giants

英 [ˈdʒaɪənts]

美 [ˈdʒaɪənts]

n.  (故事中常为残酷而愚蠢的)巨人; 巨人; 巨兽; 巨型植物; 大公司; 强大的组织
giant的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 巨大的；特大的；极其重要的
  Something that is described asgiantis much larger or more important than most others of its kind.
  1. ...Italy's giant car maker, Fiat.
     意大利汽车生产巨头菲亚特公司
  2. ...a giant oak table.
     巨大的橡木桌
  3. ...a giant step towards unification with the introduction of monetary union.
     实行货币联盟，向一体化迈出的一大步
• N-COUNT 大公司；大企业；大国
  Giantis often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.
  1. ...Japanese electronics giant Sony.
     日本电子业巨头索尼公司
  2. ...one of Germany's industrial giants, Daimler-Benz.
     德国工业巨头之一，戴姆勒—奔驰公司
• N-COUNT （尤指古代传说中虚构的）巨人
  Agiantis an imaginary person who is very big and strong, especially one mentioned in old stories.
  1. ...a Nordic saga of giants.
     北欧的巨人传奇
• N-COUNT 伟人；巨子；高大健壮的人
  You can refer to someone, especially a man, as agiant, if they seem important or powerful or if they are big and strong.
  1. He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man...
     他有超凡的个人魅力，是个伟人。
  2. The biggest man in the patrol, a giant of a man, lifted Mattie on to his shoulders.
     巡逻队中块头最大的那个彪形大汉将玛蒂举起来放到自己的肩上。
• N-COUNT 卓越人物；大师；才华超群的人
  You can refer to someone such as a famous musician or writer as agiant, if they are regarded as one of the most important or successful people in their field.
  1. ...the giant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti...
     歌剧界巨擘卢恰诺·帕瓦罗蒂
  2. He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
     毋庸置疑，他是日本的文学巨匠之一。

双语例句

• The corporate giants try to drive down wages in order to make superprofits.
  公司巨头们企图压低工资以获得超额利润。
• The collapse of Detroit's giants is a tragedy, affecting tens of thousands of current and former workers.
  底特律巨头的轰然倒塌是场悲剧，波及到了成千上万现在和过去的员工。
• The Earth had interesting species at that time which included giants and elves.
  地球在那时已经有了有趣的族类，包括巨人族和侏儒族。
• Recent developments in the United States with government investment in General Motors and banking giants have been extraordinary.
  最近美国政府投资通用汽车公司和大银行等事态发展情况特殊。
• If I have seen farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.
  如果我所见的比笛卡儿远一点，那是因为我站在巨人的肩上的缘故。
• If we beat the giants, we're in the championship.
  如果我们赢了巨人队，我们就是冠军了。
• He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
  毋庸置疑，他是日本的文学巨匠之一。
• Competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas.
  和全球大公司耐克、阿迪达斯等竞争。
• The Asian giants offer Africa more than markets, though.
  不过，这两个亚洲巨头为非洲提供的不仅仅是市场。
• This is now transforming the world's two giants, China and India.
  这正在改变着世界两大巨人：中国和印度。