brobdingnagian
[,brɔbdiŋ'næɡiən]
- n. 巨人
- adj. 巨大的;大人国的
英英释义
- 1. huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag
- 2. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope;
- "huge government spending"
- "huge country estates"
- "huge popular demand for higher education"
- "a huge wave"
- "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"
- "immense numbers of birds"
- "at vast (or immense) expense"
- "the vast reaches of outer space"
- "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge
实用场景例句
- In late January a Brobdingnagian battle erupted over a Lilliputian water dweller.
- 1月底,一种小小的水栖生物掀起了一场大战.
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- Alongside it, NASA is developing the Brobdingnagian Ares V , a 380 - ft.
- 与此同时, 美宇航局还在开发“战神5号”火箭.
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双语例句
- 1. In late January a Brobdingnagian battle erupted over a Lilliputian water dweller.
- 1月底,一种小小的水栖生物掀起了一场大战.
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- 2. Alongside it, NASA is developing the Brobdingnagian Ares V , a 380 - ft.
- 与此同时, 美宇航局还在开发“战神5号”火箭.
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英文词源
- brobdingnagian (adj.)
- "huge, immense, gigantic," 1728, from Brobdingnag + -ian.