gargantuan
英 [ɡɑːˈɡæntʃuən]
美 [ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuən]
adj. 巨大的; 庞大的
BNC.21834 / COCA.17088
牛津词典
adj.
- 巨大的;庞大的
extremely large- a gargantuan appetite/meal
食欲极佳;丰盛的大餐
- a gargantuan appetite/meal
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.- ...a marketing event of gargantuan proportions.
大规模的促销活动 - ...a gargantuan corruption scandal.
骇人听闻的腐败丑闻
- ...a marketing event of gargantuan proportions.
英英释义
adj
- of great mass
- a jumbo jet
- jumbo shrimp
双语例句
- 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 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)。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Twenty years later, La Salada is a gargantuan beast.
20年后,LaSalada成了一头巨兽。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。