enormous

英 [ɪˈnɔːməs] 美 [ɪˈnɔːrməs]

adj.  巨大的; 庞大的; 极大的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2120 / COCA.1994



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 巨大的;庞大的;极大的
    extremely large
    1. an enormous house/dog
      巨大的房子;大狗
    2. an enormous amount of time
      大量的时间
    3. enormous interest
      浓厚的兴趣
    4. The problems facing the President are enormous.
      总统面临的问题是巨大的。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;极大的;很多的
    Something that is enormous is extremely large in size or amount.
    1. The main bedroom is enormous...
      主卧室非常大。
    2. There is, of course, an enormous amount to see.
      当然有很多可看的。
  2. ADJ (范围、程度)极大的
    You can use enormous to emphasize the great degree or extent of something.
    1. It was an enormous disappointment.
      真是让人万分失望。
    2. ...his enormous capacity for brutality.
      他的穷凶极恶

双语例句

  1. An enormous grin spread across his face
    他咧着大嘴笑了。
  2. In his dreams, the mountains assumed enormous importance.
    在他的梦中,山有着至关重要的作用。
  3. The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
    两家公司在金融市场有非常大的影响力。
  4. The company was coasting on the enormous success of its early products.
    公司凭借早期产品的巨大成功而在市场上遥遥领先。
  5. The domino effect if one train is cancelled is enormous.
    如果一班火车被取消,其连锁反应将是巨大的。
  6. The main bedroom is enormous
    主卧室非常大。
  7. There is, of course, an enormous amount to see.
    当然有很多可看的。
  8. It was an enormous disappointment.
    真是让人万分失望。
  9. All the candidates have been getting an enormous amount of exposure on television and in the press.
    所有候选人都在电视和报刊上频频亮相。
  10. He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man
    他有超凡的个人魅力,是个伟人。
  11. The skills and logistics of getting such a big show on the road pose enormous practical problems
    搞如此大型的巡演,无论是技术上还是物流上都面临着巨大的实际问题。
  12. The poor are taking advantage of this edict to marry off their daughters without enormous expenditure while they can
    穷人们利用这个法令,尽量不花费巨额开销就把女儿嫁出去。
  13. It is an enormous challenge but we hope to meet it within a year or 18 months
    这是一个巨大的挑战,但是我们希望在1年或18个月之内能够战胜它。
  14. I have had an enormous number of letters from single parents
    我已经收到了大量单亲家长的来信。
  15. It's like one enormous street carnival here.
    这就像是一场盛大的街头狂欢节。
  16. If such materials became generally available to the optics industry the payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous
    如果这些材料能够普遍用于光学产业,那么这一突破带来的收益将非常巨大。
  17. The case has generated enormous publicity in Brazil.
    这个案件已经在巴西引起了极大的关注。
  18. We're willing to state for the record that it has enormous value.
    我们愿意郑重声明那是有极大价值的。
  19. The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.
    核子内部的斥力是巨大的。
  20. Residents heard an enormous bang as a safety valve on the boiler failed.
    由于锅炉的安全阀失效,居民们听到了砰的一声巨响。
  21. The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.
    那座塔的顶部矗立着一尊巨型雕像,与整个建筑完全不成比例。
  22. He had enormous charm and a great sense of humour.
    他极富魅力而且非常有幽默感。
  23. We have an enormous spread of industries, mainly in the Home Counties and East Anglia.
    我们拥有种类繁多的工业,主要位于伦敦周围各郡和东英吉利地区。
  24. The vast expansion in secondary education is putting an enormous strain on the system.
    中等教育的大幅扩张正对该系统造成巨大压力。
  25. It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society
    这是一项影响到社会各阶层的重大工作。
  26. The country has made enormous strides politically but not economically.
    该国在政治上取得了巨大的发展,但经济却跟不上去。
  27. She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics
    她用薄薄的黑色织物裹住了自己硕大的身躯。
  28. They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy
    他们遭逢了巨大的个人不幸。
  29. There is enormous, acknowledged and untapped potential in the Indian stock markets.
    印度的股票市场蕴含着巨大的、公认的、尚未挖掘出来的潜力。
  30. Worldwide, an enormous amount of research effort goes into military technology.
    在世界范围内,大量的研究精力都投入到军事技术上。

同义词辨析

  huge colossal enormous giant gigantic immense vast【导航词义:巨大的】

  huge adj. 巨大的,庞大的

〔辨析〕含义很广,指体积、数量、程度方面极大的,但通常不用于重量。

〔例证〕
The road was blocked by a huge rock.
道路被一块巨石堵住了。
The play was a huge success.
该剧获得巨大成功。

  colossal adj. 巨大的,庞大的

〔辨析〕通常指体积或总量极大的。

〔例证〕
It looked like a colossal statue.
它看上去像一个巨大的雕像。
He has gained colossal profit from the business.
他从生意中获取了巨额利润。

  enormous adj. 巨大的,庞大的

〔辨析〕指尺寸或数量巨大的。

〔例证〕
She has bought an enormous house.
她买了一幢大房子。
He saved up an enormous amount of money for his daughter.
他为女儿存了一大笔钱。

  giant adj. 巨大的,庞大的

〔辨析〕只作定语,指比其他同类事物大的。

〔例证〕
They found a giant tortoise.
他们发现了一只巨龟。
That's a giant step for us to take.
这就是我们要跨出的一大步。
He is a manager of a giant electronics company.
他是一家特大型电子产品公司的经理。

  gigantic adj. 巨大的,庞大的

〔辨析〕指规格、数量或程度巨大的,含超出常规或预想之意。

〔例证〕
This is the most gigantic pizza I've ever seen.
这是我见过的最大比萨饼了。
Those jewels are so gigantic a hundred men could not carry them.
那些大块的宝石一百个人都搬不动。
The gigantic task of reconstruction awaits them.
重建的艰巨任务等着他们去完成。

  immense adj. 巨大的,广大的,无限的

〔辨析〕指体积、数量或程度等超过一般标准的。

〔例证〕
It's almost impossible to find him in the immense ocean.
在无边无际的海洋中要找到他几乎是不可能的。
The value of the helicopter is immense. It can hardly be measured.
直升机的价值是无限的,几乎无法估量。

  vast adj. 巨大的,广阔的,浩瀚的

〔辨析〕多指空间、面积、范围巨大的。

〔例证〕
The vast plain stretches for 800 miles.
那片辽阔的平原绵延800英里。
There is a vast difference between them.
他们两人之间有着天壤之别。
The Pacific Ocean is a vast expanse of water.
太平洋是一片浩瀚的水域。

英英释义

adj

  1. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
    1. an enormous boulder
    2. enormous expenses
    3. tremendous sweeping plains
    4. a tremendous fact in human experienc
    5. a plane took off with a tremendous noise

    Synonym:    tremendous