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

• of great mass
  1. a jumbo jet
  2. jumbo shrimp
  Synonym:elephantinegiantjumbo

双语例句

• The presidency has become a gargantuan enterprise in which media-star leaders are surrounded by a permanent campaign apparatus.
  美国总统这一职位已经成为了一个庞大的企业单位，固定不变的竞选机制困扰了其中被媒体所追捧的领导人。
• That is a gargantuan challenge.
  这是一个巨大的挑战。
• Convertibility of the currency is a gargantuan barrier.
  货币的可兑换性就是一个巨大的障碍。
• If I could just be a bit less dumb, that would already be a gargantuan achievement for me.
  我是想说，如果我不要那麽聪明，能够少一点笨的话，那对我来说就是一个很大的成就。
• The gargantuan peculiarities of his personal life will fade in memory while his songs continue to ring out afresh.
  他个人生活方面惊人的怪异之处将逐步淡出人们的记忆，而他的歌曲将继续飘扬在我们的耳边。
• 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。
• This is easier to achieve if the government curbs the growth of its gargantuan budget.
  如果政府能抑制其庞大预算的进一步增长，这个目标会更容易实现。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。