giants

英 [ˈdʒaɪənts]

美 [ˈdʒaɪənts]

n.  (故事中常为残酷而愚蠢的)巨人; 巨人; 巨兽; 巨型植物; 大公司; 强大的组织
giant的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 巨大的；特大的；极其重要的
  Something that is described asgiantis much larger or more important than most others of its kind.
  1. ...Italy's giant car maker, Fiat.
     意大利汽车生产巨头菲亚特公司
  2. ...a giant oak table.
     巨大的橡木桌
  3. ...a giant step towards unification with the introduction of monetary union.
     实行货币联盟，向一体化迈出的一大步
• N-COUNT 大公司；大企业；大国
  Giantis often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.
  1. ...Japanese electronics giant Sony.
     日本电子业巨头索尼公司
  2. ...one of Germany's industrial giants, Daimler-Benz.
     德国工业巨头之一，戴姆勒—奔驰公司
• N-COUNT （尤指古代传说中虚构的）巨人
  Agiantis an imaginary person who is very big and strong, especially one mentioned in old stories.
  1. ...a Nordic saga of giants.
     北欧的巨人传奇
• N-COUNT 伟人；巨子；高大健壮的人
  You can refer to someone, especially a man, as agiant, if they seem important or powerful or if they are big and strong.
  1. He has enormous charisma. He is a giant of a man...
     他有超凡的个人魅力，是个伟人。
  2. The biggest man in the patrol, a giant of a man, lifted Mattie on to his shoulders.
     巡逻队中块头最大的那个彪形大汉将玛蒂举起来放到自己的肩上。
• N-COUNT 卓越人物；大师；才华超群的人
  You can refer to someone such as a famous musician or writer as agiant, if they are regarded as one of the most important or successful people in their field.
  1. ...the giant of opera, Luciano Pavarotti...
     歌剧界巨擘卢恰诺·帕瓦罗蒂
  2. He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
     毋庸置疑，他是日本的文学巨匠之一。

双语例句

• They beat the Giants by a score of 7 to 3
  他们以7比3的比分击败了巨人队。
• He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees
  他从巨人队转会到扬基队。
• Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants
  本田在20世纪80年代作为一家轻易挫败行业巨头的小汽车公司而声名鹊起。
• The Earth had interesting species at that time which included giants and elves.
  地球在那时已经有了有趣的族类，包括巨人族和侏儒族。
• Recent developments in the United States with government investment in General Motors and banking giants have been extraordinary.
  最近美国政府投资通用汽车公司和大银行等事态发展情况特殊。
• Competing with global giants like Nike and Adidas.
  和全球大公司耐克、阿迪达斯等竞争。
• Including corporate giants such as Credit Lyonnais, Coca-Cola, and the Japanese electronics company NEC.
  投资商包括像里昂信贷银行、可口可乐和日本电气公司NEC这样的超级大公司。
• Personally, I could care less whether the Giants come or not.
  就我个人来说，我根本就不在乎巨人队来还是不来。
• If I have seen farther than Descartes, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.
  如果我所见的比笛卡儿远一点，那是因为我站在巨人的肩上的缘故。
• They profited by wagering against global financial giants and British banks, according to investors and public filings.
  据投资者和公开报告称，做空跨国金融巨头和英国的银行让他们获利了。