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
- 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。