单词 | colossal |
释义 | colossalcolossalcolossal /kəˈlɒsəl $ kəˈlɑː-/ adjective extremely large: They’ve run up colossal debts.debt他们背上了巨额债务。THESAURUS: colossalvery biggreat very big – used especially when something has a big effect or seems very impressive: The show was a great success.beThere have been great changes in society.bechangeLuckily the damage wasn’t very great.a matter of great importancea great achievementhuge/massive/enormous extremely big: Their house is huge.beThere is an enormous amount of work to do.bea massive increase in oil pricespriceIt’s a massive problem.The company is massive.bean enormous manvast extremely big – used about areas, distances, numbers, or amounts: a vast area of rainforestVast numbers of tourists visit the island every year.numbertouristgigantic/colossal extremely big in size or amount – often used about things that are also very high: Gigantic waves crashed onto the beach.wavecrasha colossal statuethe gigantic bones of a dinosaurbonea colossal waste of money |
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