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

The presidency has become a gargantuan enterprise in which media-star leaders are surrounded by a permanent campaign apparatus.
美国总统这一职位已经成为了一个庞大的企业单位，固定不变的竞选机制困扰了其中被媒体所追捧的领导人。
If you undertake this gargantuan political act while others are not, you bear all the political costs and reap none of the benefits.
如果你启动了这一规模庞大的政治行动，而其他国家没有，你就得承担全部政治成本，并且不会收获其带来的任何好处。
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。
Twenty years later, La Salada is a gargantuan beast.
20年后，LaSalada成了一头巨兽。
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。
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。
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。
Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.
天文学家也看到过较近的星系伸出的巨大的羽状物。
This is a principle Chuck Prince, former head of Citi, for example, appears to have practised ( perhaps because there was no alternative, given Citi's gargantuan size).
这似乎是花旗前首席执行官查克•普林斯（ChuckPrince）曾经秉持的一个原则（考虑到花旗的巨大规模，这也可能是因为他别无选择）。
Jordan came back because of his immense love for the game and his gargantuan thirst for challenge.
乔丹复出是为了他对这项运动巨大的热爱和对挑战的巨大渴望。