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

• The colossus that bestrode the world!
  哦，这个雄踞全世界的巨人！
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• He was a colossus, a legend.
  他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。
• This makes the colossus the ideal support unit for this group of Zealots.
  这样“巨神像”成为“狂热者”部队理想的支援后盾。
• No, the Colossus will not block a flying unit.
  不，巨像不会阻拦一个飞行单位。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not even the martial arts star could wrap his arms around the colossus.
  而他们庆祝的方式就是做了全世界最大的寿司卷：即便是身为功夫明星的成龙也不能环抱这个寿司巨人。