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

• 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。
• The Colossus was a unit that I wasn't sold on before playing it.
  巨像是个让我先前不太买帐的单位。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Turly, I've known many great men in my life, but only one colossus.
  我这一生见过很多伟人，但是只有一个巨人。
• He is a colossus with feet of clay.
  他是一个泥足巨人。
• It is a colossus with feet of clay.
  它是一个泥足巨人。
• 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？