colossal
英 [kəˈlɒsl]
美 [kəˈlɑːsl]
adj. 巨大的; 庞大的
Collins.1 / BNC.13816 / COCA.12711
同义词辨析
hugecolossalenormousgiantgiganticimmensevast【导航词义：巨大的】
hugeadj. 巨大的，庞大的
〔辨析〕
含义很广，指体积、数量、程度方面极大的，但通常不用于重量。
〔例证〕
The road was blocked by a huge rock.
道路被一块巨石堵住了。
The play was a huge success.
该剧获得巨大成功。
道路被一块巨石堵住了。
The play was a huge success.
该剧获得巨大成功。
colossaladj. 巨大的，庞大的
〔辨析〕
通常指体积或总量极大的。
〔例证〕
It looked like a colossal statue.
它看上去像一个巨大的雕像。
He has gained colossal profit from the business.
他从生意中获取了巨额利润。
它看上去像一个巨大的雕像。
He has gained colossal profit from the business.
他从生意中获取了巨额利润。
enormousadj. 巨大的，庞大的
〔辨析〕
指尺寸或数量巨大的。
〔例证〕
She has bought an enormous house.
她买了一幢大房子。
He saved up an enormous amount of money for his daughter.
他为女儿存了一大笔钱。
她买了一幢大房子。
He saved up an enormous amount of money for his daughter.
他为女儿存了一大笔钱。
giantadj. 巨大的，庞大的
〔辨析〕
只作定语，指比其他同类事物大的。
〔例证〕
They found a giant tortoise.
他们发现了一只巨龟。
That's a giant step for us to take.
这就是我们要跨出的一大步。
He is a manager of a giant electronics company.
他是一家特大型电子产品公司的经理。
他们发现了一只巨龟。
That's a giant step for us to take.
这就是我们要跨出的一大步。
He is a manager of a giant electronics company.
他是一家特大型电子产品公司的经理。
giganticadj. 巨大的，庞大的
〔辨析〕
指规格、数量或程度巨大的，含超出常规或预想之意。
〔例证〕
This is the most gigantic pizza I've ever seen.
这是我见过的最大比萨饼了。
Those jewels are so gigantic a hundred men could not carry them.
那些大块的宝石一百个人都搬不动。
The gigantic task of reconstruction awaits them.
重建的艰巨任务等着他们去完成。
这是我见过的最大比萨饼了。
Those jewels are so gigantic a hundred men could not carry them.
那些大块的宝石一百个人都搬不动。
The gigantic task of reconstruction awaits them.
重建的艰巨任务等着他们去完成。
immenseadj. 巨大的，广大的，无限的
〔辨析〕
指体积、数量或程度等超过一般标准的。
〔例证〕
It's almost impossible to find him in the immense ocean.
在无边无际的海洋中要找到他几乎是不可能的。
The value of the helicopter is immense. It can hardly be measured.
直升机的价值是无限的，几乎无法估量。
在无边无际的海洋中要找到他几乎是不可能的。
The value of the helicopter is immense. It can hardly be measured.
直升机的价值是无限的，几乎无法估量。
vastadj. 巨大的，广阔的，浩瀚的
〔辨析〕
多指空间、面积、范围巨大的。
〔例证〕
The vast plain stretches for 800 miles.
那片辽阔的平原绵延800英里。
There is a vast difference between them.
他们两人之间有着天壤之别。
The Pacific Ocean is a vast expanse of water.
太平洋是一片浩瀚的水域。
那片辽阔的平原绵延800英里。
There is a vast difference between them.
他们两人之间有着天壤之别。
The Pacific Ocean is a vast expanse of water.
太平洋是一片浩瀚的水域。
牛津词典
adj.
- 巨大的；庞大的
extremely large- a colossal statue
巨大的雕像 - The singer earns a colossal amount of money.
那歌手现在可赚大钱了。
- a colossal statue
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;庞大的
If you describe something ascolossal, you are emphasizing that it is very large.- There has been a colossal waste of public money...
一直存在巨大的公款浪费。 - The task they face is colossal.
他们面临的任务十分艰巨。
- There has been a colossal waste of public money...
英英释义
adj
- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
- colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
- has a colossal nerve
- a prodigious storm
- a stupendous field of grass
- stupendous demand
双语例句
- First We went to Colossal Canyon.
首先，我们去了打峡谷。 - And yet somehow, even amid this colossal torrent of imagery, the best pictures rise to the top.
不过，在这巨大的图像洪流中，最佳照片跃然而出。 - The insurrection had made of the centre of Paris a sort of inextricable, tortuous, colossal citadel.
那次的起义把巴黎的中心地带变成了一种曲折错乱、叫人摸不清道路的巨大寨子。 - But the number of responses was still small, given his colossal number of fans.
但是与他数量庞大的粉丝相比，回复的数量仍然很少。 - Seeing these stone men reminds me of those colossal stone sculptures on Easter Island.
看到这些石人我想到了复活节岛上的那些巨型石雕。 - Yet that phrase came to haunt him as the boom years ended in recession and a colossal deficit.
然而，当繁荣结束，衰退和巨额赤字袭来，这种说法已成为困扰他自己的一个梦魇。 - He was dubbed "the London whale" for his colossal clout in the market.
伊克希尔外号“伦敦鲸”，因为他在市场上有着巨大的影响力。 - Well, I hate to say it, but that was a colossal failure!
嗨，我讨厌提这事，可那实在是个巨大的失败。 - It seems as if human agency could affect this colossal power.
真好象人力能够左右这庞大无比的力量似的。 - Among the newly uncovered treasures are colossal statues, sunken ships, gold coins and jewelry.
这批新发现的宝藏包括巨大雕像、沉船、金币与珠宝。