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
• 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

• a person of exceptional importance and reputation
  Synonym:behemothgiantheavyweighttitan
• someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  Synonym:giantgoliathbehemothmonster

双语例句

• 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。
• He was a colossus, a legend.
  他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。
• I stride the earth like a colossus.
  我像巨人一般大步大步地踏地前行。
• 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 is a colossus with feet of clay.
  他是一个泥足巨人。
• The colossus that bestrode the world!
  哦，这个雄踞全世界的巨人！
• 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。
• 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 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；
• He compared the statue with an unfinished marble colossus from the island of naxos.
  他把这座雕像与纳克索斯岛上的未完成的大理石巨像相比。