colossus
英 [kəˈlɒsəs]
美 [kəˈlɑːsəs]
n. 巨人; 巨物; 巨型雕像
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.- He was a colossus, a legend.
他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。 - ...saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins...
萨克斯演奏大师桑尼·罗利斯 - He became a colossus of the labour movement.
他成为了劳工运动中举足轻重的人物。
- He was a colossus, a legend.
- 巨型雕塑
Acolossusis an extremely large statue.
英英释义
noun
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation
- someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
双语例句
- 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。 - In the ironic, self-referential universe inhabited by the YouTube generation, you cannot create a new media colossus and sell it for a king's ransom without poking fun at the whole process.
在YouTube一代所处的充满讽刺、自我参照的世界中，如果不取笑一下整个过程，你就不可能创建一个新的媒体巨人、并把它卖出个大价钱。 - With his influential friends and extravagant lifestyle, he bestrides the world of show business like a colossus.
他有着举足轻重的朋友，过着奢侈豪华的生活，像巨人般主宰着娱乐业。 - 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？ - 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 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。 - Vieira has been a colossus for Wenger's side and is the rock upon which this team has been built.
维埃拉是温格的阿森纳队中的巨人，他是组建整个球队的基石。 - 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。 - He was a colossus, a legend.
他是一个伟人，一个传奇人物。