n. 巨人,大汉;巨兽,巨物;卓越人物 adj. 特大的,巨大的;伟大的 复数: giants 易混淆的单词: GIANTGiant
中文词源
giant 巨人
来自希腊语gigas, 巨大,词源同gigabyte.
giant 用法和例句
The lehman brothers failure was a giant mess .
雷曼兄弟的败落造成巨大的混乱。
It is certainly no giant in investment banking now .
现在可以肯定的是在投资银行业里并没有巨人。
Giant robotic cages to roam seas as future fish farms ?
未来渔场将会是游弋在海上的巨型自动化网箱?
Redistribution would require a giant leap towards political union .
重新分配将要求一个面向政治联盟的巨大跳跃。
Does a red giant wake up one morning and suddenly just decide to go supernova ?
红巨星难道是在某天早晨醒来后忽然决定进行超新星爆发?
汉语翻译
n. 巨人, 大力士, 巨大怪物 a. 庞大的, 巨大的 【医】 巨人, 巨生物
英语解释
名词 giant:
any creature of exceptional size
a person of exceptional importance and reputation同义词:colossus, behemoth, heavyweight, titan
an unusually large enterprise
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities同义词:hulk, heavyweight, whale
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful同义词:goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus
an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales
a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)同义词:giant star
形容词 giant:
of great mass; huge and bulky同义词:elephantine, gargantuan, jumbo
例句
Ba jin is a literary giant.巴金是一位文坛巨匠。
The hero smote the giant with his sword.英雄用剑猛劈巨人。
Shakespeare is a giant among writers.莎士比亚是作家中的大文豪。
详细解释
gi.ant n.(名词) A person or thing of great size.巨人,巨物:巨大的人或物A person of extraordinary power, significance, or importance:伟人,卓越人物:具有非凡力量、意义或重要性的人:例句:a giant in the field of physics; an intellectual giant.物理学界的巨人;智慧出众人物 Greek Mythology One of a race of humanlike beings of enormous strength and stature who were destroyed in battle with the Olympians.【希腊神话】 巨人:一个象人类一样具有巨大力量和身高的人种,在与奥林匹亚人的战斗中被毁灭A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings.巨人:民间传说或神话中与以上的人种相似的人adj.(形容词)Marked by exceptionally great size, magnitude, or power:巨大的,庞大的:在外形、数量和力量方面特别巨大:例句:a giant wave; a giant impact.巨大的波浪;巨大的冲击力 来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French geant, jaiant 源自 古法语 geant, jaiant from Vulgar Latin *gag3s gagant- 源自 俗拉丁语 *gag3s gagant- from Latin gig3s 源自 拉丁语 gig3s from Greek gigas 源自 希腊语 gigas