Step 3 特别的单词总是要特别的待遇,下面的单词最好记住,有空多练习。:) 1. colossal adj. 庞大的 英释 large in size; a hugeness that elicits awe or taxes belief 词句 a colossal monument
a colossal statue
a colossal nerve 近义表达
immense: immeasurable 不可测量的
an immense stadium / an immense crowd of people/ immense pleasure
immense strategic importance 极其重要的战略意义
enormous: 重点突出数量、程度、体积超出常规;强调程度时,语意强于big
He made an enormous success.
gigantic: refers to size likened to that of a giant 像巨人一样的大小尺寸
a gigantic disappointment 极度失望。
mammoth 用于指事物笨拙的或笨重的庞大:
a mammoth multinational corporation巨大的跨国公司。
tremendous 指大小让人生畏
eat a tremendous meal 吃下大量的一餐。
stupendous 指大小尺寸让人吃惊或超乎描述范围:
an undertaking of stupendous difficulty.着手解决巨大的困难。
"The whole thing was a stupendous, incomprehensible farce" (W. Somerset Maugham). "整个事件就是惊人的、无法了解的闹剧" (W·索默尔塞特·毛姆)
gargantuan 尤其强调容量大,如就食物或快乐而言:
a gargantuan appetite惊人的食欲
titanic : great stature or enormous strength
titanic waves 大浪/ a titanic mountain range 一座巨大的山脉