prodigious

英 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

美 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

adj.  巨大的; 伟大的

TOEFLIELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14631 / COCA.14195

牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；伟大的
  very large or powerful and causing surprise or admiration
  1. a prodigious achievement/memory/talent
     惊人的成就 / 记忆力 / 才华
  2. Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
     激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的；庞大的；大得惊人的
  Something that isprodigiousis very large or impressive.
  1. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...
     这种业务收益丰厚。
  2. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
     他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

双语例句

• Isaac Asimov, the prodigious popularizer of science, reacts hotly to the Jastrow book.
  多产的科普作家艾撒克·阿西莫夫对贾斯特罗的书提出了强烈的批评。
• We have all come across students with a prodigious analytical ability but who lack the emotional intelligence to be leaders.
  我们都遇到过具备惊人分析能力但缺乏情商的学生变成领导者。
• In recent months, he has devised an algorithmic approach to face recognition that has produced prodigious results.
  近几个月来，他设计出了一个在人脸识别领域产生重大影响的算法。
• A prodigious hunger for resources has long moulded Chinese foreign policy.
  长期以来，对能源的巨大需求，一直在影响着中国的外交政策。
• So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
  所以，让自由的回声响彻新罕布什尔州连绵不绝的山头吧！
• He was intelligent and precocious and endowed with a prodigious memory.
  他聪明和早慧，记忆力惊人。
• No one can deny the fact that network has brought us prodigious challenges and opportunities.
  没有人能否认网络给教育带来了很大的挑战和机遇。
• The prodigious two: Academic and extra-curricular achievement is important, but communication skills and personality are a must!
  说一不“二”：学术成就和课外活动固然重要，但是人际交往和个性培养是必须的！
• Did you know that fruit flies reproduce at a prodigious rate?
  你知道果蝇有很强的繁殖率吗？
• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts
  这种业务收益丰厚。