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

• Today, Einstein is venerated as an intellectual colossus who bestrode the20th century like no other.
  今天，爱因斯坦被推崇为一个知识巨人，在20世纪没有人像他这样光彩夺目。
• 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 became a colossus of the labour movement.
  他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is a colossus with feet of clay.
  它是一个泥足巨人。
• We could run level nine of colossus.
  我们就可以一起玩“巨像”第九关。
• 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。
• 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？