colossus
英 [kəˈlɒsəs]
美 [kəˈlɑːsəs]
n. 巨人; 巨物; 巨型雕像
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 - 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.- He was a colossus, a legend.
他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。 - ...saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins...
萨克斯演奏大师桑尼·罗利斯 - He became a colossus of the labour movement.
他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。
- He was a colossus, a legend.
- 巨型雕塑
Acolossusis an extremely large statue.
英英释义
noun
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation
- someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
双语例句
- I stride the earth like a colossus.
我像巨人一般大步大步地踏地前行。 - Outside China, pessimism has been growing about the ability of the colossus to sustain its rapid growth.
外界对中国这位巨人维持快速增长的能力越来越悲观。 - The handsome payoffs from these ballsy bets made the South Korean company a colossus;
从上述异常大胆的投资中获得的不错的收益让这家韩国公司成为了科技巨头； - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - He is a colossus with feet of clay.
他是一个泥足巨人。 - 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。 - 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。 - A copper colossus of their leader stand in the middle of the square.
他们领袖的铜巨像耸立在广场中央。