prodigious

英 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

美 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]

adj.  巨大的; 伟大的

TOEFLIELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14631 / COCA.14195

牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；伟大的
  very large or powerful and causing surprise or admiration
  1. a prodigious achievement/memory/talent
     惊人的成就 / 记忆力 / 才华
  2. Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
     激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的；庞大的；大得惊人的
  Something that isprodigiousis very large or impressive.
  1. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...
     这种业务收益丰厚。
  2. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
     他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

双语例句

• Windows and Office still produce prodigious cash flow.
  Windows和Office仍在产生巨大的现金流。
• He is a prodigious hunter.
  他是一个非凡的猎人。
• That spurred a great deal of cross-border borrowing that fed prodigious construction booms in Spain and Ireland.
  这催生了大量的国际借贷行为，使得西班牙和爱尔兰的房地产泡沫吹得惊天的大。
• Five hundred pounds would be a prodigious increase to their fortunes!
  绘她们一人五百镑，她们也够发大财的了。
• Did you know that fruit flies reproduce at a prodigious rate?
  你知道果蝇有很强的繁殖率吗？
• Three years is a long wait to see Taiwan's prodigious son in concert.
  等了三年才在演唱会见到台湾巨子。
• Isaac Asimov, the prodigious popularizer of science, reacts hotly to the Jastrow book.
  多产的科普作家艾撒克·阿西莫夫对贾斯特罗的书提出了强烈的批评。
• A continuous flow of energy is supplied to the photosphere to make good the prodigious losses by radiation.
  有一种连续不断的能流供给光球，以弥补辐射造成的巨大损耗。
• In recent months, he has devised an algorithmic approach to face recognition that has produced prodigious results.
  近几个月来，他设计出了一个在人脸识别领域产生重大影响的算法。
• I was impressed by his prodigious talent.
  他那过人的才干给我留下了深刻的印象。