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

• 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。
• His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt
  他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The main body of the church had been turned into a massive television studio
  该教堂的主体部分已被改造成了一个大型电视演播室。
• 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 had a massive ego, never would he admit he was wrong.
  他自视甚高，从来不会承认自己错了。
• The Agency's budget simply did not allow for such a massive increase.
  该机构的预算根本没有将如此大额的超支计算在内。
• 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。
• She will be signalling massive changes in energy policy
  她将暗示能源政策会有重大变化。