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colossus

英 [kəˈlɒsəs]

美 [kəˈlɑːsəs]

n.  巨人; 巨物; 巨型雕像

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BNC.22388 / COCA.20646

牛津词典

    noun

    • 巨人;巨物
      a person or thing that is extremely important or large in size
      1. 巨型雕像
        an extremely large statue

        柯林斯词典

        • N-COUNT 巨人;伟人;庞然大物;极重要的事情
          If you describe someone or something as acolossus, you think that they are extremely important and great in ability or size.
          1. He was a colossus, a legend.
            他是一个伟人,一个传奇人物。
          2. ...saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins...
            萨克斯演奏大师桑尼·罗利斯
          3. He became a colossus of the labour movement.
            他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。
        • 巨型雕塑
          Acolossusis an extremely large statue.

          英英释义

          noun

          双语例句

          • As destiny would have it, even the world's highest mountain would be ascended before this ice-covered and avalanche-dangerous colossus.
            命中注定,甚至世界上最高峰在这座冰雪覆盖、具有雪崩危险的巨峰之前也被攀登了。
          • She has been described as the creative Colossus of the literary world.
            她被誉为文学界里创造力的巨匠。
          • As Wall Street grew into a Colossus, so did the investment bank compensation system.
            随着华尔街发展成庞然大物,投行的薪资体系也随之膨胀。
          • Under this administration we have devoted our resources into making this country a military colossus.
            在行政部门的领导下,我们已经投入我们的财力来制造我们国家的军事巨人。
          • Is it conceivable that this colossus could learn that spectacular success is a precursor of surprising failure?
            这个巨大的经济体能够汲取教训、明白辉煌的成功通常预示著惊人的失败,这有可能吗?
          • The Colossus was a unit that I wasn't sold on before playing it.
            巨像是个让我先前不太买帐的单位。
          • Turly, I've known many great men in my life, but only one colossus.
            我这一生见过很多伟人,但是只有一个巨人。
          • To limited bedroom space, the television calculates really going up is a colossus.
            对于有限的卧室空间而言,电视机实在算得上是一个庞然大物。
          • Not even the martial arts star could wrap his arms around the colossus.
            而他们庆祝的方式就是做了全世界最大的寿司卷:即便是身为功夫明星的成龙也不能环抱这个寿司巨人。
          • No, the Colossus will not block a flying unit.
            不,巨像不会阻拦一个飞行单位。