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

That is a gargantuan challenge.
这是一个巨大的挑战。
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。
Gargantuan aurora's with no solar wind?
巨大的极光会没有太阳风？
If I could just be a bit less dumb, that would already be a gargantuan achievement for me.
我是想说，如果我不要那麽聪明，能够少一点笨的话，那对我来说就是一个很大的成就。
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。
Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least$ 1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹，这在当时是一笔巨额款项。
This appears to be what Greece is doing embarking on a course of national suicide, thanks to a gargantuan sense of entitlement and dependency.
这似乎就是希腊现在的状况，由于强烈的享有社会福利的权利感和依赖感，整个国家都走上了自杀的道路。
Convertibility of the currency is a gargantuan barrier.
货币的可兑换性就是一个巨大的障碍。
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。