tremendous

英 [trəˈmendəs]

美 [trəˈmendəs]

adj.  巨大的; 极大的; 极好的; 精彩的; 了不起的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 巨大的；极大的
  very great
  1. a tremendous explosion
     巨大的爆炸声
  2. A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project.
     大量的工作已投入到这项工程。
• 极好的；精彩的；了不起的
  extremely good
  1. It was a tremendous experience.
     这是个了不起的经历。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;极大的;大量的
  You usetremendousto emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is, or how large an amount is.
  1. I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest...
     我感到胸口堵得难受。
  2. There's tremendous tension between the local population and the refugees…
     当地居民与难民之间关系非常紧张。
  3. That's a tremendous amount of information.
     那是海量的信息。
• ADJ-GRADED 精彩的;出色的;极好的
  You can describe someone or something astremendouswhen you think they are very good or very impressive.
  1. He was a tremendous person…
     他是个非常了不起的人。
  2. I thought it was absolutely tremendous.
     我认为它精彩极了。

英英释义

adj

• extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
  1. an enormous boulder
  2. enormous expenses
  3. tremendous sweeping plains
  4. a tremendous fact in human experienc
  5. a plane took off with a tremendous noise
  Synonym:enormous
• extraordinarily good or great
  1. a fantastic trip to the Orient
  2. the film was fantastic!
  3. a howling success
  4. a marvelous collection of rare books
  5. had a rattling conversation about politics
  6. a tremendous achievement
  Synonym:fantasticgrandhowling(a)marvelousmarvellousrattling(a)terrificwonderfulwondrous
• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
  1. in a frightful hurry
  2. spent a frightful amount of money
  Synonym:frightfulterribleawful

双语例句

• Tremendous wrongs were being perpetrated on the poorest and least privileged human beings
  对最贫穷和最没有特权的人们犯下了大量罪行。
• One of the effects of dyslexia, in my case at least, is that you pay tremendous attention to detail
  诵读困难的一个影响就是过分注意细节，至少对我来说是如此。
• I'm happy for James. He's a much-maligned player but has tremendous spirit.
  我为詹姆士感到高兴，他虽然是一位饱受争议的球员，但他仍斗志昂扬。
• His generous offer was a tremendous tonic for our morale.
  他的慷慨相助对我们的士气是种极大的激励。
• Older people have a tremendous breadth of experience
  年长者阅历相当丰富。
• Exercising at home alone requires a tremendous amount of self-discipline.
  自己在家锻炼需要很强的自我约束能力。
• Tremendous changes have taken place here.
  这里发生了巨大的变化。
• It could be a tremendous tool for scientists who have to wade through tons of data.
  对于那些需要费力处理海量数据的科学家而言，这个工具实在太棒了。
• I thought it was absolutely tremendous.
  我认为它精彩极了。
• He suffered a long series of illnesses with tremendous dignity and fortitude.
  他凭借超乎常人的保持生命尊严的信念和顽强意志力忍受着各种病痛的折磨。