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

• Many developing countries have gargantuan debts.
  许多发展中国家都负有巨额债务。
• 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。
• Finally, despite our gargantuan team-effort, the data we gathered, and made available to the public is but a snapshot.
  最后，尽管我们的庞大团队的努力，我们收集的数据，并提供给公众，但一个快照。
• 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。
• Perhaps this gargantuan pooch's owner from New Orleans should go easy on the treats?
  这条大狗来自新奥尔良的主人应该省着点用。
• This is a gargantuan goal, and Mr. Tetrick concedes that the company isn't close to achieving it.
  这是一个宏伟的目标，蒂特里克也承认，他的公司还没有接近实现这一目标。
• Convertibility of the currency is a gargantuan barrier.
  货币的可兑换性就是一个巨大的障碍。
• There was enough elbow room in this gargantuan aquarium for all kinds of surprises to emerge.
  在这个巨大的水族箱里，有足够的活动空间让各种惊喜出现。
• 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）。
• Twenty years later, La Salada is a gargantuan beast.
  20年后，LaSalada成了一头巨兽。