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

• Even the gargantuan Medes could not defeat them and the Greeks of Ionia suffered the same fate as the rest of Asia Minor.
  甚至庞大的米提亚人也无法击败他，希腊的殖民地爱奥尼亚也遭受了和小亚细亚一样的命运。
• Convertibility of the currency is a gargantuan barrier.
  货币的可兑换性就是一个巨大的障碍。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Many developing countries have gargantuan debts.
  许多发展中国家都负有巨额债务。
• Finally, despite our gargantuan team-effort, the data we gathered, and made available to the public is but a snapshot.
  最后，尽管我们的庞大团队的努力，我们收集的数据，并提供给公众，但一个快照。
• 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。
• 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。
• Twenty years later, La Salada is a gargantuan beast.
  20年后，LaSalada成了一头巨兽。