv ◇hugely successful/popular/expensive 很成功╱受欢迎╱昂贵 huge /hjudʒ; hjuːdʒ/adjextremely large 巨大的,庞大的:◇huge sums of money 巨额钱款 ☞ huge |
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