prodigious
英 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]
美 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]
adj. 巨大的; 伟大的
Collins.1 / BNC.14631 / COCA.14195
牛津词典
adj.
- 巨大的;伟大的
very large or powerful and causing surprise or admiration- a prodigious achievement/memory/talent
惊人的成就 / 记忆力 / 才华 - Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。
- a prodigious achievement/memory/talent
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 巨大的;庞大的;大得惊人的
Something that isprodigiousis very large or impressive.- This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...
这种业务收益丰厚。 - He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。
- This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...
双语例句
- We have all come across students with a prodigious analytical ability but who lack the emotional intelligence to be leaders.
我们都遇到过具备惊人分析能力但缺乏情商的学生变成领导者。 - Someone said that Bush's political base was built on twin platforms: his Rangers celebrity and the prodigious campaigning he had done for his father throughout Texas in1980,1984,1988 and1992.
有人说,小布什的政治基础是建立在两个跳板上的:他的“骑警队”的名气和他于1980年、1984年、1988年和1992年在得州为他父亲所做的大量竞选工作。 - It found us in a prodigious valley, strewn with rocks and where ran a foaming river.
我们发现是处身在一个大得可怕的山谷中了,东一堆西一堆的岩石,还有一条汹涌的河流。 - This business generates cash in prodigious amounts
这种业务收益丰厚。 - So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
所以,让自由的回声响彻新罕布什尔州连绵不绝的山头吧! - He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink.
他对女人和酒有种强烈的欲望。 - Isaac Asimov, the prodigious popularizer of science, reacts hotly to the Jastrow book.
多产的科普作家艾撒克·阿西莫夫对贾斯特罗的书提出了强烈的批评。 - A prodigious hunger for resources has long moulded Chinese foreign policy.
长期以来,对能源的巨大需求,一直在影响着中国的外交政策。 - Prodigious squandering ( usually by a government).
巨大的浪费(通常是指政府)。 - I wonder if even the most prodigious givers can explain what those needs are.
我怀疑,就连最热心的捐赠者都无法解释,这些需求到底是什么。