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gargantuan

英 [ɡɑːˈɡæntʃuən]

美 [ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuən]

adj.  巨大的; 庞大的

GRE

BNC.21834 / COCA.17088

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 巨大的;庞大的
      extremely large
      1. a gargantuan appetite/meal
        食欲极佳;丰盛的大餐

    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.
      1. ...a marketing event of gargantuan proportions.
        大规模的促销活动
      2. ...a gargantuan corruption scandal.
        骇人听闻的腐败丑闻

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least$ 1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
      福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹,这在当时是一笔巨额款项。
    • There was enough elbow room in this gargantuan aquarium for all kinds of surprises to emerge.
      在这个巨大的水族箱里,有足够的活动空间让各种惊喜出现。
    • Perhaps this gargantuan pooch's owner from New Orleans should go easy on the treats?
      这条大狗来自新奥尔良的主人应该省着点用。
    • 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。
    • If you undertake this gargantuan political act while others are not, you bear all the political costs and reap none of the benefits.
      如果你启动了这一规模庞大的政治行动,而其他国家没有,你就得承担全部政治成本,并且不会收获其带来的任何好处。
    • 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。
    • Welles gives us a portrait of a gargantuan man of unlimited ambitions and appetites, whose excesses outran his resources.
      威尔斯为我们塑造了一个拥有无尽野心和欲望的巨人形象,他所挥霍的远超过他所拥有的。
    • 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。
    • 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。